First, I’m presuming it’s ending soon. And as far as that goes, I’m actually sort of hoping it’s ending soon, since at this point there have been so many “this is ending soon” flags that if it doesn’t actually end, that’s going to feel like all of these last chapters have just been cheap theatrics and deception. And I expect better of this mangaka, Kotoyama.
So I’m assuming it’s ending soon, and I’m okay with that.
It’s really, assuming that it’s ending, pretty much the dream manga ending. All the other loose ends are tied together, all of the people have come to terms with whatever was troubling them, all of the goodbyes that needed to be said have been said - it’s now wrapped all the way back around to where it all started, with just Nazuna and Kou.
And I expect it’s going to all work out satisfyingly. That’s a thing I’ve learned reading this - I don’t know how Kotoyama is going to resolve things, but I’m confident that it will make sense, and be appropriate, and I’ll be at least satisfied, likely impressed and possibly even amazed.
The key, I think, is that neither one of them are normal. The drama and doubt and fear and everything comes from the apparent rules regarding vampires and humans, but those rules almost certainly don’t apply to them, because they’re both already exceptions to the rules - the fact that they exist at all is already exceptional, so what happens beyond that is anyone’s guess.
I haven’t read anything else from Kotoyama, but I should have realised by the similarity in look from Dagashi kashi MC’s look and Nazuna.
At this point, the story showed us the stakes with Mahiru/Kiku arc, and it’s up to the mangaka to choose whether the last MC pair quirks are above the rules or not.
Okay… caught up now, so… yeah.
First, I’m presuming it’s ending soon. And as far as that goes, I’m actually sort of hoping it’s ending soon, since at this point there have been so many “this is ending soon” flags that if it doesn’t actually end, that’s going to feel like all of these last chapters have just been cheap theatrics and deception. And I expect better of this mangaka, Kotoyama.
So I’m assuming it’s ending soon, and I’m okay with that.
It’s really, assuming that it’s ending, pretty much the dream manga ending. All the other loose ends are tied together, all of the people have come to terms with whatever was troubling them, all of the goodbyes that needed to be said have been said - it’s now wrapped all the way back around to where it all started, with just Nazuna and Kou.
And I expect it’s going to all work out satisfyingly. That’s a thing I’ve learned reading this - I don’t know how Kotoyama is going to resolve things, but I’m confident that it will make sense, and be appropriate, and I’ll be at least satisfied, likely impressed and possibly even amazed.
The key, I think, is that neither one of them are normal. The drama and doubt and fear and everything comes from the apparent rules regarding vampires and humans, but those rules almost certainly don’t apply to them, because they’re both already exceptions to the rules - the fact that they exist at all is already exceptional, so what happens beyond that is anyone’s guess.
And I’m looking forward to finding out.
I haven’t read anything else from Kotoyama, but I should have realised by the similarity in look from Dagashi kashi MC’s look and Nazuna.
At this point, the story showed us the stakes with Mahiru/Kiku arc, and it’s up to the mangaka to choose whether the last MC pair quirks are above the rules or not.
I’m looking forward to it too!