While i thoroughly enjoyed the start of Noblesse, it does have many flaws.

>The art is amazing.

>Character development is stagnant, people are who they are, and nothing really changes their way of thought, with the main characters not even developing, at all:

=> Exibit A: Tier 2 support character (meaning the school kids) are there just to pass time, they don't evolve and every time they fight it's the same thing.

=> Exibit B: Tier 1 support characters (the knights) do evolve but not it any meaningful way, they fight stronger people, they seek more power, they fight, ... rinse and repeat, which isn't inherently bad, but since only M-21 shows some visual change, grasping the improvement is difficult.

=> Exibit C: Almost all of the nobles, save from Rael Kertia who actually changes and becomes a better person later on.


> How the ark's are conceptualized:

Step1: Your friend gets captured / you meet an enemy just wandering about
Step2: Search for your friend / fight the enemy and lose in the first half of the battle
Step3: Wait for Frankenstein / Noblesse to come save the day (did i mention there is all but 2 tactics they employ (one for the knights and the other Frankenstein's i'l make you angry)

- There are sub plots so it isn't bad world building by any means, but when it comes to the memorable stuff, it fails, on all accounts.

> The power dynamic:
- Rai's power has a drawback and despite him being shown as on the verge of death and having a mere fraction of his former strength he manages to annihilate every single enemy, despite all of them exponentially growing in strength.


What really bugs me about this manhva:

Up to about half way it was entertaining, then it just went downhill, being completely predictable and showing fights of characters no one cares about as we have literally just met them.

In the end strategy isn't explored and all we have seen from the Noble Lord's power / weapon is squat. (she drew her weapon a grand total of 3 times, and it wasn't that impressive even then)

The power scale is No1: Noblesse No2: Frankenstein and then all other fools who try to oppose them

Now a special mention goes to Rai's special power akin to "kamui", the power used to kill the most powerful beings in existence, with no drawbacks or counters (but hey, what am i complaining about when Rai is essentially god but in human form and with perfect judgment)

Now come the spineless writers with no balls to let any of the good guys die (apart from one noble) and especially not letting muzaka die, multiple times. (please don't go the naruto route of letting guy live after the madara fight, it defeats the point and ruins the emotion of the moment)

let me recap the power dynamic:
- Nobles are considered at their weakest state
- The Noblesse is considered on the verge of death
- Werewolves are considered to be at their strongest state
- Elders are considered to be at their strongest state

Do you know who dies?
- a single noble
- the noblesse lives
- most of the werewolves
- All of the elders


How can anybody say a story is 9/10 when there is no character development and almost no good guys die during 550 chapters.

Take it for what it is: Spice of Life and Comedy (not really comedy but sure, why not)


Have i mentioned they didn't address most of the personal questions of characters such as 21's real name (just google ending noblesse reddit)

Oh and thank you for flying Bleach airlines, i see we have crashed and are burning in flames in the end of the manga.
<Spoiler> what kills our favorite characters are not he giant "power level over 9000" characters but 2 nuclear missiles? That's it? That is the sum plot of how the manhwa ends?
- Fuck you author,

Sincerely,

The reader