Distant Sky

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Synonyms: Simyeonui Hanuel

Japanese: 심연의 하늘

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Type: Manhwa

Volumes: 10

Chapters: 114

Status: Finished

Published: Jan 31, 2014 to Jun 24, 2018

Genres: Action, Drama, Horror, Mystery

Theme: Survival

Serialization: Naver Webtoon

Authors: Yoon, In-Wan (Story), Kim, Sun-hee (Art)

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Score: 7.74¹ (scored by 3,101 users)

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Ranked: #1585²

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Popularity: #2424

Members: 9,050

Favorites: 208

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Ranked #1585Popularity #2424Members 9,050

ManhwaNaver WebtoonYoon, In-Wan (Story), Kim, Sun-hee (Art)

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Chapters: /114

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Gangnam in complete darkness... "Am I the only one alive? What's going on?..." A boy wakes up to find himself in a building full of dead people. No cars, no electricity and no stars in the sky... Not only Gangnam, but the entire city seems deserted.

(Source: LINE Webtoon)

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Distant Sky was published digitally in English and Indonesian by Webtoon Entertainment.

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Shin, Heyool

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Kang, Haneul

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Min, Jung-Woo

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Kang, Suki

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Jun 12, 2023

bergars

Recommended

Hope. Through burning pain, against the tragedy of mankind's loss of humanity, fighting against the darkness or against your own fears. Always, keep looking forwards to the next day, next hour even. This is a series which story will really make you question if it's even worth it to continue. What is it about people to keep having hope? Why would you still hope? Imagine a series where the enemy isn't just the world around you, but the opposite of Deus Ex Machina; an active “something” that makes everything worse, even if it seems impossible.

Story 9/10
I have to say, the setup feels predictable. Waking up, ... no memories of what happened, a disaster around you. It feels like it will lead to them knowing what happened, and finally finding a nice place, where hope persists, only… way off the mark. What if the story, like many Korean ones I watch, decides to “end” in the middle of the story. I'm not gonna spoil, but take in mind, this story won't ever end where you want it to, or expect it to. It becomes a persistent message about endurance.

How long can you keep going as a human being? How long does it take to break a person, or to prove that we're strong? I loved the story, the settings, the pain, the real, palpable sense of doom, and the hope that comes with it. It's an incredible story about the personal ramifications of looking ahead, even if there's nothing that makes you want to go there. The writer of your own story wants you, and everyone around you, dead, how will you persist then? It turns very philosophical by the end, and it became a combo of my two favorite manga: “Fire Punch”, and “Dragon Head”. Never give up, and search for that little something, even if it seems impossible to reach. “Look at the distant sky”.

Characters 10/10
I love a good story that imposes something wrong about the whole thing. The characters all have this sense of mystery surrounding them, and there's always a good explanation to why. The main character woke up in a disaster, okay, understandable… but why is his phone charged with more battery than before he woke up? Small things like that kept me so interested in their emotions, their experience. So much character development, growth. All for the lesson the series wants you to learn. There isn't a single thing that's forgotten in the series. We always go back to the before, the after, the now, only to let you understand the characters more. It's hard to balance those aspects, and I feel like the series succeeds so well at showing how tragedy affects people. Even at the last chapters, the effects of what happened at the very beginning still weights on every person. And my god do they suffer at every, single, second. Don't doubt they'll think about ending things at many points. True strugglers.

Art 10/10
Not many horror series manage to impact as much as this one did. I read the first three seasons years ago, and reading them again to finally end it, still sends shivers down my spine. The art is… well, perfect. Not many times do I see this style in art. A purposeful sketchiness, contrasted with the use of red, orange, light. Black and white most of the time, but colored in the most intense moments of destruction. There's a purpose to every line, for as sketchy as it looks. Reminded me of “Trace”, or the titular “Chainsaw-Man Part 1” art.

Enjoyment 10/10
Many aspects of the story won't vibe with many. Every episode has a cliffhanger, people call the plot convoluted because of constant flashbacks, and the writer hiding information from the reader. However, there's a sincerity in how the story is told, drawn, and portrayed. I will forever defend this story, and how much it impacted me. It's almost perfect, save some aspects related to the scientific rules of the world.

9.8/10, almost there, just by a smidgen. Still, I loved it.

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Jan 2, 2024

Dragon_Tube

Mixed Feelings

I got into this manhwa from a TikTok and boy it was a ride

Story:
Very confusing at times and honestly all over the place. I could see the author trying to make up for the story by strengthening the atmosphere part, which was partly successful—otherwise very poorly written story with no clear points. I hated how the pacing and how the story went from horror psychology to sci-fi.

Art:
I loved the first few chapters of the manhwa bc of this aspect and the dark environment however it becomes fragile later on since the lights are more available. The art supported the horror and the psychological sides ...

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Jan 29, 2021

josh_dd

Not Recommended

---------- Distant Sky compete review (until season 5) --------

The two other reviews on this manhwa only went up to chapter 3. It wasn't easy to find but I managed to get my hands on chapter 4 and 5, reading Distant Sky in it's entirety.
Before I start to review the content, I should mention the last remaining chapters are not officially released in English so it was fan translated from some Chinese versions.

Story :
4/10
I did not enjoy it much to be honest. Many korean manhwas suffer from this extreme nihilistic misery porn kind of setting. I'm no happy hippie, but I had to literally ...

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