Bad At Names's manga / #Drama(160)

Decent art and good translation. This story is nothing but clichés (and in the worse way possible). The romance feels forced, the love triangle was the worse and the FL just runs away all the time and never actually learns how to communicate like an adult. I found it difficult to care about any of the characters and while there were plot twists none of them really made sense over than to add drama, the end villain had no real motive either. If more effort was put into fleshing out the complexity of all the characters emotions the story would have felt more compelling but it was all just very surface level. As none of the action results in death, it never feels satisfying when dealing with the villains especially when they keep coming back to cause more shit. Overall a very disappointing read, especially since it could have been very unique if the ML transmigrated to the real world with the goal of finding the author and eventually returning to his world with everything fixed. For a story that utilises 'plot armour' as the protagonists main weapon, they really don't do the concept justice and just make the FL a 'mary sue' but with a naive and weak mindset.

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Okay time killer read. Typical protagonist being OP at everything, and the different movie plots/genres keep the story interesting enough. I do wish the writing would maybe focus more on his backstory, showing us how the main character actually struggled and learned his skills rather than just vaguely mentioning it and repeatedly stating how bitter he was in his old life. There's no focus on any of the side characters either, most just get introduced, and some minor development before disappearing (or coming back as comedic relief/generic love interest/showbiz friend/distant parent figure). The story overall is quite shallow. We're supposed to root for the main character and celebrate successes with him, however as there is never any challenges introduced (only very minor stuff that he fixes immediately) the whole story lacks emotional weight. Though I do like how they kept his maturity consistent with his true age, it would've been interesting to see more of his trauma over his suicide, or past grudges that don't make sense in his new one refuse to go away. Though I like the message of him finally appreciating his mother, it would have been better if she had properly confronted him about his changed personality and if he has truly apologised for his past behaviour and lies, therefore making his new changes more substantial. As of ch119 tho, we start to get some real development and challenges. His mental health and sense of self worth is conflicted (brought on by his friendship, lack of confidence over his limits and mothers health issues).