Manga 40345 Dr Frost

Until the end of the first season and the comeback in 2020 it was a very good psychology story. Now I have absolutely no idea what's going on but it's interesting.



MINOR SPOILERS (A HINT)


Its a good book but the 'villain' does not have any explainable motives, just to root out the cause before it grows or to I guess convince others to commit suicide? If you dont like big changes, only read until around chapter 112. But mr. moon becomes an unseeable and kind of annoying character after that. Good news: mc's able to have emotions again even though he physically damaged the emotion-bringer ... in his head. (Frontal cortex)

This review is straight from me finishing the first 121 chapters of this manhwa that have been translated to English.

Story:
The story is a collection of cases of psychological consultation. All the cases were different with different outcomes and it can be very well seen that the author of this manhwa, Lee Jong-bum knows what he is doing. Also the story between cases about the main characters is very well written and interesting.
As someone, who has studied psychology (just basics in high school but still) I really loved to see familiar theories and experiments being part of the cases.

Art:
The art style is very similar to other ... webtoon manhwas I've seen, but I think this style is very beautiful and fits the manhwa very well. The characters are beautiful and the backgrounds are great and realistic looking.

Characters:
Both the main characters and characters of each case are unique and have their own unique personalities and back stories. I am of course very interested in the main character, Frost, his personality and his backstory, which all of course are a big part of this manhwa.

Enjoyment:
I read all of the available chapters in just few hours, because I just couldn't stop reading and I was a bit sad when it ended (for now) so I would say I got a lot of enjoyment out of this.

Overall: I honestly have nothing bad to say about this.

Dr. Frost is a realistic psychological manhwa about people, and what it means to be human. Dr. Frost is a psychologist, who deals with people's mental “problems.” The story is divided into multiple small arcs, each following each of the various clients’ cases. It slowly revealing to the reader and characters Frost’s backstory and who he is. The story flows well, as each case spends a good amount of time for you to understand and sympathize with the characters, while not dragging out the cases. A bit of a problem with the pacing though, is that sometimes when they talk about Frost’s backstory it feels ... a bit out of place, since sometimes they're in somewhat of side episodes rather than being tied into the main story. This occasionally may have you feeling like you have an "outsiders perspective" and not have you engaged enough in the story.

The cases in Dr. Frost are realistic, as the author has a degree in psychology, and they consult other psychologists for details about their cases with clients. It also uses real psychology tests for the correct mental problem. Both the clients and the psychologists feel real and like actual people. You understand the perspectives of both the client and the psychologist, while still feeling like a reader. It also makes you feel like you’re learning something when reading it.

There is a small number of important characters in Dr. Frost, which all of them are psychologists. There is the main protagonist, Dr. Frost, who is the counsellor for most of the cases in this manhwa. He believes that sympathy isn’t needed for cases, and he has a mysterious backstory that is slowly revealed to us.

There’s Frost’s assistant Seong-Ah Yoon, who is someone who is studying psychology. She helps him in the cases and is often used as someone who learns Dr. Frost’s backstory alongside us, so it isn’t pointless exposition.

There is also Sang-Won Cheon. He is the principal of the academy and acts as a sort of a “father figure” for Frost. He is often the person revealing Frost’s backstory to Seong-Ah.

The main antagonist (his name is not mentioned for spoiler reasons) is a direct reflection of Frost. I cannot further talk about this character though, as it will enter spoiler territory.

The art style of Dr. Frost is good. It feels a little more like a soft sketch, rather than “fully drawn art.” Some of the characters' faces do look the same, but the author has recognized this as his inability to draw.

Overall, Dr. Frost is a well-written story about what it means to be human with a realistic cast of both clients and psychologists, but somewhat suffers from a disconnect between the characters and the story.