The Ends of a Dream - Vol. 2 Ch. 10

[MangaDex]

 

[Panino]

Don't really "like" this ending.
To me Mitsu there in the end was just an illusion from Kyoko's mind, to do just what she said, comfort her.
In the end she "did everything wrong". Even if Mitsu could be more proactive Kyoko had many opportunities to not make things "worse". So I ended disliking her.

 

[basedchrisyang]

thank you, that was a good read

 

[pinkplumeria]

i liked it a lot

 

[Haikaka]

Good read. Realy drives the point that you got only one live, and sometime you can't escape your regrets

 

[cinteotl]

Hicieron lo que pudieron con lo que tenían. Rara vez obtenemos en la vida real ese final feliz que solo se consigue siendo valiente.

 

[StevenPi]

Thank you for translation

 

[Panino]

Don't really "like" this ending.
To me Mitsu there in the end was just an illusion from Kyoko's mind, to do just what she said, comfort her.
In the end she "did everything wrong". Even if Mitsu could be more proactive Kyoko had many opportunities to not make things "worse". So I ended disliking her.

Always reminds this classic comment by Mr. Anno:

"What a woman, doing nothing. I wanted to strangle her."

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/in...s-in-this-corner-of-the-world-heroine/.109703

This movie is excellent btw.

 

[2deBirria]

Doomed yuri, the best kind of yuri.

 

[beThereShortly]

I'm 4 years late but thank you very much for the scanlation. It's really beautiful manga.

 

[Lowfyie]

Terribly accurate example of a lesbian couple in old times japan. Had she just not been pressured to marry, many people couldve been happier.

Actually, not happier. Just happy. This story was nothing but sad

 

[North87]

Sad story, but good

 

[darssava]

Wow, this is the first manga in a long time that made me cry. Thank you so much for translating this

 

[elefantine97]

i never get tired of the "reuniting with ur dead lover trope as your younger spirit selves" trope
solid ending, sad but well written

 

[Wholesome_Seeker]

Don't really "like" this ending.
To me Mitsu there in the end was just an illusion from Kyoko's mind, to do just what she said, comfort her.
In the end she "did everything wrong". Even if Mitsu could be more proactive Kyoko had many opportunities to not make things "worse". So I ended disliking her.

It sucks, it really did. Those were really some terrible choices. Pressures from family, societal bs, asides.. if only she had more faith in Mitsu, if only she talked everything out genuinely, hell became a bit daring (putting trust in their bonds more) instead of suppressing those emotions and gosh, those horrible self-loathings.

Historically accurate? well isn't that obvious, perhaps even convenient for a plot like this? Yes, those are/were real life common tragedies, back in those days and even now, still happening in various parts of this world.

But I didn't wanted to see that cliche. A mere replication of that same tragedy on pages/ink. I truly expected some radical outcome out of it, an outcome like an axe to a frozen heart. Something which could be better, inspiring and even endearing.

But alas, sigh.

my hate for Kyoko's terrible choices remains but respect goes to Mitsu's loyalty which was really something else. Even though, ironically it was Kyoko who helped to change Mitsu's mind for the better but failed to keep their promise.

PS: That husband was a cheating piece of sht. I bet that scumbag took advantage of Kyoko's vulnerable situation at that particular time.
Screw him as well as all those trashy structural inequalities.

 

[Pentium_MMX]

Hmm. This was pretty decent. It wasn't great, but certainly worth a read. I appreciate how the author was able to show some truly morbid things, without allowing them to drag down the tone of this story. This is a plain tale told in a classy way. For context, before this I had read Ms. Sudou Yumi's short story, "Please", and I adore it to this day.

All through, and increasingly so as the chapters progressed, I felt having the events arranged in reverse was an excellent decision. Read in chronological order, it would have been a sad, gradual progress of decay through the decades. A reader would have likely ended up despising Kyoko, anguished for Mitsu, and feeling empty. Somehow, this reversed order transforms what is, honestly, a very dreary set of events into something that has an unusual shimmer inside of it.

Maybe going backwards like this helps puts us in the shoes of the two characters. This is how they view everything that came after that moment, up on the mountain, and deep in their past -- all of that is a postscript. Having the readers come closer, with each chapter, to the broken fulcrum of their lives, makes that moment as undimmed for us as it is for them. That's one pretty nifty device!

I'm not sure I'm convinced about one thing, though. As the reporter observed, the personalities of the two girls seemed to have flipped after their ordeal. I get that extreme situations often cause drastic changes in people. I'm just not fully sold on how it's depicted here. It feels a bit... too pat? Not saying it can't happen in real life; in fact, I think it is the story -- perhaps the story could have done with a bit more detail in this area. No matter, though, this is a fine manga, and I'm glad to have read it.