ReviewRaptor's manga / #DROPPED(5)

The plot is nice, the art okay but the characters are really basic. Sadly the plot is so full of wholes and throws tons of "surprise, this stuff is actually like that or THIS happened while we randomly skipped over it, haha!" happenings at you...it's just not good. The people who made this probably tried to turn a novel into a comic but thought it would be okay to skip all explainations and detailwork...which is not okay. Reading footnotes to understand something is the worst idea to go about this sorta thing. It makes everything seem lackluster or really half-assed and just doesn't throw a good light onto the original work (IF there is one, I'm honestly not interested enough to check). All in all the execution isn't good. It was okay at first but around the later parts (maybe anywhere from ch 15 to 26, I honestly don't remember when it started) things just become obnoxious and confusing. It doesn't help that things feel horribly rushed atop of lack of explainations. It's really just not enjoyable to read. ALSO... I'm honestly finding some things VERY forced. I don't really care about their age at this point, but the 'reasons' for the apparent male lead to fall for the MC (which are literally zero, it's just random 'this is like that now, deal with it') is just really pure bs writing. If you're gonna make them fall in love...at least give some rhyme or reason to it, let it take some time. Not just the horribly shoujo-bs idea of: Aw, girl nice to me, me now love girl! hurrhurr

Okay, at chapter 4 I'm really questioning whether it's the translation or really just the writing that makes this feel so bumpy, jumpy and a bit too rushed. The introduction of the marriage partner was lackluster either way, but I'm starting to wonder if this'll be worth bothering with any further... Conclusion: At chapter 7 I can confidentally say it's both. the translations suck AND the writing. Waste of time, really.

It's an okay read and maybe a good one if people like this cliche story plotline. But I really REALLY dislike this plot. I'm sick and tired of MCs being dumb and generic when it comes to these stories. The 'husband that went to war so the wife feels estranged and hates him so she wants to leave' trope is ok as is, but it's generally VERY obnoxious and free of healthy reasoning. None of MCs halt their anger or pissy attitude, even AFTER it is revealed that the husband never recieved messages despite sending some himself. The girls never even spare a thought to the other party's side, they NEVER try to figure out who the real one to blame is and they never try to solve the misunderstanding and get back together with their initial partner. I am SO tired of this. Especially since the writing always portrays the husband as a psycho and goes apeshit for no reason and suddenly obsesses over the woman so he can easily be portrayed as a generic 'red flag ML' and the readers are supposed to cheer for any dude that comes along and helps the MC. There is more to the side of the male character, but it is NEVER portrayed well, never explained, never written to feel sympathy/empathy for him, it only focuses a woman who treats her first assumptions as hard facts, gets angry and runs away and never EVER lets up on said anger even after she should if things are revealed. This, generally, makes the GIRL the red flag to be honest. It's obnoxious, unhealthy or even toxic and just really free from any reallife human reasoning (unless you're a dumb cunt of course or a literal/mental child with an immature personality who cannot manage adult thinking). I'll drop this at chapter 8. Not just because of the dumb trope, but also because of the weird and really really dislikable setting of the story. I mean, come on. 'Guide'/Gods playing with people's lifes and killing them if they are not as interesting as others? People having to act like a shitty shoujo MC to get the readers to give them likes to stay alive (which means they do everything for likes, NOT because they like the person they interact with)? FUCK NO. That's just a really shitty and disgusting setup in all ways. That's some of the worst world settings I have ever come across tbh, and I've seen some shit in my 15+ years, mind you! I'm out, enjoy if you don't mind the logic, tropes and setting, but I really do not like it nor would I say it's a good story, much less one i'd recommend.

Chapter 4 and I'm dropping this. The guy is a manipulative jackass with any sense of logic. He's just another nutjob wanting to have his way without consent from his supposed love interest. Really not a fan of this sorta character. :P Maybe it's a good read for people who like nutjobs, but I'm not interested in seeing this go any further.