The World After the Fall

6.9/10
Read: 81/101+
Bookmarked? Dropped.

Every manwha can be good in the moment, but it’s trivial in the manwha’s longevity and reader engagement if the manwha doesn’t add anything new or engaging to the usual formula or plotline; as for this, it was somewhat promising in the initial to mid chapters of the story by introducing relatively unique concepts and ideas, but as the chapters progressed, its true colors of a power creep were revealed. 

Power creeps are not inherently bad to any story’s existence, however, they usually do not leave a positive influence to the story’s entirety due to the rinse-and-repeat nature or the same old plot events and conflict, leading to a rather boring read. As you can probably tell, this manwha doesn’t do much of anything different from the usual power creep, as the only promising chapters were the introduction and “foundation.”

Characters from a power creep story can vary, however, they all fall under one term: disposable. Whether it be side characters or villains, each one of them are disposable according to the author’s whims, and this is no different. Throughout the course of this manwha, numerous of “essential” characters were introduced, but they were ultimately put to the side and forgotten once their small impact onto the story was done and dealt. Each character are heliocentric around the main character, and there’s not much of potential for them to be separate entities from the mc, as they serve one purpose until the mc intervenes, saving the day. 

Though the plot follows the same formula of “bearing bad guys until more badder guys show up,” there have been some rather interesting events and turns the manwha takes to explore some conflicts and events. However, these same turns aren’t substantial to the story’s entirety, as they are incorporated awkwardly and seem like filler until the plot truly progresses. 

Due to the stunning and mesmerizing battle scenes and art, a manwha can easily attract the commons’ attention, however, if the story is nothing but the same old concept in each chapter, then it can easily lose the interest of readers — this is that manwha. There are instances where I have picked this manwha up again to waste some time, since the art is stunning, and the story is relatively simple, so even if you vaguely remembered the chain of events, it’s still enjoyable, however, it is nothing more than a beautiful time waster, since the storytelling is lackluster. 

Reading Rankings (Portnoy inspired + A Huang-Teizan Original)
10 – God’s penmanship
9 – Must-read. Drop everything else.
8 – Instant bookmark
7 – Entertaining
6 – Good to pass time
5 – Why are you reading this?
4 – Bad. 
3 – Typical garbage. 
2 – My head hurts. 
1 – Retirement is a thought.
0 – “Did they even give you a story?!”