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I loved how this work looked, wish it didn’t fall off so hard. Strong start too. Why is it that works like these always end up over focusing on the romance towards the end? Really kills it tbh.
It has romance in the tag. People read & love romance story too (like me
So? My point was that it over focused on it. Romance is but a piece to a story like this, and the path it took the romance down is also genuinely not great. This was not structured like a romance story from the start, and it did not capitalize on its original foundation and setting pieces once it began to drift into the romance arc. There are a lot of other manwha and manga that capitalize far better on the romance aspects of their stories and their plotlines. This one is an example of one that began great, had good art, but then fumbled.
This is also from an era where this sort of plot type was newer, so people didn’t know how to give it a conclusion, or a follow through. One of the issues is that it has a clear base premise and starting conflict, but then it doesn’t know what to do after resolving the initial premise or ideas. Which leads to a stagnation in the plotline and a dilution of the story.
You have to actually analyze and look at the story. A story like this is not a pure romance story either, the romance only begins very late into it, and despite all the possible romance options it chooses the worst possible one. Pretty much everyone hates how the romance plotline in this panned out, since it did ruin the story.
It has a romance tag is not a valid excuse, and peoppe enjoying romance isn’t either. It ignores every bit of context or nuance to what I said without thought, especially since those who enjoy romance plots also aren’t enjoying this story or those that have similar issues. It doesn’t even start out as romance, and the romance doesn’t pay off, because it ends up overly focused on it and because it ended up being very hasty and rushed in.
You not only served with this, but it was really informative to learn about the manhwa before reading, so thanks (even though it wasn’t intended lmao)
I’m glad! It’s really a shame since it starts off pretty strong and has some strong story beats just to get ruined in the latter half. This was one of my favorites until the chapter releases started taking certain turns.
I can’t believe they just casually dropped the fact that Halebob was straight up brainwashed and is the sole reason Santa Industries even managed to exist. Dude really sacrifices himself in his final moments for everyone. He didn’t try to do anything to save himself or ensure his own survival, he really gave it all for his juniors. Crazy how that persisted past the brainwashing too. He seemed like a pos but not the absolute worst to begin with, and now we learn that’s because he wasn’t one to begin with.
Man that’s so tragic. Halebob wasn’t the hero they deserved he was the one they needed.
Yessssss!!! I went from absolute hating him to feeling so so bad for him and it feels SO unfair how his story wrapped up...even if it would be hard for the public to accept him his teammates should've absolutely been waaaaaay more grateful...not whatever the pink haired lady offered him at the end...his sacrifice and dedication really moved and surprised me...my man deserved better
The craziest part is that no one knows, or will remember. He will never be remembered for his ultimate sacrifice and heroism, only the evil he was forced to become by the brainwashing.