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| That's an awful ending. First of all, nothing was explained. How did the zombie outbreak happen in the first place? Was it an alien virus? What was their goal? And there were too many loose ends. Like, what happened to the little girl who was supposed to be queen bee or mother of the ZQNs? And what happened to the fisherman who was supposed to be waiting for Hideo? He had the other gun. Other than the loose ends, I have to say the ending's too tragic for Hideo. His character is the sort that needs and craves human company. Taking not just his first girlfriend, but Oda and Hiromi away from him as well is just too cruel. At least let him keep one of the 3 girls! Damn you author-san! After Oda died, I was rooting for the Hideo x Hiromi ship! I was telling myself that even if everyone else died, as long as those two were left alive, that would have been a tolerably happy ending! But arrggh! Author-san sent Hiromi to the hive mind! Arrggh! |
| Something about this ending, while it felt like it kept in line with the overall bleakness of the theme, still left me... Disheartened. So much sacrifice, so much loss, just for it to ultimately mean very little. Hideo himself seemed to kind've forget about those he lost (most likely as a way of preserving his sanity) and even the "auntie" could be reborn as a hotter version of herself, I figured maybe we would get an ending where - Instead of boar tracks, Hideo finds human bare footprints and looks up to see the bottom of a schoolgirl skirt. Then it ends. That would've been nice. |
| "The speck of fear grows in your eyes You'll meet your death in no disguise It may come as a small surprise There will be no compromise for you" - Nikopol Lyrics, Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann |
| Yeah, I'm not at all satisfied with this. People keep insisting that this is the natural ending for Hideo's character arc, but even that I disagree with. Yes, he was always striving for independence and purpose, the bravery to face what life had to offer and take it head on. But ultimately, I don't think Hideo is happy with his life by the ending. Sure, he's snatched agency and independence from the jaws of the apocalypse, but playing hero and seeking companionship were things he really enjoyed, so much so that he chased a giant flesh monster in an attempt to save Hiromi. He put his life on the line for other people so many times, and seemingly got something out of it, and grew as a person. Someone who finally had a purpose. He even tells his delusion on the boat that he wouldn't run away anymore, as if it was a significant indication of personal growth. But good ol' Kengo decided to axe that character arc and do away with most of that development in favor of some commentary presumably regarding the futility in chasing a perfect life? Or maybe there's irony in the title, and that striving for heroism is ignorant? Who knows, but my point is that when Hideo played hero, he was happy, and that was the core of this manga for the bulk if its publication, I think. The total collapse of his old lifestyle, and a newfound sense of self in the new one. By the way, don't get me started on all the loose ends, either, namely the little girl in Italy. I know what you're thinking, leaving things up for interpretation is only natural in a story like this, but I felt as though he gave us too many details if that was his intention. He implied there was something much greater to this whole ZQN thing than just a mass of people apparently piloted by Hiromi (which is totally arbitrary, by the way. We're never even really given any reasoning as to why she's the kingpin). This ending feels like either rushed or straight up incompetent writing, imo. Open interpretation is one thing, but if you write a story that becomes a massive, sprawling world, and you develop intrigue surrounding that idea intentionally, just ignoring it isn't sending any deep messages about the futility of life or mental illness or what-the-fuck-ever. It's poor writing, if you ask little old me. And c'mon, you couldn't let Nakata and Hideo meet up? Throw me a fucking bone, dude, you know that woulda been fun. You even hinted that there are still plenty of survivors in Tokyo, and yet Hideo doesn't meet a single one. Is he not looking? Are there not actually any survivors? Who knows. I feel like this wasn't even really a character arc, Hideo just lost sight of what was important to him and went back to running. It's clear the dude still craves companionship, and to make a name for himself. With the threat now gone, the fact that in this moment he's resolved to run from his problems more hastily than ever before feels like bullshit to me. His character no longer feels believable; I feel as though the person he'd become by chapter 259 wouldn't have chosen this life, nor would he have let Oda's sister's sacrifice go to waste. The assumption that this ending is some high-minded commentary on the human condition is hilarious to me, it more feels like an excuse not to see this story through to the end. Wonder what's going on in Kengo Hanazawa's brain right now. To make things clear, I'm fine with open endings, and I'm also fine with endings that don't wrap up every little thing with a bow. I'm just saying that my man wrote a story and intentionally got us interested in its various tendrils, only to toss them to the wayside in favor of demolishing the central character arc we'd come to give a fuck about. Seems lazy to me. |
mopJun 18, 2017 1:17 AM
| I think the ending was good and coherent with how the manga developed the conflict. The only real plot hole for me was Hideo not finding any other survivor after all that time, given the SOS signs we saw when the Korori and Kurusu team escaped on the chopper (they could have been all dead, and that within the realm of possibility in this manga) Not much of a plothole but definitely an asspull was the rejuvenating of Auntie; even if the ZQN demonstrated malleability both for structures and biological forms, it just came out of nowhere. I wouldn't mind some spin off stories to better explain the ZQN phenomena, from the ZQN point of view (like the chapter in Spain), but from the survivors point of view that was clearly impossible, given the state of total anarchy, without goverment nor educational institutions to investigate the origin, and armed forces completely decimated. |
