The Novel's Extra

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"The Novel's Extra" is an enjoyable read for fans of fantasy and action genres. The manhwa has done an excellent job of recreating the immersive world, filled with memorable characters and unpredictable twists and turns that the light novel shined from. The plot is fast-paced and engaging, with a good balance of action and character development. Add everything on top of an amazing art style and you're sure to not be disappointed. If you're worried about how this story might be similar to other isekai stories you've read fear not, for this story is unique from how the main character must use his wit and ... cunning attitude to overcome challenges and quests due to his lack of physical strength. Seeing as he lacks physical strength I think most will come to really relate and enjoy the main character as he progresses throughout the story from how we see him overcome difficulties in such an understandable point of view, if you're looking for something to read I recommended this once again for fans of fantasy and action genres.

"The Novel's Extra" is a well-executed but generic magic school manhwa.

Ratings first:
Art - 9/10
Story - 5/10
Character - 6/10
Enjoyment - 8/10
Overall - 6.5/10

First of all, the story's premise is incredibly basic. The mc wrote a book, he was isekaid into his book, but oooohhh, things are slightly different! There are teens, there's potential romances, a magic school, and the protagonist showing off. Everyone fawns over him, of course.
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Secondly, I haven't read the source material that everyone seems to love, but the manhwa falls into the same trap Second Coming of Gluttony did: it seems to believe that all its readers have read the webnovel. The plot seems nonsensical, and time skips all over the place, as if hastily trying to include only the most plot driven moments from the source material. Some may like this, but to me, the pacing doesn't give any time to breathe.

I read the original manhwa adaptation when it came out. It was definitely a lot lower in quality of art, but I preferred it much more due to the pacing and unique characterization of the mc. This new adaptation mc feels like the most bland piece of paper.

Lastly, don't get me wrong, this manhwa is a lot of fun. If you like more of a slice of life/comedy vibe manhwa, this will hit the spot. The art is great at times, as well, and the mc using a gun is more unique, I suppose.

Overall, this is an adaptation that requires some prior reading to appreciate fully. It's great in small doses, but really feels like missing the mark in large doses. I recommend 1 chapter a day rather than binging.

Signing off, HeyMyHead

Made it around 20 chapters before calling it quits. The story is just directionless. It's another boring school drama/returner/cheat story. MC literally explains the next scene before the scene happens which makes the whole thing repetitive and boring. MC can make any skill he wants with some convoluted point system that no one cares about. It's established in the first chapter that everyone in this story is an NPC so why should we care if any of these people die or get angry? Even though this is a very self aware manhwa, it still suffers from all the problems people complain about in this genre.