Responses
Thank you for this different perspective. I was mainly focused on being upset at how abrupt the last chapter seemed to be and how it seemed to fast forward to a few years and not showing us how Touma and Taichi get together. However I didn't consider that the author might have wanted to show the readers there is no decision set in stone and that we are able to change our minds and be happy with the new decision no matter the process, so thank you for that.
Can someone make a doujin for this series? Pleaseeee. Honestly though, I would’ve loved to see how Taichi developed during his university years, how he dealt with the breakup and how he came to choose Touma and so on. I felt that the series ended at Taichi’s early stage of growth, the beginning of his “coming-of-age” phase. We get to see him learn about individual differences, preferences, perspectives and etc. from his peers. He’s only made a few important decisions, and that there are many other decisions he will be making in the future. While I would’ve preferred if it was a tad longer, it did end appropriately for a shounen series, given that it’s target audience are growing teenage boys and girls. The “adult” life in Chapter 54 reads like a preview to what happens in life, even after “growing up”. You continue to make choices, you continue to be happy about them, or regret them, but you still continue to grow. You continue to make mistakes and learn and hope that these decisions can lead to a future that you aspire it to be. Your life, and future, isn’t set in stone just because you made that one decision in high school. It is a journey and an experience that you continue to shape throughout the years. Which was probably why the series ended without showing much of Taichi’s and Touma’s university years, because that’s a journey you, the reader, will experience yourself!
P.S. Happy for Touma though :) Also, a Touma POV would be nice too!