Manga Match 59 Your Letter

As you all know, I'm an avid reader of Webtoons. I'm subscribed to almost all of the featured Webtoons (except the horror/thriller ones mostly), or at least to all of the mainstream ones that everyone knows about. I spend about...45 min on average before bed catching up on my daily Webtoons and manga that've updated. Which is an obscene amount of time, don't worry I'm well-aware of this fact. But we're not here to judge my questionable habits. We're here to talk about Webtoons!

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I'm not sure if I've ever found a perfect word to ever encapsulate the fantasy experience that you feel when you watch Ghibli movies, but this is a similar kind of vibe with a sort of surreal experience going on, a small kind of magic. Because it was such a short 10 episode Webtoon, it was really easy to follow along for the ride.

The story revolves around this girl named Sori and the letters that she found left behind by a mysterious student named Yeon. Together with Eugene, Sori unravels the mystery left behind the different letters that were left behind. And it really unpacks the mystery of Yeon and gives a satisfying conclusion to the motivation behind his letters and at the end when they're finally able to meet, it was amazing. It's hard to encapsulate all of the feelings that were evoked through the Webtoon, probably because there was so much said just through their facial expressions and through their actions and the complex dynamics the three main characters had between them that are woven in a special way. It's really hard to explain, and it's frustrating that I lack the words to really express how precious and carefully crafted this Webtoon was, but it's a good thing it's only 10 episodes so that you can quickly see for yourself.

I remember when the first 3 episodes were released. I love this kind of mysterious student trope, and so I was instantly drawn in. I remember my roommates were trying to talk to me about something mundane, but all I could do was hold my breath as I read the first 3 episodes. I was sucked in. My roommates didn't really understand this, I think we have different motivations and joys that we derive from reading Webtoons. For one of them I think she reads ones that are relatable/meme-able and the other one reads them because she enjoys a good laugh and romance(?). For me, because I love a good story and characters especially, it's interesting having conversations about them or even just them commenting on parts of episodes they enjoyed. If possible, it's great to have dialogue between people about things that they really enjoy, like a really great bonding experience that Eugene and Sori got through looking for the letters together.

If you read this, tell me what other stories this story reminds you of. It seems strangely familiar to me. It's been a while since I've written one of these, I think I'm just out of practice and kind of lacking something.