It doesn't quite capture the visuals I had imagined for the scenes when reading the novel, but I do quite like this anyway.
Especially how quick-paced it is (I was worried there would be a long time before we reached William!). Though, I feel like that may actually be what's causing the biggest stand out difference to me. In the novel, you can really feel the weight of Jun's growing popularity, but here, some of the scenes have been joined together and cut short. And in that process, I feel that some of the depth the side characters had has also been lost in the adaptation. The Director of The Shadowman movie had a much greater impression in his introduction; whereas here, he feels more like an afterthought(?).
But well, with any transition, there will be sacrifices made. For all my critiques, I am quite enjoying this. I can't wait to see more of Jun's acting scenes come to life!
I love Theo so much. And omg, I LOVE how the MC is in the midst of a pastoral fantasy; meanwhile, side character talking cat is living an action fantasy thriller. With a tragic (lol) origin story about failed love, the current journey to succeed from being an underdog, the discovery of their paragon mentor (MC), and now the unwittingly being embroiled in a large conspiracy with a Fox Cop on his tail. Hilarious. (ノ≧∇≦)ノ
Bit tired of all these entitled rich kids and their tomfoolery (cough, sry, ~conglomerates~ (〜￣△￣)〜), but I guess it will be funny to find out what they believe to be his "weakness"
"Polite" Oh you poor fellow... But well, he's not completely wrong. Our MC can be perfectly polite with the stipulation that someone doesn't piss him off. ╮(￣▽￣)╭
If they do the deed, I hope they won't magically skip over the fact that she should be covered in bruises.
agreed
I like her well enough, but I hope the focal point stays centered on him and his acting.
(also, just, I was enjoying that this was a time travel-esque story where the adult in a child/teenager's body wasn't being weird (and/or creepy) around other kids/teenagers. So I hope they don't force it too much.)
"That boy's a soothsayer"
People should listen to the MC more often. But then- not listening is such a huge BL/ any romance ever trope that nothing would progress forward otherwise lmao.
And, idk, I'm just really enjoying the dynamic between the MC and Toujo. Out of all of the characters so far, Toujo just seems vaguely interested enough in the MC to realize what's up. I can see that being a plot point in the future. And, there's also something inherently funny about seeing the MC going back and forth in action between keeping his brother protected and being resigned to inevitable plot development and finally just landing on, Toujo will probably be an important and influential figure in the future due to his character type, so I might as well kiss up to him now and set up flags for them.
She really got stolen by a dragon huh
Long red hair boi is puke. Nothing about him likable. Pretty satisfying seeing that King down on his knees begging. I know this Dragon is going to be awesome. :)
The fact that he told her at least. He wasn't being nearly as sneaky as he thought he was about it, but his honesty was a shock. Subverted my expectations right there.
If it's a good or bad shock- time will tell.
Gosh, he called "28" young and a baby. That's a perspective I never see in a webcomic. Kind of refreshing. For a moment, I no longer felt ancient.
What a great comic so far. I'm going to have to check out the author's other works.