章 184: Spotlight#194: Bugtopia (Webtoon Original)
Have you ever wanted to check in on some creepy crawlies, insectoids, and all things bug? If so, get your thor thorax buzzed for Bugtopia by Idolomantises and their art assistant Brick.
Summary
For every bug, big or small, whether they can swim, fly, or crawl, the kingdom of Bugtopia is welcome to all. In this grand insectoid kingdom, we follow the stories of those who made the grand place feel alive.
Overview
I have a couple of things I want to get out of the way first. While I usually have a character section before this, I feel this time, it would be kind of insufficient. Bugtopia has a large cast of characters who all get nearly equal screen time, so it would feel weird to point out one character in particular. Also, technically speaking, I already covered Bugtopia a couple of years ago, but that was the Canvas version, and a couple of things have changed.
As of chapter 35, a lot of the recurring cast has switched up, plus there is a more significant focus on worldbuilding. In chapter 2, we find out how the kingdom resulted from a truce between 5 ant kingdoms. With a history as violent as that, Bugtopia, despite being a refuge from other predators like snakes and birds, isn't exactly perfect. Themes of discrimination, media influence, and dysfunction are prevalent across the book.
Aracne, the spider's big size, makes her the subject of terror to many, forcing her to live outside the kingdom. Cherry, the velvet ant, is treated as an outsider by both ants and wasps with her coworker Milan glass wing butterfly. Tera the Termite, like the two of them, also face workplace harassment by several ants.
That's not to say Bugtopia (the place, not the webtoon) isn't awful. Whether through familial love like Aracne and the mascot character Dot's mother-son dynamic or our favorite set of wrestling beetle husbands Lance and Spike. Or maybe it's something far more innocent, Viola, who is crushing hard on the high school superstar athlete Sabel.
With so many stories as vast as the rainbow, I'm sure you'll find one to enjoy. Despite some darker themes the book presents, like death and abuse, the series still maintains a light-hearted tone. You'll get plenty of laughs, awws, and uwu's for your buck.
Epilogue
I know this is one of my shorter spotlights, but Bugtopia is a really fun webtoon that was so nice I had to recommend it twice. I know it's one of my shorter spotlights, but I still recommend it for this pride month. As more time passes, I hope both this and Idolmantis webtoons get more shoutouts when the light shines on them again.
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