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Japanese: GE ～グッドエンディング～

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Type: Manga

Volumes: 16

Chapters: 158

Status: Finished

Published: Aug 19, 2009 to Jan 9, 2013

Genres: Drama, Romance, Sports, Ecchi

Themes: School, Team Sports

Demographic: Shounen

Serialization: Shounen Magazine (Weekly)

Authors: Sasuga, Kei (Story & Art)

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Score: 7.76¹ (scored by 26,487 users)

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Ranked: #1496²

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Popularity: #310

Members: 51,980

Favorites: 1,864

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Feb 18, 2015

MyLoveForManga

Recommended

Ge-Good ending is an outstanding manga !

I have to say it's one of the best love mangas i have ever read and i have read many of them .One of the best parts about this manga is the story .Nowadays romance manga repeat everything we already know but to me Ge is like a fresh breeze of romance so passionate that i wish i was in the main characters role in real life .

I highly recommend you read this manga if you're into romance manga like me but warning if you like drama and romance get ready for some tears.

I GIVE IT A 9/10

Nov 26, 2009

Bolt_

Recommended

Preliminary (10/158 chp)

Good Ending is a shounen with romance as the main thing, and a bit of tennis. It's difficult to compare it with another shounen romances, because is pretty unique.
It has a wonderful art, and a good pace.

Utsumi, the main character, although has problems with love, wants to change, and little by little he does so. He is not perverted (only a bit in his imagination), is kind, and doesnt give up easily.
There are two main girls: Yuki, a serious, calm and intelligent, she helps Utsumi to confess, and Shou, cheerful and hiperactive she is the captain of the tennis club, and the crush of ...

Jul 30, 2013

kurasaina

Recommended

The first romance anime I ever watched was "Kimi ga Nozomu Eien" (Rumbling Hearts); and since then no other romance has just quite satisfied me. Whether the characters were too shallow, the plot was too cliche, or any other wide variety of faults, I was always disappointed- until now.

For me, being able to relate to the characters is one of the most important parts of a manga/anime. If I can't relate, I won't even try to finish the manga/anime. Some where down the road, someone decided that making the main character a helpless, worthless sack of shit was a good idea, and for some reason ... almost all the other authors jumped on the bandwagon. GE: Good Ending starts off with a male character that fits into the former category, but fortunately he turns into a normal human being who can actually wipe his own ass.

What pisses me off the most is when the supporting characters seem to fall on their knees and grovel for this aforementioned worthless character. Thankfully all the romance in this was at least somewhat believable. We got some good character development, peering into their pasts, which showed us why each character did what they did, which leads me to the next point.

For me, unless the manga is super short, romance without drama is very boring. The problem with drama in romance is the fact that usually the author will blow everything out of scale. The author wants to keep the drama relatable, so he/she makes the drama a small problem- something like a bad breakup. However to keep the story moving, that one breakup ruins several peoples lives, making the story seem almost silly. GE has quite a bit of drama, at some points their was maybe even too much drama for my taste, but all the effects of the drama were believable. One character has a sex tape spread throughout the school without her consent, and after that she has a hard time wanting to love; which I feel is very believable.

As far as art goes, I felt it fit the story line perfectly. It wasn't too dark, but it wasn't too.... fluffy(?) either. I don't think anyone will have any complaints with the art. I found myself enjoying the story line almost every second I was reading. In fact, I read this manga for 6 or so hours straight, and finished it one sitting. The story was just long enough to give us a really deep emotional attachment to all the characters, but it wasn't to long as to let the drama get redundant.

The only reason I gave GE: Good Ending a 9, and not a 10, is because the main character started out as the kind of character I truly despise the most; a worthless sack of shit. If you get turned off by this fact, however, do not fear. After about 10 or 15 chapters his act turns around and he turns into one of the best romance protagonists I've seen. GE: Good Ending isn't quite on the level of Rumbling Hearts (in my opinion), but it sure comes close. If you want some romance with a bit of drama; you won't be disappointed.

