Tuesday, January 10, 2017

Noblesse (Manhwa) -by Son Jeho, Short review

   
      Invictus (Unconquered)
Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the Pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.

In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.

Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Loom but the Horror of the Shade.
And yet the menance of the years
Finds, and shall find, me unafraid.

It matters not how strait the gate.
How charged with punishment the scroll.
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.
                                 -William Ernest Henley
As Hanley has expressed his thought of free will, declaring that the individual can choose to exist with courage and dignity, even if his circumstances are beyond his control. In the same way the protagonist, Cadis Etrama Di Raizel (referred to as Rai) a Noblesse - who has been asleep for 820 years with no knowledge of mankind's advancement and scientific successes. He has no knowledge whatsoever of the 21st century, and will often become lost and confused especially with regards to modern day technology (such as using a cell phone). He is often used as the manhwa's comic relief with his love of ramen, the errors he makes with technology, and his terrible sense of direction.He is shown to be extremely powerful with the ability of mind control, along with a technique called "Blood Field". Although he seems cold and apathetic on the outside, Rai has shown compassion towards human beings, though it is not known whether this is due to actual compassion or merely a sense of duty.
Another Character of the Manhwa is Frankenstein a human, who is Rai's devoted servant and support Rai whole-heartedly, and calls him "Master." Frankenstein is the only human to be acknowledged by the previous Lord because he exceeded human limitations and acquired power by his own means. Frankenstein has possession of Dark Spear, a human-created weapon similar to a Noble's soul weapon.
In my point of view Rai's as a strongest being, has shown compassion towards human beings. He feels a strong sense of duty to protect the human beings, so to protect human being he had fought with his only friend Muzaka (werewolf leader) and in the process he has lost considerable amount of power and have to go deep slumber.
Lastly, what I wanted to say is that this manhwa is full of action and adventure all the readers and otaku fans will like this manga.

Love in the Mask -by Han Yu-rang, Short Review

Please do not let the act of loving become sin.
Please do not let my deeds cause others to shed tears.
Please do not let me say 'I truly loved you' on the day that I die.
So that on my grave only our longing for each other remains.
Pled high as the white salt.
                       -Love/Ahn Do-Hyun
As I was going through my old photos that I have uploaded ages ago. I found this particular downloaded picture that I had saved from one of my favorite manga Love in the Mask Manhwa written by Han Yu-rang. It brings a lots of nostalgic memories of those days as I was reading this manga. This manga is about a poor girls,Suh Hyun-bin who have to live as a boy bodyguard. She has to hide her famine side in order to survive and escape from her cruel fate.
The plot of the manga as written by the writer is:
Suh Hyun-bin grew up under the cruel hand of street gangsters, but after her little brother dies, Hyun-bin runs away and is taken in by a rich family to be trained to become a bodyguard. However, she must hide that she is female, and pose as a man. And so, for eight years, she grows up as a cold, male, bodyguard. It looks like she'll be this way forever--until a fateful encounter with Lee Yun-ha shakes her very foundations, and leaves her conflicting with herself, as her feelings of love clash against her feelings of duty. The love that she can feel can be describe by the following poem.
 THERE IS A NAME I CAN NOT SAY
EVEN IF I SCRIBBLE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT.
 THERE IS A NAME I CAN NOT GO MEET
EVEN IF I SAY IT THE WHOLE DAY
 THERE IS A NAME I CAN NOT LOOK INTO THE EYES OF
EVEN IF I MEET IT.
 THERE IS A NAME I CAN NOT SPEAK TO
EVEN IF I LOOK INTO ITS EYES
 THERE IS A NAME I CAN NOT TELL MY LOVE
EVEN IF I WOULD SACRIFICE MY LIFE FOR IT
 THERE IS A NAME I CAN NOT SAY THAT "I WOULD WAIT SO COME BACK TO ME" TO
EVEN IF I COULD WAIT AN ETERNITY FOR THAT PERSON
 BUT EVEN STILL I LOVE
EVEN IF IT IS A NAME I CAN NOT CALL EVEN ONCE.
BECAUSE IT IS YOU I LOVE

THE NAME/ KIM JONGWON (POET)

This manga has so many ups and down that reader will not get chance to rest their heart at ease. In the middle of the manga there will be so many characters that will leave you a great impact in your mind.
I hope you will like this manga. If you want to read this manga you can click in the link below
http://mangafox.me/manga/love_in_the_mask/