Kono Koi wo Hoshi ni wa Negawanai - Vol. 5 Ch. 25 - Some Distant Future

[kr3sn1k]

Aaaaaaaa I love marriage endings so much and that last panel made me tear up I’m struggling to choose my rating for it though

 

[MoonlitPebbles]

the perfect happy ending to a wonderful series....I am really happy that everyone has found and followed their hearts in the end, and seeing Fuyuki and Eri finally being lovey-dovey with each other fills me with so much joy 💜 there might be no love wishing upon a star, but there is always love waiting to be realized right in front of us

thank you as always for the TL!

 

[UdenEmpati]

This has to be one of the worst yuri mangas I have ever fucking read. I saw this dog water ending from a mile away and I'm still pissed off. If I could rate this manga a 0, I would.

I, for one, find it inspiring that you're so comfortable being this confidently incorrect

 

[UdenEmpati]

The one time where I hoped the main characters wouldn't end up together. I like them both, I like how they are together but I really dislike the whole "I fall in love with people who love me so let's try" thing. There could have been another type of happy ending without them forcing it like this. Anyway, it was a great read. Really looking forward to Shinooa's next one.

EDIT - never mind, I thought you were referring to Eri & Fuyuki specifically.
Though I do think that Eri's stance still makes sense. For all those other relationships, I read it as she was trying to "go along with the crowd", in a sense, to be a people-pleaser. And the more she was hurt or betrayed, the more beaten-down in general she was, until it became a matter of going through the motions to maintain social standing.

But where Fuyuki is concerned, Eri always loved her. The nuance might have been different at the start, but the depth and significance were always there, and always the same. It was Fuyuki's lack of communication and honesty that set up the majority of the conflict, in my mind, as if she'd been direct to Eri from the start about her feelings (which would have required a lot, I'm not faulting Fuyuki her fears, mind you), they would have been together that much quicker--and we wouldn't have a story here.

 

[UdenEmpati]

Fully satisfied with how this ended.

Fuyuki's narrative musings about learning to trust in your heart and your feelings was so poignant and really encapsulates what I took as an overarching theme of the series - that you really never can know what resides in the heart of another, and that taking that leap of faith is your sole means of discovering if that potential future you envision, or yearn for, can manifest.

She and Eri both loved one another. They always had. The timbre of their love was never perfectly aligned, but the depth of feeling and weight of import they placed on the other being in their life, remains clear as day.
Eri would have been lost without Fuyuki, and Fuyuki would have been lost with Eri. And while it was Fuyuki's fear of rejection, fear of being uncertain, that drove the brunt of the narrative, it also provided the foundation for growth in her that would eventually see her taking that leap of faith and reaching for the stars, and it paid off in happiness.
And I think I can resonate with her a bit, in the sense that a "lack of knowledge/certainty" can leave me paralyzed in making decisions or taking action. If I feel like I'm missing variables or can't ascertain a certain detail or piece of information, I lose confidence in being able to make the "right call", and end up fully immobile and ultimately do nothing. And it's cost me in the past, as a result. And I'm glad that Fuyuki didn't miss her chance at happiness, and found her way past that with the help of those around her.

I definitely wasn't as sold on Eri when I started this as I am now, but looking back - I very much like that her character was rather constant. She was always pointed toward Fuyuki. It might not have been romantic love at the start, but the concept of "different types of love, but still the same weight and significance" was used to great effect here, in my mind.

But love itself isn't always static, and it doesn't always retain its shape. Sometimes it grows, sometimes it shrinks. Sometimes it morphs into jealousy, into hate, or disappears entirely. But it also can bloom and manifest into bigger, more profound feelings for another person, and that is precisely what has happened for Eri with Fuyuki, I think. And it's that way for people of all stripes all over the real world. The more you honestly wield your heart and trust in your feelings, the more truths and wonders you can discover. Fuyuki finally told her truth, and Eri responded in kind, and together as they continue to grow, those feelings mix, and merge, and are nurtured by their past and their future and become something new.