May 7, 2011

singleturbo

Recommended

Preliminary (93/158 chp)

Good Ending is a very unique shounen romance and it isn't for everyone. I would recommend this to shounen romance veterans, but tell newbies to read some of the "classics" before this one in order to get the most out of it. This may also be a good read for someone who doesn't like how typical shounen romances solve conflicts.

GE is a combination cliche shounen and realistic story. The characters and conflicts are pretty commonly seen in other manga, but the resolutions are actually realistic. Accidents and misunderstandings occur but the characters actually question those events instead of running away. They seek ...

Aug 7, 2015

Keatle

Recommended

One of the biggest weaknesses of japanese romances set in high school is that most of them don't feel like a high school. The (supposed) teenagers simply don't act like... well, teenagers. They act more like five years old who think that kissing results in babies. This annoyed me greatly, but, thankfully, not every japanese romance is like that. This is proven by Ge: Good Ending.

Beginning serialization is 2009 and ending in 2013, Ge: Good Ending was created, written and drawn by Kei Sasuga.

Its story doesn't seem very original, but if you get through the unassuming beginning, it gets better. Insanely better. It takes advantage ...

Jan 20, 2011

AraragiKoyomi

Recommended

Preliminary (66/158 chp)

GE-Good Ending is one of my favorite mangas ever. It's a story from normal people, no super powers, nor aliens, etc. (most of the things that you actually see in loooots of mangas nowadays)
The story is very good, I got addicted to it since the first chapter I read; the characters are pretty well build (design and emotions), everyone with their very own characteristics, and I think you can get involved with them very easily. This manga is heavily recommended for all the people that like Comedy, Drama, Ecchi, Romance, School Life and Shounen stories. I got pretty much involved with each character, and ...

May 28, 2015

Tiguri

Recommended

This is really one of my favorite romance manga I have ever read!
I have found it hard to find a nice romance manga that would please me in terms of having a good and intresting story with plot twists and a little bit of sexy action. This had them all and didn't go overboard with the sexiness and panty shots ect.
It really pleased me as a femal reader because I don't really care about seeing tits or anything in neither anime nor manga, but I do love to get exited when things get hot between a couple.
This manga had a nice mature perspective about ...

May 18, 2013

Monteiro

Recommended

I'm 29 years, its been a while since my high school days, and loves and tears from that time. But reading GE was almost like jumping into a time machine and wath those days again.

I cant say for the girls, but I cant imagine a more accurate image of a high school boy than Utsumi. His dilemmas, his fears, his desires, his uncertains, his mistakes... It was almost like watching at my past self or my friends'. It's amazing how a woman mangaka could understand us so damn well. And imo this is what makes GE so unique: despite being a work of fiction and ...

Nov 25, 2009

Xtrazi

Recommended

Preliminary (10/158 chp)

The story is a little cliche, where it's a very normal boy who starts off knowing only guys, but as the story progresses, he somehow finds himself surrounded by girls.

The story is quite simple. A boy falls for the leader girl in the tennis club, but is too scared to do anything about it. As he was watching the girl from afar, he got caught! Instead of reporting him, the girl who caught him instead chose to help him "woo" the tennis girl. The male character is very easy to relate to if you're a guy, because of his inexperiences, and nervousness when talking ...

Feb 24, 2013

DesuChan

Recommended

GE: Good Ending is basically just another ordinary shounen romance manga I thought. I was very prejudice on GE because the cover art was just not very convincing. For me, a typical romance manga must consist of "decent' looking characters for in which in GE's case does not.

Art- The art started off horribly, there were unnecessary shadings here and there on the character's face which made me totally mad, because it just ruined the face, especially on Yuki's lips, it made her look like she had thick lips although the description of her should be "fair and beautiful". However at the later half, the ... art started to improve bit by bit. The facial structure of the characters started to look "cuter" and less realistic and the portrayed expressions were much more convincing in the later half. Overall I scored the art 7/10.

