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The Beginning After the End (Comic) #7
The Beginning After the End, Vol. 7
Deep inside the dungeon, Note and his allies come face-to-face with a massive, neverbefore-seen threat―an elderwood guardian! Even the party’s most senior members are
thrown into disarray at the sight of this hulking beast. And it’s Note’s job as their
leader to get everyone out alive...though some might not want to be saved?!
thrown into disarray at the sight of this hulking beast. And it’s Note’s job as their
leader to get everyone out alive...though some might not want to be saved?!
296 pages, Paperback
First published March 25, 2025
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About the author
TurtleMe
56 books1,427 followersTae Ha Lee, writing under the pen name TurtleMe, is a fantasy novelist and webcomic author. Blending elements of Western and Eastern literature, TurtleMe creates a unique and compelling reading experience that resonates with global audiences. His award-winning series, The Beginning After the End, has been translated into over ten languages and has captivated readers worldwide.
Tae Ha, a proud UC Berkeley graduate, currently resides in Seattle with his beloved wife and dog. To find out more, follow @turtleme93 on Instagram.
Tae Ha, a proud UC Berkeley graduate, currently resides in Seattle with his beloved wife and dog. To find out more, follow @turtleme93 on Instagram.
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April 3, 2025
{5/5}
OMG OMG OMG
OMG OMG OMG
April 20, 2025
Once again read in 1 sitting should probably just subscribe to it online but prefer physical books
January 14, 2026
Well, that was intense!
April 8, 2025
Encore et toujours incroyable.
Ce n'était pas un coup de cœur mais j'ai tout de même passé un super moment avec Arthur et ses proches
Ce n'était pas un coup de cœur mais j'ai tout de même passé un super moment avec Arthur et ses proches
May 21, 2025
Happy he’s made a guy friend his own age for once, haha. And seeing him go super saiyan was very fun.
June 8, 2025
Really getting good now!
October 6, 2025
Giant monster, backstabbing betrayal, superpower with a dangerous rebound… standard shonen stuff.
But we’ve also gained a new friend and soon Art will be going to school… finally.
But we’ve also gained a new friend and soon Art will be going to school… finally.
November 9, 2025
a beast will huh...
May 26, 2025
I’m reading this series on Tapas and not the physical series so I’m about two or three arcs ahead of this volume that was released in March and currently GR doesn’t have the other volumes posted as “to be published” yet.
Copy/paste previous review:
Things are getting heavier and the plot is plotting.
Back to the age based on how they are depicted I think they still tend to depict them about 3 years older than they are so now you’d think they are teens like 15-16. It seems silly to nitpick as he is as around 35 when he was born so his mental age at this point is approaching 50 so what is 3 years if he still looks like a kid but no one else has an adult consciousness and there are other youth in the story so not sure why they are always depicted as being about 3 years older then they are. If they wanted this maturity why not correct it with a time jump already to physically Age everyone up. I do appreciate that even know that he’s approaching puberty he has maintained a personality that is NOT perverted and even though females tend to crush after him the harem trope never seems to progress as he shuts them down when it becomes to obvious.
Copy/paste from volume 4:
I like this arc, still lighthearted and fun but hinting at more to come
Copy and paste from volume 2:
Overall I think the art is doing a good job of reminding us that he is still only 4 years old although at times I feel like they (him and the elf girl) do come off more like elementary school kids so notices sure why they didn’t give him a few more years at home learning concepts and then having an 7-8 year old to venture with his parents to get a mentor as it would have maybe more sense for the elf girl to have the conversation they have at that age as I don’t know if a “normal” 5 year old would have talked with him this way. This is a common issue I have when I read stories with children now that I am a parent, when I was younger and childless I find the give or take of 3-4 years of child development wasn’t noticeable and seemed fine. Now it’s always me going “a 5 year old would do that” or a “10 year would have grown out of that”
Copy and paste below from the previous volume as it still is relevant
So I started this series online as I don’t have patience to wait for the weekly episode update of the anime now that it’s streaming for the spring season.
