History Webcomic / MyImpossibleSoulmate

* OurDemonsAreDifferent: In The Other World, Demons are [[TheCorruption corrupted]] humans/demi-humans. How the corruption affects their appearance varies from person to person. Most of these alterations often involve a change in their eyes/hair/skin color or their height. Demon demi-humans also retain animal features they had prior to the corruption. For example, a demon [[FishPeople nereid]] would still have EarFins. A person is changed into a demon by having a new demonic name [[CarvedMark carved into them]], after which they can never say their original name again, and even ''answering to it'' can kill them. They're physically powerful and can live up to 140 years old, but as a cost of the transformation, they lose all of their magical ability.

* AerithAndBob: Inhabitants of The Other World have standard Japanese names like Nara, Nagisa, and Eiji; western names like Keegan, Redginald, and Theodor; and then names like Belial, Sonneillion, and Eligos. {{Justified|Trope}}, as the latter are demonic names formed as a result of corruption and weren't originally their birth names.

* EyesAlwaysShut: Keegan’s eyes are drawn in a way where it seems as though he’s perpetually squinting. This is likely a way to emphasize his fox-like features. As this trope in Japanese is referred to as "''kitsune no mo''" ("fox eyes").

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[[caption-width-right:350:Left to right: Kenta, Fumiko, and Chiaki on the front.]]

* AerithAndBob: Inhabitants of The Other World have standard Japanese names like Nara, Nagisa, and Eiji; western names like Keegan, Redginald, and Theodor; and then names like Belial, Sonneillion, and Eligos. {{Justified|Trope}}, as the latter names are demonic names formed as a result of corruption and weren't originally their birth names.

* OurDemonsAreDifferent: In The Other World, Demons are [[TheCorruption corrupted]] humans/demi-humans. How the corruption affects their appearance varies from person to person. Most of these alterations often involve a change in their eyes/hair/skin color or their height. Demon demi-humans also retain animal features they had prior to the corruption. For example, a demon [[FishPeople nereid]] would still have EarFins. A person is changed into a demon by having a new demonic name [[CarvedMark carved into them]], after which they can never say their original name again, and even ''answering to it'' can kill them. They're physically powerful and can live up to 140 years old, but as a cost of the transformation they lose all of their magical ability.

* AerithAndBob: Inhabitants of The Other World have standard Japanese names like Nara, Nagisa, and Eiji; western names like Keegan, Redginald, and Theodor; and then names like Belial and Eligos. {{Justified|Trope}}, as the latter names are demonic names formed as a result of corruption and weren't originally their birth names.

* {{Animesque}}: It is an {{isekai}} and romance comic that heavily uses the tropes of both genres, and much like Jocelyn’s other works, it takes on an art style reminiscent of '90s manga.

* TapOnTheHead: Chiaki trips and hits her head on the school gate, she wakes up to find herself transported to another world and while she still somewhat feels the pain, she quickly gets over it after a few pages. {{Justified|Trope}}, as her wound is slowly being healed by a [[HealingPotion "Spirit" stamp]] applied to her head.

* {{Animesque}}: It is an {{isekai}} and romance that heavily uses the tropes of both genres. Much like Jocelyn’s other works, it takes on an art style reminiscent of '90s manga.

* TapOnTheHead: {{Subverted}}. After Chiaki trips and hits her head on the school gate, she wakes up to find herself transported to another world.

* ArbitrarySkepticism: Despite being a fantastical world filled with magic, the idea of "Unbounds" (travelers from another world) is seen by some as nothing more than myths. Most notably, by Nara.

* OurDemonsAreDifferent: In The Other World, Demons are [[TheCorruption corrupted]] humans/demi-humans. How the corruption affects their appearance varies from person to person. Most of these alterations often involve a change in their eyes/hair/skin color or their height. Demon demi-humans also retain animal features they had prior to the corruption. For example, a demon [[FishPeople nereid]] would still have EarFins.

* OurDemonsAreDifferent: In The Other World, Demons are [[TheCorruption corrupted]] humans/demi-humans. How the corruption affects their appearance varies from person to person. Most of these alterations often involve a change in their eyes/hair/skin color or their height. Demon demi-humans also retain animal features they had prior to the corruption. For example, a demon [[FishFolk nereid]] would still have EarFins.

* {{Otaku}}: Chiaki is this to a T. With her love of manga, anime, and video games being very pronounced.

Chiaki Koizumi is a daydreaming {{otaku}} who longs to confess her feelings to her childhood friend, Fumiko. There's one huge problem however, she is extremely shy and awkward around her. This becomes even difficult when she's suddenly transported into another world.