Character- GE's characters were great in my opinion, they were well composed and acted according to their personality. Certain characters like Yuki and Izumi had past stories that were narated during the progression of the story, it was well done because the situation was not forced, each of the characters took time to gain the trust of their friends before opening up to them. One of my favourite characters in this series is Seiji, although he may be an airhead and an idiot, he still understands how to treat a lady well and not make reckless decisions like giving in to his lust. Although there were certain repatative tempting flirting events, Seiji continued to be faithful to his girlfriend, also Seiji did not force his relationship to the next level instead he took his time to realize his partners feelings before attempting anything else. He deserves the role of an honest and kind character in this manga.

Story- The story was very complex and well constructed. Anticipations of the next chapter when you're reading would always be very hard to make. This is because GE has many suddent twist that will make you jump off your seat. There were many turn of events between Seiji's love life, for there were many love triangles in the story, the author also likes to put Seiji in a vulnerable situation where he is forced to make hard decisions which might result in consequences, and for a fellow reader who is reading this manga, it creates a sense of anxiety as we flip through the next page one by one. There were also some fractions in the story which made me flip my table, literally. Because there are just so many suddent twist and turns, just when you think the situation has settled down and take a cooling dip, just ONE speechbubble will cause you to rage, im not going to spoil it you'll just have to read it to experience my rage.

My overall enjoyment for this manga was 9/10, because I stayed up till 5 AM due to my curiosity of the next chapter, then the next, then next and it just goes on and on. I keep thinking that there will always be a cooling point in the story, but unfortunately there wasen't. The story just kept evolving, romance manga hunters who read GE will develop a sense of anxiety because they want to know what's going to happen next, GE's story was very unique and it was different from many other romance manga's. I was just so absorbed into this manga that the next thing I knew, it was already 5 AM in the morning and I've had already read 119 chapters.

This is my second time writing a review, and my first on a manga review. I would appriciate any kind of feedback or critisism regarding this review to imrpove on my revewing skills.

Feb 17, 2014

azzza11

Recommended

Basically it starts off very good, then it gets a bit bad but then it picks up again and has a very satisfying ending. Some of the characters introduced are unnecessary and annoying, they serve no real purpose to the story and are just there for extra content...
That is seriously all you need to know, it is definitely worth the read if you are into romance manga.

Jun 1, 2014

sudokia

Recommended

When you pick up this book
You will surely be hooked
A shounen, drama, romance about a guy
Who is scared to try.

But don’t judge a book by the beginning story
Otherwise you’ll be sorry
A tale of one’s determination and grit
You will keep your eyes lit

...

Oct 3, 2013

lolqwerty

Recommended

I have a mixed bag of emotions for GE. Just like how there were candies that you liked in that container, there were also a few that you didn't. So in this case, GE comes with a few disappointing aspects, but it is also backed up with plenty of good points.

Story:
The beauty of GE, is that its story is simple and interesting at the same time. To keep you reading, there will always be some kind of elusive secret that you will be brushed against, or some kind of anticipated relationship development or the unfolding of drama, whatever it is, the author does a good ... job to keep you interested. Occasionally, there are a few chapters that act like a filler, and were pretty boring to read. The pacing wasn't too bad, it didn't feel rushed, if anything it was probably a tad slow. GE might not be considered a harem, but it certainly does contain elements that are specific to harems. I don’t usually like harems, mainly due to the retardation that the characters have to go through or the over reliance on Deus ex machina to make the harem possible, but I was pleasantly surprised how well the harem-like setting was executed by the author. Characters weren't overly retarded, and there were no random crap placed here and there to make our hero look good. There are some overly clichéd moments present in the manga, but that can be forgiven since we weren’t given an abusive dose of that. However, I do hold a grudge with the ending, it might not be rushed, but it was disappointing. It ended petty much right after the final drama, so to me, it seems that the built up of the previous 157 chapters were for naught. The author could have at least done a few more chapters to show what happened after.

