Yofukashi no Uta - Ch. 165 - Welcome Back

[HolyOrdos]

Strange arc. But I like the silence of the chapter

 

[Gem-Bug]

So I guess his mom is gonna khs too

Probably his Dad, too, since it doesn't seem like they ever fixed their relationship. Kou will likely never tell them that he's dead, and they'll spend the rest of their lives thinking he hated them so much he ran away.

For the folks simping this gaping, suck-hole of a story arc with "This arc is important cuz it's like the negative parallel of Kou's/becoming a vampire!"? It still could've been that with Mahiru not dying; just having to live on while Kiku died.

Before he met Kiku, Mahiru's mom was still grieving the loss of his brother; it didn't seem like much time had passed since he died. That shit takes time, but he was still jealous that she was thinking of his dead brother over him. Eventually the family may have been able to support each other, but Kiku telling him it was ok to hate people over anything made him not care anymore. He was completely ruined as a person. It's such a frigging waste.

 

[catsdontsmile]

Probably his Dad, too, since it doesn't seem like they ever fixed their relationship. Kou will likely never tell them that he's dead, and they'll spend the rest of their lives thinking he hated them so much he ran away.

For the folks simping this gaping, suck-hole of a story arc with "This arc is important cuz it's like the negative parallel of Kou's/becoming a vampire!"? It still could've been that with Mahiru not dying; just having to live on while Kiku died.

Before he met Kiku, Mahiru's mom was still grieving the loss of his brother; it didn't seem like much time had passed since he died. That shit takes time, but he was still jealous that she was thinking of his dead brother over him. Eventually the family may have been able to support each other, but Kiku telling him it was ok to hate people over anything made him not care anymore. He was completely ruined as a person. It's such a frigging waste.

What brothers me is that the author seems to romanticize Kiku-Mahirou. She ruined him. She did not love him. It was purely selfish. She drove him to the edge just to fulfill her fetichized dream suicide and that pushed him over. And none of the characters seem to acknowledge this.

 

[FearlessDawg]

Its not why? Its how?

The letter dude, the letter Kou picked up just now.

 

[Noble-6]

That make no sense, he wrote that letter knowing he was gonna die.
So he literally killed himself with a girl that he met like what 1-3 month before ? How is that supposed to be tragic ? he just show how much of a troglodyte he was

 

[BadmanBlues]

This arc may seem pointless, but to me it's been clear from the beginning of the arc that Mahiru/Kiku were meant to be a contrasting example of love with vampires. How vampires have inhuman abilities to manipulate, yet are still human. How they can abuse you and destroy you, but also genuinely give you everything you might need in your life, even if you yourself are broken.

Compare that to Kou/Nazuna. Kou, like Mahiru, was a broken kid, who found comfort in being around Nazuna and escaping his reality, until he eventually realized how important facing reality was and gradually was able to do so thanks to his friends. Mahiru chose to abandon everything for Kiku because he didn't want to face reality, and it led him to his suicide. Nazuna, like Kiku, is a vampire who discovered she finds solace in love. Unlike Kiku, Nazuna wants to make sure things go well with Kou, and that he doesn't choose to abandon everything for her. Kiku chose to manipulate Mahiru and led him to his death out of selfish desires.

I suspect this arc will end with Kou and Nazuna pondering more deeply how they can make things work out, without it ending horribly like it did for Mahiru and Kiku. Nazuna especially may be a lot more hesitant to continue with Kou since she knows now what happened to Kiku (although the exact cause of their death is still uncertain).

Galaxy brain analysis, genuinely.

I also think that the hostility towards Kou and company about how they treated Mahiru is unfounded.

Mahiru's suicide is understandable and predictable in hindsight, but for the people close to him, I don't think it's always obvious. I'm sure they considered the possibility. But they tried talking with Mahiru, their relationship stabilized, and Mahiru reassured them he'd be back tomorrow. Whether or not Kiku's plan would even work was unknown, and there was no reason to suspect that Mahiru would die unless he chose to. What friends would they be if they didn't trust him? Should they have restrained him from meeting the woman he loved? Should they have completely disregarded their friends will? That doesn't sound friendly to me. Friends trust one another. Unfortunately for Mahiru, life had just become too much to bear. He'd lost his brother, his mother, his father, and then his lover. He betrayed the trust of his friends when the only ethical, reasonable thing they could do was trust him.

