ReviewRaptor's manga / #LACKLUSTER(2)

Goddamn, the pacing of this is just throwing me all over the place and back. XD Until chapter 3 it felt like it was the start of a story, chapter 3 felt like it was gonna rush us to a certain situation (it REALLY felt like some dark shit was around the next corner, ngl) and then BAM, chapter 4 smacks you in the face with rushed progress that's like someone telling you a quick recap of what the story was gonna be like. And then it's over. It feels SO unfinished. And it had lots of potential too, so that was really a shame. I'd have loved to read more. ;v; Anyway, the MC has a lovely personality and I would've liked to see more of him. The seme however...I'm really not a fan of his personality. He was borderlining psycho territory before going back to a random, basic wholesome guy we see every other manga/webtoon. It was just weird and felt a little off. Not sure about the side-dude, but thanks to him all of this feels even more like a storyboard rather than a fully written/developed story. Like, you SHOULD know more about each character but you simply don't and hence you have that feeling of hanging in the air as the story ends. It could have been MUCH better for sure, but as is: It's an okay read. Nothing severe, nothing too basic. The art is nice too, extra points for that~.

I'll be honest: It's not my thing, because it falls short on all fronts. The story is too basic, there is nothing exciting that keeps me reading (hence why I lost interested and started page flipping at chapter 17 already). Neither the story nor the characters are interesting enough, the art itself is very inconsistent too. You can tell quite a few times that a regular artist drew this, not a comic artist. And this shows in many panels when the MC is strangely nicely drawn whereas everywhere else she looks generic, rushed or almost scribbled and then slightly refined, resulting in art that looks lackluster and wonky in terms of anatomy. The art I could forgive, but only if the story or characters were interesting enough, which they are not. They all feel bland and while the story DOES make things happen, it also feels like nothing is happening at all. If that makes sense? Emotions just don't hit. Nothing is really as funny as it likely was intended to be, nothing as interesting and so on. I flipped to the end of the chapters and even theree the art is generic and inconsistent. The writing there also feels lackluster and bland, so I'm not exactly sure this is just a 'read 50 plus chapters, then itll be good!' kinda issue (which is a problem in and of itself btw - a story does NOT need that many chapters to 'cook'). I think for new readers or younger people with less experience for detailed writing can enjoy this, but experienced readers will likely not find much of interest here. Tho give it a try, maybe it's your thing. Especially if you are not too familiar with these kinda princess plots. I wouldn't recommend this, for any aspect, but I DO hope the artist/writer learn more and make another comic. Hopefully one with lots of expertise by then. :)