The End Chapter 82 (Spoilers)

Just Before Reading The Spoiler, What Do You Think Will The End Up Together ?

Mar 31, 2018 2:02 AM

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So, the raws for the final chapter (chapter 82) of the manga just posted online today. Just do quick search on google for "Koi wa Ameagari no You ni raw scans" and you should find a website with all the chapters that haven't been translated.

Anyways, here it goes:

Tachibana and Kondo DO NOT end up together ;( This might come off as a surprise to no one, but this is still comes off as a major letdown for a lot of the hopeful shippers out there (like me). I'm not necessarily angry or annoyed at how this romance ended up. It was a fitting ending, even though it might've felt like it was a bit rushed. The thing is that Kondo DID realize he loved Tachibana as revealed in chapter 56 of the manga (which is translated), but he never told her about his feelings, because he is too much of pu$$y (just kidding, that's probably what a responsible adult would do). The last moment we see of Kondo with Tachibana in the manga was a bittersweet one, in a car driving in snow (not rain, mind you). They made vows to each other to never forget one another, and even before that, Tachibana gave Kondo a letter and a scarf she knitted for her. In the end, Kondo fired Tachibana from the restaurant. The exact reason is not clearly stated, but it is implied that Kondo wanted Tachibana to return to track and pursue her passion instead of getting caught up trying to pursue him (or wasting large amounts of time in the part-time job). In a way, him firing her was sort of like an act of mercy. He also never opened the letter (most likely because he was afraid that what Tachibana wrote in it will tempt him to make his feelings for her resurface). Tachibana goes through rehab, and returns to track. She seemed quite happy in the final chapter with how things turned out, and was STILL the star of the track team (even after a 1-year break, jesus). Her friendship with Haruka is also more or less rekindled, but the final panel of the manga showed that Tachibana has still not forgotten about Kondo. She was holding up the umbrella (or parasol) that Kondo bought for her in their final encounter proudly in the blue sky. The final note in the manga says: SHE WAS IN LOVE UNDER THE AFTER THE RAIN'S BLUE SUMMER SKY, take that as you will.

For those who are curious, the Nishida and Yoshizawa shipping also completely fell flat. You can read about the rest of it in the manga, but basically Yoshizawa rejects Nishida flat out, which was sort of sad to watch. Eventually, Nishida resigns her position from the restaurant because her school found out about her part-time job and forced her to quit. The last chapter showed Yoshizawa as a more jaded person now, no longer the enthusiastic, spirited kid he once was. We never really heard of anything Kase or whether his pursuit of her step-sister happened or not. The last we saw of him was when he falcon-punched by Tachibana.

In the end, I would be lying if I didn't admit the manga ended pretty sourly for me. As much as I wished the two ended up together, not every story will end like a Hollywood flick or a Disney fairy tale. Things sometimes will be left vague, unanswered, and unsatisfying, that is just life. In that way, I really respected this manga and story for telling such a true and human story about two people paving each other's paths to move forward, even if their love didn't exactly fall through. It was definitely a refreshing take on romance that I will remember for years to come. After all, this experience left both characters better off than when they started, with renewed passion for life and the future. Tachibana returned to track and overcame her injury, and Kondo began seriously writing once again. I am happy for both of them.

I'm just hoping now that the finale episode of the anime will do this incredible adaptation justice (no seriously, if you read and liked the manga, you would understand how impeccable this adaptation is thus far, even if it did skip over some unimportant stuff). By the looks of episode 10, it seems like this anime might even go an anime-original ending, which I approach with cautious optimism ;)[/quote]

Mar 31, 2018 9:47 AM

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I was hoping for them to end up together but after watching the ending of the anime and knowing how the manga has ended ty BTW @AsT5 I have to say that I feel content with how they both are trying to pursue their paths again. I'm happy with the ending , a realistic approach I would say.

meoooMar 31, 2018 9:51 AM

Mar 31, 2018 9:58 AM

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meooo said:
I was hoping for them to end up together but after watching the ending of the anime and knowing how the manga has ended ty BTW @AsT5 I have to say that I feel content with how they both are trying to pursue their paths again. I'm happy with the ending , a realistic approach I would say.

yes
most of the guys are salty
but i m satisfied with this ending

Mar 31, 2018 6:44 PM

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Your title sentence : "What Do You Think Will The End Up Together ?" makes absolutely no sense.

