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Don’t get me wrong, Aqua’s death was crazy especially since I thought he, with the others, deserved happiness. I wanted him to be able to pursue acting or his medical career and end up with Kana (sue me but they were cute af)
But I think Aqua dying is what made this ending good because it gave this manga a sad and dark ending yet the past few chapters with Akane talking and now Mem-Cho brings back what this manga was truly about, showcasing the negativities in life and showing the light and hope within it. Like having you lower your guard and become vulnerable but instead of beating you to the ground it gives you a warm hug and tells you “it’ll be alright, you’re not alone in this” like it’s been doing to the characters and us since chapter one. It was an ending to fit the journey we’ve been through with this story. It’s not a fulfilling ending or an ending we wanted, but it’s an ending I’m satisfied with.
Not to mention I just loved the fact that they didn’t show the POV of all the characters and just Akane and Mem-Cho, because it won’t show us why they did things or what happens to them next and why like it’s been doing the whole manga, but rather make them feel more personal like WE are the fans now rather than the characters (if that makes sense) and that’s a really smart way to go about it because it genuinely feels like I’m no longer a part of their lives, they’ve grown up and left, and we’ll be here watching and supporting type stuff and it fits