セカイの果て [Sekai no Hate] – The End of the World 4

セカイの果て [Sekai no Hate] #4

by Aoi Makino, 牧野 あおい

執拗に事件の謎を追う教師・有明。河口とあずさは、ある作戦を使い彼の手を引かせたかに見えた。しかし卒業式の日、有明はついに真相に気づいて──。追い詰められた2人の、最後の旅のゆくえは!?

Genres: Manga

184 pages, Paperback

First published January 13, 2014

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Reviews

[Soobie is expired · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ich weiß nicht, was ich darüber sagen soll. Am Anfang gefällt diese Serie mir sehr. Die Zeichnungen waren echt toll und Azusa und Ryu... ja, ich dachte, dass sie sehr guten Figuren waren. Aber aus dem zweiten Band wird die Geschichte zu seltsam. Ich konnte nicht verstehen, was die Beiden Figuren tun, um das Problem zu lösen.

OK. Ein Junge hat wegen Ryu und Azusa sein Leben verloren. Der Junge hat Ryu gemobbt und Azusa gezwungen, sein Freundin zu sein. Und er ist tot, weil Ryu Azusa retten wollte. (Ich bin trotzdem nicht darüber sicher, weil ich habe die ersten Bände vor Monaten gelesen und ich habe alle Details fast vergessen).

Was ist nach dem Tod gekommen, fand ich sehr schwer zu glauben. Ich konnte nicht Ryus und Azusas Tat verstehen. Die machen keinen Sinn für mich. Und ich habe mich in der Geschichte verloren aber auf eine negative Weise. Ich wusste nicht, woher die Geschichte gehen soll und ich habe es nur gelesen, um die Reihe zu beenden.

Die Kleingeschichte in diesem Band war aber ziemlich gut. In dem geht es um ein Kind, der Schauspieler werden will, und sein unfähigen Manager.

Ich habe alle Werke von Aoi Makino gelesen, die auf Deutsch übersetzt wurden. Ich liebe ihre Zeichnungen und ich mag ihre Kurzgeschichte. Ich weiß nicht, ob ich ihre nächste Werke lesen will.

[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.

[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.

[LM · Rating 5 out of 5]

This fourth volume of Sekai no Hate is the finale of the series – and what a finale it was. Besides the first volume, this was my favourite volume. The situation is very tense now that Ariake is about to uncover the truth, and you just hope that Azusa and Ryu will get away with it. I found the way they got away with it by pretending to break up and forcing Ariake to leave really dramatic. It was so cute as well how Ryu’s grandpa saved him.

In general, this final volume was paced so good, and the dark atmosphere is so amazing as well. The characters all look so great, especially the darker moments where they have those empty looking eyes. The ending itself was so adorable, especially seeing how much they missed each other. I additionally really liked the train metaphors throughout this volume.

All in all, I would recommend Sekai no Hate. I loved how dramatic and dark it was, and how great the characters look. Only the second volume with the weird teacher storyline was just weird, and not in a positive sense. Luckily, this is only one of four volumes. I’m just happy that I was finally able to finish this series which I started reading when I was thirteen lmao.

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