Distant Sky

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I've been wanting to write a review on this for quite some time now and it's about time I do so. Aaannndd considering there is a massive lack of reviews regarding this manhwa, so I just wanted to show my support and share my opinions about it.

First off, I would just like to say that i would 100% recommend this to literally anyone and everyone. It doesn't matter if you like the genre or not, just go ahead and give it a go cause one thing I cam promise you is that you would not regret doing so.

To add, I personally feel that this ... manhwa is extremetly underrated and deserves more recognition and attention. Yes, though it is not a japanese manga, but it is still worth reading.

The whole story and plot is fascinating.The characters themselves are really interesting and you will easily find yourself immersed into their thoughts and lives. The art style is also very similar to that of a japnese manga. All in all, this manhwa is a masterpiece and you would have no problem finding yourself reading the whole thing wihtin a day (cause that's what happened to me)

The truth is, I thought that this manhwa would be one of those hidden and underestimated gems that if or if they deserve a reading, unfortunately I was wrong, the work is too edgy and makes little sense, when I read it I simply wanted it to be over, the author did not know how to handle serious issues such as wars, canivalism, politics, etc.

The characters have some background and the work wants to surprise you with plot twists and mysteries that would be understandable if they had at least logic, but there is not, they are only plot coveniences such as that the mother ... of the protagonist girl was always alive and was someone important in Korea and was involved with the disaster that happened to the earth, there is also the time travel factor that was used to give an end to the work, a poor resource that is usually used in the narrative, that said the decision to read it is yours.

---------- Distant Sky compete review (until season 5) --------

The two other reviews on this manhwa only went up to chapter 3. It wasn't easy to find but I managed to get my hands on chapter 4 and 5, reading Distant Sky in it's entirety.
Before I start to review the content, I should mention the last remaining chapters are not officially released in English so it was fan translated from some Chinese versions.

Story :
4/10
I did not enjoy it much to be honest. Many korean manhwas suffer from this extreme nihilistic misery porn kind of setting. I'm no happy hippie, but I had to literally ... ENDURE the story and push through. My main problem was the story telling followed a repetitive pattern : the author relies on flashbacks so much it's become redundant. He skips a few mins or hours forward, so the reader doesn't understand what's happening. Then the author goes back to reveal the plot in the flashback.

It's ok once ot twice, but he does it all the time. There are some massive time jumps, making the plot extremely convoluted. Some time jumps are several months ahead. Then the story goes back in the past, then back to the present, skips a few hours forward, then present. It's unbelievably frustrating.

Used intelligently it could work, but not continually over 100 chapters!! It seems like he used this pattern to cover some unexplained plot holes.

Characters:
4/10
Save for a few characters, everyone is unbearably negative, aggressive, murderous. I understand the post apocalyptic setting but it's hard to have chapter after chapter of cannibals, murderers, crazy animals, etc without any positivity. Everyone screws everyone.

Also some characters later come to act in the main story line. We know NOTHING about them and will learn nothing. Why? Because they are from other manhwas! Just go read the other manhwas bro!! It really feels cheap, like the author didn't know how to sort the plot so he just ass-pulls some characters from other places without ever explain a damn thing!!

Art :
3/10, ugly. You can disagree, but compared to other works, it's just ugly.
Rough lines scribbled by a marker that's about it. The last chapters have a change of setting and the drawings become suddenly better. Too bad you have that at the very end only.

Enjoyment :
4/10.

I would NOT recommend it. Not only because of all that I've mentioned above, but also because there's no official translation so it's quite hard to find. It's very nihilistic and full of plot holes.
The ending is mildly satisfying but again with a lot of unexplained parts.