Yun JiUn - Time and Again, vol. 01-02
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Ok, I think I'm done! Whoo!
Lord Baek Un and his companion/swordsman/servant Ho Yeon go around putting ghosts and other such spirits to rest in Tang Dynasty China, though Baek Un's clients usually find out that they're better off not asking for his help in the first place.
(I didn't realize it was Tang Dynasty China until reading the author's notes, largely because all the places they refer to are Korean. "Wow, Korea of this time period looks an awfully lot like the Tang Dynasty!" I thought. "Oh," I said when I read the notes.)
Some of the stories remind me of early xxxHolic; they're morality tales in which people get what they ask for but not what they want. Baek Un is particularly uninterested in educating people before they talk to him; he'll make a brief attempt to dissuade him, but not much after that. Some other stories don't have Baek Un or Ho Yeon in them at all.
We also get hints at Ho Yeon and Baek Un's Tragic Backstories (I am certain they are tragic); I'm looking forward to getting more.
I sort of wish Baek Un and Ho Yeon were female -- they would be Yuuko and Chae-Ohk from Damo! It would be awesome! But oh well. At least later on, two potentially cool women show up, even though they're side characters.
Definitely going to keep reading this for more Asian mythology and folk tales, especially because the appendices for each volume explain where the author got the stories. And I like the art and am looking forward to Tragic Backstory, especially because I am sure it will explain why Ho Yeon is so loyally devoted to Baek Un.
Ok, I think I'm done! Whoo!
Lord Baek Un and his companion/swordsman/servant Ho Yeon go around putting ghosts and other such spirits to rest in Tang Dynasty China, though Baek Un's clients usually find out that they're better off not asking for his help in the first place.
(I didn't realize it was Tang Dynasty China until reading the author's notes, largely because all the places they refer to are Korean. "Wow, Korea of this time period looks an awfully lot like the Tang Dynasty!" I thought. "Oh," I said when I read the notes.)
Some of the stories remind me of early xxxHolic; they're morality tales in which people get what they ask for but not what they want. Baek Un is particularly uninterested in educating people before they talk to him; he'll make a brief attempt to dissuade him, but not much after that. Some other stories don't have Baek Un or Ho Yeon in them at all.
We also get hints at Ho Yeon and Baek Un's Tragic Backstories (I am certain they are tragic); I'm looking forward to getting more.
I sort of wish Baek Un and Ho Yeon were female -- they would be Yuuko and Chae-Ohk from Damo! It would be awesome! But oh well. At least later on, two potentially cool women show up, even though they're side characters.
Definitely going to keep reading this for more Asian mythology and folk tales, especially because the appendices for each volume explain where the author got the stories. And I like the art and am looking forward to Tragic Backstory, especially because I am sure it will explain why Ho Yeon is so loyally devoted to Baek Un.
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