let me interrupt this blog briefly with my most recent (and recent as in yesterday) hyperfixation: Survival Story of a Sword King in a Fantasy World (to be shortened to SSoaSK).
A list of reasons why I'm in love without spoiling anything:
• man vs nature, man vs people, man vs self
• man vs fate/gods
• my fists and my bigass sword will solve all my problems! (no)
• muscles
• underestimated mc but seriously OP
• weaker found family protects tormented mc hyung
• adopted family love, bros
• also, takes eyes off mc for two seconds - chaos happens
• ANGST????!!!?? ??!!!?
• comedic humor
• dragons
• the art. please the art. its-
I have a habit of keeping a list of rotating mangas/manhwas/webcomics to read as I often find myself starting new stories while waiting for others to update. I've started SSoaSK a year ago and finished all 60 chapters it had back then and left it sitting in my bookmarks until yesterday when I realised it's reached 204 chapters.
Since it's been a year since I've read the first 60 chapters I've forgotten pretty much everything about its plot, background and who the main characters even are. Relying on only vague recollections from rereading the 60th chapter, I thought I'd have to give up eventually and reread all 60 chapters to get the gist of what's happening again - only to find myself crying within 5 chapters.
I didn't expect myself to get emotional when I barely remember the story, but I think the artists/author did an amazing job of keeping the plot relevant and heartwrenching, that it didn't take long for me to be hooked.
5 chapters guys. 5 and I was crying for characters I was just reintroduced to.
Obviously, bits and pieces of the story came back to me the more I read + I happen to have picked up the story when it was nearing the climax of one of its story arcs - still, I didn't expect myself to be so invested.
I spent a whole day + morning catching up to the most recent chapter and I can tell you all that I've cried at least another 2 times.
I am now experiencing the effects of manhwa withdrawal and have been looking high and low for content to slake my thirst as I wait for more chapters BUT!
THERE AREN'T ANY- HOW???????
Therefore I turn to tumblr seeking for fellow readers of SSoaSK - if not convince some to join me on this adventure- because if no one's going to talk with me about Ryu Hanbin and his misfit god defying group-
-rolls up sleeves-
I'm going to have to take some drastic measures. (or curl up and cry)
