pluckaduck's manga / #Supernatural(144)

it was an entertaining story, there was some parts that felt meandering or were introduced awkwardly (such as the part about the memory loss) and i think there is some pages missing at the chapter where sayeh kills her mom, but overall decent well-written story with relatively fleshed out charas. i find it hard to believe that mc and his sister love Robert in the end, bc the only reasonable explanation for this feeling, after everything he put them thru, is stockholm syndrome. bc how the fuck can they even like him. also, i feel that the truth surrounding how they turned maestros into humans is a plot hole. bc it required taking out a marble (that represented their essense/soul) from their body, and i do not think the maestros would be willing to go thru torture/experimentations for mongliso to discover this truth, even if they were in a dream.

pretty good. solid plot with decent pacing. side charas are compelling, so i was disappointed when the main villain fell short of them. all that buildup just to be reduced to a weak basic nonintimidating villain without much depth when mc arrives on the scene. how did they become an archdemon in the first place? expanding on their backstory and how blackwing betrayed god would've done so much to their story, and give the plot more depth. and i find it hard to believe he was the only one capable enough to beat him, in lieu of the high-level angels. i also felt mc's only friend-ish, the guy with the biker helment had potential to get his own chara arc, cuz of his chara design, but like, i guess not. the subplot with pong and her rehab subject ending was tied too loosely? the potential and themes about religion, god's will, and redemption were def there, but it just fell short of it. it's still pretty good tho, with likable charas and romance and a relatable chara arc for mc.

holy shit that plot twist on ch 37 rendered me breathless. did not need to feel sadder than i already did for those two. it also finally gives a rough timeline of both settings.

contemplated dropping this on the first chapter bc of lazy writing: relying on random assholes to progress a plot point. it's illogical for someone to bully a rumored murderer, esp one with mental issues. on ch 15 red head is suddenly pouring out her heart to mc after hating him for several chapters. if that was her backstory, it was not well-written enough. it's weird that she's so affected by people calling her black blood disgusting bc she's vital to the survival of humankind so logically her supporters would far outstrip her haters and it would make more sense if she was to have an inflated ego instead of whatever superficial "angsty" backstory that was. mc gave no indication of admiring her on tv or whatever before their conversation. idk. i just think her backstory should've been more dragged out and given more nuance (such as leaning on her sense of duty vs struggles being a hero conflict. and actually flesh it out.) so her hatred for mc would make more sense.