Title: iD_entity volume 1

Author: Hee-Joon Sun and Youn-Kyung Kim

Genre: Action, fantasy, cyber game

Summary: The series centers around the main character Jang-Gun and his friends along with their virtual reality avatars in the computer game world called "Lost Saga". When Jang-Gun logs on as a different character, he "Creates" an AI with a personality from the hacked disk he found when renewing his appearance for his once a year renewal process. Yureka is a flutter-brained, but advanced, AI with powerful stats and a real-life doppleganger. It is his turn to see just how deep his immersion in the virtual world goes. (quoted from Wikipedia)

Opinion: I've always had a fascination with real life characters being sucked into a cyber game and having to fight or think their way out (fighting would be much more preferable for some action). Jang-Gun (known as Roto in the game) is an immensely comic character who, predictably for a main character, is a formidable foe in the game. His character is classed as a sorceror (he likes flames, for some reason) but is sub-classed as a warrior. His two friends, Kwan-Su and Woon-Suk (known as Boromid and Ah-Dol respectively in the game) are backups to Roto's skill in the "Lost Saga", and are capable fighters themselves. Along the way, they team up with Yureka, an Artificial Intelligence. Yureka is shrouded in mystery and speculation. Where did she come from? Did Roto (or Jang-Gun) really create her? What is her role in the manwha?

Overall, iD_entity is extremely intruiging so scoot over to your nearest bookstore (or to someone who has these books) and try to get ahold of them for a nice read. Fantasy is a very easy and popular genre, and these books won't disappoint. Or at least, they didn't disappoint me. ^_^ ~rage-chan

Rating: 4 out of 5.