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What it Means to Be You (Comic) Vol. 1

Illustrated by Ocean
Paperback
5-7/8"W x 8-1/4"H | 13 oz | 48 per carton
On sale Jul 01, 2025 | 300 Pages | 9798893733907
Rated T+
A tragic romance gets a second chance when one woman switches bodies with her husband. The full-color manhwa/webtoon (comic) in English print for the first time ever!

Princess Violet always played by the rules—right down to marrying the hot-tempered Winter, an illegitimate noble, to save her family from ruin. Though Violet fell head over heels for Winter at first sight, her dream of happiness was shattered when her family lost its royal standing on their wedding day, leaving her branded a swindler and an outcast.

Three years later, Violet endures endless shame, convinced even her husband wouldn’t care if she died. Desperate, she attempts to take her own life… only to wake up in Winter’s body! Now, trapped in each other’s lives, they’re forced to see the world through the other’s eyes. Could this strange twist be their one chance to truly understand—and love—each other?
Leebora is an author of Korean-language books best known for the novel series What it Means to Be You

Lanyong is an author of Korean-language books best known for What it Means to Be You (Webtoon).

Ocean is an artist of Korean-language comics best known for What it Means to Be You (Webtoon).
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About

A tragic romance gets a second chance when one woman switches bodies with her husband. The full-color manhwa/webtoon (comic) in English print for the first time ever!

Princess Violet always played by the rules—right down to marrying the hot-tempered Winter, an illegitimate noble, to save her family from ruin. Though Violet fell head over heels for Winter at first sight, her dream of happiness was shattered when her family lost its royal standing on their wedding day, leaving her branded a swindler and an outcast.

Three years later, Violet endures endless shame, convinced even her husband wouldn’t care if she died. Desperate, she attempts to take her own life… only to wake up in Winter’s body! Now, trapped in each other’s lives, they’re forced to see the world through the other’s eyes. Could this strange twist be their one chance to truly understand—and love—each other?

Creators

Leebora is an author of Korean-language books best known for the novel series What it Means to Be You

Lanyong is an author of Korean-language books best known for What it Means to Be You (Webtoon).

Ocean is an artist of Korean-language comics best known for What it Means to Be You (Webtoon).
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