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| I came in knowing full well how tragic this was going to be yet it still suckered me into having hope for a different ending... I think if they had chosen a happier route, though, the effect would be as strong as it is. god, this whole thing was so beautifully done. they captured every moment perfectly, I empathized so much with everyone, and the artwork was stunning. brb gonna finish sobbing over fictional characters |
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| Religion. Death penalty. excessive drama. Anyway, there are many factors, all taken to the ninth power. Overstretched. Still, it has an interest. 6/10. -- Religión. Pena de Muerte. Dramatismo excesivo. En fín, son muchos los factores, y todos llevados a la novena potencia. Demasiado forzado. Aún así, tiene su interés. 6/10. |
| I cried, this is so sad, i don't have the word........ |
| Great manga indeed! 9/10 |
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Flevalt said: This manga. First it rides on the religion-hate bandwagon in order to excuse a discriminating mindset, where everyone that shows kindness or acts based on a moral compass is made out to be a hypocrite by default. All of that to garner attention of those who have the same prejudices about religious people. And then it creates an environment where the cold-hearted scumbag protagonist that went around making other people's lives miserable for money without ever feeling the need to reflect gets his dick ridden by everyone. Still, it was not a completely horrible story. The cast all had some reasons to their actions, even if those reasons were stupid and just spoken from a one-sided perspective of a story writer whose main goal it was for the readers to feel for the protagonists. Rendering him unable to flesh out characters that would be at least to some extend not always entirely on Yuu's and Jiru's wavelength. You could even go as far as to call this story very forced and a literary clichee, however, I don't remember having read a manga that follows this clichee(probably only cause I don't read many romances). It's kind of saddening really, much more so than this manga's story is. The rating on this manga reflects the poverty of the soul of the readers. You lack a moving background story yourself and are a complete cunt irl, so you get drawn into a story where your sorry self is excused for being a cunt and a forced background story is delivered for you to relate to. This manga was okay. Nowhere near a masterpiece. If this was an anime, this would be an entirely different story. The narrow scope of the anime world does not require much of a work to stand out from the rest as distinguishable. But in terms of manga? Just another of those manga that make you feel better about your miserable existence, when in reality you know that you act like an asshole. Sorry, but it IS a masterpiece. |
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| Reading this just made me stronger, honestly, I've been dealing with depression for so long now and I've tried to die before, I always wanted to die, but I don't know, finishing this gave me an ounce of hope that maybe I can make the right decisions in the future and live.. I am trying. This was really a masterpiece. |
| [latesquadwhereuat] I definitely knew that he wouldn't be released, but I was still hoping. The ending was beautiful though. I loved it & I was sobbing hard. Has a beautiful meaning for someone who thinks of ending their life... there's still a lot to anticipate for in life- and that's what matters really! |
| The Dam broke, and now it's flooding in my room. Bittersweet, Tragic and Insightful. Nothing more to say Can't believe 8 chapters has turned me into this mess. |
| it was a good ending for a good story, i really like how beautiful the words are written every panel. this were a good ride! |
| Watch aria the animation and it's sequel. |
| Beautiful ending to a great story, that was really emotional, well done. |
| Wow this was beyond beautiful for being only 8 chapters long. The emotion and ideas behind this short story was simply amazing! Was hoping for Yuu's release, but in the end, it created a much more dramatic and interesting ending with this sentence. What a good story. 10/10 |
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| All complain of death penalty until someone dears to them is killed. He was careless, I am no sad neither I care if he dies, he ended (even if was not intentional) with the lives of 3 people, he deserves death. |
| I like to post in manga forum when I feel it is worth it, so people will think. "Shit, is her again" or something. People asked me where I read certain thing but the rules say no telling where did you read so maybe I am too boring for not saying? Or salty because you didn't check my profile that says don't ask because I hate people to ghost me after that. I love learning languages so maybe I did not read the manga in English. |
| I'm in tears. :'( 9/10 |
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| this hit too close to home for me.. good read tho. the 'knew from before' cliche wasn't necessary I think. dunno why its considered romantic or bittersweet, it was just cruel and sad all the way ;-; |
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| i fucking knew this shit was gonna happen this chapter but still I am sad as fuck right now. Someone as nice as him dying because of how cruel this world is hurts my heart. |
| I found this to be so superficial. An average story about forgiveness that gives the reader drive-by ugly events in a desperate attempt to earn sympathy for characters I don't care for. I can't understand how this has such a high rating here. |
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| I had to reread this twice cause I was super unsure. Honestly the first 4 chapters were pretty weak and made Juri / Yuu both randos with unfortunate circumstances that we end up feeling for in the end. It's not perfect but the messages conveyed especially on the front of absolute forgiveness is real and not shown enough in fiction. 8/10 |
