pluckaduck's manga / #Fantasy(323)

it holds all the classic tropes of shounen-esque stories such as "normal human entering supernatural world", "normal human has hidden abilities", "that one edgy loner with cool powers", "that one hot OP mentor/leader", and etc. it's actually good and stand on its own, however, compared to its giant competitors, such as JJK, it will naturally be overshadowed. the power system is not well established, like what is the basic premise of their powers; except for the male mc, the others' powers arent in-depth enough (and the origins of their powers weren't really touched upon at all). the side charas are also ok as a diverse lot, but not as nuanced as the mcs. the story def has potential, the beginning was quite solid in expanding on lore, and establishing the side cast... but then the story started to rush. I'm not sure when in the chapters the author was notified his story was getting axed, which could explains the faster pace of progression, but i hope the slight decline of quality was them not getting sloppy

surprisingly good for a historial drama manhua. it focuses more on the political machinations and drama, than the romance aspect. the targets are pretty good as well; no forced romantic developments or cringy aspects. the main problem of the story is the shitty pacing and storytelling. the plot points and their developments are well-thought-out, but how we get from point A to point B is poorly written. the worldbuilding could also be better, but the lack thereof doesnt distract too much. overall, above average entertaining read.

the writing is average, the worldbuilding is average, the characterization is average, the plot is average, nothing spectacular. the story check all the boxes for magical world plot but there's nothing that stands out from the others. nothing bad, but also nothing great