I finished the last chapter of Wild Strawberry.
I'm glad it was over.
The manga started strong. Fascinating concept of these evil plants destroying the world, consuming / controlling people. And the sibling connection was cute, unique, fascinating.
It went into a training arc and then into a new arc about defeating the big bad VERY quickly. It just...felt rushed.
That said, the art - it's fantastic. Love it.
Story...I had such high hopes. And the reveal at the end was...uhm, confusing and undid the entire sacrifice that happened.
Anyway, disappointing ending.
And with that...the Kaiju No. 8 manga has ended.
The final arc was huge, and the pacing slow and methodical. It built up to the last few chapters where Kafka was going to finally defeat Number 9. And it was so satisfying.
Also, to find out how Kafka survived. Well done.
Yes, the final chapter had a "time jump" of a few months while Kafka was in a coma, but it worked IMO.
The series shifted a bit to be more action heavy from its roots of an older guy getting a shot after accidentally gaining powers. But still. Overall, I enjoyed it. I feel it concluded well while showing that they did win, the world is better, but there are still monsters in the world.
Good bye, Kaiju No. 8.
Thank you.
What I loved and hated was that it didn't try to really wrap up the plot. It finished this arc, this story, and just ended there. It did not try to tie up loose ends, left them dangling for readers to speculate on. In fact, the last chapter added a NEW loose end, if anything.
I'm, honestly, fine with that. Wrapping things up with an rapid-fire push to the ending doesn't work. It hurts the ending and the series overall.
Now it ends with a "What's next" moment, letting us guess where Beethoven & Yaso will go next.
I'm fine with that, even as I'm disappointed that it's over.
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So, Star of Beethoven ended this week. The series, for those who didn't know, is based on the premise that the literal Beethoven is randomly resurrected in Japan and has some adventures meeting with a Japanese pianist who happens to speak German.
Both Beethoven and Yaso have interesting plot development including Yaso growing as an artist, Beethoven meeting those who actually were involved in his resurrection (and restoration of hearing), Yaso entering a music school and the introduction of a rival, etc.
It was well done. I was enjoying the aggressive Shonen interpretation of a music manga. It also introduced a bunch of plot points and then...just ended with Yaso & Beethoven on stage.
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Another sports manga I liked, finished. Ugh.
Embers was a fun manga about soccer. The main character was a punk kid who got into fights, but a teacher taking an interest specifically in him encouraged him to take his aggression with soccer.
The series follows him as he dives into soccer as well as his teammates as they are fighting to move onto nationals. And they do well. They beat their rivals. And then it...ends. No more tournament, no more arc, no more sports.
The final chapter flashed forward after the win to them as adults. I want to be annoyed cause I'm going to miss this extremely Shonen sports manga, but it ended its story and the way they did Haitani's ending was perfect. So, I can only be so mad.
Me reading the most recent chapter of Blue Exorcist.
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Also, if you like the way that Kawaguchi draws big, muscular women...you're in luck. This series already introduced us to a beefy, Viking woman.
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