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This series is seriously too cute. I smile every chapter.
Sometimes literature like this has tone shifts that feel out of place for the sake of stakes, but this story doesn't feel the need to do that because every interaction feels meaningful and fun.

The simple, but purposeful, art's style elevates the story and the quality is professional with full color, backgrounds, and consistent perspective and proportions.

The character interactions feel grounded for both the children and adults. The children act like children and not 24 year olds stuck in a baby's body. They are stupid, act irrationally, but don't mean the harm they cause and they grow ... and learn from their mistakes.

Although this is slice of life, the act of raising these children feel like progress to the reader and with a mix of magic and myths from the setting extraordinary situations arise to keep things fresh.

9.5/10

I could recommend this to almost anyone and I feel confident that they would enjoy it.

This review is written as of chapter 36 (first chapter of season 2)

The art is very consistent and pleasant to look at, backgrounds drawn well too.
Nothing too special, but very good and very solid: 8.5

The story feels like it is still has a lot to tell and it has laid the groundwork to open up the world and bigger story lines.
Not only that, but the stories that it has told through minor characters is already interesting and solid: 8.5

I think this story has a lot of potential. Its paced well and the substance for each mini story feels like it contributes to the mc's ... perspective.
The dialogue feels pretty grounded, and the experience reading this has been very enjoyable: 8.5

I love the twist in chapter 24.
But I have to admit it, the pacing slows down A LOT after chapter 24 and mixes slice of life, which may turn readers off compared to the build up of action leading up to it. And I understand so I warn you now.

It's still enjoyable, but I feel like some potential is lost due to the slow pacing and what the writer does with the new setting. I feel like they could have taken the concept further and fuse elements from both settings in a more interesting way, but from where I'm reading the protagonist seems more like ... a vehicle/catalyst for the growth of another character than an actual character after the twist happens.

If the author sees this through, maybe I will understand some of their narrative decisions and be surprised once again when all the separate elements culminate.

Worst case, it may disappoint the action fantasy oriented audience it garnered and slice of life audience that it may have never hooked, due to the build up and please nobody.

But for now I think it's solid and I would recommend at least the first 24 chapters to EVERYBODY.

I really appreciate the contribution the African Americans in this piece of literature.
I mean I like the colors on this manhwa... and the art is spectacular, rivaling the quality of other acclaimed manga while having it's appealing art style not become too generic. The linework is clean and backgrounds are almost always present.

The story is about what you expect from a typical shonen, but the execution, the how, meaning the world building, the suspense and tension, the catharsis the mc invokes, is done very well.

This manhwa primarily for: people who wanted more from SAO and were disappointed by the direction it goes for after ... episode 3, people who like SAO, people who like isekai trash, people who dislike generic iseaki trash, but want something refreshing with action, and people who like action. Just start reading it.

Also since it's Korean it's left to right (like english) and since it is meant for online consumption it means you scroll down to continue. I mean for me, a person who is english and consumes manga online, this is really nice.

If you are familiar with the isekai genre and how they implement mechanics from modern rpgs, this story does basically the same, but frames it to feel different enough. Instead of your mc dying and reincarnating gaining some cheat ability in a pseudo medieval fantasy world, the setting takes place in the modern world. "Gates" exist which function the same as dungeons and monsters from these "gates" will wreck havoc unless controlled. The story begins with everyone already used to the existence of gates and "hunters", a potential career path for people completing the dungeons. The setting the author presents is an ecosystem revolving around these two elements and it is "logically" expanded upon in the background. And this isn't even why I like it so much! It's just a factor.

Also it's updated regularly on a weekly basis which is more than what you can get on other really good manga so you don't have to wait a year for 2 chapters...