Magical Girl Tsubame: I Will (Not) Save The World! - Ch. 42 - Finale: Anti-World Magical Girl Tsubame

[MangaDex]

 

[jaaaace]

Really enjoyed this series, the art and story feel so endearing and quirky and memorable. Feels like it ended prematurely but Mapollo 3 still did a good job making the characters’ motivations shine, even the short-lived notions. Tsubame grew a lot, but she also stayed the same and true to herself + Koko + Rui.

This series and At Summer’s End seem like Shueisha’s more uncharacteristic (experimental?) publications, and I’m always glad to see publishers take the chance on these kind of works.

 

[Hermann]

A weird and quirky take on the magical girl genre. Really enjoyed it.

Though this ending took me by surprise.

 

[qaisersalah]

lovable story and great ending. i love MAPOLLO 3 managas and hope to read his next work. I will miss tsubame on Fridays from now on ;(

 

[Jatopian]

Didn't understand a single damn thing in the last few chapters, least of all why Tsubame ended up as such a hater.

 

[DelfinoDurians]

Didn't understand a single damn thing in the last few chapters, least of all why Tsubame ended up as such a hater.

To save the world, Tsubame had to indirectly kill her best friend's favorite person (Oya) and then actively kill Koko. Tsubame's friends are the most important things to her; they're literally her world. So to keep her reality happy, she won't save the reality that everyone else is living in. And I think the Koko that Tsubame made a promise with in the bus was a fake Koko, so Tsubame wasn't held back by her promise to kill all the Deadly Notions.

I think also Tsubame wanted Koko to be selfish too. The series pushed an idea that being a magical girl is a thankless job; you sacrifice so much but the problems keep coming. Koko wasn't allowed to stop, so now she's boycotting her job just as the Deadly Notions did.

 

[fight2live]

at least this one has a proper ending. thanks and good job, Mapollo-sensei

 

[Airzpool]

Weird manga but I can't help but read all the chapters in just 1 day. Thanks to the author bringing this manga and the translator for translating this manga.