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| I agree with restore, i just read the manga, and it felt like they got along well, and had good chemistry, they probably will have a decently long relationship. But staying together forever? hmmm maybe, honestly neither of them really know each other. And frankly, none of us know them either. This entire manga was centered around her being raped, him liking her but being scared, and the sister drama. We have no clue what either of the characters are like outside of drama events. We don't know how well they do academically, what they want to do after they graduate(he wants a university for a bachelor life away from his mother). What their interests are, what type of humor they have(because frankly if it's all drama and seriousness one of them will leave for another person). Honestly, this manga did end abruptly, i really think this manga coulda used at least another 20-30 chapters, to lengthen out the drama, add in some more characterization, and then show time together after they got together as a couple, or at least a ending where it shows them together/seperate after some years. I think most of the drama was fairly spot on to how teenagers in these situations would behave. And even the complained about "guy at the end" is fairly realistic, if he had a crush on her, and felt like when he touched her he was hated like he was acid. It's more than likely it would have happened. It just came at a time that fit the flow of the manga too well. It was a enjoyable read, and a nice break from more humourous manga, but in the end, it suffers from being too short, too little characterization, and too much of a ending that "tries to be thoughtful, but is just a let down" |
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Bladin said: I agree with restore, i just read the manga, and it felt like they got along well, and had good chemistry, they probably will have a decently long relationship. But staying together forever? hmmm maybe, honestly neither of them really know each other. And frankly, none of us know them either. This entire manga was centered around her being raped, him liking her but being scared, and the sister drama. We have no clue what either of the characters are like outside of drama events. We don't know how well they do academically, what they want to do after they graduate(he wants a university for a bachelor life away from his mother). What their interests are, what type of humor they have(because frankly if it's all drama and seriousness one of them will leave for another person). Honestly, this manga did end abruptly, i really think this manga coulda used at least another 20-30 chapters, to lengthen out the drama, add in some more characterization, and then show time together after they got together as a couple, or at least a ending where it shows them together/seperate after some years. I think most of the drama was fairly spot on to how teenagers in these situations would behave. And even the complained about "guy at the end" is fairly realistic, if he had a crush on her, and felt like when he touched her he was hated like he was acid. It's more than likely it would have happened. It just came at a time that fit the flow of the manga too well. It was a enjoyable read, and a nice break from more humourous manga, but in the end, it suffers from being too short, too little characterization, and too much of a ending that "tries to be thoughtful, but is just a let down" +1 It drags way too much. It could have been a bit shorter IMO |
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| It actually had a happy ending! Horrah! |
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| "So, we'll end up not staying together anyway but until then it's fine." What the hell? That's a horrible way to end this :/ My thoughts about all of this: Well, at the beginning I thought this manga was a bit cheesy but it got better. That psycho bitch was one of the worst characters I've seen in quite a while. And I don't mean "oh, she is so mean within the series" I mean actually a bad, not well written character. The thing about his sister's birth not going well was expected with all of her having pain all the time. You can't even consider this foreshadowing anymore, she might as well have had a sign over her head saying "I and/or my baby will end up dead". Unexpectedly when it happened, it moved me. So overall most of it was very predictable. But I would be lying if I'd say I didn't like it. Sure it was by no means flawless but I think it delivered the emotions quite well. Gets a 7/10 from me. Would give 7.5 if it was possible. Decent read. |
| good story with great drama, ending could have been a little better but was still great and kinda realistic. would love the her the after of this stroy though. 9/10 for me. |
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| Yea...ending does not equal the quality of the rest of the series. |
| I'm so glad that I decided to pick up this manga. rated this 10/10, definitely a masterpiece. It had such a really good story, I haven't read anything quite like it before. The story revolved on a such a serious issue, It showed that things like this do happen in reality. It's such a nice break from the typical romance manga I read. I just think that the ending could've been better. Stretching it out into several more chapters might've fixed it but still, I think the overall story was really good. |
