pluviophiliac's manga / #martial arts divinity(495)

ohhh, this plot seems brand new to me!!! this’ll be a first, heh. i’m excited. ;)

i’m sure i’ll love this one, lol. edit: well… it’s quite different from my expectations, lol. i wasn’t sure whether is was a good ‘difference’ or not, but now i’m sure that it is. i do appreciate the unpredictability!

supposedly available on tapas!

THIS SHIT IS HYSTERICALLY FUNNY, HAHAHAHAHAH!! it almost tops ‘miss not-so sidekick’. or maybe it already has. i’m legit screeching at this point, i can’t even. (and i’m only on chapter 6…)

woooow. it’s been ages since i actually binge-read something in one sitting. (well, technically two sittings if you count the fact that i was unfortunately forced to go to sleep before being able to finish it.) either way, i’m completely BLOWN. AWAY. by this amazing work of art. i’d almost go as far as to call it a perfect story. (quite the biased and ambitious statement, i know.) i really liked her ‘unofficial’ redemption arc! she really didn’t actively TRY to be a better person with that goal in mind; its more like she realized that she wasn’t all bad to begin with. it was just wonderful watching her slowly gain insight about herself, as well as coming to similar realizations about other people as well. kasia really didn’t seem to think of herself as someone worthy of anything but pain and misery… depressingly enough, she only ever saw herself as a tool which could be used, abused and discarded at any point in time. and this was the reality for quite some time, at that! but bro, i LOVED watching her character change and grow into someone truly admirable and dependable! someone who eventually figured out how to value things; how to love, how to laugh and how to appreciate life itself. reading this manhwa has been a truly wonderful experience for me personally. i was quite moved at times. i grew quite attached to these characters, it’d seem! but ugh, man!!! all this character development, i kid you not. it’s been great. and not just for her, but for most of these guys! and ughhh, ernon owns a part of my heart. he’s a close favorite, right next to kasia. i adored this guy and he deserves the whole wide world. (i’m pretty sure i’m not alone on that one.) mikhail, zeke, tasel, luke and everyone else were great additions, too. i’m not at all surprised that this story has been getting (mostly) such high ratings. it’s quality content, if you ask me! aaaand… i believe that, as a writer, it must be surprisingly difficult (but really not all that surprising, really) to create so many unique and consistent characters from scratch. i mean, these are all individuals who’re different in every aspect of the word. they’ve all been leading different lives; each and every one of them have tailored personalities, pasts and perspectives. in my opinion, it’s truly a silent form of talent… and an unspoken form of art. it’s something i truly admire about artists, writers and creators. especially when a story is this well-written! anyway. the point is was TRYING to make with the previous paragraph… is that these creators reaaally did a good job with that. not only was i emotionally invested from the start, but i was always visually appreciating the art and its storytelling from the very beginning as well. (hook, line and sinker!!!) i thought that the pacing was great. nothing felt forced or rushed to me. all the interactions the characters had with each other felt natural, fluid and personal. aaaand, for whatever my opinion might be worth to whomever is reading this: this manhwa is most definitely a new favorite of mine. i liked everything about it, honestly. well, i suppose i’m simply someone who genuinely appreciates good, meticulous work and talented creators! anyway. this review ended up a lot longer than initially expected, lol. but such displays of appreciation is always needed!!! i love love LOOOVE it. and thanks for coming to my TED-talk!!! see ya on the flippity flop.

i’ve been told that this is like a mix of ‘solo leveling’ and ‘legend of the northern blade’—two of my favorites. the bar has been set. may the odds be ever in my favor. ;–;