And looking at it like that, I see parallels all around me, and realize it's really not all that strange. Love, like life, isn't a static thing, and the mark of a good story to me is showing that is the case in how love can change its shape between two people, even when it's moving from one "good" thing to another "good" thing.

Glad I read this one. Glad I found it, and gave it a chance, and that it helped me get over my own shortsightedness in analyzing and digesting and appreciating stories that I might otherwise never allow myself to resonate with.

I'd give it an 11 if I could.

 

[wawwal33]

I'm so glad it's a happy ending.. the first time i saw the first volume, i was thinking.. damn is the mc got ntr-ed by the dude?

 

[Spectrum]

"If the series had ended sooner, I had a different ending in mind. So it is no exaggeration to say that Fuyuki and Eri's wish came true entirely"

Wdym by that ?

Anyway I'm so happy for them (and happy it didnt end sooner)!

Thank you for your work on the TL!

There was definitely an ending where they don't end up together, especially if there wasn't enough time for the on-ramp to form. Almost surprised they stayed together for the ending and it wasn't a fakeout.

 

[ellatron6000]

used goods girl
you do you lul

by your standards all of them are 'used goods'

 

[Goodbyefrankenstein]

This was pretty much the only acceptable ending, other than getting and being happy with Senpai. Glad senpai got her happy ending too

 

[Brewers90]

remember kids, it's all for the party and the pretty dresses, same sex marriage is still not a thing in japan, they barely have the right to rend an appartement together because they are not a '' real couple'' in the eyes of the law, yeah sure, they do '' partnership contract in some cities like tokyo but you just have to move out once out of certains district to be stranger for landlord and hospital won't consider you as family if anything bad happends

lol same sex marriage isn't really a thing anywhere tbf. Out of all married couples in the US SSM makes up ~1% and out of the entire population its about a quarter of a percent.

 

[Orangechrisy]

Peak, I've loved this manga in its entirety and I'm so glad we get a Shinoa work that is not a tragedy of some kind, so beautiful.

 

[Orangechrisy]

lol same sex marriage isn't really a thing anywhere tbf. Out of all married couples in the US SSM makes up ~1% and out of the entire population its about a quarter of a percent.

Same sex marriage is legal in the US, whether or not its common, it's legally possible. In Japan, it is still illegal, while many prefectures have certificates that offer at least some of the benefits a marriage gives, it is not comprehensive nor does everywhere have it. As they mentioned, places like hospitals have special visitation rights and the like that are only available to married couples that gay couples can't get.

 

[neokungsama]

I swear bro Every time they talk about Kyouhei, that one specific “Door🚪” scene always comes to my mind, and I hate It so much 😫
But end the end I’m glad they made this far together. Beautiful 👏👏👏

 

[UdenEmpati]

by your standards all of them are 'used goods'

it's incel dogwhistling, even if this person is ignorant of that fact.

"used goods" is just a reductive term meant to dismiss the sum of a person to an object that "well she's been touched by someone else so I think she's icky and impure". It's intentionally dehumanizing and anyone using that term isn't worth giving the time of day or your energy via engagement.

 

[KuranoKyonshi]

shinoa good ending. brings tears to my eyes.
truly, my favorite author.
thank you so much for the TL.

 

[dumbziri]

KISAKI-SENPAI GOT A REAL GF LETS GOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

 

[thewomanliest]

what a bittersweet ending, i was fully prepared for it to be doomed so it was actually a really nice surprise. i enjoyed this manga a lot

 

[asbyth]

used goods girl
you do you lul

You Are A Pedophile

 

[Lizestaa]

perfecttt, goodbye fuyuki!!! thank you for your stories. love this series so muchhh!!!

 

[Lilisionnach]

Thanks for the translation! I really enjoyed this series. I’m glad Shinao was able to write the ending they wanted and didn’t have to cut it off early.