Characters:
For the most part, the characterisation of our heroine- Yuki is really good, her emotions seems authentic, her actions are realistic, what more could you want? Now we turn to Seiji, the protagonist of the story. He starts off as a wimp, which is fine, because he develops out of that wimpy behaviour as the story progresses. However, there were quite a few unforgivable occasions where his intelligence seemed like it was two standard deviations below the norm. This was pretty much the only major downfall of GE. Though I say this, his characterisation got a lot better for the 2nd half of the story, and the lack of intelligence moments got a lot less so kudos to the author.

Art:
The art was pretty good, it accompanied the story quite well as it maintained a good sense of realism. The character designs noticeably improve as the story progresses, which is also a good thing. So if you were ticked off by the character designs at the start (like how I was), try to keep on reading, and hopefully you will come to accept it.

Enjoyment:
What I enjoyed the most was the relationship development with our hero and heroine, it always left a warm feeling inside, and since it maintained a good sense of realism, you can also relate quite well to the characters.

Overall, the manga is good, there are some frustrating points, but like every manga, you can’t just take the good bits, it comes as a whole.

Oct 7, 2014

alternangon

Mixed Feelings

Good ending was one of the first romance series I read so perhaps that's why I have a soft spot for it. Personally, I think it's quite enjoyable, especially the first half in which the series felt quite unique. Afterwards... although, not awful, it was just okay. IMO the author began overdoing some of the elements that made the series stand out to the point where they became cringeworthy.

Regardless, I enjoyed the series as a whole way, even with its issues you'll still want to know what's going to happen next. Plus the art is pretty nice and I love the outfits the author designed ...

Feb 26, 2015

zaraku

Recommended

Summary: Good Ending is an amazing manga for those who love romance, like myself. It is my favorite manga of all time, and I have read it two times in one week.

Story: The story follows the high school years of the main character, Utsumi. I love these types of stories as the reader sees all the character's perspectives and the plot develop's throughout.
10/10

Art: The art in Good Ending was the most amazing thing I have ever witnessed. The way the conveys emotion through art is outstanding, especially with Shou-senpai. This makes the story very enjoyable to look at and you never get bored of ...

Aug 21, 2014

CosmicKobal

Recommended

Quite frankly, This is the best Manga I have ever read... I wouldn't feel right giving this less than 10's across the board.

I'm not sure what else needs to be said. It's the first one to make me truly care about the characters and what happened to them. I'm actually rather depressed right now knowing that the experience of Good Ending is over. I half- seriously want to hold a memorial for the 'Me' before I started reading Good Ending.

Seriously, If a 23 year old wannabe MMA fighter can enjoy this manga, I hope that other people can look past the lack of super powers ...

Aug 10, 2020

Proto57

Mixed Feelings

I'm really sorry for my english in advance I hope it won't be too much trouble to read.

I have some mixed feelings about this manga. While I really liked the art and the faces drawn by the author, while I found the plot interesting, I'm just fed up with the drama in this.

I mean it is too much... everytime for every little things it's just frustrating. In my opinion, drama is a genre that require a good balance, a balance with drama and happy times. The main problem with GE was the fact that you have just a new forced drama every 3 chapters that ... ruin the entire story. Basically GE had a big part of drama which was just... forced, you know those drama where, as a reader, you are just frustrated by how the characters are stupid and create drama because of their own stupidity and because of their lack of communication skills that leads to misunderstandings...

To conclude : the art is great in my opinion, story seemed interesting but everything has been leveled down by frustrating cliffhangers at the end of chapters and by the over representation of non necessary drama. I do not recomend if you seek for some realist relationship and if you like coherent well-paced drama. In those kind of stories, drama permit to add depth into characters to make them more likable not to ruin them and to make us hate them for their lack of logic. At some point, you could clearly see that the author was making the characters take some bad decisions only to create bad drama...

