Aug 19, 2015
!!!WARNING MILD SPOILERS!!!
Summary: Good series with feel-good elements. If you want realistic reactions then it all goes downhill in the final arc. -2 points for the final arc. Worth reading but prepare for disappointment towards the end.
Edit: The ending arc ticked me off which affected my review, so here is an updated review.
If you are a fan of good-hearted naive main characters then this is for you. If you are more realistic and is not a fan of soft hearted and naive MCs (to the detriment of other people) then this is not for you. If you are a believer in that people can change
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for the better and getting a second chance, then you will enjoy this series. The series was enjoyable up until probably around chapter 100, until the final arc took place.
What ruined the story was essentially the soft and naive main character. While he is actually quite sharp, there is a limit to how much you can forgive. He is quite powerful and is able to beat people up despite his looks. Throughout the series, they hinted at a dark past that he had as "atonement". What was actually revealed was actually quite disappointing and extremely brief. There is a very small supernatural aspect to this series related to the MC, where the MC has a ability to tell if someone is going to get murdered.
The last arc is what ruined the series. It focused more heavily on drama and left a bitter taste in my mouth, in a bad way. A criminal mastermind that controls the underlings through digital means causes rampant crime, from arson, assault, and even multiple homicides. Of course our MC detective manages to solve the case, and acts with naive a bleeding heart. Even though his friends were victims of this criminal group, just when you think the perpetrator behind the incidents gets his just desserts, the MC takes a bullet for him (literally).
All is forgiven by our benevolent MC and they all live happily ever after. Our MC believes in people no matter what and will defend them even if they kill him or his friends, as long as they are juveniles of course. There is a limit to what can be forgiven, and this series just does not believe that some people are already evil even as juveniles. The final arc approached this limit and the characters did not have realistic reactions at all. In fact, I think it stresses more on having sympathy for the perpetrators (as long as they are juveniles) rather than the victims or their families no matter how heinous the crime. Throughout the series I started to respect the MC, but that all went out the window in the final arc.
What could've been a pretty good series is ruined by the final arc, where the characters seem to be missing the brain processes required for realistic reactions to wrongdoings. The ending also does not tie up loose ends. Other than the main culprit, the other murderers and criminals are never shown to be caught. The other arcs were pretty entertaining, and it had me hooked until the finish.
-2 points for the final arc
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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