i lowkey wish woon sung didnt change his hair style or at least kept the bangs, but it does resemble the old heavenly demon's hair style so i'll give it a pass
has this artist worked on any other manhwas or have any socials? their artstyle is so unique i love it and want more
why is the demon of envy (in the mindscape) kinda..
Damn u fr bro?
ive never been so fr before
i just know that stomach mouth a miracle worker
i relate to woori's current situation so much but because of that, as much as i want woori to tell her mom off, i have this feeling that woori's outburst isnt gonna get thru to her parents (also considering the convo she had with her mom in the hospital, its obvious her mom is still ignorant on the pain she inflicted on woori)
woori's gonna be so overwhelmed with emotions that she's gonna be unable to properly communicate whats wrong so her parents will just chalk it up to woori being jealous over nari and nothing else sobs
parents like them will never, no matter how much you try to tell them, understand that theyve done something wrong because they dont acknowledge neglect or any emotional abuse as 'real' abuse
this shit gonna make me tweak tf out
rereading this was an absolute rollercoaster. i cant believe ive been sleeping on peak for so many years
i cant fully articulate how beautiful this manga is, from aesthetically to emotionally
the moments when the eves enter the servamps and are shown their backstory (the eves force the servamps to do a little introspection basically) were so well executed and the messages they send bring a tear to my eye -- i think those were the best parts of the manga
the story is dark yet so hopefully -- the premise gives early 2010s nostalgic edgy in the best way possible, reading this was like taking a breath of clear, fresh air after youve been only inhaling polluted city air for years. i absolutely adore every part of this manga
tanaka sensei is a genius and im currently omw to buy every single volume
PRAISE BE TRANSLATOR-SAN, I AM ETERNALLY GRATEFUL FOR YOU AND YOUR HARD WORK !!! this manga has so much potential, so happy it got picked up again ｡ﾟ(TヮT)ﾟ｡
although there are some obvious anatomical errors, the artstyle of this manga scratches my brain in a way no other artstyle has done before. i love how its stylized with the sharp angles and the large eyes. it suits this type of over-the-top, hyper edgy story perfectly and i can never understand the people who prefer the webtoon's artstyle (which imo looks very plain/generic and doesnt stand out from other webtoons) over the manga's artstyle.
i am this manga's biggest art defender
IMO the story is filthy and nasty - not in a sense of the story being bad, but the plot is about exposing the worst of humanity, showing evil, torment and madness. This art style fits it perfectly - it's just as nasty and filthy as the story itself. Although it is hard to follow and it takes some time to get used to it... That being said, the webtoon's art is too cute. I'm afraid they will tone down the plot to be less gore, not as bold and that will make it lose a lot of the uniqueness this story has to offer.
wonderfully said and i completely agree
i read the webtoon a while back and looking back more closely at some chapters: while its more gorey than most webtoons/manhwas, its definitely more toned down compared to the manga and just doesn't feel as impactful despite being more put together story wise. like how they added extra story to the aegiana's knights and slightly altered their deaths. it gave them more character and would make you feel more for them when they died, but it just misses the mark? it just feels like "badass mc kills people again, time to move on." rather than actually displaying inori's cruelty and indifference to them as humans. like a telling, not showing. its hard to articulate but theres this clear lack of energy thats present in stories similar. where's my adrenaline rush for when mc unleashes his hidden power and bulldozes through enemy after enemy? they watered down inori lmao
to add on, during inori's confrontaton with aegiana, the webtoon cut out a lot the dialogue between them before they seriously fight and just makes aegiana out to just be very patriotic rather than an insane person who's fighting for a warped ideal of her country (although, the full fight hasnt been uploaded lol). and from how things are going, they probably won't address that part of her to make the story more cohesive or move along more smoothly?
i dont necessarily blame the people adapting the webtoon. webtoon is like an ages 12+ app, and their censorship is uber weird and heavily biased (like them adapting and allowing softcore porn but too much blood might get you sent to the shadow realm). it's just an odd move to adapt this novel into a webtoon despite already having a manga adaptation thats way ahead and to have it diverge like this is certainly a choice.
this has strayed far away from just the art LMAOO. the vibes are truly different and i dont think theres anything wrong with preferring the webtoon over the manga (despite the first part of this yap session). its just that this is my #1 indulgence manga and fits my tastes to a T so its like "when you love something sm that you cant stand any slander against it but you have to act like its okay"
+ imo, the fights and panel shots dont feel as dynamic, like they traded dynamic perspective for more special effects lmao because why is inori posed up like
I don’t buy coins, so good to know that they toned down the knight commander, I won’t get my hopes up.
What is weird for me is that in the Inori’s internal dialogue there’s still no mention of “must survive until sunset and then it’s showtime”. Maybe it’s mentioned in the paid chapters… Anyway he doesn’t appear as calculating, just a typical tsundere hero “I didn’t save you, I saved myself and you just happened to be near”. In manga it was way more “you can tag along, but if you die, then it’s on you”, it was shown more how reluctant he was for Aliyah to tag along.
That said, I kinda did expect for them to tone down the gory part, as you said it’s available for younger audience, but I don’t see enough of Inori’s ruthlessness, indifference and pure madness as he kills everything around - his character seems a lot more plain.