im reading chapter 20 rn and it's so heart wrenching i cant stop crying and i mean IM ACTUALLY SOBBING HEAVING TEARS DOWN MY FACE CRYING
the part where abel was shielding the prince from the queen, whispering about their fun times together in the forest while he himself is literally getting stabbed to death, his back is gushing out blood and his own life is ceasing into non-existence, but there's a child trembling in his arms who needs him more than anything, so he lulls him to whatever semblance of comfort his last breath could muster, envelops him in a tight and warm hug before his own body turns cold.... because he is the only solace the prince has ever and will ever know
—that part. THAT PART BROKE ME AND I WOULD NEVER BE ABLE TO RECOVER. i did not even process anything i just burst out CRYING. IT HURTS SO FUCKING BAD I FEEL LIKE I GOT SHOT AND IM BLEEDING ALONG WITH ABEL
just read ch 24 THEY DONE TWINKIFIED MY MUSCLY BEAR BARA FAKE HIMBO NOOOOOOOOOOO AAUAUYUUGGHHHHH this is another type of sad i am DISTRAUGHT AND DISAPPOINTED AND HEARTBROEKN
hey so i really just want to geek out real quick about the art.
HOLY SWEET BABY JESUS CHRIST THIS HAS THE BEST ART EVER
i love the art style so much! it's cartoonish and exaggerated just to the right extent. the anatomy is impeccable but not too true-to-life, which provides the avenues for the characters to be more dynamic and expressive in their facial+bodily actions—it really gives off the feeling of movement and it conveys the emotions of the character so well! the minimal rendering, i.e. cell shading, is very easy on the eyes and it's the perfect match for this type of story, so much so that i think with a different art style it would not have been as impactful as it is now. i'm also loving the color palette and the veeeery subtle grain-like texture they incorporated into the art style!
next, the layout. ISTG THIS IS SSS+ TIER STORYBOARDING. ABSOLUTE CINEMA. each individual panel has a composition that i could praise to high heavens. the clear guiding lines, the perspectives, the dynamism and play with different (proverbial) camera angles, the strategic positioning of characters inside a panel to produce the intended mood for a scene, the smooth-as-butter reading experience because not once will you lose sight of the focal point, the pacing, heck even the layout of the speech and narration bubbles, and of course THE SPLASH PAGES (god, i love the splash pages!!!!!!)—EVERYTHING!!!!! is so well-crafted, so well-planned, so intentional!! i am falling down on my knees!!!! (who is the illustrator and editor for this!!!! I WILL TRADE MY SOUL FOR A MERE DROP OF YOUR ARTISTIC PROWESS.)
HUFF. finally got that off my chest! there might be one or two more things i forgot to mention here but i think i've said enough (too much?). i'll add them in this thread if i remember them!
as an ending note, this may not seem a big deal, but i'd still like to take the time to appreciate the artistic aspect of a comic, which is regrettably often overlooked. and i'm rambling (glazing) about Perfect Buddy specifically because, while so many BL comics can produce very pretty characters and art styles, not all of them can actually STORYTELL through the art, and even fewer than that have the cinematography reminiscent to that of a well-produced film. Perfect Buddy was able to accomplish just that, and it's making me excited to no end that i HAD to pause reading and write out this one heck of a review. (so sorry, btw) ((but also not really I FREAKIN LOVE ART)). that's all BYE
MGS-san PLEASE KEEP UPLOADING WAAAAHHHHHH i like your translations better .·´¯`(>▂<)´¯`·. what the hell is “boy”? that's PUPS, get it right!!!!! ARGHHHH
MGS pls we r begging
I’ll give u my second born!
((I promised the first one to Jujucat))
nakata's first appearance made me jump outta my seat IJBOL THAT'S LITERALLY IVAN
ikrr just give him fangs then he bcm ivan
I hate the fact that I immediately knew who Ivan was (I'm normally so bad with names TT A TT RIP
this was shit. a plate of steaming hot pile of horse dung.
that part where param slept with mr. han made me want to kill myself. i want to erase that sickening memory from my mind but i can't and it ANGERS ME to the point that i feel like vomiting. i !!!!!! HATE !!!!!!!! it so much it triggered my acid reflux!!!!! it was at that moment that i wished hwi actually left param's ass and never looked back. UGH.
"well they (param and hwi) aren't actually dating each other when param slept with mr. han" param and hwi knew of each other's feelings and they had a DATE appointed the next day but that little bitch laid on ANOTHER MAN's arms the night before, WITH HIS FULL CONSENT may i add, and you don't think that's disrespectful to hwi?????????? not the little bit disrespectful at all????
oh, haram, they could NEVER make me like you!
i've never felt so betrayed in my entire life. the art is amazing. the comedy is top-notch. the three idiots are fucking fantastic. the main couple is too adorable it's almost illegal. and then in the end they did not even become a couple.
“the end”??? EXTREMELY LOUD INCORRECT BUZZER. I DO NOT ACCEPT!!! RELEASE THE NEXT CHAPTERS OR I WILL TAKE THIS TO COURT!