>_A hot summer day,
I woke up to a loud sound
and saw the world in flames_

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데드데이즈 (DEAD DAYS)
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I am rather surprised no one has written a review on that one, it surely deserves some attention despite the critique it can take. So, here I am. I will try my best.

The webtoon is with apocalyptic settings, which could not be more obvious from the first few panels - along with the subtitle "Zombie Thriller". However, I do wonder how many people noticed the well researched information the author included. Most of the things within the whole idea behind it is set on what we call "conspiracy" topic nowadays - from Illuminati, hidden societies down to mind control. So, I can vote with both of my hands that the author has a thing for conspiracy theories, ahaha.

As a side note though, many of the things she/he included are indeed beyond just a theory - it only takes a bit of researching to see that many of the author's explanations about "how" and "why" within the series are, in fact, provable facts. And that alone makes the webtoon rather chilling.

One of my personal favorites would be, ah- ...It is so hard to pick a favorite! But allow me to mention two things that I have also researched on and noticed them within her/his work.

One would be the Theory of Chaos. The series do portray how chaos is a used tool to rule, rule over anything at all. Create the perfect conditions for chaos to break out, come in like the white knight would do and become the world's savior, which automatically brings you the title of King. And voilà! You have the world in your palm. It is that easy, when it comes to mass-control.

The second thing which impressed me was that the author had done a research on the Sound topic. That is correct - sound. For a long time now I have been researching that one as well, but it surprised me, in a good way, that someone was brave enough to popularize that. Sound is not just music or an annoying noise - sound is more than that, it literally communicates with one's subconsciousness. I was very pleased how the author played that card, although many people would just jump and say - "Bull, it's just another conspiracy sh.t". Well, you are free to have your own opinion, but it would be nice to dig in deep before speaking on that one!

So, as you can see - the series are chilling. Not because it's some Zombie Apocalypse there, but because under its fictitious layer, it uncovers some very worrying real life related issues.

Also, I heard a few people read the webtoon, but had forgotten what is it about - that is very sad! Because it has real things to teach you, if you just decide to dig in and see why the author put the puzzle together in that way. I must say, on the plot side - I will give it 9 out of 10!

Now, onto the critique.
I did notice some art struggles he/she did have (well, sue me - I pay attention to art in a very detailed way), but if one thing I did not like was some rushed scenes or a bit of repetition on panels. It made some scenes a bit too stoic, when the series, in general, was supposed to be hectic and suspending. I think, if the author worked more on the suspension there - it would make it more recognizable and memorable for quite some time - I can even bet that it would've beaten Killing Stalking's suspension!

So, my only critique would be the action parts. They weren't well portrayed. Hence I will not give the series a full ten out of ten, my bad. '_'

But despite that, I do believe that this one would do a nice anime adaptation one day. With the right sound tracks, some slight action corrections - I can see it on the spotlights, really.

Another thing that many Dead Days' readers mentioned was the rushed ending. I...I can agree to a degree, but also disagree. If you think about it, there was not a better way to end this, if we all want a happy ending - don't you think so? Because the series spared us from many characters' deaths, so, I do think the author couldn't bring himself/herself to kill off his/her characters left and right, mnnh.

I would though agree that the ending could've been the same, but done in a smoother way. The idea itself was really good, just the impatience to end it was visible - another thing that brings me to nine out of ten rating.

Overall, you wouldn't waste your time, if you pick to read it. It is a fun read, I promise! (: