What just happened. I literally binged that all at once. Ughhh Ilkwon Ha is a master. Truly amazing.
(Just saying, I wrote this original post on 4 hours of sleep in the midst of studying for an AP Bio test. My soul had left my body at that point.)
This story had such surrealistic vibes. It was a wild ride. Just visually it was absolutely breathtaking. There were pops of color but otherwise it was a poignant grayscale. It was everything all at once. It was impactful. It was beautiful. It was meaningful. It was insightful. The list honestly goes on.
It deals with the unrealistic expectations and demands families often place on their children. It deals with societal expectations. It deals with having to grow up in the face of hardship. And most of all it just pulled at my heartstrings.
While I was reading this I didn’t cry...but i was damn close to. Just the illusions that L would create to make 'real magic' was honestly a whirlwind. This genre definitely wasn't romance like it said it would be. It honestly doesn't even really need the romance to stand on its own two feet. It’s got this amazing vibe to it where some of the images are photographs while others are pure drawings. The marriage of these two give it a more realistic and tangible feel than it otherwise would. This was a clever move on the artist’s part because it made it almost seem like an anchor to ground the readers that might get completely lost in the illusions L spins. Imagine Oyasumi Punpun and Paradise Kiss (but a more PG version) and magic all wrapped into a giant bundle of everything you could never imagine for yourself.
This work is so artfully done and so well thought out that it honestly amazes me that more people don't talk about this masterpiece. Everything about the characters and the plot are so well thought out and the visuals that show their interactions without any dialogue whatsoever speak volumes. Just take Ildeung for instance. At the beginning you can’t help but take him at his face value where his face is almost half his body. But as you read through the 28 chapters (that absolutely destroy you and make you reflect on your life), you begin to realize why the author did what they did. It’s truly amazing the depths to which this story transports you.
It’s a piece that transports you to a magical, kind of desolate dimension. I think that anyone would enjoy a piece like this because it’s short (almost too short T^T), it gets to the point, and it’s extremely impactful in the message it gives. It’s not a "Never grow up" type message as you might think when you first read it through, its more of a "Follow your dreams as best you can and hold on to them tight".
This story had such surrealistic vibes. It was a wild ride. Just visually it was absolutely breathtaking. There were pops of color but otherwise it was a poignant grayscale. It was everything all at once. It was impactful. It was beautiful. It was meaningful. It was insightful. The list honestly goes on.
It deals with the unrealistic expectations and demands families often place on their children. It deals with societal expectations. It deals with having to grow up in the face of hardship. And most of all it just pulled at my heartstrings.
While I was reading this I didn’t cry...but i was damn close to. Just the illusions that L would create to make 'real magic' was honestly a whirlwind. This genre definitely wasn't romance like it said it would be. It honestly doesn't even really need the romance to stand on its own two feet. It’s got this amazing vibe to it where some of the images are photographs while others are pure drawings. The marriage of these two give it a more realistic and tangible feel than it otherwise would. This was a clever move on the artist’s part because it made it almost seem like an anchor to ground the readers that might get completely lost in the illusions L spins. Imagine Oyasumi Punpun and Paradise Kiss (but a more PG version) and magic all wrapped into a giant bundle of everything you could never imagine for yourself.
This work is so artfully done and so well thought out that it honestly amazes me that more people don't talk about this masterpiece. Everything about the characters and the plot are so well thought out and the visuals that show their interactions without any dialogue whatsoever speak volumes. Just take Ildeung for instance. At the beginning you can’t help but take him at his face value where his face is almost half his body. But as you read through the 28 chapters (that absolutely destroy you and make you reflect on your life), you begin to realize why the author did what they did. It’s truly amazing the depths to which this story transports you.
It’s a piece that transports you to a magical, kind of desolate dimension. I think that anyone would enjoy a piece like this because it’s short (almost too short T^T), it gets to the point, and it’s extremely impactful in the message it gives. It’s not a "Never grow up" type message as you might think when you first read it through, its more of a "Follow your dreams as best you can and hold on to them tight".
You can already tell it's going to be riveting when even this has got you mesmerized.
See those surrealistic vibes?
Old habits die hard hehe
*waits for a continuation that will never come because even the ending was beautiful*