I think this has been a good arc with real dilemmas and emotional depth. I really look forward to seeing how Nazuna and Kou process this together.

 

[Jadeite_McSwag]

That make no sense, he wrote that letter knowing he was gonna die.
So he literally killed himself with a girl that he met like what 1-3 month before ? How is that supposed to be tragic ? he just show how much of a troglodyte he was

LOL

 

[Gem-Bug]

What brothers me is that the author seems to romanticize Kiku-Mahirou. She ruined him. She did not love him. It was purely selfish. She drove him to the edge just to fulfill her fetichized dream suicide and that pushed him over. And none of the characters seem to acknowledge this.

And all of the characters were at least cool with Kiku killing herself, which was super fucked up even if she was a shit person. But now everyone's sad because Mahiru also threw his life away in a different, final way, compared to the way he was planning on(that everyone was cool with).

 

[j00baka]

Probably his Dad, too, since it doesn't seem like they ever fixed their relationship. Kou will likely never tell them that he's dead, and they'll spend the rest of their lives thinking he hated them so much he ran away.

For the folks simping this gaping, suck-hole of a story arc with "This arc is important cuz it's like the negative parallel of Kou's/becoming a vampire!"? It still could've been that with Mahiru not dying; just having to live on while Kiku died.

Before he met Kiku, Mahiru's mom was still grieving the loss of his brother; it didn't seem like much time had passed since he died. That shit takes time, but he was still jealous that she was thinking of his dead brother over him. Eventually the family may have been able to support each other, but Kiku telling him it was ok to hate people over anything made him not care anymore. He was completely ruined as a person. It's such a frigging waste.

It's possible that Kiku did save Mahiru from himself earlier. However the solution she gave him was not a healthy one. Dude was not in a good place to begin with, visiting that intersection every day. Sure he may have found other reasons to live down the line, but the first person that gave him the ability to live his life wanted to die herself. We can all wish he straightened out, but you cannot deny that Mahiru grew up in a twisted environment and found a twisted way to live through Kiku. Readers can be mad that the pair didn't get what they deserved in the end, but I don't think it means where they ended is bad writing. They are used as a contrast for the main couple who have their own hangups, and their end both answers and opens questions regarding vampires becoming human through true love. There is a lot of emphasis on attachment in this story, and Mahiru is one of Kou's few attachments to normal life. It is an interesting development, and I look forward to the fallout from here.

Gotta say though, to the people whining to go back "nightlife hijinks with quirky vampire-chan", sorry for your loss. It is fair to say you got baited. I mean, this is published in Shonen Sunday, so your expectations were reasonable. I would have made fun of you guys if this were published in a seinen mag, but its a shonen mag. Friendship, Effort, and Victory was not delivered in this arc.

 

[DjAlexDubCheck]

So I guess his mom is gonna khs too

That wouldn't be a bad outcome tbh

 

[Pibata]

This arc may seem pointless, but to me it's been clear from the beginning of the arc that Mahiru/Kiku were meant to be a contrasting example of love with vampires. How vampires have inhuman abilities to manipulate, yet are still human. How they can abuse you and destroy you, but also genuinely give you everything you might need in your life, even if you yourself are broken.

Compare that to Kou/Nazuna. Kou, like Mahiru, was a broken kid, who found comfort in being around Nazuna and escaping his reality, until he eventually realized how important facing reality was and gradually was able to do so thanks to his friends. Mahiru chose to abandon everything for Kiku because he didn't want to face reality, and it led him to his suicide. Nazuna, like Kiku, is a vampire who discovered she finds solace in love. Unlike Kiku, Nazuna wants to make sure things go well with Kou, and that he doesn't choose to abandon everything for her. Kiku chose to manipulate Mahiru and led him to his death out of selfish desires.

I suspect this arc will end with Kou and Nazuna pondering more deeply how they can make things work out, without it ending horribly like it did for Mahiru and Kiku. Nazuna especially may be a lot more hesitant to continue with Kou since she knows now what happened to Kiku (although the exact cause of their death is still uncertain).

YES
THANKS
The arc IS something. But I do agree the execution could be a tiny little bit different (like, not so dragged. But i think thats because the low pages rate per chapter)

 

[Pinapple289]

no mahiru died because because of the sun. just like how the vampire from the early chapters died. the phone or the scenery made him weak

That makes a lot more sense now that I actually think of it; it also explains how they're gonna handle Kou and Nazuna because they will both definetely fall in love before Kou becomes a vampire.