Bike's Manga

Slice of life, episodic series revolving around animals that work in a company. The type of story you would drink a cup of coffee to.

Lovely cast of characters. Comfort read from webtoon. Also note that not all chapters are uploaded on here.

Read this already under My Four Masters?

On 132.
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Absolute banger.
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Vague discussion below.

Concept's really interesting---game designer gets killed by his own protagonist (ML) IRL. Kisses ML and ends up playing the death game he subjected his protag through. Dynamic starts off as "doting stepfather" to "innocent protag" but that changes as ML develops sentience.

Comes of as an adaptation of a transmigration webnovel even though, as far as I'm aware, this is an original manhua. Plays off on a few aspects familiar to that genre in a different way. For one, the treatment of supporting characters and the relationship of transmigrator and ML. ML himself is interesting in how he develops into a rather complex character. Insight into his PoV is provided here, which I really appreciated here for once.

Death game setting is quite fun. Though how the game plays out is rather straightforward, with primarily the drama between the MC and ML sustaining the main crux of drama. Characters outside of the main pair aren't fleshed out with exception to a few. I appreciated the deliberate choice made with that, though I wished more could have been done with that concept beyond what they did with the MC. A character undergoes a mini-arc, but it's only applicable within the scope of the game alone, which I found a slight shame.

The navigation of the game is the main crux of the plot, but the final arc proves to be an interesting send off involving the relationship of the MC and ML. The execution of the plot itself is obviously a way to resolve the dynamic imbalance perceived between the both of them, and the setting itself isn't anything special, but nonetheless proved useful in making their relationship seem more "equal."

Loved their take on transmigration and transmigration concepts. The way it plays out in the end with the game and ML, and how it transitions into the next "stage" of the manhua, I'd love to see somewhere else.

Overall, it was an enjoyable read, and if there was a web novel of this series, I would have definitely ate that up.

Additional notes:
- ML's insights on his "transformation" was something I didn't expect to love as much as I did. While it takes away from the mystery that could've been set up by it, I think the exchange for character insight was worth it, considering his role by the end of the series.