I totally agree. The art, plot and characters all fell kinda flat and mediocre— not enough to drop off the bat, but not enough to be at all impressionable. I feel like they were trying to go for an interesting like hate-to-love dynamic but I feel like even that wasn’t developed very well, and I’m not in the least bit invested in any of the characters, not even the main characters.
yeah, it feels bland and flat. even them developing emotions for each other is also flat. i think they couldve worldbuild the world more, and also expand guides and espers, eg how did ppl become espers and guides, why are some compatible (like soulmates or whatev). wouldve liked if they made it from hate to love, instead of the esper outright loving him just bc he's compatible with him.
How to say this... it wasn't bad, but it felt lukewarm to .me reading this