Truly I am writing this post in July in my sweltering hot room so that I for sure have enough buffer for when I actually die from stress this school year.
Recently, a lot of Line Webtoons have been ending. It's honestly a bittersweet feeling; on one hand I'm relieved because now I know I can write a review about it and lower the ridiculous amount of Webtoons I read on any given day, but on the other hand I'm sad to finish such a great story. You know?
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So this was produced at least in part by LICO. You might know them from that Youtube series called A Day Before Us or from another webtoon they made based off of BTS called Save Me or something like that. Fun fact: I actually read the BTS one but because I'm not Army I literally had no idea what was going on so I didn't bother. So, if the art style looks familiar, that's why.
The concept of the story is really interesting with reincarnation and such involved. It follows a group of kids that all die coincidentally from the same accident and get brought to Reincarnation High. People that die and have regrets or died too early get to come here and earn their way to be reincarnated or go to nirvana. You have to go through 3 years of school this way that improve you and teach you skills that help you pass the final test at the end of your three years.
Along the way, each of the people in the program go through a lot of personal growth that ends up being a really fulfilling read. When it first starts, I was unsure if these people could really change for the better and really end up reincarnating or going to nirvana. There were definitely a lot of obstacles in everyone's way from wanting to only better themselves to being confronted with a demon that wanted to destroy everyone. And there was a lot of mysteries surrounding people like the homeroom teacher who's actually the Grim Reaper or Mook who's actually a sea serpent.
It was definitely a wild ride that left you hanging at the edge of your seat every week as you anticipated the next installment.
The most surprising transformation of all was definitely Mari. At certain points, everyone that read Refund High School hated her. She was so self-centered and treated everyone else like trash. But after she had learned what she was like in her past life and made friends in the afterlife, Mari eventually mellowed out. And towards the end, when we got to see just how much personal growth Mari had, E and I messaged each other constantly just celebrating how far she's come. It might be a little silly to some people, to be so happy for someone who's not even real, but that's just a testament to how real this Webtoon felt at points.
If you're looking for a Webtoon with multidimensional characters that go through an impressive amount of personal growth in a world of fantasy elements, this is definitely it for you. There's just the right amount of romance and a bittersweet ending that makes reading it all the way through so rewarding. I can only imagine how satisfying it is to be able to binge read it now!
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