Duty After School

Strange things are appearing in the sky, and the world is slowly dying. In Korea, there are not enough soldiers to hold the line, so high-school and college students are forced to join the military. The premise is a dark, urgent story in which ordinary young people face an impossible fight.The strength is the urgency. The story creates a sharp sense of pressure, and the young characters' fear feels real. The art shows the scale of the threat well, and the stakes are clear from the start.The weaknesses are about tone. The grim mood can feel relentless, and some military details slow the momentum. Readers wanting a lighter read will find it heavy going.Recommended for fans of dark, high-stakes sci-fi about young soldiers. Expect a bleak, pressured read that asks a lot of its characters.