Live with Yourself!

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Not to be confused with Living with Yourself or LWY.
Live with Yourself!
Author(s)
WEBTOON
Publisher(s)Shen Comix
Genre(s)Science fiction, comedy

Live with Yourself! (LWY) is a

slice-of-life
shenanigans and a serialised plot involving a future time civil war.

Released to the webtoon platform

Ringo Award
for Best Humor Webcomic.

Plot

Live with Yourself! is a

mobile application, it was initially written and drawn by Andrew "Shen" Tsyaston, before David J. Catman took over as illustrator in 2019. Catman became the official writer in 2020.[2][3][4][5]

The series is divided into three "seasons".

Characters

Main characters
  • Todd: A happy go-lucky young man who doesn't take life seriously, known for wearing a green hoodie.
  • Tomo: The "Todd from tomorrow", with unkempt hair and stubble on his face. Known for wearing a blue hoodie, he is more bitter from always living the same day twice, unlike the continuously existing Todd.
  • Oldie: The elderly Todd from the distant future, who wears glasses and the colour yellow.
  • Babs: The infant Todd from the distant past, who has a pink baby blanket wrapped around himself. Having the power to age anything up, he can control his blanket as if a hand, with how he is raised for the day impacting the personalities of the others in their shared present.
Time Rebellion
  • Sophie: Todd's red-wearing girlfriend and a member of the Time Rebellion.
  • E6 and F5: Former members of the Time Council-turned-Time Rebellion members in a Todd-Tomo situation who are dating each other, much to Oldie's discomfort.
  • Chisel Dangerma: The leader of the Time Rebellion.
  • The Purple-haired-girl: The Time Rebellion's "tech-whizz".
  • Sarge: A high-ranking member of Time City and Sophie's adoptive father.
Supporting characters

Reception

Critical reception

Multiversity Comics praised Live with Yourself! as a "a fascinating comic [that is] a very fun, wacky read",

Comics Beat complimented Live with Yourself! as a "lighthearted webcomic [depicting] what it is like to deal with your own nonsense", describing the narrative as "funny, particularly sections with Babs [and] the sight gags and silliness".[7]

Lemmy World praised Live with Yourself! as a "mostly fluffy, goofy series [with a] premise and plotlines [that] can be somewhat heavy" making for "a worthwhile read"[8] while Webcomic Arts lauded the series' art for how "Shen has fantastic control over shape and color".[9]

Accolades

Year Award Recipient Category Result Ref.
2023 Ringo Award Live with Yourself! Best Humor Webcomic Nominated [10][11]
[12][13]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Originally credited as David Mercier.

References

  1. ^ Johnston, Rich (2018-05-01). "Nine New Comics Launched by LINE Webtoon". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
  2. ^ "WEBTOON Introduced Digital Comics Case for Global MBA Study". about.webtoon.com. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
  3. ^ "Overview: Live with Yourself!". TV Tropes. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
  4. ^ MangaTown. "Webtoon: Live with Yourself!". MangaTown. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
  5. ^ "Live with Yourself! (Official)". Batoto. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
  6. ^ a b Rosner, Elias (2024-04-09). "The Webcomics Weekly #278: Read Along with "Once in a Life Time" Playing (4/9/24)". Multiversity Comics. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
  7. Comics Beat
    . Retrieved 2025-01-21.
  8. ^ "Review: Live with Yourself! (Webcomic) - Lemmy.World". lemmy.world. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
  9. ^ McNair, Alec (2017-07-16). "Live with Yourself: An excursion into the Wonderful World of Cartoons". Webcomic Arts. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
  10. Comics Beat
    . Retrieved 2025-01-21.
  11. ^ CAT Staff (2023-09-10). "2023 Ringo Award Winners". Capes and Tights. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
  12. ^ BW Staff (2023-09-14). "Rachel Smythe's WEBTOON Sensation Lore Olympus Continues Awards Sweep with Third Consecutive Harvey Award Win for Digital Book of the Year". Business Wire. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
  13. ^ AnimationXpress Team (2023-09-16). "New York Comic Con: Rachel Smythe's Webtoon title 'Lore Olympus' wins Digital Book of the Year for third consecutive time". Animation Xpress. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
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