Holy fuck the art style and paneling is so good I can’t get over it. Idk but a lot of the time while reading manwhas, the art never sticks out to me. Like I’ll just think “oh pretty” and then keep reading but there’s something about this art that really makes me pay attention to it. The way the artist uses repetitive paneling is so subtle but adds so much impact. It’s hard to do a lot with a format like a scrolling phone screen, but this artist really took advantage of the verticality to make creative compositions
Actually I’m not done lol. The art style itself fits perfectly with the tone of the story and the characters. I especially love the black ragged lineart with the blocked out shadows, it reminds me a lot of traditional comics. The style feels so restrained but holds so much roughness just like the characters themselves, they’re never overly expressive but the expressions they do have are sharp and jagged. The subtley of the art style also lends a lot a maturity to the manhwa which is something I don’t see a lot. I don’t mean maturity as in sex and violence (though the story has a lot of both lol) but in small things like the way the story portrays its characters as kind of unlikeable with self-destructive tendencies. Not a black and white story at all and it’s all conveyed in a very show-don’t-tell manner. I wish the backgrounds had the same care put into them as the characters, but I understand it’s just time constraints and all that. Ok I’m done now haha
yeahhh im gonna need to see shin top him ngl
I did a poll about a month ago, totally scientific *wink wink*. For them switching at least once it was 59 FOR, 31 AGAINST. Yep: https://www.mangago.me/home/mangatopic/19885709/
I feel like there’s a thematic reasoning behind the fact that the kannagi never really grow up. Like how such an exploitative system would rather keep its victims as vulnerable as possible. And by having a real support system around him to fight for his wellbeing, Elva has been the only one to truly grow up both physically and mentally.
yeah this is peak. I love that no matter how high the stakes got (and they really f-ing high), it still kept its light-hearted tone. The world-building, characters, everything was amazing! I feel like I learned so much about life and desires and how we take care of ourselves and others through food. This is now in my top 10 fav pieces of media, not manga, any media.








Though the story can be a bit confusing at first glance, I do really appreciate the show-don’t-tell method the author uses for the plot. I feel like manhwas sometimes get a bad rap for having “superficial” storytelling, but this one doesn’t hold your hand and tell you the plot outright which is a breath of fresh air imo. Also very good art direction and paneling as always