Good morning, anime lovers, manga readers, and manhwa readers. It's a good day to join The Anime Realm Quest. I feel like I am on a journey to discover something new, and this is my first quest. I have 10 more to go.
You all know how interesting it can get when a reader reads a manhwa for a very long time and gets the news that the manhwa will be getting an anime adaptation; it's always exciting. The truth is that we always hope for the best, and I can tell you "Solo Leveling" did a good job with their anime adaptation. Still, there is one manhwa I have been following for years, and the truth is that after the anime adaptation was announced, a lot of us were happy because we would be getting another action anime on screen, but the truth is that what we saw wasn't what we expected.
The Beginning After The End
Screenshot from my manga reader.
"The Beginning After the End" is an exceptional manhwa that has captured the hearts of many readers like myself. I have been following it since the year 2018. The storyline is more of an isekai kind of story; it's about a powerful king who died in his world and was reborn in another world with all his memories of the previous world still intact in his brain. As the story goes, everybody in that world is mostly born with one elemental magic attribute, but after discovering he can use magic, he found out he can use all four elements of magic (wind, water, earth, and fire), and the best part is that he can use the variants of this magic too, like ice, lightning, and many more, which made him very special in his parents' eyes.
The story goes on, he was separated from his parent after they got attacked on their way to the capital; they all thought he was dead; he helped a kidnapped elven princess; and everything about the storyline was just perfect, the character development, previous life drama, and finding allies were some of the things that made it good too.
Screenshot from my manga reader
The art style in "The Beginning After the End" is truly remarkable. The manhwa's creator did a great job in selecting the artist and the art style, although during the years, there was a pause at a point, and when the manhwa continued, the art style changed, not for the worse but for the better. The attention to detail, the character designs, and the environments are all beautifully drawn, making the reading experience a delight.
Screenshot from my manga reader
A Disappointing Anime Adaptation?
I have one suggested this manhwa for people to read on Manga Monday and it seems a lot of people know it and we’re expecting great anime adaptation, the anime adaptation of "The Beginning After the End" has received criticism for its presentation, with many people calling it a "PowerPoint anime"
The truth is that, after watching the first episode, it discouraged me from continuing the anime because the first episode was done poorly. It was truly a PowerPoint presentation. If given the images, I would do the same motions display that was given to us in the first episode and I was highly disappointed, not just me but everyone lover of the manhwa.
It's disappointing to see the anime adaptation not live up to the manhwa's standards. The static visuals and lack of animation can make the show feel more like a slideshow than a dynamic anime series. Hopefully, future adaptations will better capture the essence and quality of the manhwa.
The truth is that, many people are waiting for it to get better while others have given up on it. Well, I haven’t given up on it, let’s see how the first season goes, if there is no improvement then it will lose more fan than it actually has.
Rating: 9.5/10 for the manhwa while a 5/10 for the anime adaptation.
Here is the trailer
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