It reminds me of the Japanese isekai anime/light novel series Mushoko Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation where the reincarnation happens at birth and they basically are born with the consciousness of the past life not just memories of the past or getting the memories in life like at puberty or when they turn into an adult. Not like transmigration “reincarnation” isekais where they take over the body of someone that’s died and they may or may not have the memories of the previous person.
One of the main differences, for the better in my opinion, is that the MC isn’t a pervert. In Mushoko Tensei he was a 30 something incel basically so notices his mom’s breasts when he’s a baby and obsesses later for an entire arc over not being able to get it up after losing his virginity at around 14 and then being left like a one night stand.
I really appreciate that the MC, Arthur, in this series is NOT obsessed with sex or a pervert. Rather then reincarnating from modern day korea he was a King in another world and while seems to have been a cold tyrant as he rose to power he’s quite rational and calm in his new life, and him learning what it means to have family ties and to care about people we see a lot of emotional growth.
We get funny comedic breaks as he struggles with adjusting to a baby body and his lack of control over it. Like being embarrassed that he soils his diaper. Over all I really enjoy this arc as he learns the magic structure of this world and apply his knowledge and skills from his past life to adapt to this world.
Copy/paste previous review:
Things are getting heavier and the plot is plotting.
Back to the age based on how they are depicted I think they still tend to depict them about 3 years older than they are so now you’d think they are teens like 15-16. It seems silly to nitpick as he is as around 35 when he was born so his mental age at this point is approaching 50 so what is 3 years if he still looks like a kid but no one else has an adult consciousness and there are other youth in the story so not sure why they are always depicted as being about 3 years older then they are. If they wanted this maturity why not correct it with a time jump already to physically Age everyone up. I do appreciate that even know that he’s approaching puberty he has maintained a personality that is NOT perverted and even though females tend to crush after him the harem trope never seems to progress as he shuts them down when it becomes to obvious.
Copy/paste from volume 4:
I like this arc, still lighthearted and fun but hinting at more to come
Copy and paste from volume 2:
Overall I think the art is doing a good job of reminding us that he is still only 4 years old although at times I feel like they (him and the elf girl) do come off more like elementary school kids so notices sure why they didn’t give him a few more years at home learning concepts and then having an 7-8 year old to venture with his parents to get a mentor as it would have maybe more sense for the elf girl to have the conversation they have at that age as I don’t know if a “normal” 5 year old would have talked with him this way. This is a common issue I have when I read stories with children now that I am a parent, when I was younger and childless I find the give or take of 3-4 years of child development wasn’t noticeable and seemed fine. Now it’s always me going “a 5 year old would do that” or a “10 year would have grown out of that”
Copy and paste below from the previous volume as it still is relevant
So I started this series online as I don’t have patience to wait for the weekly episode update of the anime now that it’s streaming for the spring season.
It reminds me of the Japanese isekai anime/light novel series Mushoko Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation where the reincarnation happens at birth and they basically are born with the consciousness of the past life not just memories of the past or getting the memories in life like at puberty or when they turn into an adult. Not like transmigration “reincarnation” isekais where they take over the body of someone that’s died and they may or may not have the memories of the previous person.
One of the main differences, for the better in my opinion, is that the MC isn’t a pervert. In Mushoko Tensei he was a 30 something incel basically so notices his mom’s breasts when he’s a baby and obsesses later for an entire arc over not being able to get it up after losing his virginity at around 14 and then being left like a one night stand.
I really appreciate that the MC, Arthur, in this series is NOT obsessed with sex or a pervert. Rather then reincarnating from modern day korea he was a King in another world and while seems to have been a cold tyrant as he rose to power he’s quite rational and calm in his new life, and him learning what it means to have family ties and to care about people we see a lot of emotional growth.
We get funny comedic breaks as he struggles with adjusting to a baby body and his lack of control over it. Like being embarrassed that he soils his diaper. Over all I really enjoy this arc as he learns the magic structure of this world and apply his knowledge and skills from his past life to adapt to this world.
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