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The original was posted on /r/bobstavern by /u/AirProfessional5601 on 2024-10-21 16:48:42+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/bobstavern by /u/Dab4Ever2Nothing on 2024-10-21 14:41:10+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/bobstavern by /u/MonkehestMan on 2024-10-21 12:14:27+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/bobstavern by /u/DontFeedTheGoats on 2024-10-21 20:27:13+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/bobstavern by /u/thecordialsun on 2024-10-21 22:27:43+00:00.

Title: Vampire Syndrome

Type: Webcomic

Year: 2023-2024

Country: South Korea

Genre: Action/supernatural

Status: Completed

Platform: Webtoon (read here)

Appropriate for 30+?: Yes

My rating: 4.5/5 stars

(Rating scale: 5/5 = masterpiece, 4/5 = quite good, 3/5 = mostly good, 2/5 = bleh, 1/5 = I regret ever being exposed to this series, 0/5 = affront to humanity)

When it comes to webtoons, especially Korean ones, I often find myself making the same criticisms over and over: this is just a new twist on a tired concept, there's no novelty to the art style, the pacing is terrible (and drags on for way too many chapters), and the big one: this series is all plot and no substance (it has no thesis, nothing it "wants to say," it's only goal is to be entertaining).

Then in strides an underrated action/supernatural series, catching me completely by surprise because it's about one of the most tired concepts of the 21st century, vampires, and yet feels like one of the freshest new entries to the webtoon scene in years. The art is super unique, stylish, and flashy (and for once does not completely clash with the 3D-generated backgrounds), the characters are all distinctive and interesting (and relevant through the whole series, no "introduce, use, and dump" here!), the series wrapped up comfortably in an engaging 80 chapters, and the entire premise is an analogy for social issues facing 21st century South Korea (and most of the first world):

The dialogue can be a bit clunky at times, although it's hard to say whether that's a result of a poor translation. The series engages in a lot of time jumps, and although I think they're handled well some people may find them confusing. The series has the emotional subtlety of a teenager's poetry diary and the social analogy thesis is pretty superficial, but it carries a sincerity that, combined with the art style, makes it all just work. The surreal rubber-people art, character-driven plot, and stylized body horror all remind me a bit of the Land of the Lustrous manga.

If you can stomach some (highly stylized fantasy) violence and noir-level brooding, Vampire Syndrome is a series I'd recommend to anyone looking for something different, or at least less superficial, in the action genre.

As with all my reviews, the above is nothing more than my personal opinion. Have you read this series? What did you think? Post in the comments!

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The original was posted on /r/garfieldminusgarfield by /u/SigLovesCarbuncle on 2024-10-21 21:38:21+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/sffpc by /u/kennymase on 2024-10-21 21:49:14+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/sffpc by /u/we_left_as_skeletons on 2024-10-21 07:33:14+00:00.

The profile pages could not be found for the two current moderators, could they be deleted accounts?

If that's the case I could volunteer in managing the community. As I'm really interested in the topic of proportional representation.

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The original was posted on /r/shitposting by /u/Gl4SSC0FFIN on 2024-10-21 19:11:24+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/shitposting by /u/SUSbund on 2024-10-21 17:46:31+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/minecraft by /u/Noahperkinswood on 2024-10-21 20:33:06+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/minecraft by /u/whale_fucker_70-1 on 2024-10-21 20:39:56+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/minecraft by /u/Saito-The-Legend on 2024-10-21 18:43:16+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/minecraft by /u/manofdutch1 on 2024-10-21 21:42:00+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/minecraft by /u/minecraftloner on 2024-10-21 20:06:56+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/minecraft by /u/Luutamo on 2024-10-21 17:13:48+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/mylittlepony by /u/FebreezeHoe on 2024-10-21 22:46:57+00:00.

I deleted my TikTok where I shared my MLP fanart because the community on there has become so toxic over this. I can’t understand the amount of people that get mad over people’s headcanons of what the Mane 6 would look like as humans in terms of race and ethnicity. It was so fun to see us come together on TikTok to revitalize the fandom through infection AUs, but this negativity is overwhelming to deal with in comments.

It’s a FANTASY WORLD. They’re PONIES. It’s crazy how different parts of the fandom have decided on different “official” races/ethnicities for the characters.

To be clear, this isn’t exclusive to “woke” people or any particular political sphere. I’ve had complaints about drawing Pinkie as Black because “all Amish people are white” (lol) and complaints about not drawing Fluttershy wearing a hijab. NONE OF THIS MATTERS.

As much as everyone complains about the weird skin colors in EG, it seems that’s the only way to draw the humanized characters without getting yelled at. I wish everyone was as positive as they are on this sub :(

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The original was posted on /r/fedora by /u/Banny285 on 2024-10-21 21:16:19+00:00.