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Synonyms: Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint, Jeonji-jeok Dokja Sijeom

Japanese: 전지적 독자 시점

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Type: Manhwa

Volumes: Unknown

Chapters: Unknown

Status: Publishing

Published: May 26, 2020 to ?

Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Serialization: Naver Webtoon

Authors: sing N song (Story), Sleepy-C (Art)

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Score: 8.48¹ (scored by 47,262 users)

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Ranked: #177²

² based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.

Popularity: #122

Members: 110,526

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Feb 29, 2024

gasura

Not Recommended

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Preliminary (85/? chp)

This story is the peak of deus ex machina(a.k.a Random BS Go!!!) if I've ever seen one. Almost every conflict and problem is resolved by introducing a new element or character instead of with wit and determination. None of the characters hold any weight in the grand scheme of things. You just know that some new BS plot armor will save the day no matter what.

The world-building is a huge mess that lacks any consistency and logic. Again, new elements and characters keep getting conveniently introduced and immediately dropped/killed off once they're no longer useful to the plot. Even the leveling in the game ...

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Apr 1, 2024

Bluelocker

Not Recommended

Preliminary (190/? chp)

Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint has garnered attention, but it falls short of expectations for many readers. The storyline, despite its promising premise, often feels convoluted and disjointed. The narrative lacks clear direction, making it difficult for readers to fully engage with the plot.

Additionally, the pacing of the manhwa leaves much to be desired. Important plot points are rushed through, while other scenes drag on unnecessarily, resulting in a jarring reading experience. This uneven pacing detracts from the overall enjoyment of the series and makes it challenging to stay invested in the story.

Moreover, character development in Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint is lacking. Many of the characters feel one-dimensional ...

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Apr 2, 2023

SilverClovers

Not Recommended

Preliminary (30/? chp)

So..
I dropped it about 3 times in the last 2 years, and I just dropped it a fourth time.

It begins interesting, but after a while, it lacks conflict which all fantasy stories should have. There is no villian who creates conflict, neither is there an interesting character who does. The manhwa builds up very slowly I assume, while focusing on the characters. But, I personally don't like most of the characters until the 30th chapter,because that is were I just dropped it.

Like, really, the only thing that I miss is a driving point, a conflict, an interacting rival or villian who drives the stroy further ...

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Feb 24, 2022

chips901

Not Recommended

Preliminary (21/? chp)

Oh boy, a Korean Webtoon that hits ALL the right vibes but manages to be completely meaningless.

Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint (or ORV) is about an underdog hero who had faithfully and loyally read a webnovel to its conclusion. You can say he's dedicated, since he turned out to be the ONLY reader after 3,149 chapters.

It's easy to see why ORV is so appealing. It's your typical... I guess "hybrid" isekai where the world manages to turn into a video game. It has fresh and interesting ideas, blending in RPGs with a worldwide battle-royale streamed to the... stars in the sky.

But not only does the world-building fail ... to captivate me, I just found the story to be oh so very DRY. I dropped this webtoon at chapter 21. I think I gave it a fair enough shot.

At the very least, I expected a functional game because well... I'm a GAMER. As sexually repre- cringe as that sounds, do I really need to explain myself? Do you not understand the significance of my undoctored photo of Marianne smiling? Hmph. Casual.

Even though my expectations are bare minimal when consuming media, ORV manages to be even worse than my baseline expectations. Not only does it fail to prove that it's a game, it abuses the creativity of game mechanics solely to drive the plot forward - a catastrophic and fatalistic flaw.

Where do I even begin with this mess? Well, let's just start from the little details. Whatever the hell this "game" is called, it appears to be an RPG from the onset. You have stats and skills to complete your objective. You even have traits, which allow for a "General Evaluation" of the character. What's repulsive is that all of the things I've mentioned are more labels than anything. While that IS what they are in typical RPGs, the way ORV uses them is to merely assess a person's capabilities and personality. But you don't need to be a GAMER to tell that the edgy teenager has the "Edgy Teenager" trait, or that the Reader can read text faster. It's this uninspired creativity that makes me think that "Press F to pay respects" had more meaning than this.

