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| plot problems aside, kinda liked this ending - felt comfortably mundane. |
AnimeFreak-San said: is this a male gender issure...human issue...mental illness perhaps? |
| A really entertaining, and equally as much inconsistent read. Excellent for a binge, and it never really gets boring (although, the pacing wasn't always the best). My two biggest gripes were characterization and the direction of the story, as a whole. The ending was actually ok for an epilogue, with some steps skipped along the way. The rushjob wouldn't even be that noticeable if the author decided which approach to take in general. Was it more symbolic and psychological or was it really aliens, or some kind of natural counterforce to how bad humans have treated the planet. I feel like the author was indecisive about such key points on how the story was supposed to progress. Also, the characterization was really lacking. Hideo grows a pair for what it's worth, and even that is not too impressive, but the others are kind of just there for the most part. By the end of it, I was wondering what was the point of how much we've seen from the Kurusu and Asada/Korori factions, I didn't really understand what their motivations were other than surviving and gratuitous violence for whatever reason. The outcast angle was a miss, same as Hideo's internal struggles which were gone for a good chunk of the story, despite being so present in the first volume. I was also baffled by how and why . Kind of felt like a cop out, because the author didn't know how to resolve the romantic triangle. I wouldn't go out of my way to give out this manga as a general recommendation, but I also think it's an ok read for a zombie story with some variations if the reader can forgive some uncanny valley territory and accompanying tropes for the genre. |
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| Maybe it's because I binged it but I felt like the ending was really fitting. Hideo had wanted to go hunting from the start and he had always told himself that he wanted time to work on his manga- but in the end he just used that time to continue surviving but at least he finally got to go hunting. It was his 'rival' who used his time to develop his manga in the end. That's why Korori was always a better mangaka than Hideo. He worked harder and he still works harder. Reading this during the pandemic is interesting too. Haven't I always said that I wished I had more time to focus on my art? And yet all I do is survive and binge read manga. And all Hideo does is continue to survive even with all the time in the world to create that thousand year manga he dreamed about. Still talking to himself. He's as alone now as he was in the first volume. I'm okay with not getting all the answers in the end. Hideo's story arc made sense. He ended up back where he had started but more comfortable being alone. |
| This manga went to shit after oda died. Way too many unresolved and unsatisfactory plot points and it just felt pointless at the end. My two biggest feelings were “why?” and “what was the point”? The manga also ceased to be scary after that one pregnant woman and baby zombie scene way back. Honestly, what was the point of all the side characters’ stories? Too many were absolutely pointless and went nowhere in the end. Very disappointing and anger-inducing manga that had a lot of promise, but ultimately sucked hard at the end; I much prefer Resentiment’s ending better, the author’s other work. At least this ending wasn’t as bad as Prison School’s. |
| If we had gotten some answers to things before this ending, it would have been really cool. But now I'm just left salty that we'll never know why zombies happened, what was the uterus, what was Kurusu... Oh well. At least I don't have to think about this manga again. |
| Ending itself wasnt bad imo. Just the lot of unanswered questions felt bad. If they did'nt build up to these plot points like they did, it wouldnt have been a problem. But this kinda stings. Eh nothing you can do about it. Journey was good, destination forgettable. |
| And so it ends. I'm not really that upset about the ending, I sort of expected it not to have a neat explanation of everything that happened. What we did get to see is that the virus was alien in origin, the aliens probably succeeded in colonizing the planet and are waiting for...something? Maybe for all the brains to finish assimilating within their nests? For the remaining survivors to die off? We have just as many answers as Hideo does, despite being privy to more information. What's curious is that Hideo never came across another survivor in Tokyo. Either he didn't travel around much, there were no survivors, or he just missed them. Either way, it looks like Hiromi was correct in Hideo suffering more by being left alive with only his thoughts as company and support. It's a fairly interesting way to see how well Hideo can adapt to the new conditions, though whether he will live out the rest of his days like this or end it before his time is up to anyone's guess. One wonders why Hideo didn't go meet the old fisherman after all this went down — unless Hideo was somehow incapacitated for a bit by the part of the nest that swallowed him? I don't mind Hiromi's ending; in fact, I'm satisfied that it didn't turn into a cliché "girl gets rescued and big bad gets defeated" ending. Because no one knows if the big bad was defeated, whether it won, or whether it simply abandoned its plan and went off in search of another planet. 8/10 - good moments, well-done suspense, fell a bit short in the end. |
Pande91Oct 4, 2021 12:47 PM
| Everything was great up until... well, last 5 chapters? Not the worst ending, but sure its the most unsatisfying one |
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| Probably the laziest ending ever... anyone could've come up with it. But I guess it makes sense. It's a bad ending in Hideo's life, too. It's just a shame that with so much insight into how the ZQN operate; the inside of their minds; all that beyond-supernatural stuff, but we can't find out how they were made. Maybe that Italian was right about it all, and we're supposed to take it for granted: aliens wanted to eliminate the humans and build a society there... but if that's the case, then apparently they failed... why? Those are questions unnecessarily left unanswered, when there were so many answers to many other questions for no reason, the way I see it. Loved Ezaki's arc. That's a relatable fella. |
| I wasn't satisfied with the ending, it was okay, but still a lot of unanswered questions. The Epilogue, at least for me, saves the manga in my opinion. No real explanation, but at least better "closure" |
| I agree 100% with you |
