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May 3, 2016 7:53 PM
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I thought the ending was just beautiful. One of the best I've ever read in a manga. Though part of me kind of wanted it to be happy, a happy ending could not have been this good.

It is kind of hard to believe that Mitsuya is not descended directly from Yoshimistu, but instead from Yuriko. Of course, Yuriko and Yoshimistu do look just alike.

And I thought the characters were all aged up well. They looked their ages but still looked like themselves as well (and they didn't grow 2 feet taller, like in some manga).

I was sad when I heard that Jin had died in such a pointless conflict. And I started crying when I read that he had carried the chess piece with him everywhere. But I think he lived longer than he had in the original timeline (before Mitsuya changed things). Mitsuya really changed his outlook on life. It is such a hopeful ending, that we can choose to be happy despite the bad in our lives.

I have so many thoughts on this series, but I'm going to try to keep it short.

But did anyone else notice that the last volume is a more dramatic repeat of the first volume? A lot of the same things happen, like Mitsuya taking a hit from Jin to defend someone else.
KaikoMay 3, 2016 8:13 PM
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That was a fine ending to a series I don’t really care for. Just too melodramatic for me. Although, full props to the author for giving us a kiss instead of leaving it hanging at the end.

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