Kids Are All Right

Synopsis

This story tells you the value and importance of family; it will also remind you of the happiness and sadness, joys and sorrows of childhood. (Source: LINE Webtoon)

You will never expect the power this story has. First glance. The simplest of art styles, depicting a boy living on the countryside. The character designs are as simple as can be, with most differences being a line in their hairstyle, or an outfit, the size. Every aspect of the story could fool you into believing it isn't anything else, except a charming slice of life. You couldn't be further from the truth. Dai, a kid, a very nice kid; lives by the countryside with a sick mother, and an emotionally dejected father. That setup alone gets us in the mind of a child whohad to mature faster than anybody else. He makes his meals, he pretends to talk while lonely. He appreciates food like nobody else, but doesn't intend on rudeness whenever he acts out, which is extremely rare. See what I mean? You can grab this little kid, from a story drawn as if done by a child's hand, and create a character profile like no other. Not only is he as complex, but absolutely everybody else. His friends, his mother, his dad, the adults around his friends, and the parents. Such care is given to everything in the writing of this story. It feels like a magnum-opus of pure character drama, from the eyes, and hands of a little boy who's trying his best. His mother, filled with complexities, and his father, containing the most fulfilling character development I've seen in YEARS. The little details, the dialogue, it slowly broke me to pieces. The story is designed to lower your guard, with pinpoint accuracy. A testament to the power of writing, and simple lines to depict emotion, simple actions to represent reactions. A beautiful, almost perfect story that I can't for the life of me recommend enough. The very final chapters of the story were difficult to read. I was so invested in every character, and so deep into who they were. I couldn't help but cry each an every chapter. Scared of each panel, fearful for every turn. The ending was a perfect melody, and the culmination of every aspect of what lies in turn for the main character, and those around him. It was perfect. I realized the story is perfect for me while writing this. I hope you can experience it someday. On Webtoon, buried beneath all the fancy kinds of storytelling. There lies one of my new favorite stories, which inspired me to write something akin to that level of drama. It truly does not leave my mind, and I hope it won't ever do. 10/10. The only little problem you may find, is confusing characters, but eventually that goes away as you get accustomed to the style. Masterpiece, like no other.