pluckaduck's manga / #Psychological(132)

fucked up, but interesting. like you want to see how fucked up this can go. the storytelling is pretty great tho; like we can see how perverted, disgusting, and disturbed the mind of mc is as he pathetically tries to resist/rationalize his lust, and makes me wonder if this is really how it goes for people like the mc? pedophilia and prostitution are not romanticized in any capacity.

gawl go to hell. tho, first time I'm curious about the bully antagonist. ch 16, that took a turn i didn't expect. completely blindsided me. and damn, the author has a way of making me feel some emotions for that bully, mrerly because he had some interesting backstory. ch 18. nah, nvm. he should go to hell. but still, pretty conflicted. wanna support both pretty boi and the mc, but nevertheless, gawl(?) is kinda beyond redemption. it really is all about perspective... like that bullied freckles- he actually a flaming misogynistic pig when he's playing video games. ch 25. depressing and heartwrenching. i wanted mc to be happy with yoohee, but author gotta pull another twist like that to blacken the mc even further. seriously, if all villain origins were told like this, i would be cheering for the, to no end. ch 27. the plot fricking thickens! ch 31. the plot thickens once again! damn that Mephisto is a cunning devil. he tricked all the key players, and basically orchestrated mc's descent into corruption and hatred, thus winning his bet against god. there was def some foreshadowing before tho, I just didn't notice. and knowing Faust's ill-fated love for yoohee, makes it sadder. anhow, loved that the author made the bullies(except for galhwa) humane and gave some backstory, instead of making them monsters without remorse. they're all a bunch of punching bags for galhwa ch 45. galwha is a genuinely terrifying villain, bc he's so unhinged and violent and so strong. the plot is soo god, like it's unpredictable- the direction the plot takes is exciting as the mc is undergoing lots of chara development. ch 50. oh my god. i was like "hehehe, that POS is finally gonna die" but then beez-whatever comes along...! on the other hand, jinoh is protagonist level chara for sure; but what a horrible irony that he was "friends" with silhyun(?). ch 66. i was like "this is great! friends reunited!" but now they're enemies... anyway this is one of the more consistently interesting webtoon to this day. ch 68. galhwa seemed humanized when its revealed that he still cares for this one person.. his father's secretary. and he's a genuinely caring and loyal guy too... i don't know what i was hoping for... mc ruthlessly killed him, and then galhwa likewise tracked down the artist mc is indebted to... they're both irredeemable demons now. ch 71. jinoh...you sweet thing...such maturity...! both sihyun and jinoh's hatred is justified, and when i think about it, galhwa is too. its weird bc he has been so horrible and evil for no damn reason, but this hatred transcends time... ig he just subconsciously knew he hated mc. Ch 80. What an ending! Despite everything mc went thru , I really like this ending, bc it meant they passed their tribulation, and galhwa had some closure before he died. Ig mc and galhwa’s entanglement has nothing to do with their previous lives…galhwa just had a lot of rage within him, and all this misfortunes wouldn’t have happened if his dad didn’t interfered. And the tragedy of their previous lives would have never come to light, bc they wouldnt have gotten involved with each other. Their past life shown how weak the human heart is, and their second life really showed how strong forgiveness is.

i dont understand tho, why did the homeless man try to rape the girl once he saw the fireflies? she and the boy were eating and cooking the flesh of human corpses. ...I hope the two never lose the light in their eyes. ch 14. the art is amazing, I've never seen a manhwa convey so much hopelessness toward death, despair, tragedy, and sorrow in a backstory. you really can't help but cry for all the characters. it was this backstory that explains why the little girl hadn't forsaken her humanity ch 17. what the actual fuck. it really does send a message tho. death doesnt wait for you to obtain happiness, it'll take u away so quickly and unexpectedly.

