Past - Oneshot

[MangaDex]

 

[Simkin]

Man, I'm always a sucker for bittersweet endings like this.

 

[KZO]

I feel like the ending could have been more unexpected than that, this was the obvious ending and they still went for it.

 

[bananacheesepotato]

what happened? I'm a little slow...

 

[NinjaGoemon]

@bananacheesepotato she passed on due to the closure and love from esper girl

 

[Eviltwin]

It's a nice story but the random nude scene in page 19-20 didn't make much sense. The author could easily have worked around that.

 

[AxelFaiz]

@Eviltwin These author also draw H, so...

 

[bananacheesepotato]

@NinjaGoemon ah, I see. thanks.

 

[Limimelo]

Japan representing purity and the true self/innocence/vulnerability by nudity is nothing new. I don't really see any problem with the nude scene, it clearly isn't supposed to be sexual.

 

[wakthorweebweeby]

such a sad ending was hoping for a happy ending

 

[Zephyr]

I feel like the nudity kinda... works? It's very direct as a visual metaphor, but the whole dream is like that. She falls in love for the first time, and flowers bloom. The girl she loves dies, and a hole opens up in her heart, she falls to pieces. Her innermost feelings are exposed, so she's exposed. It's not very complicated, but it's evocative.

Edit: I mean, it's definitely a choice, and I think it could have been handled more tastefully. And if people find it distracting and confusing, then the purpose is pretty much lost. But I got what the author was going for, I guess.

 

[pants]

haha
ow

 

[Xaelath]

We are reading this just to suffer ...

 

[HauntedPizza]

@Limimelo Thank you, I'm glad someone understands.

@Zephyr Probably mostly Western readers, at least some, find it confusing and distracting. Well American culture at least, is super puritan. Someone could see a manga where a character is ripped to pieces via a helicopter blade and not bat an eye, but if they see female nipples they'll lose their mind. I just don't get it personally, nudity isn't a big deal.

 

[Darcow]

Damn, I was expecting Lesbian Ghost Sex.

Oh well...

 

[akole]

@HauntedPizza

>Well American culture at least, is super puritan.

Lmao get real,most popular shows/fiction are basically orgies with a plot attached. Meanwhile Shinzo Abe's too busy trying to convince his own people to fuck each other as they have literal millions of virgin shut ins. Everyone's a puritan if you base stuff on what 60 yr olds think.

 

[faishalzain]

I'm sad now bruh

 

[Krune]

I love the appearance of metaphors in her dreams/memories like the lilies sprouting around her after their moment.

 

[Sleepingair]

Oh so she's the reason why she still can't go up to heaven... Aaaaaah the feeeels my kokoro T-T.
Thank you so much!

 

[Rayze]

I'm not crying, you're crying. 😭