Let's talk about the characters ( BIG spoilers to read only if you are masochist or if you have finished GE) :

Seiji (MC) is probably the only character who has grown up since the chapter 1. During the whole plot he was a coward and a cuck, yes a cuck the best instance is when he tried to defend the boyfriend of Shô when this one had SEEN her boyfriend talking to his ex and saying to her "i want to get back with you" or something else. MC just said the biggest speech of his life to defend the boyfriend whose, i remind, cucked the MC at the beginning of the story. At least he was quite more brave throughout the story. Oh and i have forgotten. If Seiji has been dumped, it's only because of him because this idiot has made the relation tense by delaying the problem with yuki's ex AND because he was stubborn and he decided to live a relationship without any sexe. I mean he could have lived his relationship at his own pace like every normal man but he decided to be stupid and yuki has noticed he was forcing himself...

Yuki (main Girl) : at the start of the story, she was interesting and i really liked her. She was smart and she helped MC to grow up + she was mysterious with her past. Then there was this part where MC was conscious of liking her, he showed her that he liked her ( i mean you have to be blind to not see that...) and this idiot yuki did what ? She thought that MC was talking about an other girl..

It was just frustrating Yuki was smart at the begin and good to read emotions so WHY i just dont understand. Anyway the worst part about her is when she broke up with MC. Her reason ? "I give you too much trouble" just what the fuck ? You think leave him alone will make his problems vanish ?? If you want a relationship without taking your responsabilities then you buy a robot or a pillow with a waifu printed on it..

Then she was denying that she had still feeling for MC when MC asked her BUT she decided to confess that she still has feelings for him when the MC goes out with Shô. It's a joke ? What is she trying to do ? I could at least understand if MC didnt give her any chances but he just gave her a bunch of chances after they broke up and she litteraly rejected everything coldly but now that he's dating with an another woman she confesses. It was a joke, i have never seen a character that bad, Yuki in my opinion has regressed since the beginning of the story. She went from a very good character to an illogical character who only acts to force the drama into the story...

Shô : Well... She is the same from the first chapter to the last. She has cucked MC with her senpai who only used her because this one was sad after a breakup then (logic) it didn't finish well. Then she dated with MC anddd. Yes once again she dated with a guy that has just been dumped by his initial girlfriend and (drum roll) she, once again, has been dumped by the MC because this one was still loving yuki. At the end of the story she started dating again with this moron of senpai who cheated on her. The author tried to say to us that it was a good end for her but i'm not stupid I know how relationship works... She would have been better single at the end.

Risa : well she's a pity. It was sad to see her forcing with MC. Risa is the cliche of the beautiful girl who instantly fall in love with stupid and virgin MC because this one has been nice and kind for a stupid reason once in the story after their meeting. She is sad to see, she only serves to cause misunderstanding ( drama are you there ?) but at least she has been once in the story smart by talking to yuki to "defend" MC.

Apr 19, 2015

Saruwatari-san

Recommended

GE: Good Ending is a manga where it tell us about a couple of people who is trying to overcome their hardship , their past and other things . A manga where it can make your heart feel touched by how the characters overcome their problems and trying to overcome their pain . From what i can see , this manga execute the romance plot perfectly . I just love the characters personalities . Some of them is a new and some is the usual one but what i was amaze is how well the story goes is . I could go on and on ...

Jan 7, 2015

KappaKappaKappa

Recommended

What I would imagine to be a prototypical shounen romance. Complete with over-the-top drama, wacky characters, and breakneck pacing, GE is a ride. Not sure if I would have kept following it if I had been reading while it was publishing though; these cliffhangers were Geass-level bullshit.

I'm a sucker for romances though, so if your tolerance for a choo-choo train full of all the shounen tropes combined with romance seems low, be forewarned.

Dec 26, 2013

Clairvoyancex

Recommended

Good Ending (End) 8.5/10

After reading and watching so many animes and manga, i've come to realisethat im in a position to start writing review and this will be the first one im starting with.

Firstly,Good Ending is definitely worth reading if you're a fan of romance manga. The Mangaka (Sasuga Kei) have properly developed the characters, deeper into the characters past and the reason to how they felt and how they react. There was a purpose in each chapter and the story was progressing at a suitable pace (for a romance fanatic like me, it certainly was 'suitable' but might be abit slow for others, though ...