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| I'm happy that ending didn't break my heart more than it already was but I was expecting more dramatic ending. Something like: "Ibuse got angry and killed Aikawa then Daisuke killed her for killing Aikawa and then killed himself because he couldn't stand living without Aikawa and with being a murderer. Then Yuzu killed herself after she found out that Daisuke is dead. THE END" |
| The ending was alright, But other than that this was an awesome manga! i was pretty hooked reading this. I really liked the story, It was very dramatic, sad and somewhat funny at times. awesome read :D 9/10 |
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| I agree with most of the people here. The ending was underwhelming in comparison to the series. The series had so much tension and dramatic buildup, but the ending fell flat. If it weren't for the heart-pumping drama in all the previous chapters, I would've given this a much lower score. 8.5/10 rounded up to 9/10 |
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| Hmm, that ending was sort of predictable although it was neither happy or sad imo. I guess it does lean somewhat into the happy side as the two finally kiss and all that. Not a bad manga imo with no ecchi but more focused on extensive drama and more mature topics. 7/10 for me. :) |
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| Ending was a bit of a disappointment. But never the less it was a good story. |
| I really liked this one... from start to very ending. (Ending was little.. umm lets say boring, not bad just little boring from normal romance manga.) Damn that psychobitch Kazuki was annoing, but also Yuzu become annoing in later chapters. (As later we known, she was addicted to love) "People show their true colors when something goes wrong as they planned." Good quote, fits to this manga also. 5/5 |
"A half moon, it has a dark half and a bright half, just like me…", Yuno Gasai |
| I liked the ending, really wished they would give us a epilogue of their future since they really made it seem like they would part but overall it was a great read. Im staying away from manga like this in the future though, this was a bit too deep for me. 9/10 |
| Although the ending left me be a bit unsatisfied, it was supposed to be a lot more realistic i guess, since this series was suppose to somewhat reflect on the author. Overall I loved this series and it sure brought out a lot of emotions. Also what I think the ending meant that althought Aika fell inlove with Daisuke doesn't necessarily mean they'll last forever but that he guides from her onto moving on from the past.... Bitter Sweet ending... This is indeed my favorite manga and also I was able to relate..... 10/10 |
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| 9/10 because of some things that have been bugging me for a long time.Im too tired to name them all but for example the inconsistent personality of Kanzaki or whatever.I mean she developed a little yeah but her personality was so inconsistent and we didn't even learn what they meant that she was hurt badly.Daisuke just letting that guy pass,Aikawa not telling anybody about what Kanzaki said ( "Serves the bitch" after Izumi lost her baby) etc etc Im just frustrated because it could have been perfect. |
| Pretty good manga was shocking in the beginning but the end was somewhat underwhelming but it felt realistic I guess 8/10 ^ Is that the author or something ? |
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| Beautiful ending, almost perfect for me. 9.5/10 |
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| The ending wasn't as good as it could have been :/ I felt like the story kind of slowed down mid way and never really picked the pace back up again. Ah well, overall this was still really good. |
 If you really want to fit in, just put Legend of the Galactic Heroes in your top 5 and have it be the only 10-rated anime in your list. |
| This manga had the idea of a romance with bucket full of realism. Since every part of the manga when it shows Daisuke reaction to Hinakos reaction, I can sort of feel what the guy was feeling(Never happen to me before, just an expression). That great in my book, Yeah! . The ending I feel was perfect for me, since it pretty much portrays a real life response from both side, though on the guy perspective at least her grew confidence to push his feelings all the way, even though there's that negative connotation from Hinako, it's given since the event's isn't something that be overcome in one day. Now on the guy's side, even when he heard that he chose to stay and take those steps to hopefully a "healthy" relationship. Like anything in life, if we are given a chance on something or on someone, no matter the circumstance. Might as well take it for what it's worth and build on that, or short leave with something, it better then nothing. |