It is a standalone prequel to ''Webcomic/{{Rain|2010}}''. With the main character Chiaki eventually growing up to write the [[ShowWithinAShow fictional in-universe manga]] ''"Black Wings Kaminari"'', Rain’s favorite manga.

!!This webcomic contains examples of:

* AccidentalPublicConfession: Chiaki has a public meltdown in a part of the Grand Arcane Library where she very loudly confesses that she has a crush on her best friend Fumiko. Thankfully, no one in the GA Library knows who Fumiko even is.

** Played straight with Aika Nakano, a popular girl who bullies Chiaki for her interests.

** Keegan is this due to his very expressive tail and ears giving the truth away.
** Chiaki also isn't that great at lying. With her having to ditch Nara’s suggested "amnesia" excuse by the end of the first chapter.

* CarvedMark: Carving a demonic name into somebody is part of the process of corrupting them into a demon - as such, this is a universal feature among them.

* CustomUniform: In the Grand Arcane Library, the only strict requirement for your attire is that [[ColourCodedForYourConvenience you wear the proper color that corresponds to your department]]. Otherwise, you can wear your uniform in any way you want, be it long sleeves, jackets, skirts, long pants, etc.

** The prologue starts with Chiaki's crush getting into a relationship before she could confess her love (a relationship which quickly turns out toxic) and ends with her being sent to another world when running to break up a screaming match between them.

* GenreThrowback: The comic is a throwback to '90s isekai. Eschewing the PowerFantasy and/or {{Harem|Genre}} type of isekai that is far more common today.

* NeverTrustATrailer: When the comic was first announced, the initial preview and premise made it look like a grounded, high school romance with a simple story of unrequited love. Once the comic officially debuted however, the author revealed other genre of the comic, an isekai fantasy.

* TranslationConvention: Lampshaded when Chiaki, who’s Japanese, wonders how she and Redge/Nara could understand each other despite the fact Chiaki had come from another world.

* TurnOfTheMillennium: The story is set in the year 2000.

* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: Among Room P-1's students, Verity has blue skin and Belial has pink skin.

* TranslationConvention: Lampshaded when Chiaki, who’s Japanese, wonders how she and Redge/Nara could understand each other despite the fact Chiaki had come from another world:

* ColorCodedSpeech: The comic uses different-coloured speech bubbles to differentiate named characters (Chiaki is teal, Fumiko is yellow, etcetera). Unnamed/minor characters are given white speech bubbles instead.

* FoxFolk: Kitsune a race of demi-humans with fox-like ears and a tail. Among the students in Room P-1, Keegan is this.

* FishPeople: Nereids are demi-humans with blue skin and fin-like ears.

* WingedHumanoid: Nagisa and Eiji.
* WingsDoNothing: {{Justified}} with Nagisa, as her wings [[spoiler:were broken when she was rescued after being thrown off her homeland as a newborn]] and are too small to be used in flying, but she still sees views them as a source of pride.

* WingsDoNothing: {{Justified}} with Nagisa, as her wings [[spoiler: were broken when she was rescued after being thrown off her homeland as a newborn]] ans are too small to be used in flying, but she still sees views them as a source of pride.

* {{Animesque}}: It is an {{isekai}} and romance that heavily uses the tropes of both genres. Much like Samara’s other works, it takes on an art style reminiscent of '90s manga.

* CoolOldGuy: Redge is described as this. He is kind, respectable, and all around pleasant to be around.

* HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday: Theo *insists* he's straight.

* {{Magitek}}: "Stamps" are used to infuse wood or metal with one or several of the 7 magical elements to create stoves, lamps, refridgerators, water filteration systems, etc. Light stamps are also used as a form of electricity.

* NobodyTouchesTheHair: Eiji takes his hair care very seriously.

* WingedHumanoid: Nagisa and Eiji from the other world.
* WingsDoNothing: {{Justified}} with Nagisa, as her wings are too small to be used in flying, but she still sees views them as a source of pride.

''My Impossible Soulmate'' ("MIS") is a [[{{Romance}} romantic]] {{fantasy}} {{isekai}} webcomic created by Creator/JocelynSamara.

It is a standalone prequel to ''Webcomic/Rain2010''. With the main character Chiaki eventually growing up to write the [[ShowWithinAShow fictional in-universe manga]] ''"Black Wings Kaminari"'', Rain’s favorite manga.

