I had to leave my review on this series cause Play Karma is... dare I say great (?) and surprisingly very interesting and thrilling.
At first glance, it looks like a pornwha targeting the seinen demography. But it is indeed a josei smut.
Play Karma straddles the line between josei and seinen and blends the two genres perfectly imo. It has the best of both worlds !
The art style is very much seinen-like, with FL having an exaggerated figure (gigantic boobs, hourglass shape, tiny waist and big tights) and some of the men being not ugly but normal looking (the only thing reminded us that it's indeed a josei is that they're all ripped and have 8 packs).
On the other hand, it's still a josei at its core. It focuses on our FL first and foremost, also the smut is 100% female-gaze, and last the way characters are written with more emotions, feelings and nuances (at the very least, you know it's written by a woman).
I would say, it still picks up some seinen elements here and there. For example, there is no weak, dainty, submissive and inexperienced FL, who is ashamed of her own kinks & fantasies, afraid of the d*ck and who constantly says "no", "please, stop" while crying during s$x. Quite the contrary. BDSM aside, Sumi is a true femme fatale, very dominant, strong, alluring, sulfurous, seductive, fierce. She's like Jessica Rabbit with a tragic past. I haven't come across any FL like Sumi in any shoujosei that I've read, except maybe in Fukushuu no Miboujin. That's what makes this manhwa even more so special for me.
Also, bless this artist cause she knows her sh*t ! Pegging, anal play, chocking, femdom, submissive MLs, crying MLs... This is the BEST !
Anyway, it can appeal to both demographies as well as women like me who like their josei a bit dirty and rough around the edge.