The World God Only Knows - Vol. 26 Ch. 268 - Door to Tomorrow
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1: Chihiro really is the best one.
2: Can someone explain to me the whole teacher being a sibling thing? I didn’t really get it.
2: Can someone explain to me the whole teacher being a sibling thing? I didn’t really get it.
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Chihiro is actually, the safest choice. It would have been Ayumi if the author knows it would be his last stint in making manga.
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Don't need to forget, because relinquishing and reliving what was read is what makes the manga exciting.
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Pretty brutal rejection for Tenri, especially considering her age at the time of reading the letter
My only problem with Chihiro's victory is her route development stopped like 100 chapters ago and the rest of it was just aftershocks on Keima's end, no issue with the heroine itself
My only problem with Chihiro's victory is her route development stopped like 100 chapters ago and the rest of it was just aftershocks on Keima's end, no issue with the heroine itself
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Truly the harem manga of all time. I just wish there was some epilogue for all of them.
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I like that Chihiro still fell in love with Keima and was in love with him even without his conquest having taken effect, and I wish that this was played into a little bit more in some of the flashback/future-flashes during the final arc where it's the "what am I doing this for moments". I know that Chihiro isn't everyone's cup of tea, but I think this ending is satisfying on a character front for me. And I think that Keima can find happiness with someone who he knows he didn't have to conquer to get to love him. I feel bad for Tenri, but giving her 10 years heads-up is still the nicest thing that Keima could do for her.
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Am I the only one that thought Chihiro was gonna be the one exactly because she never followed his plans? I... thought it was pretty obvious idk... 🥺
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One of the best series the harem genre has to offer.
The story can be divided into three parts. The first lasts until around chapter 120 and has Katsuragi "conquering" various girls whose insecurities have allowed demons to take hold within them. This was lighthearted fun, but nothing extraordinary, some change was needed.
The second part lasts until around chapter 190 and has Katsuragi focusing on six (seven including Chiriro) girls in particular to bring out the goddesses within them so they can defeat a conspiracy from rogue elements of New Hell. The pace became much faster and I read through in two days (had I not throttled my reading I would've finished in one). My big problem was the premise, Katsuragi went from a loner gamer boy to a destined hero saving the world, this shift in his role didn't sit right with me. Within that context however the arc was a great thriller that skillfully minimized fight scenes which were unrelated to the main story, such as having the actual fight with the conspirators in chapter 180 or so lasting only a few pages. In my eyes this is when the author decided on a Chiriro ending. She was one of only two characters who liked him for what he was rather than the front he put up in conquests. And, she was unpredictable during her conquests, which is what Katsuragi was looking for. This made her stand out from the thousands of games he had played.
The third arc, going until chapter 266, was the weakest part. It developed Tenri too much for a character destined to lose. Over thirty chapters were dedicated to a silly points game that had none of the characters developed beforehand. That one porno mag scene was very uncomfortable to read, I see no reason why it had to be added. From chapter 230 onwards it got better by adding the main characters back into the story and having the thriller elements that made the previous arc great. This arc unintentionally extended the story without breaking the plot developed before. By having seventy chapters with no development between Katsuragi and the other characters it becomes believable he would still like Chiriro when he came back. Of course, excluding Tenri, which honestly did not need to happen.
Last theres the two ending chapters. I enjoyed how they handled the confession and later planned date. Elsie finally finding a loving family was heat to see. Having read horror stories I thought Elsie would've been Katsuragi's choice, since this is a trope usually found in harem fantasy like this story. Very glad she was given something better. I'm conflicted on whether Tenri should have had the last dialogue. Immediately I thought her panels should have come before Chiriro asks to go for tea with Katsuragi, but after writing this I'm not sure. She had an outsized influence on the story. When Katsuragi wanted to reset the world again late into the final arc, she convinced him to not. She also held the instructions for what to do when the events of the story would take place ten years afterwards. She became almost a grey eminence when working with her goddess to make sure thing went right. From this perspective she deserved to be in the final panels as recognition of the vast power she held by the end of the story compared to Katsuragi.
The art is fantastic. Usually I don't comment on artwork but in this case it was great. The characters were adorable, especially chibi Elsie. No doubt the art raises my rating of this series.
Having read about 65 harem stories at this point this was easily one of the best. Great characters, great art, fantastic arcs barring the last, and even then the second part of that arc was great. In particular the satisfying non-harem ending was bliss in a genre devoid of such endings. The biggest shame is the lack of English paperback as this belongs on any manga shelf.
9/10 (with some reluctance).
The story can be divided into three parts. The first lasts until around chapter 120 and has Katsuragi "conquering" various girls whose insecurities have allowed demons to take hold within them. This was lighthearted fun, but nothing extraordinary, some change was needed.
The second part lasts until around chapter 190 and has Katsuragi focusing on six (seven including Chiriro) girls in particular to bring out the goddesses within them so they can defeat a conspiracy from rogue elements of New Hell. The pace became much faster and I read through in two days (had I not throttled my reading I would've finished in one). My big problem was the premise, Katsuragi went from a loner gamer boy to a destined hero saving the world, this shift in his role didn't sit right with me. Within that context however the arc was a great thriller that skillfully minimized fight scenes which were unrelated to the main story, such as having the actual fight with the conspirators in chapter 180 or so lasting only a few pages. In my eyes this is when the author decided on a Chiriro ending. She was one of only two characters who liked him for what he was rather than the front he put up in conquests. And, she was unpredictable during her conquests, which is what Katsuragi was looking for. This made her stand out from the thousands of games he had played.
