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| THIS IS A MANGA ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS ANYTHING BEYOND THIS CHAPTER. ---------------------------------------- I'm satisfied. I couldn't imagine that how this long story of vengeance ends when I finished volume 29. But now I feel that ending is more than acceptable. Samura successfully unfolds ending. He also made a epilogue, "Manji & Rin", so that we can see how they lived after the last battle. We can see that Manji's little finger at his right hand is missing at the very end. I didn't care about it at first but it actually has a big meaning. Great story. Nice end. I love it. |
kusushiApr 6, 2013 8:34 AM
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| I was actually pretty satisfied with the ending. Burying all off Itto ryu' weapons, showing Rin's granddaughter and showing Rin was alright after Manji left, and the little finger Fuyu was talking about. I'm not fully sure what it meant, but I think it was Anotsu's last words that Manji said he'll never forget. I just wish that they showed a bit more of Rin and how much of a mature women she's grown into Anyways, great manga with a good ending! |
KvshiAug 21, 2013 8:50 AM
| Guess Manji x Rin was not quite possible, so i think that's the fit ending. Though i didn't expect Rin to kill Kagehisa. I thought she will forgive him in the end, but Well, Kagehisa accepted his death with a smile to end things otherwise Rin wouldn't have able to kill him even in his sleep. Didn't expected to see ninety years time-skip. It was nice to see that old hag Rin and her grand daughter. I wonder if Manji even remember Rin's name. Taking Fuyu didn't ring the bell for him. Kvshi said: and the little finger Fuyu was talking about. I'm not fully sure what it meant, but I think it was Anotsu's last words that Manji said he'll never forget. That was Kagehisa arm. Remember Habaki cut his finger. I think he asked that guy on the ship to pick-up Kagehisa from the river and burry him and probably later he took his arm for memory/promise or just because he needed it and replaced it with that big arm he had. So Fuyu asked about that finger and he remembered kagehisa name because of that. |
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Han-yuu said: Guess Manji x Rin was not quite possible, so i think that's the fit ending. Though i didn't expect Rin to kill Kagehisa. I thought she will forgive him in the end, but Well, Kagehisa accepted his death with a smile to end things otherwise Rin wouldn't have able to kill him even in his sleep. Didn't expected to see ninety years time-skip. It was nice to see that old hag Rin and her grand daughter. I wonder if Manji even remember Rin's name. Taking Fuyu didn't ring the bell for him. Kvshi said: and the little finger Fuyu was talking about. I'm not fully sure what it meant, but I think it was Anotsu's last words that Manji said he'll never forget. That was Kagehisa arm. Remember Habaki cut his finger. I think he asked that guy on the ship to pick-up Kagehisa from the river and burry him and probably later he took his arm for memory/promise or just because he needed it and replaced it with that big arm he had. So Fuyu asked about that finger and he remembered kagehisa name because of that. Even though, I'm late on this reply, alright, but yeah, I was expected Rin to forgive Kagehisa. Rin's forgiveness would've been the final stage of her character development in the manga. |
Kvshi said: Han-yuu said: Guess Manji x Rin was not quite possible, so i think that's the fit ending. Though i didn't expect Rin to kill Kagehisa. I thought she will forgive him in the end, but Well, Kagehisa accepted his death with a smile to end things otherwise Rin wouldn't have able to kill him even in his sleep. Didn't expected to see ninety years time-skip. It was nice to see that old hag Rin and her grand daughter. I wonder if Manji even remember Rin's name. Taking Fuyu didn't ring the bell for him. Kvshi said: and the little finger Fuyu was talking about. I'm not fully sure what it meant, but I think it was Anotsu's last words that Manji said he'll never forget. That was Kagehisa arm. Remember Habaki cut his finger. I think he asked that guy on the ship to pick-up Kagehisa from the river and burry him and probably later he took his arm for memory/promise or just because he needed it and replaced it with that big arm he had. So Fuyu asked about that finger and he remembered kagehisa name because of that. Even though, I'm late on this reply, alright, but yeah, I was expected Rin to forgive Kagehisa. Rin's forgiveness would've been the final stage of her character development in the manga. But then again, wouldn't it make the whole bloody journey of Rin and Manji rather pointless? All the people killed on their way plus what it made of Rin's life is why I think she couldn't forgive him. BTW, who is the kid Giichi talks to? It didn't ring any bell for me. |
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| I think Rin did forgive Kagesiha. As she says in her last talk to Hyakurin (chapter 206) : 'There was certainly... a part of me that wavered' Then she explains her decision to kill him : 'When the word "Child" left that man's mouth.. I knew for certain that I couldn't let him live' The talk she is reffering to is (chapter 191) : Kagesiha : ''We'll run and keep running. Wherever we eventually end up, we'll build a town and raise children... We will teach those children the way of the sword. Before long, a threat will appear... this is what I think.' IMO, we saw her mindset about revenge evolve through the manga, especially with her talks with Kagesiha himself. When Renzo wants to kill Rin, we see how much she thinks revenge is pointless. In the end she decided to kill Kagesiha to avoid the endless cycle of revenge, deaths, and despair she went through to other people in the future. |
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| pretty meh manga it got decent action but the story sucked. |