Okay, but what about something tangible ORV has? You mean the "regressors"? They just seem like the same archetype as "Edgy Teenager". You can't tell me that "Regressors" have a special meaning behind them because they don't. They're innately edgy because they look like they've seen some shit. And those Dokkaebis? Seems like a cop-out that act like tangible beings for the CONSTELLATIONS to watch via twitch.tv. Bleh, the Constellations. They're these beings that sponsor your journey to beating whatever game this is. Through a dialogue box, you can basically surmise what they're thinking and that their donation of a paultry 100 coins is enough to say they like what you're doing.

Ugh, these dialog boxes are my biggest gripe with this webtoon. They tell the reader (both Dokja AND you) EXACTLY what they need to know. But these boxes are EVERYWHERE and explain SO much that you don't even need to think about what's going on. Oh, slap a kid? You'll get 5 dialog boxes from different constellations that basically tell you whether or not they approve of your action (they don't). It feels... too convenient. Almost as if the author is using game mechanics for sheer convenience...

But hold on Mr. Chips901, if you were actually IN a game, you'd actually want that kind of information to drive your decision-making. And you'd be correct, wayward reader. But this convenient information doesn't stop at what the gods think of you, the convenience extends to EVERYTHING. From the skills to the traits, all of it is just too convenient and the writing is to blame here.

Yes, I'm saying the writing is trash. Because in the first "game," Dokja SUDDENLY becomes super OP and is already well beyond our mortal comprehension. I mean, he literally has a skill called "FOURTH WALL" without any description to its abilities or capabilities. Holy shit, the authors are BRAZENLY going for the WOW and SHOCK factors! You'll never know what THE FOURTH WALL is fully capable of, but it can negate you from fear, block people from spying on you, and can even do your final exams for you so that you don't flunk high school. Neat! Now, if it could do my taxes and date my women for me, only then would I consider it "overpowered."

The point is, this shitty facade of a game won't work on me. The story bombards you with window dressing words to tell you that Dokja's playing the game right. But do YOU know what's going on? The answer is no. If you did, you'd be able to explain the significance of everything exactly BECAUSE it's a game. The failure to prove otherwise means that the game... isn't really a game.

Okay, let's move on to the lack of foreshadowing. Every situation/conflict/obstacle that the characters face are all so predictably boring. Instead of using what you have in the environment to formulate a solution, which would showcase the writer's creativity, ORV almost always elects to tell the reader that Dokja had it all figured out all along. All of this is presented in the SAME moment that the problem is being solved instead of showing the character doing ominous things for the future. It's exactly like you inviting me to a hardware store to assassinate me. And instead of using the wealth of tools at your disposal, be it a hammer or screwdriver, you instead call in an ICBM missile to blow up not just me, but the entire hardware store solely because you want to look cool. +++++S T Y L E.

Isn't it obvious that this webtoon isn't for me? This is a story that doesn't need you to think about anything, really. The story lays itself out, from how characters feel to the most overly convoluted solutions for convenience's sake. If you don't like substance in your anime because it simply hurts to think about it, you'll enjoy this story just fine. But even if this webtoon "gets good" much later, I just don't see a point to it when I'm being spoon-fed everything from character expressions to THE PLOT TWISTS.

What's the point of the journey if you know where you're going? There is none. Curiosity is what drives your passion and reasoning. The lack thereof proves that the journey isn't a meaningful one. In other words, I find ORV completely tasteless because there's nothing to be curious about. Its ideas are great ones, but it can't manifest itself into something much greater. If ORV had something going for it, then I would have already found out within the 21 chapters that I read. And if you still think that I'm missing the point, then please enlighten me. If you can prove that ORV had something worth reading about, then I shall continue reading and change the rating accordingly.

"A Reader should fight like a reader." - Chapter 21. This is where I gave up. Everything about this statement shows just how unfortunately shallow this webtoon is. Go ahead, go outside and announce to the world that ORV is the next greatest thing since Sex 2. I'll just go play a REAL video game like Hades instead. Just be back before dinner, mkay?

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