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(More customer reviews)Soul to Seoul is a korean comic (manwha) set in NYC. The story revolves around a half-Korean, half-white teenager named Kai, who is a pretty boy and player in school. And he is being stalked by Sunil, a Korean foreign exchange student who followed him all the way to Harlem, due to a rather whimsical reason. Soon enough, we are introduced to Kai's best friend, a half-Korean, half-black high school dropout named Spike, who lives in Harlem. In addition, we meet Kai's family members, who are are all full-blooded Koreans, and thereby deepening the mystery of Kai's half-blooded heritage.
The story is rather confusing. It is hard to fathom what the theme of this manwha is: Kai's love life? His outcast status among his family? Kai's friendship with Spike? The story flies all over the place, and it is at times hard to handle. At the very end of the book, Kai declares his goal in life, and his pursuit of it sets in motion the story for the next volume.
The best aspect of Soul to Seoul by far is the artwork. Kim Jea Eun is an expert at drawing up pretty boys; the cover of the manwha exemplifies the author's style of artwork. And female readers will find this style very pleasing to look at. The scenes are set in Manhattan, and the backgrounds are very detailed. The characters are into hip-hop, and wear baggy clothes and earrings, etc. The surprising thing is that Kai is only 17, and most of the characters are that age or younger, because they certainly act more mature in a boys-in-the-hood fashion.
Bottom line is that you should buy Soul to Seoul if you like the style of artwork. But don't expect much of a cogent story.
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*Will appeal to fans of manga such as Kill Me, Kiss Me and Peach Girl and popular teen films such as American Pie and Crazy/Beautiful *A modern-day manga Jungle Fever for teens Kai feels discriminated against by the Korean side of his family because he is not full-blooded Korean; he is half Korean and half Caucasian. Even though everyone is against him, Kai decides to date a Korean girl. He also takes comfort in his friend Spike, who is half African-American and half Korean. The sparks fly when Kai's malicious cousin from Korea comes to the U.S. to study and lives with Kai's family. Will Kai's mixed-blood begin to boil?
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