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Mar 31, 2018 8:41 PM

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Top_Sergeant said:
Your title sentence : "What Do You Think Will The End Up Together ?" makes absolutely no sense.

I said before reading the spoiler

Apr 7, 2018 4:18 AM

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AsT5 said:

Top_Sergeant said:
Your title sentence : "What Do You Think Will The End Up Together ?" makes absolutely no sense.

I said before reading the spoiler

I guess he means it more from technical side.
I really makes no sense if you take answers into account.

If you ask "what" you need to bring some subjects while answering. Example below.
Question: What do I need to prepare if I want to bake a cake?
Answer: Flour, sugar, eggs....

In this case, "do you think that x and x will end up together" would be better choice of words.

I'm watching anime since 2012. I also play games, sometimes.

Don't bother me if you want to 'become friends' or things like that.
It's tiresome. I know you just want to collect some meaningless numbers.

Thought: How many people sparked H. Charlotta just for blue pot?

Apr 11, 2018 5:11 PM

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I was hoping they'd end together. But the ending made sense and was great.
Loved the anime adaptation as well. Beautiful.
Its still left open so in the end, I think they will reunite and rekindle and end up together.
Fave series of 2018 and def a top fave manga of mine, wish it wasn't such an abrupt end though.

Oct 7, 2018 5:55 AM

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Here after watching episode 1.. definitely glad it ended the way it did, a relationship of almost 29 years difference is just hard to imagine. The manager will die of old age most likely when she's in her early 40's.. and the basis of the relationship is not that strong. Will continue watching just to see how the story develops tho without the romance.

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Dec 4, 2018 6:56 PM

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Textbook example of a cop-out. Would a guy with nothing to lose really blue-ball himself like this?

Jan 14, 2019 5:04 PM

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Escaethorne said:
Textbook example of a cop-out. Would a guy with nothing to lose really blue-ball himself like this?

It's a sensitive a responsible guy... like most manga protagonists...

The serie was quite odd for me, I read some chapters after finishing the anime, and it has some pretty moments, but nothing to die for, and the ending even if realist (I was imagining this could be a possibility since the start) did is quite hurried (if you are going for a sour ending let us enjoy it, let us see how he breaks Tachibana -and my- heart), that way we will feel something instead of the "really?" that I got after this chapter...

I will still remember tenderly the ep7 of the anime, gosh that scene justify the whole anime

Feb 15, 2019 11:51 AM

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My neighbors are an age gap couple. They met when she was younger and then they got together after like 10 years. So now I kinda think there really isn't an ending till someone dies.

Jan 17, 2020 1:19 AM

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Escaethorne said:
Textbook example of a cop-out. Would a guy with nothing to lose really blue-ball himself like this?

Good assessment. Knock up the hot babe and make her a stepmom. I don't want to hear that responsibility and age gap bs.

Jun 9, 2020 6:32 PM

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TrumpMD said:

Escaethorne said:
Textbook example of a cop-out. Would a guy with nothing to lose really blue-ball himself like this?

Good assessment. Knock up the hot babe and make her a stepmom. I don't want to hear that responsibility and age gap bs.

do they have sex in manga?

Jul 7, 2020 2:31 PM

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ExTemplar said:
do they have sex in manga?

Last I checked they don't even have it in Japan. That's why they're going extinct over there. (Jokes)

Jul 7, 2020 7:56 PM

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TrumpMD said:

ExTemplar said:
do they have sex in manga?

Last I checked they don't even have it in Japan. That's why they're going extinct over there. (Jokes)

took you a moment to reply bro

Sep 29, 2020 2:41 AM

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^ Daaaamn, these characters were a highlight of the show for me. That's a pretty awful (albeit non-cliche, which is good) outcome.
The ending of this series is a bit depressing, but I guess it encapsulates the idea that "life goes on" and that happiness/optimism might not be permanent.

