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| What a beautiful ending. Soothing, nostalgic, full of tranquility. Seiichi has clearly managed to fully conquer his trauma. Sure, there are still scars on his heart that will probably never cede to exist. But they seem distant and blurry, just as his memory of the face of his mother. Of all manga titles created by Oshimi-sensei that I'm familiar with, this ending has huge chances to become my favorite one. |
| god DAMN what a good ending |
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| Loved it. Sei has finally found inner peace and had his trauma healed. Loved how he's unable to imagine his mother's face anymore. |
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| The ending was very peculiar to me... After all this time invested in this manga, it felt bizarre. |
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| This manga really messed me up. It's such a psychological trip. It's sad and disturbing. Finally it's over..what a ride. |
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| that's it? that's the last chapter? it's just the mc running errands and forgetting who his mama was |
| "Tits don't make the woman. It's the ass." - Darx |
| It was a good ending that followed a bad lead-up to it. The pacing after the time-skip was pretty bad, but maybe it won't seem so bad upon a re-read at my own pace rather than the long waits between chapters. This is reminiscent of Aku no Hana in its structure, that all the drama was front-loaded and the fallout was uneventful yet thought-provoking. I still feel it was a really good manga, just kind of disappointed that it went out with a whimper. Even so, the ending chapter was perfect. 8/10, will re-read once all the English volumes arrive. |
| My lists are way out of date... |
| It was a great ending. What a tragic story it was. There's just one minor thing I didn't get, I don't recall if it was explained or left ambiguous, but what was the deal with the dead cat? Did Seiko kill it or does it just symbolize something else? |
ren_moonSep 10, 2023 4:36 AM
| Love the ending, teared up. Literally. This type of ending is quite sentimental, especially for Seichii, having his trauma all broken and now he got to live his life with no more chains until the day it lasts.. I'll say though, the post-time skip gradually made me wonder what the series could've done more with its own ideas because a lot of questions remains unanswered. I sure hope I have time to re-read everything from start to finish to understand the story clearer. I'm not the biggest fan of Oshimi-sensei but 3 of his works I've read (Including this) is pretty solid, thus, far. Looking forward to any other of his works in the future. |
"......If I told you that I was a real witch, would you believe it?"  |
| It's a good chapter in somewhat dissapointing ending. Seiichi deserved better. I am not saying one needs a wife and kids to be happy, obv- but we literally know nothing about the lifestyle he had after his mom's death. What is his passion? Does he have friends?? Hobbies? Ummmmmm he likes reading books... okay, that counts, I guess :/ He's a lifeless old shell and the only comforting thing is "I don't remember my mom's face anymore", wow dude... it would mean something if you weren't 60-70 already... As @InitialDDDD said, it was an easy exit for author to wrap up things instead of coming up with creative ways to push the narrative. 150 chapters of pure torture and 3 chapters of somewhat comfort, what a joke. If the morale of the story is "your parents don't determine your life path, you can survive through abuse and come up as a better person", then Oshimi fell flat on delivering that. And not like every story NEEDS a morale, it can just be entertaining, but I've felt it had more potential for a domestic horror/thriller and wasn't too happy with the direction author chose. Very, very strong start, borderline 10/10, easy 9/10, lost a lot of interest after time-skip, now it's kinda 6.5-7/10. |
| Honestly, i don't get what was the deal with his childhood trauma ; Did his mother tried to kill him when he was a child? Who killed the cat? Who killed his cousin? Who pushed down his cousin? His morher? Was it him and he imagined it to be his mother? |
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| Seichi had a terrible past. But we can finally move on from that now that it's all gone. After his mother's death, it seemed like he lived alone all those years... But that independence, he carried on up to this point. In the remaining days of his life, he'll continue to live without any more regrets. Now that he couldn't remember his mother's face, he realized and found peace in it. "How many years has it been?" I teared up from that part... Well, time really heals. Although lackluster, I'm satisfied with the ending. |
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| while the ending did feel a bit rushed, i’m glad seiichi was finally able to find peace and mundanity in his life… it’s bittersweet. he missed out on core developments of his life and his childhood because of his mother, but after all those years of suffering he’s now able to rest. happy for him. stunning manga |
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| "What did he kill for" hmmmm did he kill his mother ? Seichi didn't eat bun and he can't remember his mother's face anymore, a sign that he had moved on from his mother I guess..... Looking back felt like Oshimi could have expand more on Seiko...to give more insight on some Seiko's crazy action....for instance when she pushed Shigeru off of a cliff....I mean sure she's pretty much an unwanted child as far as I can remember but was that enough to cause a person to push a relative off of a cliff out of....jealousy...protection...or hatred for Seichi's aunt...? Well one of the better endings that Seichi could have instead of suicide I guess...however I had to say that the ending sure felt pretty abrupt.....over the last more or less 10 chapters I thought the plot was an initially lit fire.....alas it was a dying fire all along.... |
| I feel really bad for Seichi, he lost pretty much everything he ever cared about and never really had a fair Chance. Crazy Parents really can ruin their Childs Life. |
Reply to Toxin456
@Eru_yabuki
At least he gotten over his trama and made peace with himself to the point of mostly forgetting his mom.
