Weekly Anime Post 77

I watched the anime adaption of Tower of God and it's not particularly ... great. In fact, I wouldn't even call it good or anything but I have a huge mental block to give it a anything lower than a five/six. The reason for this is simple - it reminds me of the time when I was young and carefree and me and my friends thought this was the greatest webtoon in existence. Despite the asinine premise and the borderline nonsensical plot, I do feel like there is a certain underlying narrative I'll always find endearing. SIU is not a good writer (don't even get me started on the art) and the longer the series goes on, the more accurate this statement becomes but I do feel that - given a plethora of effort and polish - he could improve in such a way that the story doesn't become GODA levels of 'I-just-made-shit-up' as I like certain tropes in the story (e.g. the comedic relief character being smart, the hot but dumb heroine is hot and dumb because that's literally her raison d'etre) and if anyone says they saw the twist at the end of season one coming, they're lying. That shit was kino to a younger Losercel.

I also (finally) started a reread of The Ravages of Time and it's absolutely fantastic. Close enough to the original source to not upset hardcore trve fans but it also exhibits the right amount of artistic freedom to retell the classic story of the three kingdoms in a completely new light. I doubt it will ever be finished but if anyone is looking for a mature comic depicting ancient history, it is as good as it gets.