Threads of Time

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Synonyms: Sal rye tap, Sal-Le-Top

Japanese: 살례탑

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Type: Manhwa

Volumes: 11

Chapters: 46

Status: Finished

Published: Dec 7, 1999 to Sep 4, 2003

Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Themes: Historical, Psychological, Reincarnation, Time Travel

Serialization: JuniorChamp

Authors: Noh, Miyoung (Story & Art)

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High school student Moon Bin Lee has difficulty sleeping due to a recurring nightmare: he's stranded over a thousand years in the past chasing a dark-haired girl into a deep abyss.

Before long, the nightmare overwhelms him, and he is unable to tell whether he is Moon Bin, a Seoul teenager at the end of the second Millennium, or Sa Kyoung Kim, the son of a prominent warrior family in the middle of the first Millennium. People in his present-day life assume roles in his historical life as he struggles to learn exactly who he is and what he's expected to do, straddling a transmigratory portal through time and space.
In the present, his school's kendo club battles to stay in the championships...but in the past, Moon Bin finds himself at the threshold of a territorial dispute on the plains of Mongolia ...

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BackgroundThreads of Time was published in English by Tokyopop from September 14, 2004 to March 1, 2008.

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Kim Moon Bin

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Sali Tayi

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Hadas, Atan

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Sa Lum

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Yeon Young

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Jun 26, 2016

Nervin

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Nightmares are one of the most unpleasant experiences one can have while asleep. But what these dreams, visions of a thousand years ago, abruptly becomes a reality? Suddenly being transported back in time is a common topic in fantastical settings, and Threads of Time is no exception. It is a manhwa that conveys a great, albeit stereotypical message about human life, or rather, exploration of oneself. While it certainly was a very enjoyable read, it does have some issues, in the execution as well as narrative of the story.

The story revolves around a rich and delinquent student by the name of Moon Bin Lee who ... consistently dreams about the past, chasing a dark-haired girl into the abyss. Soon enough, he is overwhelmed and abruptly finds himself as Sa Kyoung Kim, son of a prominent warrior family in Mongolia. Furthermore, the very people he now lives with, are physically almost identical of his present day life. Not to mention that it is in a period of territorial conflicts, involving the protagonist in the battles that happened admist the crisis. Luckily for him, he is very skilled in kendo, a useful ability in such times - naturally. The various battles that actually take place are interesting, but it must be mentioned that it can get a bit too excessive in violence; regardless, war is not the main focus of the manga.

The manhwa starts out strong, conveying the setting as well as the main cast of characters appropriately; it maintains a steady and logical progress through the difficulties he experiences in his current position as a modernized teenager. However, there is a problem that emerges as the story progresses: the smooth and logical narrative gets lost, and in turn readers see an increased pacing which results in various conflicts either lacking in execution, or in coherency: in other words, it creates a rushed feeling. It also has some interesting display of what the teenager is experiencing, lightly touching upon what is to come through the art and dialogue presented. Still, some of said scenes were arguably wrongly placed, interrupting the story, rather than enhancing it. In addition, when not read carefully, it created the illusion of him being transported back and forth in time, when that was actually not the case.

Threads of Time is primarily a character driven story, and mainly focuses on three characters, one being the teenager, and the other two being of the Mongolian camp, the General Sali Tayi and the granddaughter of the Khan, Atan Hadas. Kim Moon Bin is quite a generic character at first: rich, spoiled with a broken family relationship, and on top of that a delinquent. Nevertheless, readers observe the gradual changes the protagonist experiences through the environment and supporting cast: the fact that he finds himself in constant struggle in such a foreign environment is good to see, as opposed to other works where the characters adapt abruptly to the new environment.

The other two characters play an important role in developing both themselves, as well as the protagonist, Atan Hadas being the most noteworthy one. She is a smart and a strong, independent woman who strived to be a warrior, yet was accepted as a commander through carious circumstances - learning the ways of war, as well as realizing whom she loves, moves this character forward. This could not really be said about Sali Tayi, who is primarily a villain, yet his motives are rather weak for the atrocities he commits. Fleshing out of said character is observed.

