Dec 12, 2022
Firstly, I need to say that Lookism is a great story, and a good adaptation.
It has one glaring negative - that being the pacing. As the 8 episodes attempt to distil 27 chapters of the Manhwa. I think the adaptation could have been better if they went about fitting the major characters in a different order. A smaller cast would have let us get to know the characters better.
Now for the mostly spoiler free review. Lookism is a story about how your appearance and social status affects how people treat you, it's done through a pretty unique supernatural twist of the main character
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having two bodies (the only spoiler here I promise). His real body which is short, fat and unattractive. And his second body which is basically a post plastic surgery super star/athlete. The story flips around from body to body and gives a brief insight into how the different people see and interact with the two different faces of the MC.
It's a look into a very real societal double standard, and how it can affect people. There is a big portion of the inner text about how the MC ends up releasing his anger on the people close to him in a similar way to the bullies that was rushed in the adaptation. But I think there's enough there to at least understand. It can seem somewhat cartoonish in how bad certain characters are - but it's something that really happens.
Finally, I think Lookism is really to easy hate/misunderstand. Especially if you see it as just a story about a kid being bullied that turns his life around once he looks better and is more athletic. I can't invalidate that opinion, it is exactly what happens. But I think that opinion misses the main point of Lookism. The story is supposed to make you angry, it's supposed to show how horrible, and unfair life is to certain people. For things that are completely out of their control.
I hope this gets more seasons. So everyone can see the characters grow, without having to buy into reading 400+ chapters.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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