Spotlight #8:Glacias

Has anyone seen how to train your dragon? If you have, then you must love what's next because today we are going to shine a light on the fantasy Webtoon Glacias by Yaruno and Nawa!

Summary

Glacias is a story about a medieval fantasy society where the relationship between humans and dragons is a sour one. But despite the thousands of years of stigma, a young man by the name of Juka decides that he will create a place where the two races can live in harmony together.

Characters

Juka: an idealistic yet naive boy Juka is rarely the one to start a fight, but he is always the one to end it. Juka was raised by dragons, and after realizing the stigma that dragons get, he decides that he will do his best to become the bridge between the two worlds.

Aleria: one of Juka's first allies, Aleria, is often the voice of reason to many of Juka's antics. And when I mean that I mean the voice of reason, I mean giving him a tongue lashing of the highest order.

Akkin: a strong-willed man that would do anything for his little brother Iru is a man that has a dark past as being the heir of a dragon hunting guild. With the help of Juka, he plans to have a brighter future.

Iru: Akkin's younger brother, while he is probably the kindest out of the quartet he still wants to prove to be an asset to the group.

Overview/ good stuff

The art of Glacias is frankly beautiful, it feels similar to a storybook and well, web novel, so it's a feast for the eyes. Glacias also has very intricate worldbuilding, with many chapters dedicated to building the advantages of hunting dragons, the types of dragons, and even a dragon hierarchy. As a fellow drako, I can say that there are a lot of badass and cute dragons in this webtoon. All in all, I feel as though the divide between humans and dragons is believable, but I feel as though the webtoon Hooky does this a lot better. The characters are strong enough to follow, and the story is also very binge-able with its very short chapters, so it's easy to keep up.

Epilogue

Glacias is a very fun and powerful webtoon of acceptance, and kindness is something that I feel like we all need to share in this very vocal world of ours. Glacias is getting a full publication, so it seems light has shined on them. Now, as I soar above the clouds like the drako, I am, I wonder where the spotlight takes me next.