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May 20, 2024 8:01 AM
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Once again hit like a truck with these backstories man.
May 20, 2024 8:11 AM
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wow, what a chapter
May 20, 2024 8:15 AM
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Every godamn time. What a gut punch of a chapter
May 20, 2024 8:22 AM
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It was dark af... I knew it, I just knew it the second they went to the amusement park, she will force him into double suicide.
Poor kid. Poor kids.
May 20, 2024 8:47 AM
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Bruh every backstory chapter is like a freight train to your heart
May 20, 2024 9:07 AM
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Holy fuck man. I was so not ready for that.
May 20, 2024 9:18 AM
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My heart is broken and my day is ruined
May 20, 2024 9:49 AM
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Did y'all notice that Zuma's mom kinda looks like Momo? That explains why Zuma was so protective of her.
Falling into the Romcom hole. Shonen still my favorite tho.
May 20, 2024 9:56 AM
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This chapter was absolutely heartbreaking though, Zuma really has lost everything, and I love how the mangaka was able to tell that story with barely any dialogue. It honestly made it hit harder and allowed us to speculate the meaning behind the events that transpired.
Falling into the Romcom hole. Shonen still my favorite tho.
May 20, 2024 10:16 AM

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You don't need words to describe the pain, and that was this chapter.

Again, author has never failed us with a backstory, NEVER.
May 20, 2024 10:43 AM
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SSJ_King said:
Did y'all notice that Zuma's mom kinda looks like Momo? That explains why Zuma was so protective of her.

Def what i was thinking
May 20, 2024 11:35 AM
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Damn wtf!! Such a emotional chapter damn!
May 20, 2024 12:09 PM
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This chapter was Really dark, but still phenomenal writing
May 20, 2024 2:55 PM
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ooof.
that was a PunPun kind of emotional gut punch.
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May 20, 2024 3:26 PM
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Did y'all notice that Zuma's mom kinda looks like Momo? That explains why Zuma was so protective of her.
@SSJ_King i didn't notice until you said that, it has sense, poor Unji and his family :(
May 20, 2024 3:53 PM
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That was absolutely soul crushing. Especially that last page of him struggling to stay on the walkway and his mom’s face as she’s dragging him towards the tracks… absolutely horrifying. Crazy good chapter but goddamn these backstories are ROUGH to take in.
May 20, 2024 3:55 PM
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SSJ_King said:
This chapter was absolutely heartbreaking though, Zuma really has lost everything, and I love how the mangaka was able to tell that story with barely any dialogue. It honestly made it hit harder and allowed us to speculate the meaning behind the events that transpired.

Don’t forget this man worked with Fujimoto during Fire Punch. I feel like he has a very good idea of how to create tension and sadness without much verbal conveyance. The panels themselves were mortifyingly beautiful in a way.
May 20, 2024 4:11 PM

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What??? Was not expecting that
May 20, 2024 4:44 PM
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HOLY SHIT.

Oh ok I thought she was just going to abandon him and leave him behind. Well I guess she does leave him behind. RIP Zuma's whole family.
May 20, 2024 5:35 PM

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wtf was that sequence of events. his mom looking a bit like momo is kinda mad though.
May 20, 2024 6:16 PM
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Yet another backstory that hits like a truck of depression.
May 20, 2024 9:29 PM
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Yeowch. That's a tough chapter.
May 20, 2024 10:00 PM
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did y'all notice how the mom is holding on to him when running to the train, intending to take him down with her. That was the darkest chapter period.
May 20, 2024 10:39 PM

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It was dark af... I knew it, I just knew it the second they went to the amusement park, she will force him into double suicide.
Poor kid. Poor kids.
Yeah, instantly knew where it was going. Damn, does it still hit though.
May 20, 2024 10:40 PM

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This is easily one of the most crushing flashbacks Yukinobu has made. In my opinion Acro Silky was worse, but the last panel with the mom attempting to do a double suicide is brutal.

