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最終兵器彼女 [Saishuu Heiki Kanojo] #7
Saikano: The Last Love Song on This Little Planet, Vol. 07
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336 pages, Paperback
First published December 25, 2001
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About the author
Shin Takahashi
60 books26 followersShin Takahashi ( 高橋しん, originally 高橋真 Takahashi Shin?, born September 8, 1967) is a Japanese manga artist best known for writing Saikano (She, the Ultimate Weapon) and Iihito. He was born in Shibetsu, Hokkaidō on September 8, 1967.
He has been using computer graphics in his works since the time when few manga artists were able to use them.
He has been using computer graphics in his works since the time when few manga artists were able to use them.
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May 6, 2018
This manga fluctuated every couple chapters... The first couple chapters were really great.../\/\/\/🤔🤨
August 13, 2016
i'm so conflicted. the story is beautiful (altho it kinda doesn't make sense, i mean, wtf with chise's parents left in the dark without knowing anything, totally absurd! and why chise? i mean there's nothing special about that girl at all.) anyway, the relationship between chise and shuji is beautiful but i'm quite disturbed with shuji being horny all the time O_o i mean, i get it, he's a teenager (the mangaka kept on reminding the readers abt it, WE GET IT OKAY?!) but look at your situation dumbass! i had a lot of rage reading this but also a lot of emotion. and the last h scene was so weird. i mean, was that chise even the chise shuji's girlfriend, and why shuji didn't seem to mind if she wasn't? argh.
and why people think it's a sweeeeeeet thing when your boyfriend called you 'stupid'? it's not, okay.
and why people think it's a sweeeeeeet thing when your boyfriend called you 'stupid'? it's not, okay.
October 22, 2024
First, I want to say that rarely have I seen a manga that combines word and art as effectively to tell a story. Shin Takahashi is a master of manga communication, in my opinion.
The story itself borders on silly -- a high school girl is the ultimate weapon of the Japan Defense Force! The telling is too serious for this to work.
But, I will still recommend this work. Volume 6 (Friends) was my favorite; somehow, the move on to love in Volume 7 didn't work as well for me.
The story itself borders on silly -- a high school girl is the ultimate weapon of the Japan Defense Force! The telling is too serious for this to work.
But, I will still recommend this work. Volume 6 (Friends) was my favorite; somehow, the move on to love in Volume 7 didn't work as well for me.
November 25, 2020
Así que este es el dolor...
November 20, 2022
1.5 stars, rounded down. The ending feels disappointing.
January 31, 2023
I don't think I can remember a manga or comic or graphic novel that's made me feel more emotions than this entire series, or even this volume in particular.
April 30, 2025
Takahashi crea un’opera sospesa tra il lirismo e la tragedia, capace di raccontare l’amore e la guerra con rara delicatezza.
Le linee leggere, a volte tremolanti, sembrano esitare sulla carta, restituendo tutta la fragilità dei personaggi: adolescenti spinti troppo presto ai margini dell’umanità.
Un linguaggio visivo perfetto per raccontare una storia che danza costantemente tra sogno e incubo, tra la tenerezza dell’intimità giovanile e l’orrore di un conflitto disumano.
Ogni tavola è attraversata da una malinconia sottile, mai gratuita. Lei, l’arma finale è una lettura che spezza il cuore e allo stesso tempo lo accarezza, riuscendo a trasformare la sofferenza in un racconto di struggente bellezza.
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Takahashi weaves a tale suspended between lyricism and tragedy, capturing love and war with an exquisite, uncommon grace.
His delicate trembling lines seem to waver on the page, as if echoing the fragility of his characters—teenagers cast too soon to the edges of what it means to be human.
It is a visual language that drifts effortlessly between dream and nightmare, where the softness of young intimacy meets the brutal silence of war.
Each panel is touched by a quiet, aching melancholy—never forced, always true. She, the Final Weapon is a story that shatters the heart even as it softly holds it, turning pain into something hauntingly beautiful.
Le linee leggere, a volte tremolanti, sembrano esitare sulla carta, restituendo tutta la fragilità dei personaggi: adolescenti spinti troppo presto ai margini dell’umanità.
Un linguaggio visivo perfetto per raccontare una storia che danza costantemente tra sogno e incubo, tra la tenerezza dell’intimità giovanile e l’orrore di un conflitto disumano.
Ogni tavola è attraversata da una malinconia sottile, mai gratuita. Lei, l’arma finale è una lettura che spezza il cuore e allo stesso tempo lo accarezza, riuscendo a trasformare la sofferenza in un racconto di struggente bellezza.
