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i’m reading this pretty much entirely for the art style, the art is really good and i like picking up on art references wherever i can (even in manhwa) but this comment isn’t about the series / how good the art style is. i saw another comment hating on paradise scans so i have a question regarding them
do they use AI assistance for their translations lmao. i’ve noticed a lot of the wording on their series tends to be really clunky / feels MTLed, and the use of what is presumably an AI-generated image for their advertisement banner on each chapter doesn’t exactly help. at all
I think so too maybe they are like paradise scan or manhuahot that MTLs? Based on my experience legit translating group provides better context and grammar so they are a treat to read, sometimes even more than the officials
in some of the only wise words ever spoken by semi famous game dev kotaro uchikoshi: jiwon, i’m always on your side.
i will not stop periodically popping up to advertise the novel but i genuinely do sincerely recommend it especially to those who keep complaining about jiwon’s anxiety but otherwise like the story specifically because it gets more into it. the manhwa, while certainly quite cute, doesn’t get into the meat of things and it can’t really be overstated just how much jiwon’s history of physical & mental / emotional child abuse has affected him in the longterm and it’s a very important aspect of
his character and very important background context for his anxiety and tendency to self-sabotage. the novel imo does a better job of emphasising that. as i’ve said before—of course his anxiety is exhausting, there’s a very long history of why. i’m not saying it’s a good thing he acts the way he does, and i do think jungwoo is certainly stronger than many for trying to work with him, but i’m saying it’s an understandable thing considering his history and that does need to be taken into more consideration when reading this story and when criticising his behaviour and personality. especially for readers of later chapters who’ve gotten past that point and still talk about how jiwon needs to get over it or stop overthinking or whatever. you can’t undo years of abuse with one good relationship at the beginning of it! he’s working on it. and does eventually get to the point where he considers himself past his traumas, but it’s genuinely important to remember and i rec the novel for getting more into it. ^^;;
this is interesting, ill definitely check out the novel soon. im ngl i found the manhwa a little underwhelming in a way
i hope you like the novel if you plan on cracking into it! i think the manhwa is cute but it just cuts out and rearranges so much and doesn’t really get into the meat of jiwon’s psyche to the degree it needs to be showcased, so i def agree with it being kind of underwhelming lol