I wonder how the cop fits into this. Maybe he is some kind of brotherly or paternal figure that helped him.
May 21, 2024 4:25 AM
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Holy… I was not expecting this dark of a chapter. I knew what would happen when the umbrella blew away but it was shocking nonetheless. And the mother had enough of all the grief also tried to end it all with her son. Just so sad. I can see why he gravitated towards Momo since she looks a lot like his mom.
May 21, 2024 10:05 AM
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So many emotions portrayed with so few words.
May 21, 2024 4:50 PM

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Classic dandadan backstory
May 21, 2024 7:21 PM
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pain.
pain.
pain.
May 21, 2024 7:47 PM

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That was his past, damn.
May 22, 2024 5:30 PM
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another tragic backstory wtf
May 23, 2024 2:44 AM
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Oh great, another sob backstory that has no weight or substance, and another potential cutout cardboard box joining the team. This shit has been just another demon slayer for awhile now, but this is starting to get annoying.
May 24, 2024 10:50 PM
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A day in the life of a kid
May 27, 2024 2:16 AM
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How did his brother die and what did zuma run behind



May 27, 2024 11:30 AM
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This chapter felt like a punch to the gut. The last two pages where Zuma's mom was planning to take both her and Zuma out with the train was bone -chilling. It's something that I feel can happen to anyone who has gone through trauma and is wrought with an unbearable pain they can't deal with. All these backstories are so damn tragic :(
Jun 3, 2024 12:11 AM

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to be honest , unji 's father is kind of dumb , lol :
he was poor and money-less , but he married a costly , stay-at-home wife who didnt have a job .
then he "made" 2 costly sons who didnt have a job .
then he over-worked himself .
this is 1 of the reasons why japan has many un-married men , lol .

actually , in page 3 , they mention his moped / his two-wheeled vehicle , so maybe he was killed by a random truck-kun in traffic , and now his un-reasonable wife wants to blame his un-related company ????

page 4 :
- mother : im job-less and money-less, so i can not pay the rent for the room .
- land-lord : well , you can pay me the rent with your hot body , lol .

- little brother : ... onii-chan , ... im mary poppins , you all ( quote of yondu ) , ... boku ...

page 11 :
- big brother : im not crying , you know , it is just raining . these are not my tears , they are actually rain-water .

last pages :
now the mother is money-less , home-less , job-less , husband-less , son-less , she was kicked out of her room , so she is spending the rest of her money to have fun for 1 last day .

when his father is dead , unji is not crying .
when his little brother is dead , unji is not crying .
when he is about to be killed by the train , unji is crying . so unji only cares about his own life ? he doesnt care about his father and brother ? lol .

- mother : hurry up , son . we have to catch this train , or maybe , the train will "catch" us . we will ride this train , or maybe , the train will "ride" us . train-kun will send us to the place of your father and your brother .

the mangaka loves dead parents / suicide parents ? what is wrong with him ?

main boy 's parents : they were dead ? or they commited suicide ? or they are still alive ?

main girl 's parents : they were dead ? or they commited suicide ? or they are still alive ?

pink hair girl : her mother was dead , and/or she commited suicide . her father is still alive ? or he was dead ?

ballet ghost was a mother , and she jumped off a building .

evil eyes boy : his parents are still alive , but the mangaka can change their fates soon , lol .

fat boy 's parents : they were dead ? or they commited suicide ? or they are still alive ?

alien girl 's parents : they were dead ? or they commited suicide during the alien invasion ?

class rep girl : her father was dead , and/or he commited suicide . her mother is still alive ? or she was dead ?

class rep girl 's friend : her mother was killed in a car crash . her father is still alive ? or he was dead ?
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Jul 28, 2024 4:07 PM

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holy shit man he had it rough
Sep 16, 2024 7:22 PM

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Woah. This was one of the roughest chapters ever in this manga, besides the story of the youkai whose power Aira got.

The last panels at the train station, bro...

But, Dandadan once again proving to us that it's got range and that's where its beauty lays, so i'm grateful!
Sep 16, 2024 7:26 PM

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How did his brother die and what did zuma run behind
@Laaleet his brother drowned while chasing his umbrella, and i believe he was playing alone. Zuma is chasing after the paramedics, firefighters (rescuers) etc. who came to the river because somebody has probably seen a floating body and called them up, and Zuma knew it was his brother. Something along these lines.
Dec 18, 2024 1:21 PM
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Este autor siempre nos hace mierda con los flashbacks
Dec 25, 2024 9:52 PM
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Idk how weird this series gets. When there’s a backstory, it’ll snatch you heart, stomp it to mush, and serve it like a smoothie 😭😭😭
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I cried so much 😭 😢
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I dont know if this is sadder than the Acrobatic Silky backstory but it's up there. I wonder if we will see the ghost of the mother in the future

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