Manga 113555 Kings Maker

Let me start off by saying that the King's Maker is one of best visual webtoons I've read. The art is truly wonderful as it takes you in a new era within a different time period. I was first captivated by the art alone before I'd finished chapter one. The setting and colours take you on an adventure. I loved how it has such a vibrant palette of reds, golds, and yellows as key tones throughout the manga.

The story line is actually very interesting and beautiful story. It's the tale of a boy who is the missing fourth son of the Great King and ... is determined to becoming the next king but has to learn what it takes to be a royal and lead a nation. The only person who is willing to teach him is his new friend Soohyuk, who happens to be the king's "favourite" children. I will warn this story has moments that are not for the faint of heart as they surround children in an adult world and does have a reference to sexual assault.

The characters are all wonderful and you really see them grow not only as individuals but with the relationships between each other. The main relationship we see blossom is between Wolfgang and Soohyuk. As they get older you see their relationshup grow and it just makes your heart like butter...ahhh!!

This story was an absolute pleasure to read and I was captivated from start to finish. I praise the art which takes you on a journey. The characters together just add to story and the take your breathe away. It certainly took mine away. The King's Maker does have a second season and I highly suggest it if you enjoyed the first one.

Look, I don't normally write reviews or rate anything a 10. But King's maker definitely deserves it. Yes it's not some authentic masterpiece that blows away your mind, but it's very close to that.

At first I refused to read King's maker since I thought it was just another annoying BL manhwa without any context or plot to it. But nevertheless I gave it a chance after eyeing it for a bit and boy I did not expect what was about to be shoved in my face. (This is a pretty long review btw)

Let's start with the story.
I honestly thought I was going to drop it ... but I just couldn't stop reading. Though it isn't something outstanding that you'd never expect, it had no plot holes and the plot was simply well formed. I found myself so immersed in the whole thing that I couldn't put my phone down and I read it until 6 in the morning. It made sense and wasn't too overwhelmed by the romance. It was very well balanced, especially for a BL manhwa.

Art
Ah yes, the art. The art was absolutely beautiful. It isn't anything too memorable but it's certainly stunning. The anatomy was correct at all times (It was so perfect to the point that the artist remade the whole drawing since the ear was too big). And the element of the gold in king's maker is really something to remember and admire, it really gives it a nice touch.

Characters
There's not much to say but first, the villain. Man I love that they didn't give him a sad backstory to justify his actions. He was just so well made and explained that whenever I think of a good villain I think of the king from king's maker. Lastly, the protagonist. I really liked the character development with him. He learned to go through fires to reach his goal and I enjoyed that about him.

Enjoyment
I like the fact that they added some comedic effect to tone down the angst and drama in the manhwa. It's very well balanced and it wasn't too overbearing.

Overall I give it a 10/10
I loved king's maker so much. Yes it isn't perfect, but then again when have you ever read a perfect manhwa? It all comes down to opinions anyways. Great, beautiful art, likeable and well made characters, completely worth it. Sounds like a 10 to me.

Content warning.
One last thing. This manhwa is not for everyone. It's not some cute and wholesome manhwa you read to enjoy some fluff. Some people don't seem to understand that and full on hate on it. It has a fair amount of blood, mature themes, physical abuse, animal abuse, nudity, violence and sexual content. Not to mention the king is a pedophile. Again, not for everyone, but definitely worth a read. I highly recommend it.

"THIS REVIEW CONTAINS MINOR SPOILERS"
Chapter 23 and 24 killed this piece of work so hard. I don't even know how to explain this, but I'll try:
I'll go straight to the point, its not about just being fucked up. I've read and seen worse, but its so poorly written that I felt disgusted and very uneasy. Without getting into specifics, King is a pedo and he has a particular chamber for his doings with his children harem.
Its a fucked up place, full of toys for children, drugs and wine that he offers to his victims. There is obviously rape - and extreme violence afterwards with ... another victim, then suddently romance between the protagonist and the victim that is younger than 15.
Ladies and gentleman, you don't greet a rape victim by furiously kissing him/her or being sexual at all, imagine doing so the minute after the victim has experienced the trauma.
The BL isn't even worth it. Don't waste your time, there's not a good plot nor charming characters with interesting backstory other than simple trauma.