After all these years, I'm finally adding my own MU input as to why this is one of my most favorite manhwa to read.
Ever tired of reading a shoujo manhwa where the plot jumps around a few times turning away from the main storyline? (Leaving you super confused in a bad way.) A manhwa with a bad ending? Not much character development? A predictable plot? Shallow story? Slow story? Weak story? Stupid story? Has a backstory but doesn't explain everything?
Want a manhwa that you can't put down because it leaves you guessing for more?
"Moon Boy" might just be your answer for all of the above. The people, who "officially" review this series, don't really get it. They're either confused or think the plot pacing is just whack. Either those reasons or they think there are too many characters in this story. Well, then they haven't read much manga (-not manhwa-) to actually tell how good a story can actually be.
Unlike most shoujo manhwa where it sticks either to a predictable route of princess + enemy fall in love with each other all the way to the plot-point of making a mess of an unpredictable original story that has a lot of undeveloped characters... Moon Boy just stands differently on its own in the manhwa world. It goes through a range of action, romance, comedy, and the super-natural. The main cast of characters are all likeable to some extent, each with their own distinctive personalities.
The one thing people need to understand about MB is the lack of filler. The story moves in a good to fast pace without any side plots to sidetrack the reader from the main story (unless it's a bonus backstory). There are also a few flashbacks that do explain the characters' origins. The new characters, that keep being introduced per volume, serve as stepping stones in order to progress the story. Keeping track of them isn't hard. They aren't hard to differenciate at all as long as you pay close attention. The story warrants as many re-reads as you want, because it has several mysteries with answers that are not handed to you on a silver platter. Hence, this is where some people will find some confusion but that's how all good stories go.
Now, the most shoujo cliche event that happened in MB is a school play with cross-dressing involved. That's as far as it got. It's a funny jab at a school play, I'd have to say. The other thing is that some of the characters do cry somewhere in the story. Whether they're a boy or girl, they shed tears. So, consider that kind of normal that they do it.
In terms of artwork, Ms. Lee Young-You has a unique art style that's all her own. Her color drawings are the strength of the art. There are some instances where the body proportions are not even but that's a normal thing in the manga/manhwa world.
Last, the unique concept of Rabbits vs. Fox people may seem an oddity to some people (somehow?), but I really see it no different from the concepts of aliens, other dimensions, other worlds, ghosts, angels, vampires, demons, monsters, etc. Not actually sure why Foxes/Rabbits comes off strange to those particular people, if you're use to reading those things all the time in manga/manhwa.
Overall, for all ye passerbys, Moon Boy will not disappoint, Especially, if you're looking for a manhwa with actual memorable characters and an expanding story.
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