Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru. Volume 14 Discussion

Playcool said:
I think I will need quite awhile to really express everything I want to say after reading this final volume, but what I can say is that it finishes the series on an extremely HIGH note, having finished it barely 2 days ago, I still feel like this volume is a 10/10 and for now have rated the whole series has a 10, when many of the volumes come very FAR from reaching such a mark, but the summ of everything, with this volume as a send off, really hits full marks to make a worthy final volume, also being rather LONG.

Will comeback to detail things better, it does help me clear my head about this better, and this is one of those series I actually want to bother and take my time for this, it deserves such treatment!

A few points:
- Wasnt expecting the confession to be soo late in the novel, considering I knew the writter still wanted to write quite a bit after, but this novel was that long, he was able to tie in most things;
- What I dont like about these past volumes is the lack of Yukino's presence, in a way Yui had a lot more time, and when I most like is to see Yukino and Hachiman's banter, that certainly feels disappointing;
- Despite that, I really enjoyed Yui development, people saying she would be seen at a less good impression once you read what she was doing on the LN for these final parts... I just cant really agree, she was a girl in love and tbh, she handled it very well;
- I know there is a vol14.5, that I plan to read, but I expected this volume to have more light-hearted scenes of both leads as a couple, like I want to see that dinner with Yukino family, A LOT, hopefully 14.5 will adress that?!
- I have read the official translation, and I definitly want to go read a few excerpts of the fantranslation, because at many points I feel the official release was a bit vague in how it worded stuff out, even more so for the though processes of the characters, which was problem, big one, to fully understand some character's decisions, like the reaction Yukino had after Hikki "stole" her opportunity to be Student Council President;
- But that vagueness is surely in part on purpose from the writter and I like that too, and agree with what he said on the afterwords for this final volume (might have to quote that here later);

There is a lot to digest, but there is no point rushing, noneless, easily one of the better LNs I have read and the development of Hachiman is one of my favorites from evertything I have read, it is not very in your face apparent, but such a drastic change, and an organic one at that, form where he starts, to where we end up, I really make consider to add him to my favorites, I felt like an older brother looking over him on this journey of self discovery and hardship and that was definitly the most precious thing I had from reading this series.
I m very proud of him, he struggled, a lot, gave up, but learnt and in the end overcame in his own way, what he become in the end doesnt tarnish the start of his journey, it was not a forceful change at all, feels logical for him to come to such a conclusion, and the final pages of the last chapter, very fitting to end such a series, those two illustrations, were all the message I needed, words were unneeded.

Will definitly have to return and edit this comment, possibily after giving a few volumes that were fantranslated a quick read, and I definitly want to read vol14.5, and even so the sequel stuff that many disregard.

But for now, while I m riding the hype I feel, 2 days later, the rating I give this volume alone is what I also want to give overall to series as a complete journey:
9.5/ 10 = 10



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KitsuFrost said:

Good to know you enjoyed it. But I think Yui showed up less, didn't she

The last scene with Hiratsuka should've been in season 3.

Yukino has a dialogue in the last volume, so check it.