Skill of Lure is incredible. The synopsis does give the wrong impression about the whole thing. Combine that with the cover picture and the ecchi tag and you might think that's it's just about horny dudes picking up chicks left, right and center. But don't judge a book by its cover, as ●REC masterfully showed us.
The story is a little hard to explain. It's about our main character "Jang Sung-Gi" who is labeled as a pervert, since he keeps falling, over and over again, straight into a women's breasts, or between their legs... It's your typical harem ecchi that's in mostly every manga nowadays.
Please DON'T drop it just yet, since it's only the first few chapters that play out like that. We're only scratching the surface here folks.
Story: 9/10
Jang Sung-Gi (our main character) is friends with a guy, no... A BRO named Hwang-Jae. He wears gym clothes and is generally a goof. But what out main character doesn't know (in the beginning at least) is that he is a pickup-artist, who is eloquent, charming and is overall a great guy. Hwang Jae helps Jang Sung-Gi with his nonexisting love life, by giving him lessons in the art of seduction.
Art: 9/10
Unlike manga, most (if not every) manhwa is in color. The art portraits the characters emotions really well. From the funny moments where they're goofing off in Hwang Jae's room, to the serious moments where Hwang Jae teaches the many lessons to Jang Sung-Gi. The art is light and can get fluffy from time to time.
Characters: 10/10
This is a character driven manhwa. And a damn good one at that. I literally found myself shoving my arms into the air, shouting "YES! YES! FUCK YEAH DUDE! YES!" on several occations.
The interactions between the characters are golden. The fucking character development is legendary. Jang Sung-Gi starts out as the jumpy, self-aware, nervous person who lacks self-confidence but turns into the person we all want to be. He learns how to believe in himself and gets closer to the person he loves.
Hwang-Jae, you can't help but love him. He's a very charming dude, knows how to sweet talk (in the good way!) the ladies and is a fan-fucking-tastic bro! Through the manhwa, he becomes the wingman that we all want.
Enjoyment: 10/10
Why is it a 10/10 I hear you ask. Because it all pays of in the end! Every single lesson Hwang-Jae teaches Jang Sung-Gi (our main character in case you forgot) is used. Every little trick is utilized in more than one way. Something that he learned in chapter 5 is used in the most critical situation in a later chapter. You feel for the characters. You don't want to see the main character heartbroken since some douche NTR'd his crush. You rejoice and celebrate when things go right for the MC. You smile and giggle when you see that the main heroine slowly starts to realize that she like the MC. You take notes as Hwang-Jae teaches great things.
Overall: 9/10
It's a fantastic manga. Every character, every twist, turn and event. Every lesson has been made to be remembered by the reader.
I simply can not recommend this enough.
