This caught my eye because someone has been sharing landscape photos in Facebook and captioning that it came from a manhwa. With nothing else to do I gave it a try. Wow... Never have I imagined that Id be immersed in a manhwa world just by looking at the art. Theres tower of god that has an outstanding approach to worldbuilding but you have to read 500 chapters of this thicc boi to get a gist on what Im talking about. This manhwa 100 chapters as Im writing this review managed to condense its lore and convert it into paintings. The character designs and landscape paintings in this manhwa are a definite eyecandy and theyre consistent throughout. Oversexualization of women is something this manhwa tends to do most often but this is not really new in the manhwa world. I can definitely see something like Redice Studio backing up the artist for quality assurance. But if this artist is self employed then hats off to him/her. Honestly Ive never seen this sheer production quality in a serialized work before. If we can set the benchmark to any manga and manhwa in terms of art quality Her Summon deserves to be that benchmark. The art is a stellar 10/10. But the plot is another storyget it? A problem Ive had with a lot of manhwa is that their stories is to say the least very lackluster even in story making standards. I dont see any reason why skipping the proofreading stage would make a manhwa better. Mangas do this as well but its the charm that prevails. Even trashy mangas like Eromanga Sensei manages to make its own mark. The majority of manhwas offer a bland flavored story and sometimes spicypornwha gang where you at?. Not to say that they repulse me in any way. I just think that the authors dont give a shit to the story. Theyre inoffensive borderline mediocre and I wont comment any further on their motives. Its just that if youre intending to sell on readers on a literary work and not just an art exhibition you need to at least pay attention to the story. The plot in Her Summon is linear and not unique to say the least. I know readers arent looking for the story in a manhwa but I do sometimes. I loved solo leveling for its straightforward plot but in the case of Her Summon the art is a wasted potential when coupled with a mediocre plot. We have an isekai protagonist who is a frail hikikomori in the real world but in the other world he transforms into a charismatic and overpowered chadslime gang where you at?. One disparate gimmick this premise has is that hes really not dead as he can transport himself between both worlds. We follow his story on eradicating everything evil as most overpowered isekai protagonist is as the script says obligated to do. Reading her summon is a double edged sword of an experience to me. We have an orgasm inducing art but a linear and average storytelling. Then theres the characters. Not to say theyre all badly written theres just this bias in character development that I can consider to some degree as a pet peeve. The character development within the protagonistLord Yutuba is likened to Rudeus in Mushoku Tensei. Even if you have this overwhelming KD ratio in this fantasy world you could never escape the troubles of the real world. As he is first introduced his obsession as an idol fan has wrongfully led him to a scandal in which he was brought at the lowest he has ever been. I appreciate it if an isekai manhwa isnt a complete amnesiac and doesnt forget the real world. In the later chapters we get to see that he still hasnt moved on from that event and would occasionally get vietnam war flashbacks. Despite him finding a new purpose in life he cannot escape the reality he has spent the majority of his life being stepped on. It honestly makes me feel sorry for him and for the protagonist to at least achieve something in both worlds I wholeheartedly support him for that. Im quite surprised that hes a more well rounded than I thought. The side characters on the other hand are forgettable. We have the main heroine who is in that position where she is warranted to have sufficient focus particularly on her character but she isnt given that much push which is a bit sad. Shes just replaceable character. Id prefer the sexy sexy girl from the beginning. Even though shes an insufferable bitch at times Id bet well get at least something from her and MC. Anyone else are disposable and dont expect them to come back or if they do dont expect much screentime from them. I figured that this manhwa is still halfway finished so giving this a landlocked score aint fair. Ill come back again if this is finished. If you ignore my rants and nitpicks above youll see that this manhwa is pretty decent. I wished the world in tower of god was this beautiful. The problems that I noticed didnt really hinder my enjoyment that much. Despite its flaws I had fun reading it and you should read it as well be it your 1st manhwa or 110th manhwa.
75 /100
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