The comic updates are posted on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. It can be read on [[https://mis.thecomicseries.com/ Comic Fury]], [[https://www.deviantart.com/jocelynsamara/gallery/81146493/my-impossible-soulmate Deviantart]] and [[https://tapas.io/series/My-Impossible-Soulmate/info Tapas]].

* TheVerse: The comic takes place in the same universe as ''Webcomic/Rain2010'' and is written by the same author.

* ElementalPowers: Every human or demi-human has the ability of wield magic that corresponds to the one of the 7 magical elements (Fire, Water, Earth, Wind, Frost, Light, and Spirit) they are aligned with at birth.

* GenreShift: ''Rain'' was a SliceOfLife {{Dramedy}} while ''MIS'' is a [[{{Romance}} romantic]] {{fantasy}}.

* [[ContrastingSequelSetting Contrasting Prequel Setting]]: ''Rain'' took place in a grounded, non-fantastical, midsized town on Earth. By contrast, ''MIS'' mainly takes place in a fantasy world filled with {{Winged Humanoid}}s, FoxFolk, FishPeople, and magic.

* TranslationConvention: Lampshaded - Japanese protagonist Chiaki wonders how she and Redge/Nara could understand each other despite the fact Chiaki had come from another world:

''My Impossible Soulmate'' ("MIS") is a [[FantasticRomance romantic fantasy]] {{isekai}} webcomic created by Creator/JocelynSamara.

* GenreShift: ''Rain'' was a SliceOfLife {{Dramedy}} while ''MIS'' is a [[FantasticRomance romantic fantasy]] {{isekai}}.

%% * StrongerThanTheyLook: Keegan appears to have the phyisique of an average teenage boy but has the strength of a bodybuilder.

''My Impossible Soulmate'' ("MIS") is a romantic {{Isekai}} webcomic created by Creator/JocelynSamara.

Chiaki Koizumi is a daydreaming {{Otaku}} who longs to confess her feelings to her childhood friend, Fumiko. There's one huge problem however, she is extremely shy and awkward around her. This becomes even difficult when she's suddenly transported into another world.

** Kenta Maeda is a gender-inverted example. He's highly popular at school, being the star player of its baseball team and having high grades, but abusive towards his girlfriend, Fumiko.
** Played straight with Ai Nakano, a popular girl who bullies Chiaki for her interests.

* {{Animesque}}: It is an {{isekai}} and romance that heavily uses the tropes of both genres. Much like Samara’s other works, it takes on an art style reminiscent of '90s anime.

* CastFullOfGay: A staple of Jocelyn's works. The main character cast is made up of almost entirely queer people.

** Verity is questioning.

* [[ContrastingSequelSetting Contrasting Prequel Setting]]: ''Rain'' took place in a grounded, non-fantastical, midsized town on Earth. By contrast, ''MIS'' mainly takes place in a fantasy world filled with {{Winged Humanoid}}s, FoxFolk, and FishPeople.

* EyesAlwaysShut: Keegan’s eyes are drawn in a way where it seems as though he’s perpetually squinting. This is likely a way to emphasize his fox-like features. As this device in Japanese is referred to as "''kitsune no mo''" ("fox eyes").

It is a standalone prequel to ''Webcomic/Rain2010''. With the main character Chiaki eventually growing up to write the [[ShowWithinAShow fictional in-universe manga]] ''”Black Wings Kaminari”'', Rain’s favorite manga.

* ArtbitrarySkepticism: Despite being a fantastical world filled with magic, the idea of “Unbounds” (travelers from another world) is seen by some as nothing more than unproven myths. Most notably, by Nara.

** Chiaki also isn't that great at lying. With her having to ditch Nara’s suggested “amnesia” excuse by the end of the first chapter.

* EyesAlwaysShut: Keegan most of the time.

* FantasticSlurs: Bastet and skyfolk do not like being referred to as “catgirls” and “winged people” respectively.

* GenreThrowback: The comic is a throwback to '90s isekai. Eschewing the PowerFantasy and/or {{Harem|Genre}} type of isekai more popular today.

* IfYouEverDoAnythingToHurtHer: Belial will do this if anyone threatens her friends.
* LittleBitBeastly: [[FoxFolk Kitsune]] and [[{{Nekomimi}} Bastet]] essentially look like humans with fox ears/tails and cat ears/tails respectively.
* LoveAtFirstSight: Theo seems to have this with every girl he meets.

* SavedByCanon: As this comic is a prequel to ''Webcomic/{{Rain|2010}}'', we know Chiaki eventually ''will'' return to her world and write ''"Black Wings: Kaminari"''. So it's not really a question of '''if''' she gets back home, it's a question of '''how''' and '''why'''.