Okuru Kotoba Chapter 16 Discussion

Sigmar-Unberogen said:
A satisfying end. Very, very good manga. Don't know why they haven't made anime adaptation of this yet. Could make a good movie since it isn't too long. Character development is done so nicely. No questions left unanswered. Art is very good. Reminded me of several other works like "dangers in my heart", characters are drawn so cute (sometimes too cute and easing tension or dread) but that didn't make it worse at all.

Back to the plot. Mi finally awakens! So glad they didn't leave us hanging with just hopes she'd wake up one day. It'll be a long way for her to recover, but she'll be surrounded by best friends imaginable (mom may need to chill in the corner a little). I just pity she lost so many years of her youth and will have to catch up with others her age, be it physically or mentally. Then there's education... ugh... let's not ruin joy thinking about these things; they'll manage it somehow with such loyal supporters.

Sahara and Ren became a couple! Feels good for her.
Sad Satou was rejected, but is going out with Mei who's likely all tsundere about it. I thought Chiaki was interested in him, but apparently she doesn't really care about romance yet, which is totally understandable. Was fearing she'd be all alone and depressed towards the end too (while everyone else gets BF/GFs). Glad a giant f-ing stone finally fell from her heart seeing Mi conscious again; this actually made me the happiest. Chiaki deserves all the happiness. Mi's brother seems to be liking her, we saw some chemistry between them in nurse's office, but that was all. Hard to say if it'll work out. Once again, romance wasn't that important here, considering all the suffering Chiaki endured.

Now that I think about it, it was obvious MC wasn't dead in the very first chapter when they showed notes on his school-desk saying "get well soon", but later there was the announcement from teacher saying Sahara died! Is it common is some countries to lie about a person dying because they're in a terrible condition and may never wake up?! In my small country it's virtually impossible to hide someone's death like that. Dunno how "correct" such decision is, especially when Mi's mom (after years passed) still called Chiaki a murderer. You could argue it helps non-family-members to move on quicker, but I don't know... I still find it cruel towards close friends. At least the reveal must've been like seeing a miracle!

Author's extra chapter (16.5) ending with grown up Sahara and Mi was a cherry on top.

Under first impression it's 10/10. Maybe I'll change it to 9/10 later, but certainly not gonna go lower :D

Good read.

tho they didn't explained how MC got into accident like why he jumped on the road?