Ending Maker is the absolute king of what it does as far as Im concerned its a crowning achievement in the world of both manhwa/webtoons and isekai stories nailing an absolutely perfect blend of ridiculously funny genuinely cool and surprisingly charming. Jude and Cordelia are the absolute power couple of all time and every page they bless with their presence is a joy to read. On paper Ending Maker isnt terribly remarkable. Two rival game junkies get reincarnated into the world of their favorite game realize theyre screwed because its an apocalypse story and form an alliance to try and rewrite the ending of the game into something happier. Its got all the typical isekai beats game systems popculture references overpowered protagonists obsessed with leveling up and enough cliches to make TVTropes blush. It executes on all of them so phenomenally though that I cant even begrudge any of it. Lets start simple. Its nice to see a story about more than one protagonist getting isekaid typically if theres multiple its a whole classroom of high schoolers and 90 of them dont matter and are pointless side characters. Jude and Cordelia are both core protagonists though and their personalities and lives from Earth are not only storyrelevant but genuinely entertaining. Not only is seeing two walking game encyclopedias essentially attempt a gamebreaking speedrun plenty satisfying in their own right its a nice twist to see the typical game isekai traits split between two people. Jude has a nearperfect memory and an excellent grasp of tactics and planning but its quickly made clear that without Cordelias excellent instincts and raw talent hed be screwed and vice versa. I mentioned this briefly before but now is a good time as any to talk about the phenomenal chemistry between Jude and Cordelia. They bounce humor off each other effortlessly in a way thats so smooth if you blink you miss three different jokes. They fight constantly but have so much in common that the moments where theyre perfectly in sync which is of course increasingly most of the time are satisfying as hell and their ability to take a bit and run with it for literally chapters on end is fantastic. Outside of humor its also genuinely charming to see them slowly come to understand each other using all that theyve learned and all that they knew about the other before to build a relationship that cant be described as anything but the most ridiculous power couple of all time. Even with just the slow burn buildup their developing relationship is genuinely so charming to read. Ending Makers humor is more than just chemistry between Jude and Cordelia of course. Theres also a whole load of pop culture references I honestly enjoyed them a lot since not only are they drawing from a pretty wide pool theyre also never more than a line or two and most importantly theyre directed at another character rather than the audience. As a result it feels way less like the author trying to make references the audience will catch and a lot more like Jude or Cordelia making stupid joke references they know the other knows already. On top of that the facial expressions are toptier and the story has a fantastic sense of both comedic timing and when to go for overthetop jokes and when to go for understated humor. In line with the humor Ending Maker also kicks absolute ass when it comes to cool fight scenes in no small part because it understands and embraces that in many cases being funny and being badass arent at all opposites theyre very very similar. Cordelia cursing up a storm or making One Piece references while she kicks ass arent antithetical to her being fucking awesome theyre a core part of it. Same with Jude my boy has a sadistic streak strong enough to carry entire jokes on his smug expressions alone and seeing him turn that on his enemies when everything goes exactly as he planned is just that much more satisfying. The art is killer too the character designs are topnotch and theres a very real sense of progression to our protagonists powers without ever getting out of control. The story isnt all funny jokes and cool fights though those do make up a sizeable percentage. For all that the story is relatively lighthearted and primarily a comedy Ending Maker is definitely willing to handle heavier emotional scenes and more importantly is willing to take its own pathos seriously. Jude and Cordelias care for their families their friends and even characters theyve never met is a legitimate driving force behind their actions and when people are put in danger or something threatens to drive a wedge into a relationship the story doesnt shy away from letting those feelings take center stage. A lot of isekai stories have a problem where they seem almost allergic to sincerity and genuine emotion always layering humor and/or layers of apathetic aloofness on their protagonists as a kind of defense mechanism against critique of authentic feelings. Ending Maker doesnt have that issue though Cordelia and Jude worry when theyre forced to anger their families to accomplish their goals get upset when their companions are put in danger and Cordelia sheds genuine honest tears over Red Winds predicament and the cruelty of it all. Theres nothing here thats going to win any literature prizes admittedly but it doesnt need to be high art that says something profound. It accomplishes exactly what it sets out to do: create a sense of legitimate investment in these characters and this world and invite us to allow ourselves to be taken along for the ride with all its emotional highs and lows. Theres a lot more I could talk about. The art is charming and welldone the plot moves at a solid pace and the broader cast of characters are classic but wellexecuted archetypes. Ending Makers main draw is its humor its combat and its doubletrouble loser gaming nerd protagonists though and in those areas it excels so much that it threatens to outshine even its own very solid foundation. I started reading Ending Maker initially for the humor was drawn in by the hype and became fully committed because of how incredibly fun it was to watch Jude and Cordelia grow stronger and closer. Theyre genuinely one of my favorite pairings Ive seen in a very long time and I cant heap enough praise on them or Ending Maker.