Honestly, I think its just the fact that the manhwa doesn't capture the entirety of the emotions conveyed in the novel. When i read the demon king arc in the novel, I cried so much but when i read the manhwa, i was quite disappointed at how much they glossed over in terms of dialogue and scenes (understandably so since it is a comic). But in the end it all comes down to a matter of perspective since people did get emotional for the manhwa's version. Highly recommend you check out the novel!
Also forgot to mention how much more expressive yoo joonghyuk is in the novel. The manhwa erased some of the scenes I was looking forward to. Like when dokja tried yjh's cooking and realised it was rlly good, yjh was supposed to have a faint smile but it wasn't done
Of course, I understand that, but before that happened, there were so many disturbing toxic comments, all with the same writing, that I thought "oh, can it really be that emotional?" Then I tried reading the novel, and only the chapter where Dokja becomes the demon king, but still it wasn't that sad.
But indeed, I didn't read the novel fully/to the end, because I only read the chapters that made me curious, so perhaps my emotional level is a bit less than other readers.
And yes, you're right, in the novel it must be told in as much detail as possible, unlike in the manhwa.
Wooaah, Really? If it's in the manhwa, approximately what chapter would it appear in? Or has that chapter already passed? But it wasn't made in the manhwa?
Yeah it could just be a personal thing but for me I’d say it’s the lead up to the chapters. Since the earlier chapters we get more details into the thoughts and emotions of the characters. Compare it to the manhwa which cuts or completely omits it, the readers won’t feel as attached to important scenes or character moments (also depends on the person). I definitely agree with the fact that the manhwa chapter did not make me feel anything. But it could also be that you went in to the novel chapter knowing what happens so it erases some the the anticipation. Also what toxic comments were you talking about? (just curious as I wasn’t aware) The scene I was talking about has been shown in the manhwa a while ago but I don’t remember the exact chapter but yjh made skewers and dokja tried it and he made a “this is really good” expression and yjh was supposed to have a smile
I keep following this story, but why can't I find the thing you mentioned???
The toxic comments I said were about the part where KDJ was close to becoming a demon king, and everyone kept saying "prepare tissues, prepare tissues, this is going to be so sad and bla bla bla," for almost over a month they only said things like that."
Until I asked one of them and asked for a link to the novel, and after I read it myself, dang, as I explained above, I felt it wasn't something to be hyped up so much, like selling tissues in their comments.
I can’t remember around when it was but I found a TikTok on it
https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSDona2bp/
After some scrolling it’s from chapter 145 of the manhwa which was ages ago
Alright, I will check it because I am very curious.
Well you can't expect the feel the same as them especially if you are not that emotionally empathetic or invested in the plot
Everyone has a different reaction
Also calling it toxic is a bit much....
No one is expecting you to cry over that scene
Previously, many readers said "prepare tissues, because it's approaching a sad chapter (when Kim Dokja will become a demon king) I'm honestly even getting tired of seeing comments like that, and when that chapter came out, it didn't seem like there was anything to cry about, it wasn't even a sad thing at all. But if it was possible when they said that in this chapter, maybe I would believe it, because for some reason in this latest chapter I just felt sad, even though I know, their teacher will be safe.(Just instinct)
Ps : If any of you are offended by my honesty, you know which button to press.