Hibiki - Shousetsuka ni Naru Houhou - Vol. 2 Ch. 9 - Talent

[MangaDex]

 

[GawsHawg]

holy shit
hibiki-chan out here saving lives!

 

[chenando1]

ionroduction and death of a character in a single chapter....wow.

 

[Fletchawk]

That's the most wholesome way I've ever seen somebody's dreams get crushed.

 

[Tikibo]

I can't shake the feeling that this whole story is Dazai wannabe but without its impact and social observations. Maybe it's unfair toward the author but this is how I feel.

 

[ariebagusp]

nothing wrong with giving up your dream, happiness can be found anywhere

 

[gundulgondrong]

a responsible work from this author..

 

[Jojeke]

Most mangas don't even get that good an epilogue as this random girl just got.

 

[ARealCoolGuy]

I actually think this is a moral lesson that needs to be taught more. Too often we are told to "follow our dreams and passions" but we're never really told that those "dreams" are called such for a reason; they're likely not to happen, much like any other dream.
The thing with this girl is she had actually accomplished her dream (being a published author), but she wanted more and was actually unhappy with her life as just an author.

I've read a bit a head of this comic so far (but this chapter stood out as one I wanted to comment on), something that annoyed me is that the art of writing is seemingly portrayed as something you cannot do with a good work/life balance. This woman COULD have continued writing as a hobby, and just released work every few years instead of consistently - even with another job.

You may have to give up on your dreams, but you should never give up on your passions, and this comic seems to have the later message scrambled into the former.

 

[Deoxyribo9]

I actually think this is a moral lesson that needs to be taught more. Too often we are told to "follow our dreams and passions" but we're never really told that those "dreams" are called such for a reason; they're likely not to happen, much like any other dream.
The thing with this girl is she had actually accomplished her dream (being a published author), but she wanted more and was actually unhappy with her life as just an author.

I've read a bit a head of this comic so far (but this chapter stood out as one I wanted to comment on), something that annoyed me is that the art of writing is seemingly portrayed as something you cannot do with a good work/life balance. This woman COULD have continued writing as a hobby, and just released work every few years instead of consistently - even with another job.

You may have to give up on your dreams, but you should never give up on your passions, and this comic seems to have the later message scrambled into the former.

Part of it is the Japanese work/life culture to begin with. The mangaka with terrible schedules. The officer workers who spend time far into the night. Like with any creative job, you feel like you may create one great work and you might not even see it completed. Or worse you complete it and you feel like you're in the shadow of the work in any future stuff you create. Those are the kinda stresses that bleed into the other parts of your life. And its easy to see why burnout happens.
Though she didn't really give up writing altogether. After all she did end up writing another book after she had her kids.