The Tree of Death: Yomotsuhegui Vol. 3

The Tree of Death: Yomotsuhegui #3

by Masasumi Kakizaki

DEATH TO THE UNDYING!Nawa and Ren's quest to bestow death upon those who feast on the fruit of the Yomotsuhegui brings them face to face with Yue, King of the Undying! His four-thousand year-old secret is revealed, as is a darker one hiding in the very seed of the fruit within Nawa's body. After strange aeons, can even death finally die?!

Genres: Manga, Horror

208 pages, Paperback

Published November 12, 2024

About the author

Kakizaki, Masasumi 柿崎正澄 is a Japanese mangaka.

Reviews

[Urbon Adamsson]

Now that I have completed the series, I can confidently say that it had potential for more.

We essentially jumped from volume 2 to the final volume, but it could have easily included more volumes with different adventures.

The setup for this story allowed for much more than this brief 3-volume series, but for some reason, that didn't happen.

Perhaps it didn't gain much popularity in Japan, where it was originally released. Maybe the author simply didn't want to extend the story further. Regardless, we still have an enjoyable 3-volume series to read.

[shams.]

Bir yerə qədər 3-4 ballıq idi amma sonu bir an da uçurtdu seriyanı. Ürəyim gedir belə hidden gemləri tapıb oxumaqdan ötrü! 🤩

[Aaron Meyer]

What an ending! When all the truth about everything is revealed, right to the final page, it was moving. Could the story have extended, exploited lol, yes of course it could have been. I am happy though the author didn't. It made the ending so much more powerful.

[Courtney]

Such a satisfying, but sad, ending to an unexpectedly good series.

[Isabela]

Esperava bem mais.
Masasumi Kakizaki é um verdadeiro artista. Um espetáculo em cada página. Chega a arrepiar!!
Mas os diálogos me tiraram tanto da imersão que fiquei incomodada. Achei muito previsíveis e rasos, desculpa.
Recomendo pela experiência visual… que talento.

[Emre Yavuz]

beklentimin ötesine geçen bir mini seri oldu.
keyifle okudum.

[LilaDream31]

Bello, intenso e anche piuttosto commovente, soprattutto il finale!
E poi ha delle tavole MERAVIGLIOSE 😍
Promosso a pieni voti!

[César Ojeda]

Yomotsuhegui sigue la historia de Kanetsugu Nawa, un ex policía consumido por la pérdida de su esposa e hija. Recién salido de prisión y sin nada que lo ate al mundo, ingiere la fruta prohibida del inframundo, la Yomotsuhegui, que lo convierte en un ser casi inmortal. Esta nueva condición lo empuja a un conflicto brutal y sobrenatural en el que se enfrentan otros seres que han probado el mismo fruto. A su lado aparece Ren, una misteriosa niña con el rol de shinigami, cuya misión y pasado parecen entrelazarse con el destino de Kanetsugu. A través de una trama oscura y visceral, la serie explora la inmortalidad como una condena, la necesidad de redención y el precio que se paga por desafiar a la muerte.

[Alessandro]

This work was fun, not astonishing but fun. Even though it has the same flaws as most stories about immortal entities: they rarely act as they were thousand years old.

However, the big final reveal was incredibly silly. I can’t believe someone came up with such a lazy and nonsensical explanation for 4,000 years of slaughter.

Two brothers started a war that lasted 4,000 years simply because one of them never told his sister what was happening. Are you kidding me? Just talking could have avoided a 4,000-year-long massacre?
I’m not talking about a misunderstanding between brothers or some kind of secret that couldn’t be shared (which would still be silly but at least a bit better). No, he just never mentioned that the person responsible for everything was her ally and that their brother was still somehow alive.
WTF?
Only after 4,000 years of slaughter, massacres, and hatred did he finally think, "MAYBE it’s time to tell her what’s going on." Turns out, everything they both did was insane, useless, and could have been TOTALLY avoided.
(And she is the one that felt guilty, LOL)


No wonder AI can write at a human level...

[Hurricane]

4.5/5

I really enjoyed this trilogy. The conclusion was satisfying and everything wrapped up well. The art continued to be grotesque and beautiful all at the same time.

I really enjoyed the backstory explanation of how everything came to be. That being said...

If it interests you, I'd encourage you to give this a shot. It's only three volumes, but it's well done. This is the end of the review if you don't want to read spoilers.

***SPOILERS AHEAD***








I felt like the twist at the end was a bit cheap. I don't love the "friend is actually the villain" trope, and I felt like it kind of came out of nowhere here. While it did ultimately make sense and resolve well, it just felt a bit uninspired.

Otherwise I really enjoyed the series overall. I maintain that if you enjoyed Berserk, or Claymore, you'll probably enjoy this as a quick read as well. The monsters are excellent, and the characters are grey. Everything is well nuanced pretty well, so I'd encourage anyone interested in this to give it a shot.

[Doga Sevgi]

This series was so good and it definitely had more potential. It felt like it cut some parts between volume 2 and 3 and it wouldn't been near perfect if we could just see a bit more. The final fight scene was really good and once again the art was god-level.

My only wish that there was at least one more volume diving deeper into the story and how the original 7's philosophy and actions went-on.

[Sara]

This series is so damn good, and too short. I liked that they did not drag the story out but I would have been happy with a few more volumes. The art is gorgeous, the character and creature designs excellent and the story brutal, bittersweet and highly engaging.

[LV_Mou (Veronica)]

3 ⭐️ perché soffre il fatto che siano 3 volumi, ne sarebbero serviti almeno altri due per evitare questo senso di chiusura affrettata e a tratti poco approfondita. Peccato perchè mi stava piacendo molto

[Mónica]

4,25/5⭐
Genial cierre de historia

[Natasja]

Beautiful ending.

[El]

3,5 stars