i just seem to never get to like non Action/Supernatural manga easily. after Annarasumanara, i read a lot of them and never thought i'd enjoy one again. and i don't seem to do in the future either.
except this one.
i completely accidentally picked this and just started to read out of boredom. without a single positive idea. and then, it was one of the very rare times a story's (short story, novel, manga, anything) very first line got me! it happens so rare for me and when it happens, the story turns out to be my ultimate addiction. Dr. Frost wasn't an exception.
the psychological facts are flawless. i mean it's hard to keep the professional science into a story, with no errors (well done to advisers). and it's harder explaining every single act for the common reader without boring the reader. the writer did it all for me. he definitely is not talkative (trust me, i get bored easily), yet does a great job explaining Frost's every idea.
the male protagonist is unique. from the very start, he makes you think. he doesn't get you like or hate him, he simply gets you interested in him! and as the story goes on, except psychological/psychiatric references, he doesn't talk much and lets out absolutely no emotions, yet makes a very strong character and you find yourself care deeply for him.
so far, the female one (even being sweet and kind) is not a weak girl seeking love or trying to get behind the male protagonist. also not the one who'll cry after hearing a patient's sad life story (in fact, all the female characters stand their own character.) she's got a strong character and is so good in her field
that was offered to work with a worldwide known psychiatry pro. i'm so interested to see if she can put her knowledge (high marks and professors' praise) in action and take the work serious.
the pace changes interestingly. it gets very fast when it has to. i'm really glad the writer explains some easy-to-understand psychiatric facts when the story is going fast then explains the more complex parts while giving you some peace. it'd be impossible to understand the scientific explanations in the middle of those EPIC struggles, while it'd be kinda boring to see everything happen and then, to have a psychological speech to understand what's actually going on. you'll feel like a real consultant, as the story goes forward and the two characters try to figure out what the real problem is. and while it's not action, sometimes, it has an action manga's pace!
humor is in it's own place and it gets really comedy sometimes. (for the ones reading the original korean, the funny music of those parts makes it even more comedy)
something that really captivated me was the art. it stands on it's own. it's too beautiful for a Full Color webcomic. very well detailed (probably the most well detailed full color manhwa i've read so far). i don't know how much time the artist spends on this, but i hope it continues. plus i really Love the idea of different background (like an old book's dirty papers) for flashbacks. I Loved it!
what i like the most about this manhwa is that it doesn't give you the feeling like somebody just woke up this morning and decided to write a manga and get some fame! it's pretty obvious that the writer has already made his mind long ago and knows exactly where the story is going (which i'm really curious to know).
well, this is the second non action/supernatural story i liked after a very long time. of curse i highly recommend it^___^ but i suggest you wait for every case's last chapter to come out and then start reading the whole case.