The third arc, going until chapter 266, was the weakest part. It developed Tenri too much for a character destined to lose. Over thirty chapters were dedicated to a silly points game that had none of the characters developed beforehand. That one porno mag scene was very uncomfortable to read, I see no reason why it had to be added. From chapter 230 onwards it got better by adding the main characters back into the story and having the thriller elements that made the previous arc great. This arc unintentionally extended the story without breaking the plot developed before. By having seventy chapters with no development between Katsuragi and the other characters it becomes believable he would still like Chiriro when he came back. Of course, excluding Tenri, which honestly did not need to happen.
Last theres the two ending chapters. I enjoyed how they handled the confession and later planned date. Elsie finally finding a loving family was heat to see. Having read horror stories I thought Elsie would've been Katsuragi's choice, since this is a trope usually found in harem fantasy like this story. Very glad she was given something better. I'm conflicted on whether Tenri should have had the last dialogue. Immediately I thought her panels should have come before Chiriro asks to go for tea with Katsuragi, but after writing this I'm not sure. She had an outsized influence on the story. When Katsuragi wanted to reset the world again late into the final arc, she convinced him to not. She also held the instructions for what to do when the events of the story would take place ten years afterwards. She became almost a grey eminence when working with her goddess to make sure thing went right. From this perspective she deserved to be in the final panels as recognition of the vast power she held by the end of the story compared to Katsuragi.
The art is fantastic. Usually I don't comment on artwork but in this case it was great. The characters were adorable, especially chibi Elsie. No doubt the art raises my rating of this series.
Having read about 65 harem stories at this point this was easily one of the best. Great characters, great art, fantastic arcs barring the last, and even then the second part of that arc was great. In particular the satisfying non-harem ending was bliss in a genre devoid of such endings. The biggest shame is the lack of English paperback as this belongs on any manga shelf.
9/10 (with some reluctance).
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Chihiro was foreshadowed very early on so I guess it's ok but it is very disappointing for her to lose. There is a bit of an open ending with Tenri but the author is probably not going to elaborate upon that. Definitely my favorite interactions were between Haqua and Keima because they also had such a fun dynamic and I felt that she filled the criteria of a character that is similar to Chihiro in the sense that Keima isn't acting around her and is not connected to him directly by divine destiny. Probably my favorite pairing followed by Tenri/Diana.
Felt bad that Elsie's role in the story was minor for the most part and her character development was done in a couple pages and I thought that aspect was pretty poorly foreshadowed and the author didn't know what to do with her.
Overall I enjoyed the whole manga thoroughly and utterly and though the last competition arc dragged on a bit too long, I was left wanting more at the end.
10/10
Felt bad that Elsie's role in the story was minor for the most part and her character development was done in a couple pages and I thought that aspect was pretty poorly foreshadowed and the author didn't know what to do with her.
Overall I enjoyed the whole manga thoroughly and utterly and though the last competition arc dragged on a bit too long, I was left wanting more at the end.
10/10
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Time travel arc is definitely its weakest arc, very confusing. Ending is fine, Chihiro is definitely one of the better options compared to the other ones. But I really expected a harem ending, Keima states that this kind of ending is the most challenging one, but he loves challenges and calls hinself the God of Conquest, so I expected him to go all challenge accepted.
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I finally decided to read the manga after a very long time. For one, I expected this to be a harem ending, not him choosing one girl, but it is one of the better early 2010s' harem manga.
The ending is all right, and I'm fine with Chihiro being picked because she fell in love with Keima prior to the beginning of the series. I can't see why people don't like her, though. She's not that bad of a character, and Keima choosing the conquest girls doesn't really feel right to me. The series was great up until the time travel arc, which feels like it was rushed; it was super unnecessary as well; the author could've focused on building up Chihiro and Keima's relationship a bit more, with that time spent, I'm not really sure why the author went this way. It also felt rushed to me, but I'm glad Elise got some closure with her wanting a real family of her own.
In all, the ending is bittersweet and decent.
The art is good, though it was hard for me to absorb all the details for some of the big panels; I'm not sure if it was the scans or if the art was just like that already. The gags and pop culture references were funny to me.
So, my rating would be 8.5/10, it was a fun read.
The ending is all right, and I'm fine with Chihiro being picked because she fell in love with Keima prior to the beginning of the series. I can't see why people don't like her, though. She's not that bad of a character, and Keima choosing the conquest girls doesn't really feel right to me. The series was great up until the time travel arc, which feels like it was rushed; it was super unnecessary as well; the author could've focused on building up Chihiro and Keima's relationship a bit more, with that time spent, I'm not really sure why the author went this way. It also felt rushed to me, but I'm glad Elise got some closure with her wanting a real family of her own.
In all, the ending is bittersweet and decent.
The art is good, though it was hard for me to absorb all the details for some of the big panels; I'm not sure if it was the scans or if the art was just like that already. The gags and pop culture references were funny to me.
So, my rating would be 8.5/10, it was a fun read.
