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figure out on his own that the curse was actually just fear, instead of being told by the mermaid? Or maybe just see more of him working through that fear? Idk, it's hard to put a finger on it, but the ending felt anticlimactic somehow. And the giant turtle just came out of left field lol.
I did really love the leadup though, and the art. The mangaka's other series is a favorite of mine, so I recommend that as well.
Apparently this is a mobile version which is why the panels are all split up and spread out? Wish I could find the version with a normal layout, I just don't have the patience for scrolling through mobile comics anymore. Takes 10 times longer to get through the same amount of story. At least it has better pacing than K-webtoons but it's still too tedious.
Yeah I miss the design artistry of pages and how they drew your eye across the page by emphasizing the important elements. I grew up reading American superhero comics and old Archie comics in the 90s, and using page/panels as language to communicate the urgency and emotion of a scene feel integral to comics, at least to me. Endless vertical format can offer some interesting design opportunities using unlimited space and scale and the time delay it takes to physically scroll, but it's often just uninspired and strictly functional, faces floating in empty space.










I feel like the author forgot to give the main character any redeeming qualities or character growth