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A review by veronikav
二哈和他的白猫师尊 [Dumb Husky and His White Cat Shizun] by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou, Meatbun Doesn't Eat Meat, 肉包不吃肉
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
"Why did you comfort an executioner? Why did you comfort the man who stabbed you in the heart, why did you ask me before you died to forgive myself?
Why didn't you kill me back then?"
Dumb Husky and His White Cat Shizun is an amazing fantasy fiction with a deceptively silly name. It begins similar to other reincarnation/transmigration books with a simple enough premise and yet as you keep reading you uncover more and more heartbreaking secrets and truths behind all the happenings in this world. As the reader your limited perspective only allows you at glimpses of what's going on and as you discover the deep conspiracy behind everything you start doubting the way you have judged the characters harshly in the previous chapters.
2HA begins with a scene of a dilapitated empire in which the tyrannical emperor finds himself not enjoying this life anymore and committing suicide. Only to wake up in the body of himself, aged 15. He is now dedicated to protecting the man he loves who had died in his previous life and started his downward spiral.
Nothing is as simple as it seems. Mo Ran slowly realizes he never truly understood the world in his first life and regrets his mistakes. He's ready to fix everything but he can't escape the scheming of the person behind the scenes and ends up shunned by the whole world for his crimes. The crimes which we slowly realize had been orchestrated by someone else using Mo Ran as a tool.
In this deeply emotional story of empathy, innocence, human cruelty and selflessness we are confronted with the morally grey fabric of the world laid out in front of us. It's a story of a boy who tries to save earthworms from drying out in the sun being turned into a cruel person that doesn't remember even the slightest bit of happiness from his past.
This story is genuinely the best danmei I've read so far. It's strong enough to compete with some of the famous and beloved fantasy series of our times.
Why didn't you kill me back then?"
Dumb Husky and His White Cat Shizun is an amazing fantasy fiction with a deceptively silly name. It begins similar to other reincarnation/transmigration books with a simple enough premise and yet as you keep reading you uncover more and more heartbreaking secrets and truths behind all the happenings in this world. As the reader your limited perspective only allows you at glimpses of what's going on and as you discover the deep conspiracy behind everything you start doubting the way you have judged the characters harshly in the previous chapters.
Nothing is as simple as it seems. Mo Ran slowly realizes he never truly understood the world in his first life and regrets his mistakes. He's ready to fix everything but he can't escape the scheming of the person behind the scenes and ends up shunned by the whole world for his crimes. The crimes which we slowly realize had been orchestrated by someone else using Mo Ran as a tool.
In this deeply emotional story of empathy, innocence, human cruelty and selflessness we are confronted with the morally grey fabric of the world laid out in front of us. It's a story of a boy who tries to save earthworms from drying out in the sun being turned into a cruel person that doesn't remember even the slightest bit of happiness from his past.
This story is genuinely the best danmei I've read so far. It's strong enough to compete with some of the famous and beloved fantasy series of our times.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Xenophobia, Abortion, Abandonment, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gore, Grief, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexism, War, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Trafficking, and Violence
Minor: Adult/minor relationship