pluckaduck's manga / #Webtoon(38)

v20 ch20. damn im immensely curios about asha, like i know she's gonna oppose the mc one day, but even tho she's not the nicest and definitely wants to use mc for her own goals, i just like her a lot. sagara is def the most dislikable secondary chara in this series. ig its because her reason to destroy the cities wasn't as relatable as ghandava or maruna's reasons... but i do feel bad for her. the gods and suras are selfish, but not evil perse edit: asha u bitch. all my love for turned into hatred. even after knowing u were killing people, children included, with kubera's name, i thought "there was a reason behind it; she does it for revenge." but then u killed that magician, and then tried to kill ur best friend and teacher and said all those terrible things to leez that i just find you irredeemable. yes, i acknowledged that u wavered at the thought of killing leez, but ur atrocious crimes far exceed anyone's capacity for pity.

good plot progression and storytelling, solid power system, fleshed out and complex characters. author def did his/her research. mc can be said to be the most ordinary-looking chara out of all charas, but she has a pretty unique skill, however, while it's not op, she uses her brains to complement the skill's benefit to play the situation to her favor. she's very interesting too- she's not just a simple person who strives for peace and justice. she rejects her family's criminal ways, bc of her past, and follows the rules like an ordinary good person, and works hard for her goal, but the great and ironic thing is, she will go to ruthless lengths to achieve it, making her not so different from her family after all, but still not breaking the rules lol. the worldbuilding is great, the power system "essence" is easy to understand but there are a variety of ways you can utilize it. the charas have a story to tell, and have their motivations, instead of being used as a stupid and cheap foil to mc. srsly, the quality is highhh (and the creator's in college? honestly impressive). btw, did i mention her sister is hot?

no bc this is actually insanely good. it started out as some school life romcom with a mc with trivial superpowers, but then the shift to action drama with the parents/adults' past as the main plotline was so fucking unexpected and perfect. a true masterpiece, if only the art style was better. but i also think making the parents and their kids look so ordinary like normal parents, was a fantastic choice. it made the plot twist so much more unexpected

a well-written bildungsroman webtoon, that follows mc's spiritual journey as he develops a more mature outlook on society and life in general, shedding his egotism and main character syndrome, from his short period of time in the bath house.

just rating based on my impression of the kdrama. one of the few kdramas ive watched, and it's freakig amazing

even tho it was a psychological autopsy about a girl who had already committed suicide, the storytelling brought me to tears. it was subtle and not over-the-top grief and guilt and so on point! ch 162, that was all his hallucination?

the story is complex and twisted, but it could be executed better. for example, i want to see how they know the mc killed his son- bc no one else was in the room where it happened, and the narrative didnt show if anyone was near the scene to see what happened... also, it would be nice to flesh out the father's angst more- eg. adding more details depicting his conflicting burning hatred towards mc and his despair and love for his late son. overall it was ok, this kind of premise is interesting but could be hard to tackle so im not complaining much, but i wont be rereading

the plot is solid and has a good amount of depth, it's kinda slow-paced, and there's not that much action, but the developments are interesting the worldbuilding isn't that unique (but it's written in 2013, so hey, it was prob one of the unique ones then) but it's fairly interesting with the lessa/ra conflict, and the charas are great. the art is really nice too. also, i love lessa- he's so unintentionally adorable and pretty

it's really a fantastic webtoon, beyond its time. m/f charas r well written, fleshed out. the world is even more expanded in this season, explaining more in-depth /referencing some details in the previous season. the art is so great, but some scenes are just breathtaking. also that epilogue, that plot twist about raynold's dad is chef's kiss.