When I tell you that I would sell my soul for an English print edition of this masterpiece, it is an understatement. If you disagree, you either have not read this series or can read Korean and don’t need the translation. End of discussion.
✨ summary ✨
Nothing about Amy Song is special: she’s not the smartest, she’s not the prettiest, she’s not even the most passionate. She can’t even work up the courage to stand up for herself, let alone help others. But that all changes one cold winter afternoon when she is swept away into the dreamy world of Spirit Fingers, a croquis club whose members show her that life isn’t about being “the best”: it’s about finding, nurturing, and falling in love with your true self.
✨ review ✨
I am literally BEGGING you to read this flawless series. BEGGING. ON MY KNEES.
I don’t even know where to begin. The art is gorgeous in every single panel. The characters are often silly and sometimes downright bonkers, but the things they go through? The growth they experience as they navigate the everyday interpersonal struggles that frustrate us all? It is so real it HURTS, guys. You will be laughing and you will be crying and you will FALL IN LOVE with this amazing cast of characters.
I wish I could make every single one of my students read this. If you have kids, please consider sharing this with them. Honestly, I wish I could make every single person I KNOW read this.
The way the Amy learns to develop boundaries while maintaining kindness and respect is jaw-dropping. The level of trust, love, and mutual respect that emerges in the relationships depicted is inspiring. The message that you don’t have to be “perfect” to be the most wonderful and amazing and perfect version of YOU is one that we all need to hear, even as adults.
I read this for the first time in 2022 and cannot believe it’s taken me so long to come back to it. Please, please, please do yourself a favor and give Spirit Fingers a chance 🩵❤️💙💚💛🖤🩷🤎
(sadly only available on apps like WebToons if you need an English translation).
✨ favorite quote ✨
Sometimes, I think about how different things would have been if I hadn’t met Spirit Fingers that day. If my friends came a bit earlier, or if I had refused to be their model. Then I wouldn’t be here today, right? I wouldn’t have found my dream, either.
Before I met Spirit Fingers, I only used to fantasize and wish for things to be different. I used it as a way to escape because I was afraid of facing reality. My mind was full of negative thoughts then, but now I know.
I’m capable of doing anything. If I change the way I think, my world will change too. I’m still timid, and I’m still afraid of the future, but I know that I won’t give up. Because…because I’m the one and only Babl Finger.
✨ overall series rating (episodes 1-166) ✨
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✨ rating breakdown ✨
Art Style: ⭐️⭐️
Story Concept: ⭐️
Story “Freshness”:⭐️
Character Development: ⭐️⭐️
Main Characters: ⭐️
Supporting Characters: ⭐️
Intrigue: ⭐️
Enjoyability: ⭐️