Mar 26, 2024
First off, yes, I was also mad at the author's (huge-)mistake. But for the right reasons- NOT for crying "NTRBAIT!!". It was established just one chapter beforehand that Tsumiki disliked the person. It was shown and established across panels in 4k UHD. Letting him do what he did just one chapter later and depicting it in that weird way fully betrayed what was built up and upon the two first chapters. That is why I personally was mad. It was terrible writing, a whole different genre and made the future look worse than grim.
But one has to stay open-minded and fair. What happened was poor
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writing and the abuse of a main character as a tool to do something unnecessary. It should be unforgiveable on paper but the author did the right thing; pretend it never happened and do it right. And they did.
The manga is great for now and I can recommend it for what it is, even if it is different than the first two grandiose chapters. The cast is mostly enjoyable. Peeps get introduced in fun ways and the MC's get involved in a satisfying way that also makes sense. Characters do seem to be a bit superficial at times and for now they seem to be one and done- they have impact for one or two chapters and fall into this deep pit of obscurity.. which isn't necessarily a bad thing.
The story is.. well.. there is no story at this point. The first two chapters hinted at one and some great world building but all of that is on hold for now. The world is stagnant and not really deep and the whole genjin shtick is pretty much only used to force the before mentioned encounters. There is always hope, tho.
The 6 rating is more than deserved IMO. There is some not so small issues that keep this manga from being great and I personally think most stem from the author going babysteps due to being afraid of another mistake. Playing it safe is the smart way but I hope, after further improving, that the author will once again go for some grand writing like the first two chapters.
Small update as of chapter 19: The writing is pretty inconsistent. There is minor mistakes in pretty much every chapter. These are mostly "plot holes" and inconsistent characters/world building. It is nothing major but noticeable- worst offender was chapter 18, it almost reached chapter 3 levels of writing but was quickly solved (the whole chapter made no sense after 16+17 and was hugely unnecessary). Other than that, the rating didn't change. There still is no story in sight. Characters still come up for 1-2 chapters and are then shelved. Everything is pretty much the same. It is still enjoyable, maybe even a bit more than before.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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