An action manga with well plotted character development? if anyone has recs similar to this, lemme know.
Dororo is similar to this and I personally think it's great
It looks great! Ty!
Warning: has Ch. 95 spoilers-
I think its kinda ironic how all phos ever wanted was to be stronger and more useful so that he could relieve everyone's suffering... But in the end, while phos did technically get what he wanted, it was completely at his own expense. He got used beyond belief and now that everyone ELSE is happy, phos is fucking miserable & living 10,000 yrs on earth all by himself. It will eventually end, but only After he prays everyone out of existence... talk abt a plot twist.
I mentioned it before but if Phos does pray in 10,000years, he’ll never see a soul again because they all turned Lunarian but him. Maybe that’s a good thing after the way he was used, but an eternity of loneliness will probably drive him mad
Would've liked to finish reading, but the way the author drew and wrote the black characters in this was just fucking depressing. I knew smth was up when i saw the jim crow lips, but when they added in the heavy slang... Lemme just say that if you're not gonna bother to disregard racist stereotypes when writing a character of another race, don't write abt them at all-
as a half-black half-vietnamese person, yeah it's hurtful but they don't have that much impact on the story; it was kind of a product of its time, being serialized in 2007 and all
if you dislike it that much, then skip the chapters featuring it, i had to stomach it all the way through myself. the manga is a masterpiece aside from a few concerning things, go give it another chance
Yea ik they arent in the story that often but regardless, after the second time, i just felt like i was torturing myself reading it. I've seen a lot of mangas with this same unnecessary depiction of black characters and after a while, it gets tiring to just "power through" racism over and over and over again. It just ends up making me feel like shit so id rather just avoid it all together. There's plenty of great mangas from earlier years that don't have those racist stereotypes, im just better off reading those- for mental health purposes.
Appreciate you offering your perspective though
understandable!! but lmk if you need any philosophical manga like this, i got tons
Same, exactly my thoughts. It gets tiring and I shouldn’t be having to see shit like this but I also stomached it. I know it’s bad because it’s a bit desensitizing, where I recognize the authors ignorance but am sort of used to it..
tbf if you have to stop reading the manga just because of a stereotype that isn’t the worst i don’t think you’d be able to read the other fucked up shit going on in this manga so. good for you!
Its not your place to tell someone whether or not a racist stereotype that stereotypes their own race is "the worst". Idk abt you, but id rather not read a manga where the author themselves depicts my own people as a historically racist stereotype. Great job showing your insensitivity though.
She really outed her brother just bc she wasn't getting enough attention from her mom... somebody better knock this bitch out.PLEASE
I know right... But emotion can really run deep, maybe she was neglected in way where all focus was on her bro.... Now shes in a phase where she's just lost and hateful.. Lets pray for her redemption..
incredibly informational and the character development was really beautiful to see.
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I read the whole thing in one go and it feels like i had a fucking fever dream; it's just a bunch of shock value and my brain cells hv since shriveled up into shit... id still rec it tho haha
The person who colored and drew this srsly has their priorities straight the vibes are immaculate. not to mention the characters are great too
The only villainess reincarnation story I've seen where the mc is actually self aware and genuinely misses her past life. All the other mcs swear they've been waiting for this moment their entire lives.