
a review by ZEROkun1015

a review by ZEROkun1015
To start off, I'll say that this was my first time reading a really long manhwa (ofc, I know there are longer ones xD) and I think it's proof enough that I'm not really experienced enough to give a full fledged, in depth analysis of the manhwa. So pardon me if I make any mistakes. There will be spoilers ahead as well, because like I said I'm not really experienced in writing reviews and I don't think I'm good enough to express myself without giving out spoilers. So sorry about that ;). Skip through the first paragraph, as it's just me rambling about how I got to know about this xD.
I came to know of this manhwa through the anime, which was released last year, iirc. I didn't watch it, but the title and the art I saw intrigued me and I thought I should give it a try. Then I came across reviews saying that adaptation was bad, and you're better off reading the source material. When I found it, I was really intrigued by the cover, which was a picture of Raizel. I, being the procrastinator I was, didn't start it xD. But after some time I wounded up coming back to this. From then onwards it was a different thing altogether.
I started off slowly, taking my own time and enjoying this. But soon I realised I couldn't keep myself from reading further. So as you can see, it was pretty interesting. And the hype was slowly building up for me. In the early chapters I found some fight scenes so epic that I was really enthralled by it. There were some dope af fight scenes, the fight with Jake was really cool, and I could almost picture the scenario in my mind. But this wasn't all. This hype just got bigger and bigger as the chapters progressed. The fight with Da-5 was also really nice. But this was just a teaser to what's about to come. Rael vs. Frankenstein, Rai vs. Raskrea, Rai and Frank vs Urokai and Zarga, the fight against Ragus, it did keep me on my toes. I think I may have forgotten about a few important ones xD, sorry about that, but I'm trying to recollect all those which stayed in my mind for the longest. The fights weren't the only thing though, the comedic scenes were pretty nice (well I'm not exactly sure if my tastes are bad, or if it was really good xD). And Rai was definitely a great character. Atleast for me. He was this really sad man, who lost everything he had, everyone that was beside him.. his followers, his friends. He really made sure that he cherished whatever he got in this, what he could call, a new life. About Frankenstein, I'd say he was one of the characters in this story with that level of drip. A very well mannered, dutiful chairman one on side and a really freaky berserker devoted to his master. His terrified and flabbergasted face was really funny no cap (Now, I may seem a bit childish when I say all this, but let me be xD). These aren't the only characters worth mentioning though. Rael and Regis, I believe went through a great deal of development, with the latter having significantly more in my opinion. M-21 too, was one character whom we wouldn't be able to ignore.
But there was a problem that I encountered as I began to get closer to the end. I felt like, everywhere Rai or Frank was needed in order to finish a battle, I understand that RK wasn't strong enough, but it was a bit, repetitive. Not like I didn't enjoy Frank going berserk mode, but I would have preferred if RK could have a good amount of time in the limelight. But there were some moments when RK was really good and I'm not complaining, but I would have liked a bit more. Also there were a few characters whom I felt was, a bit unused? Compared to other side characters that is. The ending too, was a bit open I guess? We don't know if he Rai and Muzaka actually survived or if it was a figment of their imagination. The reason for me to think like that being Frankenstein's last line.
Overall, I liked it a lot, and it was a really good read. I would definitely like to recommend it to someone as, it did have a lot of moments which I really appreciated.
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