| the way people talked shit about this ending, i was gearing myself up for a ntr ending or an ending where the last 200+ chapters were just a part of hideo's dream and he wakes up, but it's not even nearly as bad as they claimed. now i realize people are just mad because kengo went for a realistic ending over one to please the readers lol. can't say i love the ending but i was never expecting a happy end anyway, it's sad in it's own way but it feels right. i'm glad hideo is alive at least, he's alone but that's life. he's a great character and i'm glad he got someone to talk to at the end. it has some unanswered questions but it's pretty much the same ones most zombie movies have, such as how did the infection start, so i don't mind it too much since i'm used to it. oda's death was very very unfortunate, i would've preferred her and hideo to survive together but at the same time i can respect kengo not going for a disney ending. still miss oda though but at least she died as a human. oda and hiromi's conclusions are both not great but ay, that's the apocalypse for you. i really liked every side story, like the ezaki one, kurusu's first group and even the tower one with those italian people. a lot of great arcs and i loved the eeriness depicted here even with the rain and dark weather scenes, that's exactly my cup of tea. however, the only side story i couldn't bring myself to give a shit about is the return of nakata, i guess it's nice how he holds hideo in high regard and that other girl who's infected in her leg only but i didn't care about the rest. oh, also didn't care about asada and his religion uprising but we move. the giant zombie hybrid thing is where you knew this wasn't going to have a happy ending because how the fuck do you even defeat that? the last15 chapters or so felt a bit of a step down but the rest of this manga was great. i like how the first 10 chapters were for just character building, and then we go in to the apocalypse after we've understood the characters. great art, great plot, great mc and some more likeable characters. easily my favorite "horror" animanga by a mile and as a zombie fan, one of my favorite zombie fiction now. a very enjoyable read with a melancholic ending where our mc stays as the lonely hero, overall a 9/10 for me. it's a near miss but i wouldn't mind rereading this. cheers to hanazawa kengo for creating the best zombie animanga. |
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the way people talked shit about this ending, i was gearing myself up for a ntr ending or an ending where the last 200+ chapters were just a part of hideo's dream and he wakes up, but it's not even nearly as bad as they claimed. now i realize people are just mad because kengo went for a realistic ending over one to please the readers lol. can't say i love the ending but i was never expecting a happy end anyway, it's sad in it's own way but it feels right. i'm glad hideo is alive at least, he's alone but that's life. he's a great character and i'm glad he got someone to talk to at the end.
it has some unanswered questions but it's pretty much the same ones most zombie movies have, such as how did the infection start, so i don't mind it too much since i'm used to it. oda's death was very very unfortunate, i would've preferred her and hideo to survive together but at the same time i can respect kengo not going for a disney ending. still miss oda though but at least she died as a human. oda and hiromi's conclusions are both not great but ay, that's the apocalypse for you.
i really liked every side story, like the ezaki one, kurusu's first group and even the tower one with those italian people. a lot of great arcs and i loved the eeriness depicted here even with the rain and dark weather scenes, that's exactly my cup of tea. however, the only side story i couldn't bring myself to give a shit about is the return of nakata, i guess it's nice how he holds hideo in high regard and that other girl who's infected in her leg only but i didn't care about the rest. oh, also didn't care about asada and his religion uprising but we move.
the giant zombie hybrid thing is where you knew this wasn't going to have a happy ending because how the fuck do you even defeat that? the last15 chapters or so felt a bit of a step down but the rest of this manga was great. i like how the first 10 chapters were for just character building, and then we go in to the apocalypse after we've understood the characters. great art, great plot, great mc and some more likeable characters. easily my favorite "horror" animanga by a mile and as a zombie fan, one of my favorite zombie fiction now.
a very enjoyable read with a melancholic ending where our mc stays as the lonely hero, overall a 9/10 for me. it's a near miss but i wouldn't mind rereading this. cheers to hanazawa kengo for creating the best zombie animanga.
it has some unanswered questions but it's pretty much the same ones most zombie movies have, such as how did the infection start, so i don't mind it too much since i'm used to it. oda's death was very very unfortunate, i would've preferred her and hideo to survive together but at the same time i can respect kengo not going for a disney ending. still miss oda though but at least she died as a human. oda and hiromi's conclusions are both not great but ay, that's the apocalypse for you.
i really liked every side story, like the ezaki one, kurusu's first group and even the tower one with those italian people. a lot of great arcs and i loved the eeriness depicted here even with the rain and dark weather scenes, that's exactly my cup of tea. however, the only side story i couldn't bring myself to give a shit about is the return of nakata, i guess it's nice how he holds hideo in high regard and that other girl who's infected in her leg only but i didn't care about the rest. oh, also didn't care about asada and his religion uprising but we move.
the giant zombie hybrid thing is where you knew this wasn't going to have a happy ending because how the fuck do you even defeat that? the last15 chapters or so felt a bit of a step down but the rest of this manga was great. i like how the first 10 chapters were for just character building, and then we go in to the apocalypse after we've understood the characters. great art, great plot, great mc and some more likeable characters. easily my favorite "horror" animanga by a mile and as a zombie fan, one of my favorite zombie fiction now.
a very enjoyable read with a melancholic ending where our mc stays as the lonely hero, overall a 9/10 for me. it's a near miss but i wouldn't mind rereading this. cheers to hanazawa kengo for creating the best zombie animanga.
| @ryzxgum totally agree, hanazawa has the guts to keep his main characters as losers until the very end, see also ressentiment. maybe just the boxing manga had some glint of hope (I don't remember it very well), and still have to read under ninja. |
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