***
Takahashi weaves a tale suspended between lyricism and tragedy, capturing love and war with an exquisite, uncommon grace.
His delicate trembling lines seem to waver on the page, as if echoing the fragility of his characters—teenagers cast too soon to the edges of what it means to be human.
It is a visual language that drifts effortlessly between dream and nightmare, where the softness of young intimacy meets the brutal silence of war.
Each panel is touched by a quiet, aching melancholy—never forced, always true. She, the Final Weapon is a story that shatters the heart even as it softly holds it, turning pain into something hauntingly beautiful.
March 22, 2018
The final two voumes of a fairly impressive series. Shuji is a teenage boy. Chise is the ultimate weapon, bio-engineered to protect Japan. Except the war has spread beyond far beyond Japan, and the world is sick. It's dying.
In vol. 7, Chise realizes that she cannot turn her back on her duties. Shuji plumbs the depths of his soul, fairly believably, when he returns to their hometown, sees his family, and tries to accept that the world is doomed.
The end is strange, a little confusing, but it works. The book constantly straddles a fine line between the inevitability of death and decay versus the romantic notion of love. it's an interesting dynamic, and Takahashi makes it work by really selling Shuji's personality.
The art is very light and atmospheric, lacking detail (cityscapes are mostly done with photos) in the character scenes. It's very hard to read at times.
Good series, though I wish the art were stronger.
In vol. 7, Chise realizes that she cannot turn her back on her duties. Shuji plumbs the depths of his soul, fairly believably, when he returns to their hometown, sees his family, and tries to accept that the world is doomed.
The end is strange, a little confusing, but it works. The book constantly straddles a fine line between the inevitability of death and decay versus the romantic notion of love. it's an interesting dynamic, and Takahashi makes it work by really selling Shuji's personality.
The art is very light and atmospheric, lacking detail (cityscapes are mostly done with photos) in the character scenes. It's very hard to read at times.
Good series, though I wish the art were stronger.
April 17, 2024
I have read the whole series, and this review will be for the whole series.
One of the things I like the most is the artistry of the manga. Looking how imodern manga looks, this doesn't look as good. But this was a couple of decades ago and what I notice with this series is how they use the space of paper. There was even four pages of just black pages so the effect of a devastation will hit hard for the reader. Visually, this was enjoyable to read as a physical manga.
Story-wise, the plot was very interesting but things just fell into place on the last volume. The title of the manga, the war, and the characters made more sense at the end of the volume. The rest felt more like a space where Shuji has his character development. But the Chise felt like a very linear character. We were focused more on what will happen to her, instead of what she chooses to do.
Not a bad manga, but I'm definitely not part of the target audience for this. It was fine, but definitely not a favorite.
One of the things I like the most is the artistry of the manga. Looking how imodern manga looks, this doesn't look as good. But this was a couple of decades ago and what I notice with this series is how they use the space of paper. There was even four pages of just black pages so the effect of a devastation will hit hard for the reader. Visually, this was enjoyable to read as a physical manga.
Story-wise, the plot was very interesting but things just fell into place on the last volume. The title of the manga, the war, and the characters made more sense at the end of the volume. The rest felt more like a space where Shuji has his character development. But the Chise felt like a very linear character. We were focused more on what will happen to her, instead of what she chooses to do.
Not a bad manga, but I'm definitely not part of the target audience for this. It was fine, but definitely not a favorite.
April 19, 2012
This one of the most disappointing endings to a manga. EVER. Even more disappointing than the last volume of Ranma 1/2, InuYasha, Sand Chronicles, Fruits Basket, and Mugen Spiral combined.
The a good third of this massive volume is total smut. It was awkward to read and I am totally glad I didn't take it to school today like I was going to.
Then... THE ENDING. Oh my gosh. It's sappy and sweet, but totally anticlimactic. Ugh.
The a good third of this massive volume is total smut. It was awkward to read and I am totally glad I didn't take it to school today like I was going to.
Then... THE ENDING. Oh my gosh. It's sappy and sweet, but totally anticlimactic. Ugh.
January 4, 2019
After finishing this series once and for all, I can say that Saikano tackles the depths one goes for someone they love. Will personal scars hold you back, duties to one's job, or even amnesia hold one back from their feelings? The ending, oh lord, brought on the tears as the finality of their love and consequences hit me like a ton of bricks. This is a must read!
September 6, 2016
Awkward romantic stuff - yes please! ... the ending was somehow a downer in very many ways
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