Maron the Magic Ocean

by Mimi

Welcome to the Magic Ocean, a blissful paradise where wishes come true and children live happily forever!
Seoltang awakens in a strange new world, accompanied by a tortoise who walks on golden sand and seems determined to find the exit. But why would anyone want to leave the Magic Ocean? The pair journey through mysterious waters, where forgetful children frolic in blissful oblivion, watched over by enigmatic imaginary friends. Real or fake, friend or foe, right or wrong, life or death – Seoltang and her tortoise must confront the sinister truth of this strange place and its inhabitants and find a way to escape!
A bittersweet tale of self-destruction, pain, sadness, and healing from depression.

Genres: Manga, Graphic Novels, Fantasy

209 pages, ebook

Published October 9, 2024

Reviews

[The Questyen · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a pure cover buy and if you had given me a million guesses I wouldn't have guessed what the actual premise of this story was. A beautiful manhwa that you should go into as blindly as possible.

[Liselotte · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ok I don't really know how to rate this comic. On one hand it portrays depression incredibly well, and I fully understood all of it. However, the story feels rushed and it definitely could be an entire series if the author gave themselves the time and space to do so. I also feel like the translation wasn't that great, which isn't the fault of the original content but definitely something that makes it less enjoyable!

[Mehsi · Rating 2 out of 5]

I don't know, it was good at times but I feel this one could have benefitted from being a series. Like 3-4 volumes instead of everything crammed into one 200 page volume. I noticed myself just slipping away, my ADHD longing for other books and other things to do. In the end I continued, and yes, I love the magical aspect, I love the way the mental health/suicide is handled and could feel it all, the characters are fab. But I just wish it had been more.

[Beckiezra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hoopla bonus borrow. The art is super cute, it makes the book look like it would be appropriate for kids but it has some really dark themes regarding suicide and it ends on a bit of a cliffhanger that’s confusing. Is it the same person entering the magic ocean again, one of the friends that were lost on the way getting a chance to not be a jellyfish or whatever and finds their companion to try to get out again, or just the next person who’s in the process of committing suicide? The format is a bit weird, too, the book is like regular manga so you flip left to right, but the pages read left to right as well instead of right to left like manga and there isn’t any guide to how to read like you often find in manga so it was just confusing until I figured that out which took longer than it should’ve since there’s so little dialogue on pages and starting a new book has a learning curve of getting to know the world. I honestly thought it was a translation issue until I realized the correct way to read. I also really wish the book had some author notes; Goodreads clearly does not know who the author is and has just grouped every anonymous author who goes by Mimi in the same author profile.

[Queerbookdad · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5/5 rounded down

This was okay, unfortunately I think some things were lost in translation but it was a decent read not nearly as intense as I thought it might be based on the content. The art work is very beautiful though

[Mouse · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tw: suicide, depression, despair, suicidal ideations, non consensual groping

[The_J · Rating 2 out of 5]

Dead girls suicide - and trapped in a Mental/Spiritual liquid ambiance. Off putting

[Bianca · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sugar perdeu todos os sentimentos com a sua memória. Perdida em um oceano mágico, um paraíso de crianças que não crescem, ela encontra uma tartaruga que diz ser sua outra metade e que elas precisam escapar daquele lugar.
Foi um Manga de volume único que trata de uma forma delicada sobre a autodestruição, tensão, dor e depressão.
Eu gostei bastante da leitura e me vejo fazendo uma releitura no futuro. 
Deixo aqui minha recomendação para quem gosta de mangas que acertam nos sentimentos e possuem um estilo de desenho bonito.