Kim Yeon-Joo - Nabi, vol. 01-02
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oyceterI love Kim Yeon-Joo's art. It's gorgeous, her kids are adorable, and I love the clothing. I also love her characters. Unfortunately, her storytelling skills aren't so great.
I read Nabi: The Prototype, which is a prequel to Nabi and has three stories about Aru, Ryu-Sang, and Myo-Un, the main characters in Nabi. Ah-Ru is an adorable girl, Ryu-Sang is a grumpy guy who used to be Myo-Un's friend before smashing a vase over her head for reasons yet unknown, and Myo-Un is one of the orphanage's more mysterious inhabitants, at least in terms of origin. Nabi begins at the orphanage; a noblewoman has gathered orphans together and fostered them, again for unknown reasons. Soon, the orphans must disperse, and we get more vague hints as to Myo-Un's specialness.
As you can tell, I have very little idea of what is going on. I suspect I would just give up on the manhwa if it weren't for my emotional investment in the characters from reading the prequel. I'll probably keep reading, but I don't have high hopes for the plot. I think Kim may excel at creating brief character interactions and at invoking emotion in the short form, but she doesnm't seem to be very good at building things out over time, be it in terms of plot or characterization. That's really too bad, because I very much want to know what is going on with Ryu-Sang and Myo-Un.
I read Nabi: The Prototype, which is a prequel to Nabi and has three stories about Aru, Ryu-Sang, and Myo-Un, the main characters in Nabi. Ah-Ru is an adorable girl, Ryu-Sang is a grumpy guy who used to be Myo-Un's friend before smashing a vase over her head for reasons yet unknown, and Myo-Un is one of the orphanage's more mysterious inhabitants, at least in terms of origin. Nabi begins at the orphanage; a noblewoman has gathered orphans together and fostered them, again for unknown reasons. Soon, the orphans must disperse, and we get more vague hints as to Myo-Un's specialness.
As you can tell, I have very little idea of what is going on. I suspect I would just give up on the manhwa if it weren't for my emotional investment in the characters from reading the prequel. I'll probably keep reading, but I don't have high hopes for the plot. I think Kim may excel at creating brief character interactions and at invoking emotion in the short form, but she doesnm't seem to be very good at building things out over time, be it in terms of plot or characterization. That's really too bad, because I very much want to know what is going on with Ryu-Sang and Myo-Un.
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