Skalighty

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A fleeting 3-volume series, charming and occasionally profound.

The manga presents short, touching character vignettes that slowly lead us to a bigger concluding thread.
Death, human purpose and loneliness are in focus, but without too much existential heavy-lifting.

I love the art style and want to own the physical volumes.
The mangaka has a lovely way of making 1 or 2 panels carry the important and emotional moments, which gives more impact to the artwork.

There's an effort to deepen the setting, not quite worldbuilding, but an intriguing end times atmosphere.

... It's a beautiful and tasteful manga, maybe too tasteful?
Even with such a raw visual aesthetic and a fixation on death, this manga never really goes 'full manga' in terms of exaggerating its extremes -- it almost feels like an indie graphic novel/comic/zine type of work.
That's definitely refreshing, but I wonder what could have been if the bleak or strange elements were pushed even further.

Sukaraiti (katakana) or 'Skalighty' is a personal favorite for me, it fits my tone/vibe preferences super well.
It's pretty niche, but there are types who enjoy hidden hidden gems (hidden²), and types who will resonate with the lonely, sentimental mood. I'm here for all of that.

What happened to this dystopian apocalyptic world full of mystery, dread, unfulfilled dreams. But yet filled with peace, loneliness, and a hint of happiness.

Story
Skalighty's story feels like a cup of cold tea you drink at 3am, when the world around you was entering a long silent night. The world of Skalighty was a world full of melancholy, cozy yet the MC's duty is to "kill" the remaining humans in this barren empty world.

Art
The art of this manga was extremely detailed, although the artstyle might not be for everyone. The lack of straight lines of this manga is a cherry on top for such story, making ... the whole read an experience of the rawness the story brings.

Characters
Every character that appeared in the story play an essential part for story. It evoke such a puzzled feeling of whether I should feel sad or happy for these characters, when their purpose are fulfulled and to be "killed" off.

I would love to see what the author brings, for such an interesting premise and worldbuilding it has.