Blood on the Tracks - Vol. 17 Ch. 153 - A Quiet Space

[Marxofcain]

People forget that most of Oshimi's work follow an autobiographical tendency

I will add that (obviously) he didn't go through this level of abuse but apparently his mother was controlling and even ripped up a love letter he got from a girl in middle school.

 

[koollinade]

It's probably just my lack of knowledge and amount of mangas read lmao, but I think it ended in the best way it could've ended in, even if he went through all for nothing in the simplest way possible, there were times I wished that seiichi did end his life, but there were also times I was glad that he was still alive until now, the mangaka did a great job on expressing and presenting the situation, it felt as if I was seiichi himself, all his thoughts, feelings, his senses, from sight to taste was all I was feeling, I'd feel dread, peace, happiness and more, at the start, I was awfully confused, then it went to understanding and acceptance, and back to confusion, like a loop, like how seiichi could not escape his mother, and everytime he found peace for himself he would crawl back to the person who put him through hell and over, whether it was his fault or her's, and I felt this feeling, I can't explain it, when his father died, and when he met his mother again, and from taking care of her to her death, this feeling was lingering over me, it was probably paranoia, but it wasn't in a negative way, at the same time it was, I couldn't stand the feeling, so when it came to the end where seiichi finally grew up, matured, and couldn't remember his mother's face, the feeling washed away, it brought me back to where I was, reading the manga, and not in seiichi's body, it made me feel so happy, that everything came to an end, his father passed peacefully and seiichi fulfilled his wishes, ending the relationship not with distance but with acceptance, even if it was after his death, he finally understood his mother, the increasing anxiety over him over, his childhood crush living knowing the boy she loved and couldn't stay with, the boy she related to so much was also in a stable situation, and that, even if his mother wasn't completely gone that smile of hers wouldn't stay any longer, but anyways I'll stop yapping now I'll just say I don't think I'll ever experience this feeling again

 

[Valentfred]

Damn, what a ride. And the ending was just... I loved it, it was realistic. Truly a gut-wrenching experience.

 

[moonmoon1802]

I am not sure what I think of this ending I am still dissapointed that the author made Sei kill his cousin but I guess this ending was better than I expected kind of. Although I genuinely feel disgusting and messed up after binge reading the whole thing. I truly wish to cry but cannot and I am so sad that Sei did not really get a happy ending just a content one which fits the narrative of the story but not my personal wishes. This manga had some relatable aspects so I would be happy to see the main character live a happy life at the end somehow. I feel so melancholic because of all this this was definitely one of the worst binge reads to do because it is so heavy and I wish I digested it a bit more while reading but I was just very curious about what was to come next. The artwork was beatiful and I loved the story until chapter 85 and to his credit the author did "fix" it to the best of his ability after the disaster of chapter 85 in my opinion. Honestly what a good manga htough it truly did mess me up real good.

 

[zerio]

Finally managed to finish this.
Honestly, I don't like the way this was written. There were so many illusions and imaginations, and it always happened when they were about to reveal facts.
I'm still not sure if Seiichi was really thrown from the cliff when he was kid.
Not sure if his mom really pushed Shigeru.
Not sure how Shigeru could visit Seiichi, why he wanted to go to the mountain, and if Seiichi really did kill him.

Sure, it's a good depiction of mental illness. I also like the part after timeskip where he dealt with his dad and his mom.
But I really wish the facts are clearer.

 

[Ar2009]

I liked it and not. Sei got his peaceful end at the cost of his wellbeing. Shigeru got what he deserved, but didn’t deserve death. Mother got her freedom, but wanted Sei in the end. And Fukiishi, she got love, but not from the boy she wanted. I like this

 

[eirianrobotto]

That's the good life. Reading books and not being a kiddy fiddler.
Congrats, Seiichi.

Now, we can get to the part where he discovers friendship.
It's gonna happen, right?
Take up line dance or something.

 

[PuffBottom]

nice