[Naver Webtoon Review] Juvenile Offender

 

 

 

WEBTOON NAME: Juvenile Offender

Creator: Man's story, Jeongjongtaek

Genre: Action

Story Summary

"Yunseong Lee", lost his family due to extreme school violence in middle school and had to spend hellish days. Based on soaring revenge and meticulous preparation, he visits each of the main culprits who pushed him into hell and begins his revenge. The one who exploded Yunseong’s house with curiosity. The one who approached Yunseong’s sister with a bad heart and then led her to die when he didn’t get his way. Yunseong visits these vicious people one by one and takes revenge.

 

Character Analysis

Yunseong Lee

• Thorough, calculated, angry, clever, ruthless
• -> Suitable to a boy who slowly but calmly takes revenge through careful planning

Perpetrators

• Rude, mean, vicious, violent, cruel and unrepentant
• -> S Suitable to characters who each of them torments the main character in various ways, leaving him with multiple traumas and wounds.

Evaluation

Strength

• As an action genre, a cool fight scene and a solid brain fight are clearly expressed.
• The story unfolds concisely and neatly without feeling stuffy.
• The topic of this work, ‘School bullying and young criminals’, is a serious social problem and so it would get significant attention from people.

Weakness

• Personally, it contains scenes that are somewhat hateful and violent, so if it is produced as drama, this part should be considered for the viewers.

Conclusion (Impression)

 This webtoon vividly depicts the attainment of revenge through the principle of "an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth." Through scenes where the antagonists receive harsh punishment from the protagonist, viewers can't help but feel a sense of satisfaction. It's refreshing yet, at the same time, it's saddening to see the protagonist pouring their life solely into revenge. While I might have wanted revenge if I were in their shoes, it's heartbreaking to see someone at such a young age burdened with so much. Adolescence is a time for dreaming about one's future and enjoying carefree days with friends, and this webtoon serves as a reminder that "school violence" is a nightmare that doesn't easily fade from one's life.