Memories of Emanon - Vol. 1 Ch. 7 - Night, Around 9 or 10 PM, and Then...

[MangaDex]

 

[ComradDoge]

That's so sweet

 

[macarroiz]

I still don't understand, why didn't her go with him thirteen years ago?

 

[Afiaki]

Whether its just a few hours or several decades, her memory coagulates forever without degradation. She has so many memories that her perspective of time is an infinite scale, where everything that has ever happened is instantaneous in her mind. She learned from probably thousands of experiences that having only a few good memories with a person is much better than waiting for the eventual bad memories to stain them. Likely she was looking for hundreds of years to find the perfect person like him, once again, so she could do just that.

So before there was any deeper connection, before there was anything but memories of a happy time, she left him to continue his life.

 

[stressedcoffee]

@Afiaki that was wonderfully explained. sad but it was for the best.

 

[nachopipe]

This was sweet, I loved it

 

[CascadeXI]

Best manga I’ve ever read, literally. It just dethroned Oyasumi Punpun :/

 

[XenonXYZ]

that was cool until she said that she got married
I get that the point was that since she has a perfect memory a single evening would be remembered forever, and that the reason she probably left was because one evening of memories feels the same as a lifetime of memories with someone. Maybe she didn't care enough to make it last longer since it doesn't make a difference to her, or she wanted to keep it short and perfect like someone else commented below
But if that was true, it doesn't make sense why she would just get married to someone else anyways. Eh, this is like a 5/10, a whacky attempt at a "unique" short story.

 

[purplered3098]

Oh god that punpun vibes holy shit that was good

Definitely not dethroning punpun anytime soon but this is good enough for me for a short story

 

[kaminomikan]

I would have asked her to come to my funeral.

 

[nonexistent696969]

damn..

 

[Fidozip]

Bittersweet, bit still sweet.

 

[tabedetam]

that was cool until she said that she got married
I get that the point was that since she has a perfect memory a single evening would be remembered forever, and that the reason she probably left was because one evening of memories feels the same as a lifetime of memories with someone. Maybe she didn't care enough to make it last longer since it doesn't make a difference to her, or she wanted to keep it short and perfect like someone else commented below
But if that was true, it doesn't make sense why she would just get married to someone else anyways. Eh, this is like a 5/10, a whacky attempt at a "unique" short story.

I dont see why she wouldnt marry anyone though. Her mission is to keep the memories inherited, and it will be MIGHTY AWKWARD when you become the child of the man you actually really like, and the physical you aka your mom will have no idea

 

[erintesden]

I still don't understand, why didn't her go with him thirteen years ago?

Like someone else pointed afterwards. The relationship kinda didnt have a future.
They could love each other for the rest of their lives, but to deal with the supposed fate/mission she was given of her memories lasting over the rest of human story, she needed to have children.
And the moment that happens, her memories are passed into said children.
So imagine, your lover's mind ending in the body of your child while the physical body of your lover loses all the memories of your relationship. Quite fucked up, right?