Lex's manga / #Supernatural/Fantasy(316)

If only Tsunayoshi'd have had some more serious character development... He grew alright, for a set amount of time, then for some reason it was stopped entirely and he remained at that point, never to grow again. If only for that, it could've been good. I would have loved to see Tsunayoshi grow ACTUALLY aiming to be the Tenth. But he never did, and then this whole neo-stuff made it even worse, because once more, he didn't chose, but the position was pushed onto him. This manga had both a nice Artwork and potential. But both flew out of the window rather quickly. And don't even get me started on the joke that is the copy-paste of the current MCs to create the past generations. The ending was really disappointing. Lots of wasted opportunities and nonsense getting thrown around.

After a car accident, Taemin finds himself in the body of Siwon, a victim of bullying at school. No longer a pushover, he starts standing up for himself but then meets Woojin, an old friend from the past. Somehow, Woojin immediately picks up Taemin's 'scent' from Siwon. What happened between these two in the past and how will it affect their future? ---------- It's a really interesting story to follow, but also a really disappointing one. I wish that Jiwook would've ended up in a youth detention center or a psych ward to get some treatment or something as well as pay for his crimes somehow. Whilst he was not physically one of Siwon's rapists, he was still an instigator, as well as the one who leaked the videotape around. I wish we'd seen a scene with Siwon's assaulters being brought to justice with the videotape and the recording as evidence. I do get what the author tried too do by having Taemin (AKA Siwon) throw the recorder away and tell Woojin (AKA Siwoon) that he "didn't want him to step that low". But that wouldn't have been stepping low in any way shape or form if they'd brought said recording to the authorities. And I'd have felt better about Siwon's case, like he at least had gotten justice for what he'd endured and been pushed to suicide for. Jiwook literally pushed someone to suicide, had the videotape of said person being raped leaked and spread around, he abused them in several ways, and again last but not least, he pushed them to suicide. But he gets to just live his life as if nothing ever happened along with his fellow instigators? They should all pay for what they did. So, I'm pretty sour regarding this fact. It was really upsetting how there was such a build-up to them paying for their crimes, yet nothing happens in the end, and you're given such a piss poor of an excuse that "I don't want you to stoop as low as them". It makes no sense. I'll give you that Taemin & Woojin's relationship is such a fascinating one. Their bonds go deep, which the author does a really good job at demonstrating. Their relationship has a very nice vibe to it as well, and Taemin's character on its own is already really interesting. He made me chuckle more than once just by being himself. It's crazy how interesting each characters are. Even side-characters like Hoon and Minjun, you end up wanting to learn more about them and get attached to them more and more as the story goes. But Woojin is way too controlling and obsessive. So it could be worth giving it a go for these few aspects, but one should be aware that it will de disappointing and upsetting overall.

Minjae’s been dumped. Fed up with their long distance relationship, his actress girlfriend Hye-Eun left him while he was “finding himself” in Australia. When Minjae rushes home and runs into Hye-Eun and her gorgeous new man, Woochan, at the airport, drama ensues. Amidst the chaos, the two love rivals bang heads. Upon waking, they discover they’ve switched bodies! ---------- I was skeptical at first, but honestly, for something as mundane as body switching for a plot device, this story managed to get me really invested in it. Minjae and Woochan's relationship was a really endearing one. I really liked the originality the author went with to make body-switch feel different and new. The ending really made it all perfect, I got all emotional over the last scene. A really beautiful romance with growing characters and a nice pacing.