I set a low expectation before reading the manga, and it blew my mind. Never thought a story about a post-apocalyptic world could be so enticing. Here are some thoughts:
- Being scientifically accurate aside (cuz I'm definitely in no position to judge that), the story which revolves around a lone prodigy surviving and rebuilding a collapsed world from scratch is definitely something I have never read and was looking for. It brings some The Martian vibe, but even wilder as he has to start definitely from scratch. A very well-built world plus a logical events, I feel like if the population were to be really petrified one day, things would go exactly like the manga.
- Art is good. I don't have much to go on about this.
- It has a very good set of characters. Everyone is well-built with good backstory and sensible motive. The imperfection lies in the oversize of this circle as there are a lot of characters being left out most of the time.
- Watching the prodigy climb every single step on the ladder of technology advancement is 10 billion percent a delightful experience. It feels like a rewind of human history and a little glimpse to the future even. I really love how the story starts in a rudimentary, pre-historic setting and ends up in a futuristic world. Past, present, future altogether, what else can I ask for? However, there were rushes here and there, making the story considerably less realistic, which can be taken as a flaw considering the genre of the manga.