A Wild, Wacky Romp
STUDY GROUP, based on a webtoon, is fun, exuberant entertainment. Lots of laughs and surprises interspersed with cartoonish, implausible violence. A parade of horribles get their come-uppance from the unlikely, but likeable, study group members.
The theme here is very similar to that of WEAK HERO, CLASS I, which has a certain depth and nuance STUDY GROUP lacks. In both series, the ML looks and acts like a wuss, someone who’s a natural target for bullies. The bullies are quick to notice, of course. Big mistake though, because each of these dudes is an incredibly talented and well-trained fighter–whose only goal is to stay out of trouble, get good grades, and go to college.
That’s where the similarity ends. In WEAK HERO, CLASS I, the ML is a superior student who aces all his exams and ranks at the top of the class. Not so with Yoon Ga-Min, the ML in STUDY GROUP. No matter how hard he studies he just can’t seem to get his brain in gear, and he’s ranked at the bottom.
But he has a plan. No spoiler here; the plan is divulged in the first moments of the first episode.
Wild and crazy action ensues. I’m easily bored, but not a moment drags – in either series. I’m guessing you’ll like them both.
The theme here is very similar to that of WEAK HERO, CLASS I, which has a certain depth and nuance STUDY GROUP lacks. In both series, the ML looks and acts like a wuss, someone who’s a natural target for bullies. The bullies are quick to notice, of course. Big mistake though, because each of these dudes is an incredibly talented and well-trained fighter–whose only goal is to stay out of trouble, get good grades, and go to college.
That’s where the similarity ends. In WEAK HERO, CLASS I, the ML is a superior student who aces all his exams and ranks at the top of the class. Not so with Yoon Ga-Min, the ML in STUDY GROUP. No matter how hard he studies he just can’t seem to get his brain in gear, and he’s ranked at the bottom.
But he has a plan. No spoiler here; the plan is divulged in the first moments of the first episode.
Wild and crazy action ensues. I’m easily bored, but not a moment drags – in either series. I’m guessing you’ll like them both.
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