| Fantastic read, i will admit i was really skeptical at first and was close to dropping on a few times but glad i stuck with it. The first thing to say was how misled i was by the synopsis, i assumed it would be manji on a quest to slay 1000 evil men, at the end of the day i think he killed like 13 or something (haha) but despite that it quickly made sure people realized that things weren't going to be as straightforward. I do admit i questioned some of the choices of certain characters such as Rin, if she really wanted vengeance why not go for it instead of saying she'd follow Anotsu to see his end. All in all, fantastic characters and even more impressive art and a decent conclusion. Really wanted to see Doa one more time :( |
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| The quest was interesting to say the least but felt a bit repetitive as time went on. I'm not also really sure what to think of the 90 year time skip either. Overall, decent story. I didn't care much about the subtle romance though. |
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| Apparently there was a prologue chapter, I don't know if I missed it...Anyway that was a really good ending, made me kinda hope for a sequel. |
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Valaskjalf said: pretty meh manga it got decent action but the story sucked. I know this is a really old comment. Maybe you aren't even active anymore, But with you having coffin princess as a 10 and btooooom as a 9 I don't trust your opinion at all |
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Extect said: Valaskjalf said: pretty meh manga it got decent action but the story sucked. I know this is a really old comment. Maybe you aren't even active anymore, But with you having coffin princess as a 10 and btooooom as a 9 I don't trust your opinion at all Are you saying I'm lying ? |
Valaskjalf said: Extect said: I know this is a really old comment. Maybe you aren't even active anymore, But with you having coffin princess as a 10 and btooooom as a 9 I don't trust your opinion at all Are you saying I'm lying ? I usually don't assume someone is lying on the internet. I just assume you think coffin princess and berserk are equals... and that you did not like blade of the immortal Also, I find btooom ridiculous because it takes itself too seriously |
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| Enjoyed the entire story all the way up until this chapter. I felt no closure at all. Didn't like that Rin & Manji held no interactions or goodbyes. In a weird way I'm disappointed. |
| I don't understand the aversion so many writers have to showing explicit closure between major characters at the end of their stories. It really wouldn't take away from anything at all, and there're plenty of insignificant pages crammed in at the end that could be trimmed down if need be. Too caught up in returning as quickly as possible to a sense of normalcy, all while prattling on about their closing themes, I suppose. Parts of this manga really dragged but for the most part it was a fun and enjoyable read with some emotional weight behind it. A good tale to be sure, though not an especially great one. |
Omario6 said: Idk about you guys, but the manga was near masterpiece. One thing that made me abit suspicious that Manji was not that good swordsman and relied too much on his immortatlity. Literally in every battle he was beaten to death almost. Aside of that, story was great. Strong 9, imo I mean, he was pretty bad. I can't remember when exactly, but he explicitly said this one time. And at the final battle with that guy's big arm, he told him that he was used to not fighting at his best (because he was usually beaten up and dismembered). --- I gave a 10 to this manga because it kept the quality up to the end. I only missed a proper goodbye between Manji and Rin, but alas. I wonder if Manji identified the blade as being the one Doa gave to Rin, or if he forgot all about her in the ninety years that passed. |
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| Interesting that Manji seems to be losing his memories. I guess the worms can’t keep every aspect of his body perfect. This manga reminds me of Rurouni Kenshin, with 100% more violence and gore. There are a lot of likable things about the manga, especially the art and the story. The characters aren’t half bad either. But it did drag a bit, especially in the beginning. |
| [quote=Scarlat7 message=64610145] Omario6 said: he told him that he was used to not fighting at his best (because he was usually beaten up and dismembered). That's bc Manji sucks at fighting he isn't that skilled on the sword he mostly relied on his immortal body that's what makes him a bad character overall. I truly wished Kagimura and Anotsu died stabbing each other or at least maimed each other to a point where they couldn't stand anymore. But then Manji had to spoil the fun by helping Anotsu out in the end and that, to me, is what failed the manga. I was expecting Anotsu to be infuriated by that intance but he smiled and thanked Manji — what a coward. |
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| The plot, artwork, characters, fighting styles, weapons... I think all of them were unique and inspiring for the other samurai series. Let's be honest, even their ways of dying were original compared to other manga. It wasn't possible to predict the outcome of the battles until the very last moment. I'm quite satisfied with the realistic ending which doesn't force its way just to please the readers with some crappy happy epilogue. What I found admirable the most is that the characters had depth and sensible purposes and reasons in order to fight with each other, and all of them was distinguishable from each other with their unique appereances. I believe the only truly villain was Shira after all, ahh he was such an original psycopath. He wasn't someone who could be intimidated, compromised or negotiated under no circumstances. Eventually I think the strongest characters in order would be as follows: Makie, Habaki, Anotsu, Shira, Giichi. (Since it's not possible to analyse Manji's power objectively due to his immortality, I exclude him from the ranking.) |
| bittersweet I would say... I mean yeah it's kinda good but I hoped at the end at least he becomes a mortal but that didn't happen... so that's a negetive point from me, overall great story kinda good ending I would say... 8/10 |
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