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"Pick Me Up!" puts a unique twist on the whole isekai/mmorpg genre with real stakes and a captivating mystery.

Ratings first:
Art - 10/10
Story - 8.5/10
Character - 7/10
Enjoyment - 9/10
Overall - 8.5/10

First of all, it is set in an incredibly brutal world, where the mc must struggle to survive each floor that he climbs, with comrades who may or may not survive. Whilst of course there are core characters, I have no doubt that many of them will be in the dirt by the end of the series.
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Secondly, the mystery behind the mc's reason for being sucked into the game is fascinating, and is only accentuated further each episode. Instead of bsing the mc's reason for being ultra strong, we see his undying will to survive and while he is given a little boost in the beginning, in no way does that make him op at all. His power is of his own effort, and it's incredibly refreshing.
I can only compare it to something like a combination of: AOT, TOG, and L.A.G. (lots of acronyms, I know).

Lastly, the development of characters is quite interesting, especially the side characters who seem to be a lot more dynamic as compared to the mc. I'd love to see how he grows, because as of now he is simply a cold and calculated mastermind, of which we've seen the archetype of a million times before.

Overall, this has the potential to become one of the greatest manhwa of all time, though with 48 chapters out right now, only time will tell.

Signing off, HeyMyHead

8.9/10


This manwha review has been on the back burner for a hot minute due to my indecisiveness on the score. However, I can affirm that as more and more chapters release, the mystery, action, and lore build on the previous, creating a tense and striking read at all times. Where I have trouble with this is sometimes it’s too tense, as there is just constant rising conflict, where enjoyability isn’t the author’s main goal.

To note on the characters, they are spectacularly done. Each individual pertain a personality unique to them, causing emotions of pity, empathy, and attachment to swell. Though, I will say that ... some of them have predictable outcomes and purposes in the story, and it becomes somewhat underwhelming despite all of the former flashbacks to make the readers more attached. Despite this, once the characters hit, they hit.

The plot is relatively unique with the Gacha summoning merging with the reincarnated into a game genre. The lore of the story is investing; however, I do find that it’s immensely slow-paced (Manwha will end around chapter 300 at this rate), and there’s a huge risk of using up all the diversity in ideas at the beginning, creating the following chapters to have a “hollow” feeling, as it will be content that has been recycled (this has happened).

It is an enjoyable read with not many moments of awe or relaxation, but rather suffering; if that intrigues you, go for it, just don’t expect anything lighthearted.

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A 101 Chapter update:

Ill try to keep this short, since MAL technically doesn’t like it when you “update” your reviews but … sorry but not sorry :)

This has gotten better than I anticipated, and it seems to be a common trend with this story — I wasn’t a massive fan of it at first, but it continues to grow on me with the passing chapters, since the lore for each character is just amazing and well-thought out.

I do have to retract my former points of the lack of enjoyment via conflict, since the story does utilize comedy here and there, and it does it in a way where the serious atmosphere isn’t ruined by some jokes, but it does just enough to make you grin and keep scrolling out of enjoyment/happiness.

I still have complaints about reused/boring plot points that the manwha for some reason loves utilizing, but on the bright side, there’s an equal to an even greater amount of unique and interesting storyline directives.

One of the very few instances where a story gets better with the amount of chapters, since the lore is so strong. Enjoy!

Reading Rankings (Portnoy inspired & A Huang Teizan Original)
10 – God’s penmanship
9 – Must-read. Drop everything else.
8 – Instant bookmark
7 – Entertaining
6 – Good to pass time
5 – Why are you reading this?
4 – Bad.
3 – Typical garbage.
2 – My head hurts.
1 – Retirement is a thought.
0 – “Did they even give you a story?!”

Reviewer Rating 10/10
One of the top-tier Manhwa I have read so far. Another great read by red-ice studio artists.
Do you love playing RPG games and wish there was a manhwa like that OR Have you read Omniscient Reader and wished for a similar manhwa is different setting, this is what you are looking for.

This is a unique story you might have never read so far, ever wondered, what if you were a character in a RPG game how would that life will be?
MC enters a RPG game, in the game if you die in a campaign/dungeon fight you are dead for real, the ... grind MC does to become strong, grind he does to make othr people strong, the near-death situation MC & his team face, the death flags, the thriller & suspence make it really bingeable.

You should definitely read this if you are looking for
• A manhwa where MC is not OP & donesn't have the cheats like the MC's you see in all other manhwas
• A manhwa full of suspence, thrills, near death situations, death flags, etc...
• Great artwork with insanely good fights
• Something which will let you binge for hours
• A RPG world
• A manhwa similar to Omniscient Reader

Isel best girl !!