About the Mangaka
Unfortunately I couldn't find anything on KwangHyun Seo, who wrote the story, nor on JinHo Ko who did the art. If anyone has any info please drop me a line through the contact me page.
About the Manga
I was hoping this volume would be great, unfortunately it’s at best, average. I was hoping this volume would be great, unfortunately it's at best, average.
JinHo’s art still isn’t up to scratch, in fact it’s even worse than volume one at times. I think in part it’s being done deliberately, or at least I’m hoping that it is, since if the art is genuinely that bad it makes me wonder what she (or he) is doing drawing in the first place. JinHo's art still isn't up to scratch, in fact it's even worse than volume one at times. I think in part it's being done deliberately, or at least I'm hoping that it is, since if the art is genuinely that bad it makes me wonder what she (or he) is doing drawing in the first place.
The last page of the manhwa is awesome, I have to admit to that. The art in that scene is perfect, and kinda creepy, which was the objective I feel. The last page of the manhwa is awesome, I have to admit to that. The art in that scene is perfect, and kinda creepy, which was the objective I feel.
Once again however it’s KwangHyun’s story that rescues this volume. However this doesn’t go as smooth as it did last volume. I got the impression that this volume the art was dictating the story, which made the story jerky. As though there is bits missing from the flow. Either that, or that KwangHyun wasn’t sure in himself as the writer. Once again however it's KwangHyun's story that rescues this volume. However this doesn't go as smooth as it did last volume. I got the impression that this volume the art was dictating the story, which made the story jerky. As though there is bits missing from the flow. Either that, or that KwangHyun wasn't sure in himself as the writer.
There is some interesting development in the volume, though I’m still not sure who the bad guys are in this series. This can be a good thing, since it keeps readers on the edge of their seat wanting more. However it can also be a bad thing if it’s never fully resolved, which I’ve seen all to often. Hopefully this won’t be one of them. There is some interesting development in the volume, though I'm still not sure who the bad guys are in this series. This can be a good thing, since it keeps readers on the edge of their seat wanting more. However it can also be a bad thing if it's never fully resolved, which I've seen all to often. Hopefully this won't be one of them.
The real good stuff however doesn’t occur until the end of the volume, and I do mean the end. The second half of the final chapter makes up for the weak rest of the volume. The ending does also give a glimmer of hope for the third volume. I’m hoping that that’s when the series story will begin to pick up pace. The real good stuff however doesn't occur until the end of the volume, and I do mean the end. The second half of the final chapter makes up for the weak rest of the volume. The ending does also give a glimmer of hope for the third volume. I'm hoping that that's when the series story will begin to pick up pace.
Yen Press do a great job as usual with this release, a good translation, though since I’ve not read the original it’s hard to really comment on that. Lettering and editing was good, and for once no major guttering problems. Yen Press do a great job as usual with this release, a good translation, though since I've not read the original it's hard to really comment on that. Lettering and editing was good, and for once no major guttering problems.
While it does have some guttering issues, or rather it still suffers from having no gutter, none of the text suffers from it. While it does have some guttering issues, or rather it still suffers from having no gutter, none of the text suffers from it.
Still not able to add it to my Essential Read list, but it does carry my interest over to another volume. Still not able to add it to my Essential Read list, but it does carry my interest over to another volume.
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