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What's up guys? I have an exciting and early look for you all today from one of Ice Press' upcoming new manhwa titles, The World After the Fall, from the creators of Omniscient Reader
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Ice Press is Yen Press' imprint dedicated to manhwa, and there's a lot you can look forward to from them in the near future
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including print releases of The Boxer, Tomb Raider King, Villains Are Destined to Die, The Remarried Empress, and My Gently Raised Beast
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I'm even more excited to pick up more of their releases after seeing the quality of The World After the Fall firsthand
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A quick look at the edition itself before I get into the story. The quality of this printing is incredible
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The first cover features our MC J-Wan. The cover overall is matte, but they've added glossy details that add a little extra visual appeal to the volumes
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The eyes as well as the logo are glossy, and the artwork as well as the logo are glossy on the spine too
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All of these details give the edition a more premium look. Since I enjoy the print quality of Solo Leveling, which was released from Yen Press
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I expected the print quality to be great in the World After the Fall too, and I'm happy to report it is
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The pages are glossy and white the perfect type of paper for full releases like this one The colors are just so bold and the artwork is crisp Since this series originally read vertically online on Webtoon site
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I'm happy with how they formatted and cut and pasted the panels for the physical release
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Everything reads well and the artwork looks great on the page. They also added updated lettering and I'm happy with the choices they made here
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The dialogue and text is all readable and the fonts they chose look great
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The way the sound effects were done in particular is super nice. The colors of the sound effects either match or complement the colors of the artwork
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so they blend in but also stand out on the page. And finally, the translation is awesome
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If you have read this series on Webtoon, you may notice that the translations are different here
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When you read it side-by-side with the digital release on Webtoon, the sentences flow better or have more impact in the physical release
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For instance, the Webtoon version says, The tower summoned humanity, whereas the print release states
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The tower called out to humanity. Overall, the print quality is top-notch and is one of the best I've seen for a U.S
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Mawai release so far in terms of print quality. The edition itself is nice but the story and premise is what got me into the series In the world after the fall mysterious towers appear across the world summoning monsters that prey on mankind Tower walkers adventurers with special powers
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to fight against these monsters, are faced with a choice. To return to the past for a second chance
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via regression stone or fight for their doomed world. Tower walker Jay Wan refuses his choice
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to fight for his original timeline and uncover the truth behind the tower. It presents a really
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interesting predicament. Do you return back to the past to try to prevent what's to come
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or do you come to terms with this new reality and stay and fight? I've read a lot of Omniscient
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Reader, which is on Webtoon, so I am familiar with Sinan-Song's works, but this is my first
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introduction to the world after the fall. I love Omniscient Reader, so this is partially the reason
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I couldn't wait to get into this one. After reading Volume 1, I am looking forward to what's
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to come in the future volumes. Now, this one is adapted from the light novel. Since I'm not
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familiar with the original source material, I can only comment on my thoughts on the manhwa
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but I really enjoy the concepts and setup in Volume 1. The minute I saw the tower arise and
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the fear on everyone faces I was hooked One minute we see everyone going about their daily lives and the next we see them suddenly faced with a horrifying new reality Usually these types of series follow the video game type setup
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and while it appears that way at first, the consequences and the monsters in this manga are very much real
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People die, and a third of the world's population is wiped out. Early on, we find out that this situation is very real for our main character
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although there are some twists that already become apparent towards the end of this volume that has me even more intrigued in the story to come
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because not everything is as it seems in this story. I want to talk about the art, too, because it's absolutely breathtaking
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The pages are dripping in action, and the colors pop, so it's a visually and aesthetically pleasing series
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but it's also an exciting one to read. I can't wait to pick up volume two of the series
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and I'm also really looking forward to owning the Boxer with English Translation, too
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This one has been long-awaited, so much thanks to Ice Press for picking up the series
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in addition to other exciting new titles like this one. I can't wait to see what's in store for us in the future from Eyes Press after exploring their new releases
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Thank you so very much to Eyes Press for sending over a copy for review, and to you guys as always for watching
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I'll see you all in the next video