Dec 29, 2020 2:26 PM

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god i am so empty, it was the right ending yet it just pained me :') agh so good

Jan 16, 2021 12:03 AM

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I just finished reading the ending of the manga, to be honest there is a bit of pain that they don't end together

However, the ending of the manga is open-ending, so I think the readers can make their own stories in the end

and if the author makes an ending that they end together, I'm sure this manga will come under fire because of age-different relationships, like a manga that has a similar story, namely UD

but for me it doesn't matter that love is different in age, because according to love there are many forms, right?

Jun 8, 2021 7:30 AM

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I have just had a look at the final chapter

As I expected, they did not end up together. (Age gap too wide)

But here is the thing...along life's road we will meet a lot of people who will put a little something into our lives. A little something of love, mentorship, guidance, belief in oneself, friendship, kindness, solace, etc etc

That perhaps is the message of this manga and anime series. It was not meant to end in a happily ever after, it was however meant to show us that there is, after all, sunlight after the rain, light after the darkness, and even in the midst of the rain, there is always someone with us.

That's the lesson from this series. Make of it what you will.

Aug 22, 2021 9:33 AM

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Finally finished this manga. Had it on hold since there were only scans up to chapter 56 back in 2018. Loved it all over again. It wasn't just a generic romance 😜

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Mar 30, 2022 8:03 AM

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I knew they wouldn't get together since it would take at least an additional 100 chapters to sort through the drama of parents disapproving, ex wife disapproving, son coming to terms with her being a second mommy (lol), friends disapproving of the relationship, etc issues that come about...but I'm ultimately most disappointed that for a romance manga, there was no romance lol.

Even the side ships utterly failed and it's rather sad to see Yoshizawa change so horribly as a character, going from an infectiously upbeat character with good grades to a completely depressed, dejected character that is failing in his studies and has no plans forward in life. I understand it makes a great contrast against the main characters that have now decided to look forward to a brighter future, but it lacked explanation. He rejected his friend's confession and in the process lost her as a friend, but this also somehow convinced him to stop pursuing Akira. It's certainly realistic to headcanon that he regretted his decision to reject her and thusly got depressed and abandoned other aspirations, but the problem is that the author spent 2 chapters making up "what if manager-kun was actually a 17 year old" instead of giving even a few panels of closure for the coworker side characters

Still, an enjoyable series with an ending that is technically good, but just has a bit of a seinen tone shift in comparison to a very light hearted shoujo feeling manga up to this point

Aug 1, 2022 11:39 AM

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I can't help but feel like the ending was rushed out. The last few chapters sped up like crazy (tf was with Kondou's schoolboy fantasy taking up 3 chapters?), Yoshizawa's personality did a 180 and he was given no closure, Kase's plot cut off suddenly (even if it was already in the background), and a lot of plotlines just got cut off with no continuation. Yamamoto never shows up again after confessing to Haruka, the sudden introduction of that young author whose name escapes me is sidelined and pretty much forgotten about save for one page of an extra epilogue, and the contents of Akira's letter never being revealed being a few examples. Was this series canned or did the author just want to leave you with a feeling of dissatisfaction?? I'm glad Akira got her happy ending and Kondou made the rational decision to not pursue her so that she could pursue the dreams she abandoned, but it just feels like such a sudden ending overall.

Dec 16, 2022 5:15 PM

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YuurakuteiZakku said:
I can't help but feel like the ending was rushed out. The last few chapters sped up like crazy (tf was with Kondou's schoolboy fantasy taking up 3 chapters?), Yoshizawa's personality did a 180 and he was given no closure, Kase's plot cut off suddenly (even if it was already in the background), and a lot of plotlines just got cut off with no continuation. Yamamoto never shows up again after confessing to Haruka, the sudden introduction of that young author whose name escapes me is sidelined and pretty much forgotten about save for one page of an extra epilogue, and the contents of Akira's letter never being revealed being a few examples. Was this series canned or did the author just want to leave you with a feeling of dissatisfaction?? I'm glad Akira got her happy ending and Kondou made the rational decision to not pursue her so that she could pursue the dreams she abandoned, but it just feels like such a sudden ending overall.

I agree also it is rushed out and that it is more of a canned rather than leaving like open ended.. I think the author want to move on other manga. Also to be honest, it would be nice if they end up together since this is a manga, it can be "manga-fied"

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