I expected something great from this series, but it was frankly quite dull. It's like the manhwaga couldn't decide whether they wanted to go with an action, drama, psychological or mystery theme, eventually decided on a mixture, and ultimately failed at all of them. The plot is messy, in the sense that nothing seems to happen but the protagonist somehow defeats the bad guy anyway: mostly through a combination of fistfights, lucky breaks, and help from people who have no particular reason to side with him but inevitably end up doing so. I especially disliked the "hooker with a heart of gold" who became his major aide; in a story that aims to be down-to-earth such a tired old trope stuck out like a sore thumb.

Art style and character designs were pretty realistic, but in the end only heightened my boredom; particularly since none of the "good" guys were all that sympathetic and I didn't really care whether they won or lost.

Tl;dr: I'd give this one a pass. It's one of the most boring "thrillers" I've ever read.

... Last updated on November 15th, 2017, 9:57am