Trace review

cheropteran10
Apr 02, 2021
Before I write anything about the Webtoon itself I have to warn anyone; the art is bad, like really bad and you need to have some kind of resistence against it. Most people did drop it early because of badly drawn characters(it does get better later on but never goes beyond average).

I myself had to start over 3 times while reading the first few chapters(1-3) because of that issue, but in the end it was worth it. At some point it just doesn't matter anymore and the story gets really addicting.

With that out of the way I'll get to the review itself.

The show itself does start of as a typical shounen(even if it is a seinen) until around chapter 20. You have your weak mc, a love interest things the mc want's to protect etc. and while it does follow those patterns for the first 20 chapters you always know that there is a bit more behind it and it's nothing more than a prologue. Without spoiling too much, - you'll be in for a surprise after that. The story does hook you in a way not many manga/webtoons/manhua do.

While a huge cast of main characters is usually a weakness, or a tool for a harem plotline it doesn't feel like that in this one. You'll constantly want to know more about any of the main characters because they're all unique and well done.

There is not a single annoying, or bad character in the whole webtoon and it's always fun to read even at it's sad moments. You can understand why the characters act at a certain way all the time. Something which very rarely happens in more serious adaptions.

The Art as I said before is the huge drawback of the series, while it does get better in the ~30+ chapters it will drop again at the end, because of scheduling issues the last few chapters are not even coloured. This doesn't effect the story itself and you even have an epilogue worth a chapter for each of the main characters.


It is not an adaption everyone can read or enjoy because of the artstyle but if you've the time and can accept the art/character drawings to a certain degree you're in for one of the best reads you have had in a long time with even a few surprises and very well done characters.


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