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A review by bottomofthebookshelf
The Kingdom of the Gods by Youn In-wan
3.0
*Thank you to Netgalley and VIZ Media for giving me an ARC of this manga in exchange for an honest review*
This manga is comprised of two stories unrelated to one another (as far as I can tell). The first is about a young prince hiring a bandit to bring him safely to a city of doctors while the dead around them rise at night. The second is of a cannibal and a sadistic murderer battling it out on an island that is a dumping ground for criminals.
The first story was enjoyable enough. I was intrigued with the story and I thought the zombie concept was done in a somewhat unique way. I also cared about the characters of the story. Unfortunately though for me, it wasn’t a home run. I found some mistakes in the writing, the artwork felt unfinished (I had troubles figuring out what was happening in some panels), and the prince goes from being called 60 RYU to 70 RYU for seemingly no reason. I also found the ending unsatisfying. The second story was an odd one. It was basically just a gore fest without a substantial plot. Most of this one was fight scenes, and with the darkly shaded artwork I found it hard to decipher what was happening at those parts. The ending of this story was also too dark for my liking.
Overall, this manga was okay. I didn’t love it but I didn’t hate it either. I think I would have preferred a longer version of the first story instead of including the second story.
This manga is comprised of two stories unrelated to one another (as far as I can tell). The first is about a young prince hiring a bandit to bring him safely to a city of doctors while the dead around them rise at night. The second is of a cannibal and a sadistic murderer battling it out on an island that is a dumping ground for criminals.
The first story was enjoyable enough. I was intrigued with the story and I thought the zombie concept was done in a somewhat unique way. I also cared about the characters of the story. Unfortunately though for me, it wasn’t a home run. I found some mistakes in the writing, the artwork felt unfinished (I had troubles figuring out what was happening in some panels), and the prince goes from being called 60 RYU to 70 RYU for seemingly no reason. I also found the ending unsatisfying. The second story was an odd one. It was basically just a gore fest without a substantial plot. Most of this one was fight scenes, and with the darkly shaded artwork I found it hard to decipher what was happening at those parts. The ending of this story was also too dark for my liking.
Overall, this manga was okay. I didn’t love it but I didn’t hate it either. I think I would have preferred a longer version of the first story instead of including the second story.