#overgeared

[guiscd]

> Ah Lecks - Forcing Myself to Read 25 Manhwa Recommendations

[the-adhd-sorcerer]

I love this manhwa sometimes.

[bananananamin]

Suho, dear, I think you're in the wrong manhwa. You should be in Overgeared.

[animepopheart]

This is my reading list over the next few weeks as I prep reviews for @beneaththetangles. Other than Magia Record, they're all first volumes and new to me. Have you guys read any of these manga and light novels? Do you have thoughts about/recs for them?

7FATES: CHAKHO, Vol. 1

Only I Know the Ghoul Saved the World, Vol. 1

Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story, Vol. 6

The Deer King, Vol. 1

Overgeared, Vol. 1

Monthly in the Garden with My Landlord, Vol. 1

I May Be a Guild Receptionist, but I’ll Solo Any Boss to Clock Out on Time, Vol. 1 

Honey Trap Shared House, Vol. 1

If the Villainess and Villain Met and Fell in Love, Vol. 1

A Misanthrope Teaches a Class for Demi-Humans, Vol. 1 

Looks Are All You Need, Vol. 1

[superjones]

This is probably my favorite running joke of Overgeared. Overgeared 186

[bidokja]

overgeared has tons of issues (like. tons. do not read overgeared lol) BUT i've said it before and i'll say it again: it really is the ONLY series that is doing the vrmmo trope Right.

cause all vrmmo series are basically one of two things, with variations that still generally fall under the two umbrellas. which are 1) if you die in the game you die for real or 2) a vrmmo that's just a vrmmo but has elevated societal/economic importance. now, it's not that these two umbrellas are inherently boring, but rather that the vast majority of people that use them...never Really use them. they sit there collecting dust even when there's plenty of chances to use them.

in the case of (1), it's often a question of "okay but why'd this Need to be about a vrmmo" and rather than an answer which is relevant to the story that is being told, the answer is usually just "cause i wanna" or "cause it's easy." this cuts off Any potential for the story (or characters in it) to have any thematic connection with its chosen medium and genre. which like. that's fine, if you're just making something casual and fun to read. there's genuinely nothing inherently Wrong with that. but that is all the series will ever be if that's the case, and it's pointless to pretend otherwise. there will never be any depth beyond surface level kiddie pool in a series like that. you could cut and paste the story into a different setting and it would remain largely the same and equally disconnected.

similarly, in the case of (2), it's often a question of "why does this still Need to be rooted in the real world?" like. if the main chunk of the series is occurring in the vrmmo, how is the real world relevant at all (why not just make an original fantasy world at that point)? what stakes are there when the vrmmo can't actually do anything to someone and the real world is barely focused on? and again, the answer here is usually just "cause it's easy" for various reasons. and again, this sort of answer cuts off any potential for the chosen medium and genre to actually be relevant whatsoever.

overgeared falls under umbrella number 2. and overgeared, for all its flaws, actually gives a different answer. it uses the umbrella it has chosen to stand under, and it uses it well. there is a reason it is still rooted in the real world and there is a reason it has to be a vrmmo. and the reason is that overgeared is a slice-of-life disguised as a action adventure fantasy vrmmo series. stay with me here.

i do not mean that overgeared is literally a slice-of-life (it really isn't) but rather that the point of overgeared is not the action adventure fantasy of it all. the point of overgeared is the life and times of shin youngwoo (aka Greed). and what makes shin youngwoo a fun character to read is that he organically and genuinely grows as a person. his starting situation is such that he would not have been able to do so if it were not for the vrmmo taking him out of his very real shitty situation first and giving him the opportunity to experience life in a totally different way. and this is what allows him to view himself and his actions from a wildly different angle. in overgeared, the vrmmo exists in order to be a literary tool to enable shin youngwoo's growth as a Real Person in the Real World, not just as his player character. his internal growth which the vrmmo enabled has notable positive impacts on his mental health, which in turn impacts his physical health, and these in turn impact how he percieves and interacts with others, and this in turn impacts his family and social relationships. overgeared is written in such a way that the vrmmo aspect is a load bearing wall for the real focus of the story, which is shin youngwoo's journey and growth as a person.

[lackaflacka]

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[manawari]

An action manhwa with good humor bits? This story is worth it!

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