ch 34. the set-up was good, definitely inspired by other works such as alice in wonderland. the potential was endless... but so far, the execution was mediocre. like, the creator is trying to shove it in our faces that mc is super intelligent, but honestly, he's above average at best, and to top it off he has a thick plot amor- get an ally with no brains to trust you and then tell them ur ability, with that, the range of his ability are boundless. not to mention, despite it being shounen... the ECCHI ...she's literally 17-yo?? granted, it is scarce, but it's still gross. and then, there's the forced romance... it's great that the action, plot, and romance is balanced, but u really couldn't resist adding another love candidate, huh? also, the fl really fell flat. I was initially impressed with the depth of her backstory and sense of justice, but christ, she's the no-brains, all-brawns type with no complexity. however, I do like that other side characters get their spotlight, albeit they aren't as fleshed out. the mystery shrouding the organization that picked them, and how they receive their ability is one of the major reasons i find this engaging. honestly, I'm mostly interested in the office worker lady; she's crazy and I'm here for the reason why. xh 64. ig 30ish chapters was too early to judge for the entirety of this manga. the 3rd stage arc is where things start to pick up. more backstory of key characters is revealed, explaining the actions behind certain charas (ehem, skimpy outfit lady). ig mc is darn smart, in the sense that everything was within his plans. as for fl...she's heroic and cute, but cmon the romance is def the weakest aspect of this manga. ch 76. should've blasted her head off to ensure she's actually dead. but seriously, that woman is a menace. i really dislike her- she's selfish, self-serving, almost as smart as the mc, the way her speech bubbles have hearts...annoying as hell. but she's really compelling too. also, i don't think otomo has the same ability as mc; i mean, it might be a full copycat ability so its even better... ch 118. boy x is pretty interesting. and he even has a connection to omoto aka iori. wait, but are they the same person tho? bc he did not disappear a day prior to his death(he was found dead), and this is a common denominator for all people in the death game... not to mention, he knows a lot about the programs. maybe he did complete the programs, but he went back in time to redo them for some reason. anyway, this story is really picking up; the next course of action ad sequence of events are unpredictable. ch 130. finally used it, huh? the power of friendship/emotions enhanced human strength beyond human limits to unprecedented heights lol. ch 143. the deaths are making me cry ch 152. damn you mion! she is so utterly detestable, and a very compelling antagonist. and, i don't believe omoto is killed just like that. he was hyped up way too much to die such an anticlimactic death. ch 170. koti Kitajima had one of the best character growths ever. period. you will be missed. and mc's father should go to hell and suffer. he doesn't mind killing his son just to pass the programs?? what the hell is this? his reasoning is probably to revive his goddamn wife, huh? ch 194. apparently, things are more complicated than we thought. questions: who is this "maria" the observers mention? what is the story behind mion? is she mc's mom's sister? why did mc repeat the trials? what happened in the original timeline? how long until mc and yuuri kiss?(jk) what really happened to rin when she was younger? will we see omoto again, even tho he's dead? what is the intent of the trials, and who is/are the observer's boss? we must be passed the half way point of this series, right?

honestly, you can't fully hate the bullies bc they also have their good points, or they're quite realistic and relatable. and the mc, she's def pitiful obviously bc she's the target of bullying, but she's def not a good person either.

sad that arin still yearns for iza. sana, rather than being swept by the sense of meaninglessness and numbness, it's more like being drowned by that feeling. she is slowly losing her humanity, yet still remains human because she is fundamentally different from the red fox. the red fox in this sequel is slowly learning human emotions such as jealousy, or rather, deciphering it, and how his 'love' evolved from that of the prequel.

ch 11. wow. this is good. like the events keep culminating into this climax, the hints were dropped throughout the story, my tension keeps rising. like i kinda had an inkling he was kinda a psychopath, so it wasn't a surprise, but I'm very interested as to how this confrontation will unfold. ch 35.5 holy shit. srsly tho, the ajin demi-human powers is rather simple to explain yet also very fleshed out, but it's ingenious how they use it in many different ways to fight, etc... and now this crazy "transportation" method? absolute nuts. also, the villain, sato, is freaking scary despite looking like a nice granpa, like homelander scary except he doesn't have any weaknesses ch 52. wowowowow the author is brilliant in pulling off these twists leading us around by the nose and then catch us completely by surprise. god, sato is freaking terrifying i literally stop breathing for a sec bro ch 86. great ending. jesus christ sato is srsly terrifying, all that effort and it was almost fruitless and they were ready to give up... also, i kinda like that the origin of the mystery of the demi-human is still kinda vague and unknown, but its allusion to human nature is done quite well, considering all the shit in this story.

ch 60. "dont underestimate human" hrmm that seems like an awfully misplaced platitude that came out of nowhere. i mean, they were just had this big reveal, the tension was high, mc and ushio tried to counterattack, there was no indication of this theme running in the background... anyhow it felt really random to place this inspiring-sounding platitude in a backdrop of a mystery thriller with creepy monsters.

so twisted. the narrative itself was weak tho. the author really knew how to draw these expressions, like the kidnapper is super creepy. never understood why hayan was kidnapped tho...he was unrelated to neither the victim nor kidnapper no?