I'm not particularly a fan of horror, but something about this just drew me in. It's truly one of the best stories I've read and the characters are dynamic and interesting. If anything deserved or needed side stories, this was it. And I'm happy that the creator's note confirmed that there will be. So happy that I got a little teary-eyed. Seriously, I'm truly excited.
I do feel a little bad for the author because some people thought the plot was complicated, but I feel even worse for the people that thought it was complicated and couldn't enjoy the story to its fullest. I like generic setting stories and routine story mechanics as much as the next person--not everything needs to be groundbreaking and great stories can be told with those familiar foundations--but there's something about layered, complex stories that scratch my analytical itch. Even with some stories I absolutely love, when I reread them, I do scroll/flip by some parts, but I've never once took a shortcut on any of my rereads of Dreadful Night. I think it's just that great.
On another note... for anyone that's reading both Dreadful Night and Blue Sky Complex, hear me out... I've been rereading BSC and think that Doha and Motochika are cut from the same cloth when it comes to their devotion to their lovers and their tunnel vision. They don't see anyone but them. I think the main difference is that Doha is a psychopath and even though he was friends with the other guys if he and Bada were the only ones to escape, he wouldn't think too much about it. On the other hand, Motochika was just never interested in anyone, romantically or platonically, but due to Natsuki oddly being a people magnet, he's opened up a bit to the people in their circle and even made his own friend, and if they were to be forever lost in some catastrophic event they all experienced and only he and Natsuki survived, he'd feel the loss, but the feeling would be overshadowed by how grateful, relieved, and happy he was that Natsuki was okay.
I'm not particularly a fan of horror, but something about this just drew me in. It's truly one of the best stories I've read and the characters are dynamic and interesting. If anything deserved or needed side stories, this was it. And I'm happy that the creator's note confirmed that there will be. So happy that I got a little teary-eyed. Seriously, I'm truly excited.
I do feel a little bad for the author because some people thought the plot was complicated, but I feel even worse for the people that thought it was complicated and couldn't enjoy the story to its fullest. I like generic setting stories and routine story mechanics as much as the next person--not everything needs to be groundbreaking and great stories can be told with those familiar foundations--but there's something about layered, complex stories that scratch my analytical itch. Even with some stories I absolutely love, when I reread them, I do scroll/flip by some parts, but I've never once took a shortcut on any of my rereads of Dreadful Night. I think it's just that great.
On another note... for anyone that's reading both Dreadful Night and Blue Sky Complex, hear me out... I've been rereading BSC and think that Doha and Motochika are cut from the same cloth when it comes to their devotion to their lovers and their tunnel vision. They don't see anyone but them. I think the main difference is that Doha is a psychopath and even though he was friends with the other guys if he and Bada were the only ones to escape, he wouldn't think too much about it. On the other hand, Motochika was just never interested in anyone, romantically or platonically, but due to Natsuki oddly being a people magnet, he's opened up a bit to the people in their circle and even made his own friend, and if they were to be forever lost in some catastrophic event they all experienced and only he and Natsuki survived, he'd feel the loss, but the feeling would be overshadowed by how grateful, relieved, and happy he was that Natsuki was okay.