I almost dropped this after him going to his home town (ch 43-45) because I was so pissed off. Not only was the mom's death predictable, it was also meaningless.
As soon as he went through the portal, I knew all he would see would be a grave. Why? Because all good parents in anime/manga/ etc are dead. But what's worse is that her death was meaningless. Ell already thought he would never see her again, so her permadeath did nothing for character development. He didn't even reflect on happy memories either. He didn't go into the house, he didn't walk around the neighborhood, and he didn't share memories with the neighbor. He just moped one day and then never thought about her again. Ugh.
I think it would have been better to keep her alive, so that he could go back and forth between the two worlds and tell her (and the neighbor) all about his silly adventures. Or.. you know... bring her back with him and add her to the rest of the cast.
I almost dropped this after him going to his home town (ch 43-45) because I was so pissed off. Not only was the mom's death predictable, it was also meaningless.
As soon as he went through the portal, I knew all he would see would be a grave. Why? Because all good parents in anime/manga/ etc are dead. But what's worse is that her death was meaningless. Ell already thought he would never see her again, so her permadeath did nothing for character development. He didn't even reflect on happy memories either. He didn't go into the house, he didn't walk around the neighborhood, and he didn't share memories with the neighbor. He just moped one day and then never thought about her again. Ugh.
I think it would have been better to keep her alive, so that he could go back and forth between the two worlds and tell her (and the neighbor) all about his silly adventures. Or.. you know... bring her back with him and add her to the rest of the cast.