Dungeon Majesty

thor123 Mar 10, 2019

7.6

This review also covers part 2. There is no part 3 yet, as the author has been conscripted into the military. A continuation will probably have to wait till 2021... The Dungeon Master is a rather weird "reincarnated in a different world" story. Not only is it Korean, but the plot also jumps in the weirdest ways. The only story-focused comic I know that makes weirder jumps is Fire Punch, the manga that spawned this very fitting meme: Anyway, it's definitely not as crazy as Fire Punch, but it is close to impossible to predict what will happen next. The rough world our MC is thrown into, has some vague mysteries, but at the start you don't get all that much info about the world, so they're adressed very slowly while still managing to be engaging. The MC is also not an overpowered god-like being in his new world, which is a breath of fresh air after seeing all those wish-fulfillment isekai manga. The mention of weird jumps in the story might make you think that most of the characters will be bland or onedimensional, then. However, I found most of them to be rather interesting. Almost all characters that have any real impact on the story, have intriguing and more "hidden" sides to them. And the development of the MC's mentality is handled really well. Saying more about the story is not only hard, but would also most likely spoil things that are better left unspoiled.  As for the art: it's good. The art isn't godlike, but it's definitely up there in the list of good-looking manhwa. Conclusion: Give it a try, if you're prepared to handle a long wait before the story continues - if it ever does. Alternatively you can give it a try to check out the weird storyline.

Caccasessa Jan 12, 2022

8

I'll be quick and concise. I don't understand why people hate this so much. The plot is original, one of the more original out there, it has some cliches and some problems with world building for now, but for the most part it's a breath of fresh air. It's decently executed although I have to say that it does jump around in time a bit, but if you are paying attention it's not too bad. The plot progression is also pretty slow but I'm enjoying it nonetheless. Overall there are some issues with the flow and pace of the plot but I swear it's interesting enough to make you overlook those negatives. The art is good some times, avarage most of the time and bad in some rare occasions. At least in my uneducated opinion. The characters surprised me, although in the beginning I thought we would have a bunch of cookie cutter people in this story I was proved kind of wrong. Most of the characters are interesting and have a decent amount of depth, if this is expanded on in the future I could see them being very good. Some have already grown a bit and almost all of the ones that have a role in the story show potential for further growth, I believe it's worth following them. Overall Dungeon Majesty has some flaws, but I've been enjoying it without remorse. If you'd like a fantasy story with a pretty good amount of originality, above avarege characters (for manwha) and a plot full of potential I recommend you to read this. And with this I conclude my "Quick and concise" review, hope you give it a try. 

MonarqueCeleste Dec 16, 2022

5

This manwha is confusing?? to say the least. I don't really understand the plot or where the author want the story to go. So I cannot give it a bad review but I was not that entertained either. It feels like things are just happening. People and situation just pop out and enter MC's storyline. It's a messy story in my opinion.