pluckaduck's manga / #adventure(64)

love the worldbuilding. mc is great, his growth, from wanting to just beat his rival, to realizing he needs to get strong to be a real "hero" for the people, is great. love karen. she is hot, pretty and cute fr fr. also, the saintess with a spiky mace? that's a real subversion of the trope. amazing.

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.

actually pretty good. the scenes and fights are drawn fluidly, the progression is reasonable, the characters arent cookie-cutter types, mc's father was a hella strong hunter from which mc inherited his talent (not to mention, hella hot), it's slightly different from the copy n paste dungeon manhwas (the worldbuilding is more interesting and fleshed out and seemed to be more focus on a variety of charas, rather than making everything about the mc).

ch 2. what a solid beginning! ch 29. that plot twist! never saw that coming. so the alchemist who died figured that when he ordered the massacre of the ishibaal it was for another purpose?? now I'm questioning every interaction he had with the other charas. ch 41. dam the plot thickens, mc's father or whomever that is, is the founder of ouroboros group?? (edit: he's not, thank god) ch 61. truly i really cant hate scar. ch 70. really...did not expect that plot twist.

ch 5. what the fuck is that father cheating with maid plot point supposed to add to the story?? just unecessary drama to give the father two wives? I'm so annoyed, the self-proclaimed "god of words" mc just made up a story about how his father blackmailed the maid into having sex, and how is that not worse than them two having sex consensually? any normal person would've thrown the father out at that point (and btw it's not a matter of "jealousy", mc, they fucking betrayed her trust and deserve to be ousted. stop being so fcking selfish bc you want a happy family, mc.). edit: ch 5.5: yeah...is this supposed to offer some perspective to make this heartwarming? cuz its not... im kinda disgusted with the maid too... ch. side story: girl... (boys, dont follow this father's example, don't gaslight and use ur kids to corner a woman, it's disgusting) ch 25. first off, it's honestly better than i expected. just get rid of the lecherous parts then mc is pretty great. i enjoy exploring the world with mc and his party, and he is decently smart. we are starting to get character growth too. i felt that he was kinda naive, and idealistic...but that is reasonable bc he used to be NEET and grew up pretty sheltered in his new life. but now experiencing his failure that resulted in death and actual consequences, with the supard's words, he is forced to realize he cant just deflect some blame/guilt with excuses. the ramifications weigh down heavily on him, and i love it. and when the supard helped him out at the expense of his own goal, bc of mc's naivety, that was cherry on top. ch 36. ngl this chapter added layers of complexity to this isekai manga. paul is a good person and tries to be a good dad, but he's also humane and complex. and mc, he's relatable and realistic, but his flaws aren't glossed over, he takes the step forward to change which he couldnt do in his previous life. ch 52. they were 15 ish yo!! i just wish they were a bit older before doing the deed. well, whatever... the fact she cut off her hair was pretty cool, tho, shows her resolve and chara growth ch 76. ngl that was genuinely sweet. syth(?) is sooo cute and precious, esp that ear flapping when she is embarrassed. what's better than an adorable chara with personality + utter devotion + chara growth? like, what the hell, i want her. rudeus is gonna have a harem, so give her to me! ch 86. wholesome and heartwarming. mc's past life still lingers, it's great cuz it means he cant turn away from someone going thru the same thing. so mc just have 3 harem members. they're all great tbh, i dislike harems, but they're all endearing... i wish they all would end up with rudeus. sighhhh...

mary + blood are so cute. i hope they find each other and get married in their next life this is sooo good! it's heartwarming, wholesome, touching and moving, etc. the side characters are great, there's none of that cartoonish evil characters, the worldbuilding is amazing. the mc's enemy, stagnate, is very interesting- he's evil yet also mercifrul cuz he loves humans. also, the bromance is good.

ch 25. not sure if I wanna continue. mc is kinda basic. the art is flat. the battles are not interesting. the minor chars aren't interesting either. look, the popois are cute, and the streaming aspect is unique, but there is no hook interesting enough to keep me intrigued. reading this after one-hit teacher, i sigh bc while they are both 9.6 stars, the difference in quality is so vast. im sorry for the fans, but one-hit teacher is better on so many different aspects- the mc, the secondary chars, the execution, the comedy, the pacing, the plot threads (i assume, for this story, it is the admin, the videos of future him climbing the tower, the tower itself, the minor one about the identity of 'the love')... or, is this the type that will get better as we progress?

ch16. the lore is interesting, but it's hard to comprehend what's going on bc of the art. ch39. so my current theory is that the whole legend about veleron and the seven ghosts is much more complex than the established story. aya (the antagonist) is the reincarnated veleron, or the vessel of veleron. he wants to revive/find whoever is in pandora's box, be it actually veleron or another person, perhaps to destroy the world and remodel it according to his vision of a just world. even tho he's ruthless and seems heartless, i dont think he can be classified as a evil person. his vendetta against god might have a legit reason. ch43. huh, explains why aya is obsessed with catching him; so is he just gonna be used as a bargaining chip to overthrow the govt, or actually be killed to destroy the world? ch100. welp i was wrong. good story with intricate plot with several plot threads that all ties together. and interesting charas. the ending was a bit rushed tho. ngl the dialogue was a bit cliche and idealistic sometimes, some scenes i had no idea what's transpiring cuz of the art, it wouldve better if some charas and scenes had been more fleshed out. and the reveal that aya was teito's uncle was def so random.

sad