Shingeki no Kyojin
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Imawa No Kuni No Alice
The Borderlands being the place where souls physically go during near-death experiences was not a very surprising plot-twist, but the story in the complex was good af. It studied the human psychology, human instincts of survival and protectiveness towards other human being or towards themselves, it studies their journey of growth and in the end the survivors are all brighter like new people who don’t care about their past anymore. I don’t really care about Arisu and Usagi. I’m so freaking sad that all the survivors don’t remember each other and the impact they had in each others’ lives, especially Doudou, Agni and the legless girl, I wanted to see them becoming a family
July Found by Chance
Okay uhm I needed 20 hours to metabolise the ending and all the suffering this amazing story made me go through. It’s painful because the author used the comic as a filter to depict real life. “Maybe we’re all one-time extra characters”, said Danoh in the last chapter while floating alone in complete darkness. Danoh, Dohwa, Haru, Baek Kyung and the Fairy had not complete freedom to live as they wanted too, but at the same time discovering what the ending of the story would lead them too (darkness and void filled only by comforting but painfully nostalgic memories) persuaded them to live every little moment to the fullest, which is one of the main life advices sages have been giving for thousands of years. In the world of comics, just like irl, reincarnation can be both a condemnation or a blessing: Haru and Danoh were lucky enough to find each other again at the very first try, but what about the next one? What if they never met again after that story that made them main characters? This whole story seems to be revolving around one of the most heart-wrenching dynamic of all: THE IMPOSSIBILE AND EXCRUCIATING LOVE OF SOULMATES AS STAR CROSSED LOVERS. Dohwa’s story break my heart. When I saw him fall off the roof my heart broke in a million pieces, because that was not his concept or a decision the author made for him: he decided spontaneously to put the word end to his life and obliterate his awareness, because he was suffering too much and couldn’t find the willpower to be as courageous and optimist as Danoh and Haru were. I wish the author wrote a spin-off about him and Baek Kyung, who ended up alone: one with no memories or awareness (Dohwa), the other in absolute solitude with not comforting but only painful memories of a happy ending he hadn't been able to reach (Baek Kyung). In conclusion, this is a melancholic and bittersweet masterpiece about this fucked up journey — our life.
At the End of the Road