Knight Run

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Knight Run is set in interstellar war between humans and monsters, and is very true to the nature and reality of war; it is a story full of the suffering and loss that always come with wars. While progress of the war is a significant part of the manhwa, the strongest element of Knight Run's plot is the characters' feelings and emotions; their drive and their priorities throughout the events of the story. Though there is still a heavy emphasis on fighting equipment, ships, and abilities, everything is detailed in almost every aspect.

The pace is somewhat slow, but constant throughout the entire manhwa, following mostly ... the life of Anne Meyer, a retired Knight, and flashbacks of her past with Pray, her closest friend, with whom she shared a unique bond with. There are quite a few other characters in the manga, with many related to the military whose main task is fighting monsters, though the central character is most certainly Anne, and everyone else is in some way connected to her.

While character development isn't perfect, their personalities and emotions feel very real, letting us see what is precious to all of them, the why for their existence evident in every action. Knight Run also maintains an excellent atmosphere; even when in peaceful areas, and during flashbacks of their treasured times, you can feel a tenseness in the atmosphere, that this peace is only a temporary reprieve, and that they would soon be thrown back into war; you never forget the nature of their position in this war-torn universe.

The only problem I've found with this manhwa is clarity; though this likely due to differences in language and imperfect translations, some parts of the manhwa can be difficult to comprehend and use somewhat confusing English. This is also magnified by the fact that some parts are quite wordy (it's mostly the text describing equipment, strategies, and monsters). There are also some often used Knight-Run specific terms that are expected to be known; you may have to intially take a look at the glossary to understand, but you'll know them if you ever get into this manhwa. The art may not suite most peoples' tastes, but it still has a nice style even if much of it isn't detailed.

This manhwa isn't for everyone, but overall, I found it very enjoyable. If you like a taste of a reality-filled story in a warring fantasy universe, I recommend taking a look at this manhwa.

This is the first time I have ever reviewed a manga / manhwa / webcomic but I was so amazed by Knight Run and that fact it has hardly got any reviews, so I decided to write one my self.

The story is fast paced and arced brilliantly as to allow for really good character development. It has god like battle scenes and does not shy away from the occasional bout's of genocide but somehow retains this endearing story between the 2 main protagonists.

Usually I stay away from short manga's / manhwa / webcomic because I find they are over to quickly but this gives you ... a real feeling of progression and is well balanced.

DO NOT MISS THIS!!! MUST READ!!!!

Let me start off this review by saying, this is my favorite story. Period. This includes all of the manga, anime, shows, and novels I have read so far.

I was originally pushed away by this manwha after I looked at it's subpar ratings and how distracted I got by how much text there is. When I finally came back to it, I forced myself to read a bit more, after that it was impossible to make me put it down. The story constantly puts you through a rollercoaster of emotions, which makes you feel attached to the character and grow with them, which made me ... cry numerous times throughout the story. The story was so good that I immediately read the first arc again, mainly just to witness the absolutely amazing ending.

At this time I had finished the first arc and began to move on to the second. The second arc completely threw me off by moving on to a whole new cast of characters that I had no knowledge of in the first arc. I did the same thing again and decided to stop reading it due to it being so different than the first arc. When I made the great choice of finishing the second arc, I was astonished. The second arc's story trumped that of the first with characters that originally meant nothing to me, and with a plot that was irrelevant to the first one.

Sadly this manwha doesn't have too big of a fanbase, so WEBTOON naver discontinued the translation of Knight Run after the second arc was translated. I want everyone to read this amazing story so you can experience what I did, as well as create a bigger community for this so that other translators will pick it up some day.