Noblesse
Title: Noblesse
Type: Manhwa, Korean Webtoons
Summary: For 820 years he had slumbered with no knowledge of mankind's advancement and scientific progress. The land which he once knew has become an unfamiliar place with new technology, attitudes, and lifestyles. Upon awakening, Cadis Etrama Di Raizel (aka Rai), seeks to familiarize himself with this era. He locates a loyal servant of his, Frankenstein, who is currently the principal of a South Korean High School. Rai decides that this school is the perfect place to help him learn about the modern world, enrolls, and begins associating a group of good-natured students in order to 'blend in'. But this new world is no safer than the old; and the dignified, bewildered, technologically inept Rai finds himself embroiled in adventures both ridiculous and dangerous.
Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Mystery, School Life, Shounen, Supernatural
Author(s): Son Jae-Ho
Artist(s): Lee Gwang-Su
Official Volumes: 3
Scanslation Status: Ongoing, Ch 185+
Scan Groups: Easy Going Scans, Noblesse Forever,Noblesse Scans
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Review: I read this for 8 hours straight. Making my cold much worst. LOL But damn, I couldn't stop. This series has moved to my top most watched series, which is saying alot because I have so many there (not even counting all the yaoi stories I track). The reason why I picked up this awesome series is that Rai looks like Sebastien from Kuroshitsuji. Rai wakes up from a deep sleep 820 years later, confused about the world. He searches and finds his faithful servant, Frankenstein, who is the priniple of a Korean highschool. To familiarize himself w/ the culture and world, he decides to attend the school as a student. Rai and Frankenstein are utterly kickass awesome in their abilities. However, day to day activies are utterly hilarious. Frankenstein is a neat freak, and Rai is so clueless about the world that he can't even exit the apartment or open the front door to let in people because he doesn't understand the security lock. The overall story is very intriguing when they get involved by chance w/ an organization of supernatural human made beings intent on harming the students, and get targeted themselves. It's funny how high brow Rai is. Yet, he's a Ramen addict who can't win a single game (board, computer, misc) against the students, and get so utterly lost that it will take him 5 hours to get somewhere. I really have to recommend this series to everyone. It's both dark and hilarious at the same time. A bit gory in some places but nothing more than Bleach or so. At first I wasn't sure if I liked the coloring, but I got used to it, and the colors get a bit darker later on in the series. It's also a bit tough to read from top to bottom, but you get used to it. In addition, all the main men are bishies, so they're all drool worthy. No romance and no yaoi, but Rai and Frankenstein's relationship is amusing nonetheless. Rai rarely talks in the series, but when he does you never know what he's going to say. He can be completely innane or serious. Great action, mystery, plot, and characterization.
Rate: 10/10