セカイの果て [Sekai no Hate] – The End of the World 3

セカイの果て [Sekai no Hate] #3

by Aoi Makino, 牧野 あおい

著名な教育評論家・有明正義が緒里中学校の教師として赴任。春日の自殺に疑惑をもつ有明は、事件の真相を暴こうと動き出す。そして早くも河口に捜査の手が迫り──!?　【同時収録】番外編　セカイの扉

Genres: Manga

192 pages, Paperback

First published October 8, 2012

About the author

See also 牧野 あおい

Reviews

[Jana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ich fand die Geschichte in diesem Manga ganz gut und auch recht düster. Schließlich beginnt sie damit, dass ein Charakter stirbt. Es ist auch schon in die Länge gezogen, ist nicht so, als wäre mir das entgangen. Das ganze Konzept, dass Notwehr eine Sache ist, gibt es in Japan anscheinend nicht. Den Zeichenstil fand ich wieder sehr schön.

I liked the story in this manga quite well and it was also quite dark. After all, it begins with a character dying. It's also stretched out, not as if I hadn't noticed. The whole concept that self-defense is a thing doesn't exist in Japan, apparently. I liked the drawing style again.

[Bibliothecat · Rating 4 out of 5]

Review for complete series

Makino Aoi is one of the best authors I've read when it comes to themes around bullying. Most of her works include this theme in one way or another and its both plot and the expressive art that deliver the anguish and hopelessness that comes with it. But more than that, she also looks into what drives bullies and what allows bullies, such as passive viewers, to thrive. If Sekai no Hate were purely a story around bullying, this would be an easy 5-star series. That being said, Makino adds a murder mystery into the mix which, while not badly told, takes away some of the believability.

Main characters Chida and Ryu are both victims of bullying in their own right. An escalation between the two and their tormentor leads to the latter falling to his death. It's an accident, but Chida and Ryu are terrified of being found guilty for murder so they do all in their power to hide the truth, even dragging others down with them. While it can't be said that bullying can't lead to murder, the way it is handled in this book feels a little awkward in this time and age. The police seems minimally involved and suspects get away too easily. In a more historic or perhaps fantasy setting, I could see this happening. But in a contemporary non-fantasy work, I would expect more police involvement, forensics, interrogations, and not simply taking characters by their word.

Although I have to ignore some of my disbelief in regards to how the death is handled by authorities, I do think it is a well laid out story that keeps you wanting to know how it continues. Chida and Ryu make mistakes along the way but they are largely the biggest victim in all of this. You can't help but feel for them and wish that the nightmare they've gotten themselves in would end. The ending was a bit rushed but I was generally satisfied with how things turned out. One might have hoped for something else, but it made sense.

[Camille Lemieux · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[LM · Rating 4 out of 5]

In Sekai no Hate 3, Teppei’s death gets investigated more, and we learn some of his backstory. The story still deals with serious subjects, this time it’s beauty standards, but we also get some typical high school struggles. It was so terrible how Azusa felt pressured to publish the photo but I found it a bit too coincidental that someone saw it by accident. In comparison, I really like how they part ways until graduation to keep each other safe, even though Ryu got away a bit too easily. The reveal that the super teacher is Ryu’s dad is a bit random as well. Besides this, the train metaphors were great, and the art style is cute as always, just like the bonus chapter.

Sekai no Hate
➳ Rating for the whole series: 3.6 stars

[Soobie is expired · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ich brauchte 10 Tage um diesen Band zu lesen. Was stimmt nicht hier. Ich glaube, dass das Thema hoch interessant ist aber die Autorin kann nicht es richtig darstellen. Das ist sehr Schade, weil die Zeichnungen wunderschön sind.