| That's me or this ending was... kinda rush ? we have still so many questions left... all this tension for an open ending out of nowhere, it's disapointing... |
TitadouJul 3, 2017 2:11 PM
| im speechless but i loved this manga Loved the end wow! |
MichaelJacksonAug 30, 2017 10:26 PM
| :v |
The overall was good but the ending was a big mess i mean seriously  |
| Honestly, this had the worst ending of any media that I've consumed. |
| That ending was so abrupt what happened to the fisher man on the boat? I was really hoping he would pick him up and they could all live happily on that island. Sucks that the main character who went through so much has a terrible ending but the manga artist guy with a lisp gets a happy ending FeelsBadMan |
KeiOtabe said: Touka said: The ending left me feeling sour at first, but the more I think about it the more I love it. Hideo's character arc was tremendous and the ending was the most authentic direction to take it in. At the beginning, Hideo was a dissatisfied and wholly dependent character, with dreams and desires but no courage — stuck in a rut. The ZQN pandemic forces him to confront himself and by the end, he has grown from a bumbling and introverted man-child to a self-sufficient hunter. Finally, he can look towards his future with a sort of strange optimism. Sure, it would have been nice to learn more about the origins and motives of the ZQN, but this manga was always a tale of ordinary people in an extraordinary world. It's a lot more fulfilling as an account of one man's growth through adversity than as an all-encompassing zombie epic. This is exactly how I feel^^ Thank you. I am glad there are other people who appreciate the ending. I thought about it for a while afterwards, and have come to the conclusion that it's pretty much perfect. I wrote a more detailed post about why on my blog. Would be interesting to hear what those dissatisfied with the ending would have done differently. |
| Lost the chance of becoming a masterpiece. |
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| Even though I really did and still do hate the final chapter, I do not hate it for itself. I think it was an amazing closure to the series showing that even if everyone sacrifices themselves for Hideo, he still can't do anything right. He is humanity in whole pressured into one character. As for what I did hate in it was the overall feeling. I'm sure you all had this feeling with different series already, but right around the final 30-40 chapters felt really out of place and rushed. The drawing style, even if it looked the same wasn't as detailed (only in the very last chapter) and it seemed like that the mangaka himself was tired of the series. Now, I do not know if he have been planning this ending from the very beginning, or his tiredness or rushing caused this outcome, but either way the overall setting, especially with such an amazing build up were devastating. Do not misunderstand me now, I'm not disappointed (hack, at this point, I have wasted more than a GB mobile data so I can read the final 80 chapters), it's just that I would crave for more. The ending in all was the embracement despair itself, as we watched Hideo, getting more and more used to the situation and getting more insane bit by bit as the time passes. Of course, loneliness can do strange things to people. It was a real masterpiece in my eyes (hence my rating) and a sloppy ending like that won't change 14 volumes of pure terror and joy. If you are really are disappointed, I advise you to rethink all of our MC's deeds and everything that happened to him, and just rethink the series as in all, with everything happened concluded. Let it sit, do not rush it. Greatness need time to be appreciated anyways. |
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| A lot of users here stating their complain about the ending being sucks for not explaining the origin or anything. Well, it is not that important. I would be glad if I wasn't get infected, let alone knowing what it actually is. The manga is about the journey of the main characters. I also have a theory about how prejudice affects this manga a lot, but I don't think it is relevant to my opinion about the ending. Yes, the ending sucks. But it is not because the zombies left explained, nor many insignificant characters being left untold. I couldn't give a shit about them. The real reason behind it is everything went so fast. Time skip happened. The chemistry between main characters ended up not as spectacular as it actually should have had been. All of these arcs were just half-cooked. The execution of this story was similar to Twin Peaks Season 3 which I watched a while ago. Both have these disperse character arcs, so many memorable moments from them, and when they finally met, it actually felt good. I really think it's because Twin Peaks put pivotal interactions for these character before the climax. Because of that, the final plot doesn't have that much weight to really put these puzzles together. It's also because the story didn't take 7 years to be concluded, so the idea could be more condensed. I just wished it could be articulated better, the ending. Taito10 said: This manga is kinda very different from others series. Hideo never met Kurusu and anothers main groups and thats the point. Hideo is a lonely Hero and no one will hears about him. |
