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I'm glad the author found a way to twist the somewhat stereotypical "friendly date SO gets jealous about" here and rather then dwell on shallow lack of trust and romantic aspects, show that the real uncomfortable thing is that the whole situation really hasn't been a normal one for a regular...

And so ends what is arguably "the first act", with each man rising in their respective structure of power, and now the multi-century status quo getting disrupted on each side as well. A devastating (and as we know with cynical political maneuvering going on in the background) defeat for the...

Thanks for the release! Awesome chapter, and as always seamlessly mixing in world building with fresh new circumstances and environments. Interesting with the treasure note in the back how it said that at one point the Gods could actually do it via actually creating a synthetic reality bubble...

Ah yes, the human factor. Can't just treat people as chess pieces. Granted, given what he did to the Islanders before getting beaten and how the Qin act, pretty hypocritical to then whine about getting outdone, he was the one who cheerfully used tons of his own men as total fodder and the...

Glad it at least indirectly addressed the elephant in the room which is that it's a temporary tech advantage. Primitive firearms and cannons are a revolution vs those with nothing, enough to buy them a decent number of years for sure and make all the difference in this war, but there isn't...

One of the more famous quotes in military history in terms of making it into the popular consciousness, but for good reason and it really shows here. It is indeed a clever (as well as ruthless) plan on multiple levels. It's certainly aimed at inverting the Free Planet's raison d'etre and...

Although Clevatess himself might be making a blunder which is interesting. He said "Dorel is just a smallfry" because he's convinced that only another King could possibly be behind it and be any sort of threat. Perhaps that's even true, but it could also be that humanity has in fact advanced...

"Magic?" "Yes, it's a special magic spell." "I CAST FIST!" What ho, muscle wizard! :haa:

And thus onwards to the finale of their journey through the end of the world. This has turned into a really powerful series for me, straightforward yet with depths to it, a lot said even when not a lot is actually said, deeply melancholy and true to the setting but with some real beauty as well...

I agree that this would probably be the most cutting line Scarlet could give, one of the few things that would truly get through. Not simple selfishness or outrage at being framed or the like, but anger that he'd assume she wouldn't herself shoulder the Castiel responsibility and honor in the...

One thing I always enjoyed about LoGH is the multidimensionality hinted at across so many of the core characters and feeling of time, of the shifting currents and clashing interests of the age. Even the emperor, who would be so easy to make a completely contemptible and foolish figure, is not...

Nice intro to arguably one of the most pivotal characters in the series despite coming relatively "late". It's very interesting reading this all again so many years after the anime, yet page 6 (pg127) instantaneously brings to mind and well captures the action that ultimately turns into one of...

This journey continues to land the emotional hits with a strange, melancholy yet beautiful sort of grace. Not overdone, no huge statement, just living through the twilight of the world, people being people with their own emotions, despair and dreams. One step after another onward until the end.

Awesome, and here we go. Author has an amazing ability to keep the hype balanced just to make it all the stronger, to blend slower moments and give the audience (and characters) time to breath and reflect before they leap back into it. And good luck in your virtual character meet fighter game...

Wow, informative to see a bit more of the background, and also get a true view of how deep Anthony's twisted determination and willpower runs. There have been hints for quite awhile, but now we see he is bone deep born and raised as an absolute, "ends justify the means" machiavelli figure, a...

I like the use of "duty" here as letting Middle subvert expectations and what we've seen so far. The Oni transformation seems to mess with emotion, both heightening desire to fight/kill and undermining the memories and such that form emotional foundations, again with a flow towards violence. But...

Well plotted, they were truly backed into a corner there, and refreshingly they actually recognize that they screwed this up badly to end up in such a position at all. All the choices by that point were bad, but some of the many various lines of prep left them with a few remaining cards to play...

I continue to be in awe of this manga. There's so much depth and thinking that's clearly gone into it, the author is simultaneously doing such zany twists on everything but also remaining incredibly true to the original Nibelungenlied and deftly weaving in lore, references and details galore...

Kinda repeating from last chapter, but I think this would be (combined with answering the justice system) a pretty satisfying setup for "revenge" if it was just Ai and the woman who raped him he had killed. They've completely destroyed the foundation he'd used to justify himself, and they've...

Putting aside a critical matter for a moment, to some extent it's both more fitting and better revenge (mixed with redemption) if Aqua gets through to Kamiki that this wasn't fiction and that his whole basis for things was wrong. If he makes him truly and deeply regret it even while he's...