YMMV / The Warrior Returns

• Too Bleak, Stopped Caring: A number of readers couldn't stomach the thought of continuing the story because of how each of the heroes' victories is a Pyrrhic Victory while the evil Warriors only seem to get stronger and more threatening. While the story warns in advance that it contains graphic gore and adult themes, the sheer amount of dreary content turns away many readers who want more than a Hope Spot.
  • Not helping matters is that this version of Earth is outright logically opposed to happy endings. Seongjun accidentally sent the world into a groundhog loop, which outright erased every alternate timeline it created, and the only way to stop it was to turn the world's greatest superhero into the world's greatest supervillain. Every alternate universe where Minsu didn't turn into a monster? Literally erased from space-time. The one where he becomes a shallow, psychopathic, world-destroying overlord? Ensures universe's permanent continuity. In short, each alternate world where most heroes weren't complete assholes was pruned and we're left with this. It's bleakness at its finest.
• Unintentionally Unsympathetic: Even though it's shown just how absolutely depressing the fallen Warriors' lives got after they returned home, many readers weren't privy to feeling bad for them when they eventually met their ends, due to the sheer number of innocent people they killed or otherwise made suffer out of spite.
• Viewer Gender Confusion: The Verdant Warrior is a long-haired young man with soft, delicate features and an androgynous outfit. As a result, many readers were taken aback when when the Verdant Warrior uses male pronouns.