@HotGirlShi
Its a reincarnation story, ofc we can contrast them. I picked Hourglass as an example of a series that takes itself "seriously", because tbh I don't think this comic takes itself seriously. None of the characters feel real(One small conversation with the dad was enough for him to completely 180 how he treats his daughter, like really?) and the plot is incredibly contrived("You reincarnated into the body of a terminally ill villainess except the disease is magically cured and it takes no effort at all to have the complete affection of everyone around you". Or "You receive a batch of my memories every few days.") The author has no respect for the principle "Show, don't tell". Every chapter is exposition it feels like. There's just no meat here, you know exactly how the plot is going to go from the get go - just the same cycle of meet love interest > love interest falls for her > love interest learns about her disease that doesn't actually exist and starts to obsess over her. And actually I'm surprised there's not a lot of people talking about how gross it is to essentially fake a terminal illness for sympathy points. Like I said, would have been way more interesting to have the actual villainess realize she sabotaged herself, reincarnate/time travel back and go about trying to change herself and her future. As is there is little satisfaction in seeing the original villainess perish while MC comes along and reaps all the benefits for next to no effort.
I get some people prefer this style of manga over something more drama & conflict heavy but personally, it just grates me to see an author throw out their own setups in order to give MC a smooth ride with no bumps on the road. I guess I'm mostly just dissatisfied with the tag system - this series can only very loosely be defined as a "Drama". There should be a "Carefree" tag or something like that.