Concerning the art style of the manhwa, it is as a whole well done, with some clear discrepancies in the begging: it is clear that some of the character models, as well as their expression vary a bit too much. This improved over time, together with some backgrounds, which were detailed in most cases. There were here and there some panels with either a lot background detail, while others were simply done.

Threads of Time was overall a very enjoyable read, yet suffered from a number of issues that sadly hindered the immersion in the story quite a bit, as well as feeling rushed. It must be noted that although it has some minor warfare, it is not the likes of similar manga such as Kingdom or the Ravges of Time. However, through the narrative and its characters, the message contained within is certainly worth the read on that basis alone.

Thank you for reading.

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| Manhwa Recommendation and Review |

Manhwa - Threads of Time
genre - Action/adventure, historical, fantasy, supernatural, psychological.
Author - Noh Mi-young

Plot - High school student Moon Bin Lee has difficulty sleeping due to a recurring nightmare: he's stranded over a thousand years in the past chasing a dark-haired girl into a deep abyss.

Before long, the nightmare overwhelms him, and he is unable to tell whether he is Moon Bin, a Seoul teenager at the end of the second Millennium, or Sa Kyoung Kim, the son of a prominent warrior family in the middle of the first Millennium. People in his present-day life assume roles in his historical ... life as he struggles to learn exactly who he is and what he's expected to do, straddling a transmigratory portal through time and space.
In the present, his school's kendo club battles to stay in the championships...but in the past, Moon Bin finds himself at the threshold of a territorial dispute on the plains of Mongolia ...

Introduction
What happens when reality and fantasy gets mixed up in your daily life? What will you do when you time travel to past? how will you feel when all is caused by supernatural ghost? scaring the shit out of you.This all is experienced by Moon Bin Kim, the main protagonist of the Manhwa 'Threads of time'. I prefer to call the manhwa, a golden discovery. The story and concept both are exquisite and unique.

Story 9.5/10 - The storyline is really great and keeps you entertained till the end. The script written by the author is like a script by famous writers, yet this manhwa is underrated.Each arc makes you crave for next chapter. The story being psychological, the wall between the reality and fantasy's collision is well presented.Using the historical facts, the author has created a phenomenal fiction. Most of the history taken is accurate and using the facts the author delivered perfect harmony and plot to the story.

Art 7.5/10 - I would say the art is simply amazing.The drawing style the author has a very mature feeling, like a seinen manga. The art style gets better and better after each chapter.The Art of both the modern era and koryo-mongol war era have been illustrated perfectly,as it feels we are in the same era and same place.

Concept 9/10 - The concept taken is rich and unique. The mind-bending moment during the reality-break was awesome. Also using the historical facts, rearranging some sequence to add fictional to it, the very concept of it, made it very interesting.There is more to it and bit of surprises so i won't spoil it.

Characters 7/10 - The characterization in the manhwa is what you can find very interesting.I am not sure if the characters are Real or fictional, what i can say is the development of the characters is good.though i will only criticize that i couldnt completely understand sali tayi.There should have been a bit more character development.The character of Moon Bin Kim was perfect, and i did understand his personality.

Overall i give this manhwa 8/10. I definately recommend you to read this. This manhwa is contains drama,tragedy,blood,war,psychological,mind-bending,historical and full with action in about 46 chapters i.e 11 volumes.

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I, who likes historical/action/adventure mangas, found this manga and I was so dragged into the story I read it in 3 hours flat, non-stop. The plot is amazing, man were the twists unexpected, good amount of romance (not too much for my taste :D). Lol one of the most important thing for me in mangas are the guys. Personaly I think the guys are really hot. Anyways, the ending was perfect for me. The story was not too long and it just kept to the point.
I highly recommend this manga to those who like mystery, twists, historical, war, romance, action, adventure oh and of course ...

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