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Part of what makes rich stories like this so enjoyable is that we can have these disagreements and broaden our own perspectives. How others see the same material can tell you a lot about them, and help better inform yourself. I appreciate your perspective, and I agree with a lot of it. I'm not...

I'm not the guy you replied to, but Imma reply anyway. The fact that they're vampires isn't just a cosmetic feature. It's had all sorts of important roles to play in the story. Moreover, from the beginning, the story has been interspersed with mystery subplots and the motif of the detective has...

I think this is probably my favorite post on mangadex. Not just because I agree with it, but because you've sincerely engaged with the story in a rigorous fashion to do reasonable literary analysis. Engaging with stories isn't about speed, it's about how much you can get out of them. You're...

Sun can and does kill vampires. Kiku explicitly warned Mahiru of the sunlight. All the vampires are night walkers. And the detective used sunlight in conjunction with a wedding ring to kill a vampire. I agree that the whole thing with Kiku seems implausible. But it's only ambiguous to us, who...

Kou is still dealing with his grief and has become increasingly aware of the costs of being a vampire. What hasn't waivered is his affection for Nazuna. Besides, he's still 14, even if he feels older sometimes. The kid is going to make mistakes, and Nazuna already called him out on his jealousy...

Even though they could easily dispatch those animals with their power, they chose the virtuous path of peace. Truly they are role models we can all learn from.

Big Dad energy.

Nick is so resourceful.

He turned himself into nothing. Funniest shit I've ever seen.

I think that what may be a major part of it for you is that this short story doesn't really dwell on that feeling in the same way that the main narrative does. Saudade is what I would call that feeling - it's a portuguese word for nostalgic pain and longing for times gone by, a very bittersweet...

The Buddha does not know fear, for fear is the desire for safety. When safety is gone, there is no point in longing - only in living. Truly, it will be a long time before we are nearly as enlightened as these men.

Fantastic as always. Thanks for the TL. Well, if this is the last update for awhile, I guess I should take this time to better read up on the Japanese founding myth and mythology in general. See you lot in a year. :(

Love is loss that we've yet to mourn. Beauty is tragedy in waiting. Beauty, love, and all those other wonderful feelings are inextricably intertwined with pain and loss, because all things in life are transient. In other words, the sadness isn't in Heiter's story about his past. The sadness is...

"I think I'm the third."

That's a really slick insight, honestly. Good job bro.

That's a big admission from Kou. It's something I suspected but I wasn't sure he'd realized yet. But he knows. If my schizo-theory about him choosing to become a detective instead of a vampire ends up being right, I'm going to lose my shit. As an aside, I think his realizing that he just wants...

Nick and Lever have transcended the need for memory. By excising their ability to recall past events, they have overcome samsara. Truly an example we can all aspire to.

Wow she's literally me.

So is Kurihara just a city in Japan? Or is there another meaning for it? I noticed it was also a surname.

Nick has superseded the heavenly Buddha.