EXACTLY!! I hated that her fat was seen as ugly, but I also understand the author's sentiment. Being obese isn't something "filthy", but factually it is likely (not always though) less healthy. (Being underweight is the same.) Because she was supposed to be nearing an ideal health point through mana, some weight loss was necessary. She ended up a bit too skinny though, which sort of defeats the purpose and makes it likely that the author just wanted to appeal to audiences and make her fit traditional beauty standards. Disappointing, but not surprising.
Same I kinda wish they kept her fat because fat people can be pretty too and it would’ve been a great message but they ended up making her skinny but I still love this
From my perspective, I don't think that her being obese was shown as "filthy". Bc she absorbed mana, it made her get rid of the junk ( filthy things as in the junk greasy food she ate , nd the amount of fat and the other harmful things that was in her body bc of intake of unhealthy food ). Nd the author stated it as purifying her body by getting rid of all the impurities that was inside ger body bc of very unhealthy food. ( Though the process felt reallyyyyyyyy unrealistic to me , it could be shown that mana absorbing made her loose all the impurities in her body over the time, slowly resulting her became the "new" her.
Sorry, i tried to explain bt i cant explain it properly bc i am not fully aware of the term that r used to express the information regarding of health.
Maybe people saw her as filthy bt cleaning / shedding fat though seemed unrealistic , i dont think the author meant her nd her body as "filthy"
i'll repeat what another comment said, "I don't really think...her being fat or bigger was the issue in this. At least the issue for the Mc. The fat on the character was more of a metaphor based on the negativity and hatred she'd felt all her life. That's why it like...melted off her, it wasn't a good thing for her. and the Mc even mentioned she was still cute when she was bigger so...
I dont think the point of the story is fat=bad but fat = coping mechanism from years of trauma"
I really don't like how they made it so that her being fat was “filthy” and could be cleaned from her body. It would have been great if they kept her character larger but showed that she became healthier with her eating habits and her skin becoming clear. Anyways that’s the only thing I dislike about this webtoon, other than that 10/10 beautiful!