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People are weirdly incel about Reika. They hate her for not doing anything in the narrative... But she also never did anything wrong? She's just a normal girl living her life.
Would she be more interesting if she was active and knew more about what was going on? Of course! But stop saying she should die and deserved her abusive boyfriend you weirdos.
Would she be more interesting if she was active and knew more about what was going on? Of course! But stop saying she should die and deserved her abusive boyfriend you weirdos.
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Well, I'm all caught up now. I'm gonna be honest, it should've just ended after the first part. After that everything gets ridiculous. Things happen constantly just to force the plot forwards and every character is somehow both an omniscient god and utter moron at the same time. Characters will predict the entirety of the plot of the first half and have been present during the events of the first half despite never appearing to us. They will also intuit the entirety of other character's plans and motivations from the vaguest of information. It's very much like Death Note in that regard. Yet at the same time, they're worthless idiots. The MC actively admits to his murder and misdeeds when he doesn't have to, and is led around by his nose constantly. He went from socially savvy to completely inept to allow the plot to progress and other characters to take the spotlight. He's not the only one who gets shit treatment either. Kasen goes from determined action woman to bumbling background supporting cast. Kyoichi disappears for the majority of the second act. Kubo at least gets some through line but also spends a fair amount of time not existing. Literally the only character who is better in part 2 is Reika because she actually gets to be a character instead of an object and people still hate her for some reason.
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Kubo's too much of a...whatever the villain version of Gary Stu is.
Rather than be impressed by his feats, there comes a point in (an until then) relatively grounded experience that I have to declare bullshit. I'm half surprised he didn't start throwing Kamehamehas.
Rather than be impressed by his feats, there comes a point in (an until then) relatively grounded experience that I have to declare bullshit. I'm half surprised he didn't start throwing Kamehamehas.
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Manga is 10/10, cool MC, cool antagonist..
Too bad the daughter is 1/10, makes my blood rises everytime she appear...
Too bad the daughter is 1/10, makes my blood rises everytime she appear...
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why tho.
there's several completely broken characters in this story, kubo entirely obliterated the realism that grounded the story , why pick on the daughter?
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It's over!
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Yeah, I just finished it. I'm kinda hoping that there're extra chapters, but right now its probably the best ending it could go for
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Spoilers for the ending: So we don't even know how much he got, though I guess life without parole is implied...
I must say though, it feels strange to see Tetsuo maintain unchanged all the way to the end, not just his respect for the Law, but especially his guilt for his "crimes". It's one thing to respect the memory of his dead enemies and wish things had gone otherwise, but his actions (and himself) only carry any blame in a frame of mind in which the bond of Civilization has utterly subjugated and taken hostage the bond of Family, even more than in most people's minds; a frame which could hardly allow one to envision such deeds in the first place, let alone to carry them out.
On the contrary, such momentous deeds should have impacted his bond to this frame first and foremost. One simply does not wage what's essentially a one-man guerilla for more than a decade, against multiple armed organizations and one of the most dangerous men in the world, and yet retain such a disposition towards the Law as to yearn for atonement like he did. The closest I can think of would be the veterans of "shameful" wars, but they were acting under social pressure, propaganda, and orders; they might as well have been drugged. They could hardly own their actions otherwise than through guilt or the most shallow patriotism.
Whereas Tetsuo did pretty much all of this on his own, by his own will, his own mind, his own hands. The more informed and the more solitary an action, the more intrinsic its motive and moral code, the deeper its effect on the actor; and the nature of that effect always boils down to a sense of independence, an usually respectful distance from authorities which can quickly turn into defiance, something like the pride of nomadic herding tribes. There are countless variants of this, across all domains of human activity. This sense is further amplified by actions of extreme gravity: Tetsuo should have come out of this with the mind of Solid Snake and Big Boss combined (or Walter White, Eren Yeager, and so on). Yet here he is. Heck, even his wife has no guilt, unless I misremember. Can this attitude be explained somehow, or is this from the author's ignorance?
I must say though, it feels strange to see Tetsuo maintain unchanged all the way to the end, not just his respect for the Law, but especially his guilt for his "crimes". It's one thing to respect the memory of his dead enemies and wish things had gone otherwise, but his actions (and himself) only carry any blame in a frame of mind in which the bond of Civilization has utterly subjugated and taken hostage the bond of Family, even more than in most people's minds; a frame which could hardly allow one to envision such deeds in the first place, let alone to carry them out.
On the contrary, such momentous deeds should have impacted his bond to this frame first and foremost. One simply does not wage what's essentially a one-man guerilla for more than a decade, against multiple armed organizations and one of the most dangerous men in the world, and yet retain such a disposition towards the Law as to yearn for atonement like he did. The closest I can think of would be the veterans of "shameful" wars, but they were acting under social pressure, propaganda, and orders; they might as well have been drugged. They could hardly own their actions otherwise than through guilt or the most shallow patriotism.
Whereas Tetsuo did pretty much all of this on his own, by his own will, his own mind, his own hands. The more informed and the more solitary an action, the more intrinsic its motive and moral code, the deeper its effect on the actor; and the nature of that effect always boils down to a sense of independence, an usually respectful distance from authorities which can quickly turn into defiance, something like the pride of nomadic herding tribes. There are countless variants of this, across all domains of human activity. This sense is further amplified by actions of extreme gravity: Tetsuo should have come out of this with the mind of Solid Snake and Big Boss combined (or Walter White, Eren Yeager, and so on). Yet here he is. Heck, even his wife has no guilt, unless I misremember. Can this attitude be explained somehow, or is this from the author's ignorance?
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Ending feels a bit rushed, but overall is an very good manga.
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Part 1 was great. Koyoichi turning into an ace detective while running for his life as his would-be murderers annoyed me, however.
Part 2 was okay, really liked the unsettling vibes. Kubo's Gary Stu bullshit was unbearable though in a, until then, relatively grounded series. Even the best trained Navy SEAL out of that copypasta isn't going to survive that situation alone.
Part 3 (aka finale) was convoluted to all hell - which is saying something considering some of the schemes that went on previously - with an unsatisfying ending. On paper I thought I could agree with the general sentiment but nah. Really didn't like how it played out.
Conclusion: The daughter absorbed all the bad genes of her grandparents and is clearly the incarnation or avatar of whatever demonic entity they worship, Kasen is best girl, free Tetsuo.
Part 2 was okay, really liked the unsettling vibes. Kubo's Gary Stu bullshit was unbearable though in a, until then, relatively grounded series. Even the best trained Navy SEAL out of that copypasta isn't going to survive that situation alone.
Part 3 (aka finale) was convoluted to all hell - which is saying something considering some of the schemes that went on previously - with an unsatisfying ending. On paper I thought I could agree with the general sentiment but nah. Really didn't like how it played out.
Conclusion: The daughter absorbed all the bad genes of her grandparents and is clearly the incarnation or avatar of whatever demonic entity they worship, Kasen is best girl, free Tetsuo.