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| I cri :'< it's predictable but I still felt sad. |
   smell of coffee songs of sleep  |
| That was a hitting ride, I actually teared up |
| a fitting ending; it definitely hits you |
AnimeFreak-San said: is this a male gender issure...human issue...mental illness perhaps? |
| i cannot believe this is ranked #37. one of the most pretentious, melodramatic things i've ever read. |
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| It was really cool and I gave it a 10. Bud it didn't make me cry. Nothing written has ever done. I'm probably too dead inside :/ |
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| this manga exceeded my expectations. i wasn't really expecting much tbh. i loved the storytelling--obvious it is adapted from a korean novel and had a author as the source material writer so it makes sense that it was solid. i like how it was able to tell the story in 8 chapters, which is pretty compacted. no panel felt like it was blank space. beautiful storytelling and content. artwork was mediocre imo, but i feel like the seinen and josei all kind of fall in this bracket; or, alternatively, ive been spoiled with very beautiful shojou art :) all in all, would recommend because of the great storytelling and interesting philosophical messages. i was pretty skeptical of the whole "she had x, he had y, together they filled each other's missing parts" ya novel template for romantic success concoction, but the interplay between the characters really brought fruition to the story. wished we had more time with the characters, character development was lacking imo, but the storytelling covered for this, so im okay. |
  Although we part as I leave for Inaba, —Hyakunin Isshu (小倉百人一首): where pines grow on the moutain peaks If I am to hear that you pine for me I shall come back to you again Poem #16 "Tachiwakare"© |
| Both characters were so relatable and I literally cried while reading this. |
 「あなたのためなら世界中を敵にしてもかまわない」 "If it was for your sake I wouldn't mind even if I had to turn the whole world into my enemy" |
| I was crying but i wasn't sad. It is a tragic ending by all means but the ending felt very optimistic to me. Yuu's death was always set in stone, we knew that from the beginning; but Juri's fate was not. The ending made me shed rivers but it also made me happy at the same time to think that Juri finally found a reason to live. I like to think she'd never feel like killing herself ever again. She'll love again, get married, have kids and live a wonderful life. This quickly became one my favourite pieces of art, a 10/10 for sure |
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| It was a really sad and emotional ending, the writing of this manga is really good |
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| I was kinda hoping that Yuu would have another trial since at least according to his letter he shouldn't even been in death row in first place. He wasn't actually serial killer who killed out of whim, but rather caused two deaths by accident (he didn't notice he pushed the woman and child to railways before it was too late) and one manslaughter due to emotional response of the guy mocking Yuu's brothers death. So actually knowing what happened and circumstances around it, the whole Yuu being in death row started to feel unfair as reader. I was hoping he would get his sentence reduced to jail sentence. In other hand I knew he was going to die, the dialogue and how things progressed was going to that way so I wasn't really surprised when it happened. It was to be expected, but it just started to feel unfair and seeing him actually wanting to live- I'm not sure if it was better for him to have regained that will only to die. Death rows and capital punishment are foreign concept to me. Literally. I feel like my country's justice system is almost opposite of Japan's, we have serial killers out of prison around 10 years here and looking for their new victim. We have one serial killer here who has been released twice now and soon after released murderer another girl. If he was in death row corpses he leaves wouldn't keep piling up. In another hand there is people like Yuu who are wrongfully convicted to death row or who regret and wouldn't do it again. Justice just isn't fair. I don't really think this is romance manga. I know the cover looks like that and there is tag, but I don't think it developed that far. It would have if it went further, but it stopped before there really was chance. I think it's fine cause I think the romance aspects would take away from the story (I agree that the I met you before was cheesy af) of two people who have hard circumstances learning to want to live again, to see worth in life and themselves. |
| Damn that was really sad T T |
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| the ending was right, she forgave her mother and moved on trying to be happy. there is a lesson for all of us |
| “Life is a constant process of dying.” |
| live another day, be the happiest. |
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| For a manga this short, it was good. Made me quite emotional in the end 8/10 |
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| Ending in 3 words: River of tears |
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| Pretty good ending. Saw this coming but I liked how it closed off in a simple manner. I liked this story but idk if I can all it a masterpiece. 8/10 |
| Wow, how the heck did he manage to get me attached to a criminal in just 8 chapters. Easily one of the best manga of all time. Closest I’ve ever gotten to giving something a q0. |
| We knew from the very beginning that this will happen, but even then it's painful to see a person dying who finally got a reason to be happy in his life. Perfect closure, 8/10. |
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