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| Now that I think about it, it's not that really disappointing, the ending I mean. Though I feel that it could've ended in a better note. I think I get the direction of this ending but still, there's too many questions left unanswered. Here I was hoping that they'll get answered at the end but when you think about it, it's not that kind of manga. Still I won't change my opinion that the ending could've been better with a little tweak. Overall, it's a great manga. I'll still give it an 8. |
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| I don't have a problem with the conclusion itself. Humanity went nearly extinct, there are probably a few survivors' groups around the world like the ones on the island, Hideo's fated to live alone until he dies. Now, what it should have done near the end was to tie up two loose ends: 1) what exactly were the mutants like Kurusu, and 2) what happens after the aliens' plan succeeds like in Barcelona. Sure, the author can leave some ends for us to tie up, but we surely could use more information. Oh, and remember when Kurusu saved Hideo and the others from the hot springs? That could definitely have been mentioned again. |
Fenryr19Jan 7, 2018 9:59 AM
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| One of the best manga that I read in a long time. That is why, I have to say, that the ending was one of the most disappointing ones. Not everything about the ending was bad, and I understand leaving parts for the viewer's imagination, but still, throwing so many things that the manga was building up just out of the window felt empty and unsatisfying. I heard that the author got bored, or that his father also died around the time he was finishing the manga, so he himself was depressed, but I would have liked if he went back to it later just to give it one more conclusion, similar to how some other series have done. But still, it was a good manga for what is worth it. It could have just ended better. |
loved this manga it got so much plots and twist..... Yes the end looked just sad, because it was left with so much of questions  |
livingdarknetAug 9, 2018 9:53 AM
| Wow. This ending changed the series from a 9.5/10 to... a 6/10 at best to me. This is really, really bad. |
Wekkle said: Louis-the-Otaku said: Wow. This ending changed the series from a 9.5/10 to... a 6/10 at best to me. This is really, really bad. Can you elaborate? The final moments were an asspull, there was no closure for anyone except Hideo, and even that was pathetic, the zombies just... left for no reason... and frankly, the final 20 or so chapters felt weak. |
| When i started to reading this i was bored. But really, art wasn't so much catching for me, and start was extremely boring. But when the virus started to spread out he lost his girlfriend it was finally interesting. But the most BIG ONE moment was how he met Hiromi Hayakari - my the most favourite character in this manga. She was drawn nice, she was cute and had nice personality and when she got infected it was heart tearing. But it was nothing like at the end when she was cought byt that BIG SIZED walking smething and absorbed. God for real? She loved him, he liked her and she just simply vanished? WTF I was still expecting something twisting before the very end, like she suddenly appear in front of his eyes or something... Unfortunately nothing like that happened. Too shame. I honestly enjoyed that manga (if i am not counting those absolutely retarded inserted new story lines other grps - extremely annoying and parts with tons of messages on discuisse boards). For me 8/10, but .... |
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| Not as bad of an ending as I was expecting. Glad hideo survived to the end. 9/10, great zombie story. |
| well, the ending sucked. I was really optimistic about this manga when it reached around volume 15. But what the hell happened at the end, how did granny became younger and all, why that huge zqn monster stopped? I have a lot of questions left unanswered. |
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| Thank god its finally over! First 50 chapters, amazing! Next 60 chapters, great! The rest... |
| I think the highlights of this massive story are the characters and the art; they're incredibly well-done. The plot, however, becomes very messy towards the end, though it's totally unique and bizarre (in the best sense of the word). To be honest, I'd rather have had a different ending because it felt rather lacklustre and a bit rushed after 260 chapters IMO. It's a worthwhile series nonetheless. |
| Rely on nothing under heaven |
| It was 10/10 up to the last arc and a forced ending leaving more questions than answers. Unfortunately, very few Japanese authors are able to write normal endings. Overall 7/10 |
| It's a shame that a majority of the plotpoints established throughout the story wasn't given a satisfying conclusion but this story started with Hideo so it'll end with Hideo so I guess that's fair. I really pitied him for losing everything and living on with his life without any goal or purpose nor anyone to accompany him and appreciate everything he's done to get this far though. Hiromi was right. He arguably suffered a fate worse than death and that's tragic. The characters were more important to me than the story but I didn't like how they were treated in the final stretch of the manga. Oda getting bitten and killed after trying to run off on her own, Hideo constantly fucking with girls right after his partner dies, and Hiromi devolving into a crazy jealous bitch after she was able to get down with Hideo was more frustrating than anything else in the manga. I would've loved it more if it didn't divert so much from its initial premise of being a traditional zombie apocalypse with a creative twist but I enjoyed reading this anyway. |
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| Ending is shit.I really hate it.It was amazing but fuck with this. |
| "When they're alive, you can enjoy watching them struggle. When they're dead, you can enjoy tearing out their guts. Tales are things you get to enjoy twice." |
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