pluckaduck's manga / #Strong Male Lead(53)

ch 19. man i love m/m friendship. it's touching how his friend wants to support mc and not break off their friendship no matter what. but it would be more touching if their friendship was given more screentime, and depict in greater detail how their friendship changed the friend's life for the better. ie. stephen and gray's friendship from Weak Hero is a great example.

ch 11. the son and father relationship is sweet and wholesome, but it still feels weird since the soul in the body isn't his son at all... but there's none of that conflicting feelings in the mc nor did the father found something strange with him... ch 23. i am enjoying this much more than i thought. the plot doesn't meander or drag, we established mc's goal in the first 10 chapters, the things he does in the city are not meaningless stuff or filler, and then we are introduced to the overarching mystery, and the following events are all tied to the mystery or mc's goal... the mc himself is cheeky, confident and knows when to insert comedy at the right moments, he's strong but not annoying, and he's so fine too... the secondary characters introduced are great too with pleasing but diverse personalities.... this is so good, basically. ch 32. i knew it. even tho namgoog and peng seemed like antagonist, the former even incurring mc's anger, i didnt hate them. and it turns out that they're not bad, maybe their personality sucks, but they're not comically evil. namgoog may not seem like a "good" teacher, withdrawing his outstretched hand from the problem student and giving up on him, but mc admitted that he was like that before, and namgoog is a dedicated instructor so he def have the capacity to change. im happy there are a multitude of complex charas here. ch 57. bro this is so good, the charas are diverse in background and personality, but still are fleshed out. the events have traces of the blood cult's influence, linking it to the overarching conflict, and mc is gradually discovering more. the mc's growth in power is not the focal point here, but it's rather the students he is helping, and it love it 91

ch46. it's not bad, but it's not my niche, so i think ill drop it here. the story, art, and mc is very similar to "return of the disaster-class hero". mc is not as obnoxiously annoying and cocky as the other one tho. he's quite helpful, intrepid, rough with a sense of adventure. but yeah, he is portrayed as the greatest superhuman to ever graced earth, possessing god-like talent, yada yada yada. being op is not annoying in itself, but mc himself is still the exact same arrogant person from the begining up to this point; bascially, character development? nil. the artist always never miss a chance to embelleish how cool and awesome he is, just like the mc of RotDCH. the overarching plot is obviosly about the rise of the underworlders again, but the author drags out giving readers more information regarding them. like, im more interested in their machinations and lore than about the superhuman sports. granted, i commend the author for the details about into the backdrops of the games, utilizing the stats/skills of the players and the terrain; it def made it more interesting however, my interest did wane eventually.

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the pacing is faster than the novel's.

i just love a bold and cheeky mc, who at the same time, has the rationale to set aside his grudges for the bigger picture. and the banter with his father and butler, who are more fleshed out than some other charas of their archetype of this genre, is refreshing af.

i was a bit disappointed with how his relationship with elago and darien was portrayed. it made it seem that elago was just a plot device rather than a guardian, a parental figure. i mean, elago definitely did his part, but mc's response made their connection seem lackluster and downplayed. made me feel nothing. i mean, elago taught him how to hunt, speak, interacted with him when he didn't have to, and watched over him for all those years... and, mc, whom i have no idea of his age, just wanted to leave just like that without any strong reason for it

ch. 6 hrmm other than his love for his noona, mc doesnt have any noteworthy traits. he bland. like it was dumb and arrogant of him to just straight up confront the burly man without assessing his strength first (he's only e-class after all) so he lucky he was stronger. also, when he said "how dare you try to kill me?" that was dumb. get off your high horse, of course he would want to. he really doesn't have any critical thinking skills, doesnt he... kiril said so before that jin is her partner, but he still at some point thought jin betrayed kiril bc of the poison gas and blood. even the readers could see that only kiril could enter the underground(cuz she's poison-resistant too), and the entrance's location was so obscure that only those deliberately looking for that place could enter it... basically kiril or unwanted outsiders. ch 15. "never lower your head" my ass. if things go south, which logically, it likely would, you and your sister would die bc you couldnt hold your tongue. idiot. there's also no backstory as to why he's such a justice-seeking fool either. annoying how the manhwa try to portray him as cool, but it's honestly annoying cuz it all just came out of nowhere when he awakened. also, not the mc saying cringey-ass phrases LMAO of course there's gonna be that good looking but trashy scum who is a moron and asshole who absolutely hates mc's guts. ch37.

erm it's ok. the art carried hard. the premise is a bit special, but execution is meh. mc is typical edgy guy who seems callous