소곤소곤

SOGONSOGON

MANGA

STATUS
COMPLETE
VOLUMES
Not Available
RELEASE
May 15, 2016
CHAPTERS
25

DESCRIPTION

The captivating story of an budding artist, who is willing to come out of his mother's shadow so as to paint whatever he sees... mainly things concerning the supernatural.

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REVIEWS

Gaige
70/100
Whisper is a mixed bag of supernatural short stories, but worth reading for its few, memorable gems
Whisper is an anthology of 17 short stories, making up 24 chapters total. None of the stories correlate with one another - there are no returning characters or places - but there are a lot of recurring themes. Every story (arguably except for one) has a supernatural element to it, whether this be hallucinations, spirits or possession.

Some of the short stories would likely be given the "horror" tag, though none of them are particularly scary. If anything, I'd say the stories that end badly and try to be horror aren't very good or memorable. The best stories are the ones that start with some conflict (mental health, ghosts, abusive family) but are wholesomely resolved at the end. These are the ones that have stuck with me and still come to mind sometimes.

The art is very fitting and simple, and although I'd struggle to call any of the panels a masterpiece, but I must admit that the art is beautiful to look at. The style remains the same throughout but the tone of it changes to fit each story. Generally the colours are faded and uninteresting until the supernatural elements come into play with bold colours, emphasising either their fear or importance.

My personal favourite story is Gourmet. It's two chapters long and the only one without an obviously supernatural element, and the reason I love it is a very personal one that I doubt many people will be able to relate to. I have a little known eating disorder called ARFID (Avoidant/Restrictive Eating Disorder) which means that I'm only able to enjoy eating very specific types/brands of food, incredibly limiting my diet. Similar to me, the protagonist of Gourmet is only able to enjoy food from a certain restaurant, made by a certain person. I admit I cried a little when reaching the happy ending of this short story as this was the first time I'd ever read/seen anything with the same condition as me. Obviously I have to assume that, given this is a supernatural anthology, unlike me the protagonist's condition must have been caused by something otherworldly - but I digress.

I wouldn't say this anthology is absolutely incredible or a must-read for anyone, but given how fast it is to read with its enjoyable stories I'd definitely suggest more people read this. As a whole it's not one of my favourite manhwa, but if I were to only choose the stories I thought were great and make a new anthology, it would likely be in my top 3.

As of now only 12 others have completed it, something which is a huge shame. If you're looking for something new to read and have a little spare time on your hands then I definitely recommend it.
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