MEIK0TO's manga / #Dystopia(2)

Delivery Knight

Complete | Lee yungyun | 2000 released
2022-02-04 04:14 marked

Woah, the fight scenes are super sick. However, I have multiple questions. The black-haired delivery knight, why is he so overpowered? It doesn’t seem like he has any supernatural powers or anything. It looks as if the author just made up his character to help Sawol get through life? He has pure brute strength, it’s kinda strange, like where did he get it from? I hate that Sawol is just unrealistic strong. She’s all bones, literally. She went up against some guys 100x more powerful than her, her body should’ve snapped into pieces but it didn’t because of her plot armor. None of the side characters were particularly important, (besides for scar face) they only appeared in a fight scene for a chapter or two and then disappeared. A little boring. The ending was rushed and unsatisfying asf. Sawol went through all those battles to meet with Seulah again but they didn’t even show any side stories. Is it a happy ending or nah? I dislike stories that leave the ending for the reader’s interpretation.

The Horizon

Complete | Jeong ji-hoon | 2019 released
2022-11-27 00:38 marked

I don't know where to begin. I didn't know how difficult it would be to compose a review for this. War, it is a painful subject for me. I did not cry, yet this story twisted my heart. The Horizon, written by Jeong Ji-hoon, masterfully depicts the emotional toll of war and conflict. Each chapter took me by surprise, shattering me into a hundred pieces, only to rebuild me in a new shape. The story follows 2 children, a boy and a girl, who became friends in the midst of an almost apocalyptic warzone. The story building revolves around a collection of simple dialogue, yet I found meaningful discussion behind the minimalistic words. While it is short, I conclude that it is worth reading. I saw most of the author's message from the boy's thoughts in the last chapter. Life is unfair. Humans are always in conflict, not just in war but also in simpler arguments among friends and family. Humans all die in the end, they will cease to exist; so what is the point in being born at all? Why experience such hardship for nothing? The answer---or my interpretation to it, is simply "Love". The happiness that humans experience when they are with their loved ones. Despite all the bloodshed throughout humanity, some humans will always find a way to make peace with one another. These emotions, whether big or small, are the reasons why we continue to live despite the hardships. These emotions made life a bit more bearable, and somehow pushed us forward even if our lives are ultimately meaningless. Death will come, but for now it is simply better to live life with love and happiness. I noticed the Christian reference, the hand with a hole reaching out to the boy, symbolizing Jesus saving him. A common saying among Christians, "Jesus is Love." To live, is to love. So let it be just that, the answer, is Love.