| I think the ending suited the manga overall. Unless you have experienced something like this yourself, you will most likely see the ending as sub par. It's hard to put into words but if you have ever been apart of a relationship in which some bad has happened in the past and there is no way to escape it, it will always end. There is no other way. It's something that will always be with Aikawa, at the end of a long day, when she see others men etc it will always be there no matter what. If this manga had of ended in a sweet cute romance way I believe everyone would of complained about not fitting the dark theme of this manga. Truly this manga has changed me so much, I never used to take much notice or anything when I heard about girls getting raped but now it makes me so sick I can't bare it. A beautiful heartbreaking manga. |
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| The ending was... Okay. It could've used more build-up besides pulling out the random guy from chapter 1 again. While I would've liked the message the last two pages gave if it concentrated on it previously in the series, as it was it came out of nowhere and just tried to put a downer on a happy ending. Good manga though. |
| Another page to the history of the Fujaku. |
| This manga was good.. but it had its eye-roll moments. It felt on the verge of melodrama all the way throughout. Most of the drama wasn't really character driven, but more circumstance driven. That can be effective if used sparingly, but if its used for almost EVERY development in a story, it just becomes implausible. The ending was a little bit unsatisfying. But, overall an enjoyable read. 7/10 |
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| For such deep subject matter, I was kind of put off by how naive and innocent the romance was at times. Getting excited over indirect kisses? Thinking that smashing your faces together as you're falling down counts as a kiss? Is this middle school? Art was kind of bad too. Range of expression felt limited and there were a lot of poses and angles that just looked weird. And then there's the lack of character depth and plot conveniences and dramatization problems that other people already covered. I really liked the heartfelt message about mother/child relationships though, and tbh I was more saddened by Izumi's stillbirth than Aikawa's traumatic backstory. |
| It was actually somewhat of a happy ending. Although it's pretty much a given that they won't stay together. Overall this manga was enjoyable but the supporting cast was weak. Felt like the author didn't really put much effort in writing them. Overall a 7.5-8/10 |
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| I'm a bit dissapointed how the manga ended it's not like I don't understand that the author wanted to make it more realistic but I don't know .. both of them think that there is someone better for the other person and that they won't be together forever and I think that's a really pessimistic point of view for starting a relationship |
| The last dialogues was uncalled for it's like saying they won't be having any happy ending. Well it was not bad but yeah like what I said the ending needs some patching up. |
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| most realistic ending for such a theme this page can be interpret both ways, like we do in relationship in real life whether you can get along with each other until death do us part, or we find some one better for the case of these two, if they want to stay together, they just gotta to be better person for each other's sake. Daisuke need to be more mature for Hinako, and in return, Hinako need to be cheerful for Daisuke if for some reason or another one of them obviously found someone better and/or more suited for him/her, it was the right choice to break up since if you loved someone, you just want that person to be happy, no matter who he/she will end up with just like we all should do in real relationship |
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| I won't say anything new: Something was missing at the end. Maybe I'm tired of rushed endings or its the paradox of last few chapters, in which we can see clear message "I LOVE YOU NO MATTER WHAT" and than allowing in thoughts possibility that the time will come when We have to split up, but more likely its the problem of the open ending(we are together but we dont know what the future holds). Whatever it is that's missing, It leaves a bad aftertaste at the end of a damn fine manga like This. And about "realism", I think Aikawas thoughts(taking into account her backstory and that Suwa is the only guy she is not afraid of) would be more: "I know it might be selfish, but I hope We will always be together". But what do I know, I'm just a guy. |
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| yeah and that is exactly what pissed me off about this. would of been a 9 but got demoted because of the ending. like seriously wtf? why the hell would they think that was a good ending. everything about it was perfect except for that. just use some bullshit generic ending. they kiss and say I will love you forever etc you know what you see in every other romance manga. by any chance does anyone know any other mangas like this? |
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