Chikyuu no Owari wa Koi no Hajimari

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Synonyms: End of the Earth is Beginning of Love

Japanese: 地球のおわりは恋のはじまり

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Type: Manga

Volumes: 5

Chapters: 23

Status: Finished

Published: Nov 24, 2015 to Oct 24, 2017

Genre: Romance

Demographic: Shoujo

Serialization: Dessert

Authors: Taamo (Story & Art)

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Everything has an equal and opposite reaction. For Mahiru Yanase, this means that if anything good happens to her, misfortune must follow in its wake. This theory has been proven more than true since Mahiru is constantly being compared to her kinder and far cuter twin sister, Mayo.

Long accustomed to her own unluckiness, Mahiru is thrown for a loop when she meets Aoi Satomi, a handsome classmate who takes an interest in her! However, when he confesses his feelings soon after meeting, Mahiru knows that this is too good to be true—and something bad is sure to happen as a consequence. However, Aoi's arrival might just be the key to overturning Mahiru's bad luck.

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Chikyuu no Owari wa Koi no Hajimari was published digitally in English as I'm in Love and It's the End of the World by Kodansha Comics USA from November 7, 2017 to March 20, 2018.

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Yanase, Mahiru

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Aug 25, 2018

Maffy

Recommended

From the mangaka that brought us “Taiyou no Ie”, we are given a work smaller in size, but packed with well-deserved teenage angst that delivers quite fast, unfortunately. Albeit the tropes used are very common (sibling inferiority complex for example), the story manages to portray the slice of life element in an easy way that makes the reader get absorbed in it.

The plot itself is nothing original (although, one of my favorite tropes) with the main girl feeling inferior to her twin sister who seemingly has everything and so, she tries to stay as low key as possible to avoid any chance of her getting ... hurt in any way. This has been imprinted in her brain so much that she avoids any general happiness due to imminent disappointment and so, her journey through her issues begins. We can all imagine her efforts at trying to come to terms with her problems slowly once she makes friends and a boy asks her out and for the most part, it works great showing her again and again how her thoughts get in the way and she just does not randomly wake up one day and is over it. A big bonus is given for the fact that it shows the sister’s point of view about the relationship the 2 siblings have and she is not oblivious to what is happening (unlike their parents, probably).

However, where the work falls short is the character build-up it tried to present. As it comes to such stories, everyone has a share in it, but towards the final chapters, it seemed to create a lot of situations and try and tie up a lot of loose ends into some positive message. Thankfully, it did not aim for the stars and the plot still remains relatively simple with everyone gaining a bit more, but it can feel forced at times so specific characters will act in specific ways. Even the main boy who had a lot of screen time, it feels as though his part fell a bit flat towards the end.

I personally related to the main character a lot, simply because I also vehemently believe that good things bring bad things, though she certainly takes it to a whole new level since the manga tries to make that her main trait. The development of the characters is a steady process with the main character facing herself and her sister, her admirer facing his past and their friends trying to make more mature decisions along the way. They are simply students and for the most part, they are acting that way, give and take some drama or general exaggerated situations. Although in retrospect, the whole premise of each character is a bit too much, they always kept things light and fresh for the reader.

Art-wise, it is not that detailed, but it is very pleasing to the eyes with rounded lines and simple designs. Every character is distinct and even between the identical twin sisters we can see the true difference in their countenance. There is no heavy dialogue and you can read it pretty fast too.

I was mostly invested in this because of the similarity I have with the main character, although our approach to this is not the same, and as I am a sucker for such stories, I enjoyed it sufficiently. I would very much like if the main boy had more time to work on his own story and even more so the sister, but it seems this ended rather abruptly and there was not enough time to present everything naturally. Nonetheless, it is a fun read, but it does not bring anything new on the table.

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Jan 26, 2019

HakLee

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I read this at first because I was looking for a light-hearted romance as a break from school life, which worked out well for me because that is what I found. The writing and art felt pretty familiar to me which made sense because I found out that it was the same mangaka of Taiyou no Ie.

If you are looking for a short romance where the mc's get together way before the end, but do not develop their relationships that much this manga is good for you. I think this manga fell short in my expectations because it was too short for me. Although ...

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Jun 6, 2021

lilkraken

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Story 6/10
I must say this story had a lot of potential and I don't know why it was all packed in so little chapters. I am sure the short amount of chapter added to the reason why it all felt very rushed, but the manga has both strong and weak points:
-Strong: interesting characters and story lines, characters were mostly upfront about their feelings when they could. The story was concise about the points it was trying to convey. I really liked how the author played out Marihu's negative, invasive thoughts and how Marihu tried to fight them.
-Weak: man, these Japanese Shoujo writers do ... love their love triangles, huh? but specially the ones involving best friends and/or close relatives or people...why is that?!?! I found the love square in this manga completely unnecessary and rushed and out of the blue...I still can't understand how Ginga would be advising and cheering on Mahiru in one chapter about Aoi and the very next chapter he would be confessing to her. Aoi and Mahiru were already jealous about Ginga and Mayo respectively, therefore, Mayo and Ginga had no reason to confess (I mean, it served no purpose to the story than just having a love triangle for the sake of it). Another thing Japanese Shoujo writers seem to love is having one person infatuated with a teacher!! why?! and so weird that Ginga, Mahiru and Aoi would like to hang out with a teacher by the way. It's understandable in Moriya's case, but not the others...which reminds me, these Japanese writers also love having people confess when they know they don't have a chance...just for the sake of it? can't you like, take a hint? I mean, don't get me wrong, I am a very communicative person, I like expressing my feelings and all, but I wouldn't willingly put myself through the embarrassment and misery of confessing to someone I know I have zero chances with...that is what people got friends for, talk their ears off about that impossible love of yours, be miserable with them, write those feelings somewhere, but why go for imminent rejection?

Art 8/10
This manga's saving grace! Beautiful drawings. I really enjoyed each panel. I very much liked Aoi's design.

Character 6/10
Aoi: I liked how upfront he was with his emotions about liking Mahiru and how he kept reminding her even after she kept running away from him. To be honest, I don't really see why he fell so hard and quick for her, not that she wasn't cute or unlikable or plain...it's just, I don't see what she did to catch his attention? what I mean is, if he was popular and used to girls chasing him I would understand how being ignored or rejected would have an appealing effect on him. But he was rejected plenty of times before, and he had no friends other than Ginga, so I don't see why her rejection would hit him differently. I loved his relationship with his siblings (by the way, what happened to the other sibling? weren't they five children in total?).
Mahiru: yes, a bit annoying at first, but thank God, she was a quick learner and stopped being annoying. I must say, I find her struggles very relatable and realistic. However, this is not a character that is going to stick with me for long.
Mayo: I don't know...her "cute, polite, perfect girl" role didn't fool me. It always felt to me she was hiding something, like a bad personality? WHY? if you know how much your sister has suffered in the past for similar reasons, why would you confess to her boyfriend?!?! she should have taken those "feelings" with her to the grave.
Ginga and Moriya were OK for supporting roles. I would have liked Ginga better if he never confessed to Mahiru. Yes, it was obvious he was developing feelings for Marihu, but it made no sense he would fall for her if he already felt so guilty about the fishes incident and what it "did" to Aoi's social life in middle school.

Enjoyment 6/10
It is very short, so not torturous to read. If you need something to read while commuting somewhere or have spare time, I still wouldn't recommend it, but it wouldn't be the worst you could read.

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