Your criticisms are valid, but I must remind you that you're expecting too much from a generic manga author. Furthermore, I think many who read this appreciate what you criticized, so prepare for a barrage of attacks. Solo Leveling is generic garbage, and the novel is a copy of three other novels. In fact, I find it very funny that they attack the Seoul Station's Necromancer manga, when the novel was written 9 to 10 years before the Solo Leveling novel. Their lack of brains is shameful. Fans find it epic and the pinnacle of fantastic writing, when the narrative skills of most novel and manga authors are quite meh.
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Nooooo the brother's my favorite （/TДT)/
I dont think min juri likes scythe romantically like she likes ryu(mc)
It reads more like admiration
Hooo my god. I've been reading this since it's first release and I didn't even know the brother was on the cover?! I thought the hoodie guy was the MC! I didn't even know there was another guy in the back. I really am not (AND I MEAN NOT) paying attention
There should be a function to pin a comment tonthe front page or something, this is such a valid opinion.
On one hand, I'm glad nothing happens to the cinnamon roll brother. On the other hand, I'm sad he doesn't get much appearance.
I love this story, but I’m not a fan of how the author writes the female characters. They're so underdeveloped. They lack consistency, depth, and a sense of their own identity (?? I'm not sure if that's the right word).
Spoilers:
In the early chapters, I really loved Min Juri as a character. It was refreshing to see a girl who’d been with the MC since day one, someone who seemed supportive and actually likable (unlike that FMC from solo leveling). But then the writing starts tweaking lol. Min Juri likes Ryu, yet at the same time she likes Black Scythe? Yes, they’re the same person, but she doesn’t know that. And yes, it’s okay to like more than one person, but girl is literally hitting to see who'll bite. On top of that, she’s stalking him in the early chapters (god forbid a woman has a hobby jk).
There’s also a scene where all the girls are fighting over Black Scythe and acting like they’re his jealous girlfriends, super insecure just because they aren’t getting the attention they expect. Min Juri and the actress girl even get into a fight with Yammy after discovering she’s partnered with Black Scythe. Like… bffr, all of this for a guy? Why act that when you already have feelings for someone else?
And I also don’t like the actress (girl can’t think for herself), the president (bro why are you jealous of your girl’s success?), and the servant or whatever (get your act together and stop acting like a dog).
And another frustrating part is that Min Juri had the potential to be great. She’s independent, compassionate, and thoughtful. But the author doesn’t give her real depth or growth. It ends up feeling like she’s there solely for the MC, not to be her own person with her own meaningful story. (I stopped reading halfway so there might still be development)
I’d also like to add that the author barely gives screen time to the little brother, and there’s almost no interaction, even though he’s on the cover. He ends up sidelined, forgotten, and lonely. My shalaaa huhu（/TДT)/