At least he gotten over his trama and made peace with himself to the point of mostly forgetting his mom.
| @Toxin456 Yup. Her visage, once carved in his mind and associated with overly idealized image of his mother, became unclear and foggy, as if it was a distant memory from the past, not that much important. Very good way to show how he managed to conquer the demons that have been tormenting his soul and heart for so long. |
| This was an ending that didn't have much of an impact. Maybe I'll reread this manga in a few years and end up liking the ending, but for now, I'm still a bit disappointed... My rating remains 10/10 because this manga really had a significant effect on me. (my english is not very good, so please forgive me if there are any mistakes) |
Reply to ArminH5
@ren_moon
The cat is Seiichi.
The first chapter the cat is at first shown killed and Seiichi wonders why is it dead. Later Seiichi remembers what happened that day right before they saw the cat so he says "the cat is me, killed and left behind"
The cat is just symbolism of Seiichis current state and his emotions ig for example later in story when mother mentions his name he snaps so the next panel we see cat angry or when the mother is searching for the cat she is searching for her son also, that moment he says the cat is gone like he was gone all these years but no she finds the cat. The cat is then inside like Seiichi.
And at the end when Seiichi finally understand why she did pushed him that day cat comes back to "life"
When the Seiichi leaves the house the cat also leaves with the head up.
The cat is Seiichi.
The first chapter the cat is at first shown killed and Seiichi wonders why is it dead. Later Seiichi remembers what happened that day right before they saw the cat so he says "the cat is me, killed and left behind"
The cat is just symbolism of Seiichis current state and his emotions ig for example later in story when mother mentions his name he snaps so the next panel we see cat angry or when the mother is searching for the cat she is searching for her son also, that moment he says the cat is gone like he was gone all these years but no she finds the cat. The cat is then inside like Seiichi.
And at the end when Seiichi finally understand why she did pushed him that day cat comes back to "life"
When the Seiichi leaves the house the cat also leaves with the head up.
| @ArminH5 That's a good explanation. To be honest, I don't recall the details regarding the scenes when the cat appeared. I may re-read the whole thing one day. Thank you! |
| I think it was a realistic ending, i wasn't expecting a perfect or a super cheerful end to this story, just the fact that he was able to "move on" and find some kind of peace is enough for me. I found really impactful the blurry image of his mother's face. |
| I liked this ending. I think it offers a realistic yet optimistic future outlook for trauma survivors who are wondering if they'll ever be able to live a normal life again. I always thought that forgetting things and becoming indifferent towards them are good indicators of truly moving on. We watched Seichi as he went through the whole process of trauma: not just the trauma itself, but also the anger and depression following it, and then even epiphany. Some may think that the last bit would make a better ending, but I disagree - because even then, he was still deeply emotionally connected to his mother. I really appreciate that the author took the story further to show us the final stage of Seichi processing his trauma, the "life after Mom": Seichi becomes an old man living a simple life, seemingly emotionally detached from his past. He's finally completely free from his mother's hold on his life. |
| A very depressing manga through and through but also very realistic, which only makes it even more depressing. The ending was on point. There wasn’t really much else I expected to happen, it's simple, but effective. Life goes on, and isn't it an achievement after the time when Seichi almost committed suicide? The demons don't haunt him anymore, the image of a mother is blurred and that's just... that feels almost pointless. Not in a sense that it's a pointless story but the whole life of Seiko, what did she achieve? She won't be even remembered. Very fitting end for a person who used to crawl under the every fiber of Seichi's soul. While some threads seem confusing, like who did what on that cliff and so on. But that's all part of the trauma, I think. Quite interesting portrayal of a gaslighting, where even Seichi still might not have all the answers, he didn’t even have a real conversation with his mother, not really. He got a semblance of a closure but not because the mother said something to him in real life, but because he worked through this on his own, which got reflected in a dream. The real mother was long gone in a way, only a shell remaining, and Seichi was watching to make sure he doesn't miss the reality of her fading away. And only after her death Seichi was finally able to breath. It's sad, truly. His new life is very simple and alone, but maybe he doesn't need it to be complicated. At least the world around is beautiful, something he's finally able to notice now. |
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