Trace

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When I first started reading Trace, it looked like an American comic with villains and superheroes of sorts. It didn't seem original at all, but the art was pretty and it updated each day, which is why I kept reading it.

But as I read more and more, I got sucked in. This is that type of a comic that leaves you wanting for more with each chapter. And you find yourself cursing after each cliffhanger.

When I read trough Rose arc I was astonished. It was so intense and deep that I cried the whole day after reading the last chapter of this arc. And that's ... when Trace got into my Top 5.

It combines comedy [and even parody, with many references], action [amazing fighting scenes], fantasy [some unique and some not so unique abilities], romance, angst, even tragedy, perfectly. Characters are detailed, from their abilities, flaws and perfections, to their outer appearance.

So, this manhwa has everything you can possibly ask for. I recommend it to any guy or girl, 13 or 30 years old, and I'm sure you won't regret it.

When i first started reading trace i thought it would have the same story of good vs bad , the only reason that got me to read it was because of the art .

the story revolves about these trace's that appeared mysteriously , along side with them appeared trouble's , Trace's fight Trouble's , Trouble's are the bad guys here but in the same time The society shuts out Trace's as well , they are freaks to them and shouldn't even be allowed to live beside normal human's , they even have their own schools and regulations , The story is about two main ... characters not just one , the first half of the story is about Ghang Gwon Sa and the second is about Yun Seong Kim , the two halves are very connected later on in the story .

Art : if i had to say anything about the art i would say AMAZING , i loved every bit of it , the art is truly beautiful .

Characters : every character gets it's own turn in this manhwa , the character development is amazing that i ended up loving each and every one .

over al i must give this manhwa a 10 due to it's great plot line , twists and art , i never really get influenced by stories that easily but this one reached a soft spot in my heart so much that when i reached the rose arc i felt like i was breaking a part , oh and one last thing although it may seem that this is one of these episodic stories where good fights evil until a plot appear i have to disagree it had a plot from the very start and as the story develops the plot gets darker and more serious and it gets even more enjoyable at the same time

when i first started reading it i thought the story concept was very interesting, especially the idea of traces and troubles. i especially liked the backstory of one of the main characters, the working man. the presentation of this manhwa is very original, as the next chapter frequently repeats the past events in panels. you mainly need to read from the top to the bottom, sometimes left to right but there is not a lot of need to read left to right. in this internet age, it's easy to simply scroll down.

however, what made me turn down this manhwa was the art. yes, the art ... does not make up 100% of the story. heck, claymore's art was not really that impressive and i would admit that it is difficult to read claymore from the beginning at first. however, the story kept me going. well, in trace, the art annoyed me immensely. especially the eyes and the extremely poor choice of color schemes. in the second arc or so, almost all of new characters have the same colored clothing. for example, a guy would have blue hair and blue clothes. there is not a lot of variety in color, and i believe that annoyed me the most.

as for the characters, they are fairly good. however, the artist apparently tried too much to include humor in the form of chibis at random times. there's not many characters that i particularly like or can relate to. the only character that i would consider my favorite is jin, and that is only because he did have believable character development. i also liked the security guy.

so yes, at the beginning i enjoyed this story. but towards the middle i started to not enjoy it as much because of the visuals. oh yes, did i mention that trace was 100% colored? i would very much prefer that it be black and white to avoid terrible color choices. sorry if my review seems bitter, but this is what i firmly believe about this manhwa. it has the right concept and interesting presentation that works well, but it could have been drawn better and developed characters well.