Death Sweeper - Vol. 5 Ch. 43 - The End of Eternity (Part 7)

[MangaDex]

 

[pearhi]

I came into this series expecting something like Departures (2008 Japanese movie). Surely did not expect that kind of ending...

 

[77BLc9JwJGpLVARkamJx]

Wow, what a fucking end.I was expecting life goes on and shit ending, and in a way, it did end like that but I was expecting a happier ending.Been following the series from the start, on multiple manga aggregator sites and doing my weekly if not monthly F5 on the scanlator site for updates until it died out one day. Great read and thanks Dark Tower Scans for the series.

 

[tamarakko]

Some time ago I read other manga by the same author and uh well.... my conclusion after finally also seeing Death Sweeper's outcome is that Kitagawa just doesn't know how to make a proper ending for his stories (even though they were running pretty well until the final chapter). Like they don't appear finished but rather rushed in a "it was cancelled so I had to bullshit something" kind of thing. But for the positives: I enjoyed the unique setting and the funny characters that balanced the eerie atmosphere, if this was turned into an adaptation and given a deserved alternate (or maybe more extended) finale I feel this could have turned into quite a masterpiece.

Incidentally, the shipper inside me can't help but stay satisfied that Miwa and Okazaki's last interactions were with each other hahahahahaha

 

[Lunararia]

Well, that was in fact an ending. Going to have to take some time to see how I feel about Death Sweepers, maybe take another read after a bit of time away. Thank you Dark Tower Scans for the hard work on the series!

 

[DesertStorm]

Reincarnation or probably the birth of another Isekai!

 

[Mayukh]

Thanks for the translations!

 

[2hot4you]

Well this manga absolutely turned to shit in the last 10 chapters. Literally nothing to do anymore with the start and middle of the story, terrible nonsense ending as well, i feel pretty bad about it

 

[malu]

Thank you Dark Tower Scans, wrapping up a whole serie is a really difficult task ( especially when the ending is heh, but that's the curse of pretty much any manga)

 

[zcrklnox]

This is the most axed ending I've ever axed my eyes upon. Of all the axed axed, This felt the most axed

 

[ieatass69]

what the fuck?

 

[gomichandesu]

Oof. What a disappointment. Did the publishers just forget to tell the mangaka he was getting axed until "oops, your next chapter is the last btw"? Shame bc I was liking where it was going.

Thanks Dark Towers for giving us whatever this is anyway!

 

[Dundun123]

That ending felt like a slap on the face. Ouch bruh

 

[gormadoc]

I've been reading this for 11 years. Sure didn't expect this ending. Thank you, Dark Tower Scans.

 

[Carn109]

That certainly is an ending..
Thanks for the scanlations Dark Tower Scans!

 

[RexNemorensis]

 

[Dezhavhu]

Thanks for translating this until now! As for the series itself.... it was weird as fuck. Why the hell did they add in a cult just like that, it destroys any sort of realism the series had.

 

[wcfdwfc]

Waited a decade to read how this series ended, and it was kind of worth it in the end? Of course wrapping any series is difficult especially one that deals with death, and even though the ending feels a bit lazy and is nothing special, I think the waiting part has mellowed out whatever criticisms I had with this series. And what better way to end a series on than to give the sweepers their biggest jobs yet while also killing off half of the world's population.

I enjoyed the various arcs, and I would have liked the ending too only if it was fleshed out a bit more, instead of being "ME INCEST BABY, ME NO LIKEY YOU, UH OH EARTHQUAKE, ME DEAD, BYE BYE". All of the character development thrown out of the window for what is essentially, like others have mentioned here before, an axed ending. The author could have chosen a much more graceful way to exit, and honor the characters and their lives he had created but he chose to steamroll ahead with the easiest way to end there is. I cannot hate this series as I have too many fond memories of reading this over the years, but it is what it is. If there's anything this series has taught me, is to learn how to let things go and appreciate the fact that it existed. Which I do now.

A huge thanks to Dark Tower scanlations for seeing this series till the end. You guys are the real winners here.

 

[EvilisRighteous]

the last 10 chapters were so fucking stupid

 

[jairosu]

I may be the minority here, but I actually am OK with the ending. I mean it IS kind of goofy; B memories is a cult that believes that resurrection is real. While stupid I feel it HAD to be mentioned in a death manga. The concept of death is so abstract in many cultures, it's important to showcase religion and their interpretation of death. With the most extreme religions to take death being cults. They target the lonely, the NEETs, just like B memories and they put of the facade that they are purifying the world. Cults follow a logic that SROT OF makes sense, but they satisfy desperation rather than reality. Cults are selfish and the connection between cults, desperate people, suicide, and death is STRONG.
Grieving families aren't willing to move on because they are told a fantasy that their significant other is alive. While we ALL want desperation, while we ALL want no one die, it IS necessary. The bodies NEED to be soiled. The ending would be TERRIBLE if the bodies in B memories came back to life or if an ACTUAL apocalypse were to come.
Instead, the ending was scuffed but SOMEWHAT within the boundaries of Death sweepers. YES, the earthquake WAS scuffed, but we got to see how people acted during their last moments in life. The people who WANTED to end it always find a reason to live when others die, the selfless individuals that want to suicide become egotistical and they celebrate. That "revolution" is what every degenerate who survives suicide experiences.
I HATE the incest and Miwa-san raiding B memories since it came out of nowhere. The old girlfriend's return was also unnecessary and the "stars are shining bright" part is not significant. I don't understand the symbolism behind the stars, it feels pointless.
Maybe I am being selfish here, but I think this manga is peak, 8/10. The philosophies this manga shares makes you think at times and the story is quite enjoyable as well (There are poorly written moments, but the main concepts are still there).