Eunsoo has a lot going for it honestly. Studio Sibo is are? a talented artist with their debut Bone and Flesh not leaving my imagination for days after completion all due to their talented weaving of a story so immersed in the characters that the art seemed to ooze through the paper. Im a reader I love words I rarely think art is on its own good enough to tell a story but Bone and Flesh needed only the protagonists to glance at each other for the story to work.
In that line of thought Eunsoo really shouldnt have messed up the way it did. I dont think Eunsoo is bad per say. I just think its unfinished a crime in and out of itself considering its predecessor was seventy chapters shorter and felt like a completed product. Eunsoo had the artistic mood the storytailored style and the ability to make you feel uneasy just from seeing a characters careful smile.
So what went wrong? Studio Sibo stuck with their immersive art style but fell into the authoring trap of being unable to live up to the mystery they created.
The premise is brilliant Engaging. A talented spoiled pampered ballerina has everything going for her until her loving boyfriend commits suicide and she ends up in a game that makes her realize how powerless she is. Our protagonist plays her role wellshes a rotten human being but the plot throws so many things at her that you want her to win even as you feel that she ultimately deserves what she gets. The rest of our cast is designed brilliantly given little details here and there that tell you right away that they are not people to be trusted. From the start theres already so much Im curious about so much I want to knowI want to know the depths of Eunsoos depravity and to what extent her life has been a lie. I want to know how far down the rabbit hole shell go to keep her life perfect.
Well it turns out she goes pretty far but I wont say anymore because thats for the reader to find out and me to dwell on. Our protagonist finds out at the end of the story the truth about her boyfriend but promise me when I say it is not the least bit satisfying. If you are a diehard hater of spoilers stop reading now because I will just say thisthe plot doesnt actually explain why her boyfriend killed himself. There are loose hints here and there but the mystery is never resolved and the side cast that started off so strong end up so pathetically boring. Theyre written wellwell I will say they are drawn well and that is a form of storytelling in and out of itselfand its easy to get immersed in their pretty unnerving lies but they fall flat by the end of the story which itself turns into a soap opera mess.
The reason why Bone and Flesh succeeded and Eunsoo ultimately didnt is that the author excels at illustrating depraved human beings. The entire premise of Bone and Flesh rides on the protagonists falling further and further until theres nowhere left for them to go and thats why its brilliant. Its a brilliant dramaloaded hell of a ride that the authors expressive style captures exquisitely to deliver a satisfying piece. However because the author could only build up suspense based on presence and art style they ultimately couldnt deliver in Eunsoo because the premise was almost too good to be resolved. Everything looked good but ultimately there was just nothing in the end to really reflect on. The art is brilliant and I really cant praise Studio Sibos pleasing artstyle enough but be wary of a lack of fulfillment from the storys epilogue.
75
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