The Color of the End: Mission in the Apocalypse, Vol. 3

ウスズミの果て [Usuzumi no Hate] #3

by Haruo Iwamune, John Neal (Translator)

As Saya, Isami, and Kanoko journey together in search of Usa, the three unexpectedly come across a flower-filled mansion and its lone automated caretaker. The robot claims to have met the mysterious survivor, but in exchange for its information, it has a request of them…

Genres: Manga, Science Fiction, Horror, Post Apocalyptic, Graphic Novels, Adventure, Fiction

216 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 12, 2024

Reviews

[Naomi]

ganz viel Kaboom und mittendrin Henrietta

Dieser Band war einerseits faszinierend und spannend die Charakteren auf ihrer Mission weiterhin zu begleiten. Der Artstyle ist unfassbar gut gelungen. Teilweise habe ich mich ein bisschen in der Geschichte verloren, da nicht allzu viel passierte ausser viel Angriff und Action.
Eine Empfehlung.

[Jiro Dreams of Suchy]

The section with Henrietta was beautiful, some of my favorite work so far in the series. Awesome robot designs that feel real and visually stunning- this section had some of the best robotics designs I’ve seen thus far.

I didn’t care for the Usa storyline, I have a feeling it will be a bit more of the type of story I don’t want. I just feel like introducing a character like him this far into the series is going to take away the fun and humanity of this story and focus on something “badass”, with more battles and attacks. I want to focus on the beauty left behind, the pain of continuing on and the focus to do it when it’s not easy.

[John Nygma]

4.5. stars. This series is so gorgeous

[Eressea]

小夜組隊有同伴之後
感覺沒那麼好看了
但細緻的作畫看著還是挺舒服的

[Sandra]

Inhaltlich hat der Band weider 5 Sterne verdient - ich liebe die Geschichten, wo sie auf Roboter treffen, deren Erfinder/Besitzer schon verstorben sind, die dann aber darüber erzählen, was ihre Aufgabe ist - das ist irgendwie immer super traurig und schön. Hier war es besonders melancholisch.
Generell geht auch die Geschichte weiter und wirft neue Fragen auf, nämlich was eigentlich mit Saya und den ewigen Kindern wirklich geplant war, und ob das, was Saya weiß, nicht alles eine Lüge ist. Wir lernen auch viel mehr über die ehemalige Welt kennen, ebvor alles den Bach runter ging. Dazu sind auch wieder die Roboter, Gegner und die Landschaften toll gezeichnet.

Zwei Sterne Abzug gibt es für die deutsche Egmont Print-Ausgabe, da hier so verdammt geschludert wurde, was das Korrekturlesen angeht. Ich weiß nicht, ob hier jemand einfach seinen Job nicht gemacht hat, oder ob das hier alles schon mit KI übersetzt/gegen gelesen wurde. Denn ich hab mindestens 6 völlig sinnlose bzw. grammatisch falsche Sätze gefunden, wo teilweise auch ganze Wörter fehlten. Dazu auch noch Rechtschreibefehler.

Was auch immer Egmont hier gemacht hat, sie sollten das nochmal neu machen, das war echt fucking erbärmlich.

[Othy]

A great, slow volume that walks at a nice pace into the mystery of how the world became what it is. The characters continue to be simple while still having great voices. There is a decent spread of various genre, too: battles, human-interest, mystery, and travel narrative. Great stuff!

[Théo]

Une très belle œuvre post-apocalyptique qui se veut contemplative, parfois lente, et qui interroge sur nos raisons de vivre, sur les liens qui nous unissent et sur le temps qu'il nous reste

[Tosia]

Amazing part, I really love the plot and the characters are AMAZING.
I totally recommend the series ❤️

[Galen]

This series so far is really good. It reminds me of perhaps Blame! in the architecture and robot design, but a bit more humanistic. Can't wait to pick up volume 4 when it hits in the USA.

[Mati]

Ciekawe i niepokojące rozwinięcie historii

[Mehsi]

So, it has been a bit since I last read Volume 2 (June last year), and while I had to adjust a bit/get used to things again, as soon as I was in I was in. This was a fun volume with our eternal child/android + her two human companions. We see them travel, meet new characters, fight a big battle with one of the baddies who apparently knows that he needs to target the brother/sister which is a worry + there is much more. I just love how detailed this manga is, the buildings are just so well drawn even when destroyed/in ruins.
The last page/panel, OMG, I need to meet those guys, well, if they are good, haha.
Also that last bit of memory with Henrietta. *cries*

[Stefan]

The best of the series so far. We witness Saya’s best fight and see our characters face more deadly threats. Patiently waiting for volume 4 to be released now as I’m fully absorbed in this world.

[Kelyn]

the plot thickens, but remains poignant.

[Helena Jackson]

i think the idea is cool and the lore is interesting its just not. that engaging for me. sorry!!!

[Drake Howard]

This is one of my favorite new series since kingdom probably whereas I had no clue about it until on a whim buying a volume. This one is more action packed than the last two but it does so well. The stakes are not very high right now, which I think is fine, and even then there is not a sense that our main characters cannot suffer real harm. I love the simplicity in the understanding of what we know. We are not getting lore dumps every 5 pages and having our hand held for us. There’s a lot in what is unsaid. I will say I do kinda miss when Saya was on her own as those chapters of almost no character dialogue and instead her and Coo just wandering around doing their tasks were so fun and the way they painted the end of days was so cool. But regardless this series is almost perfect through three volumes.

[meagan]

slow to start, but now picking up pace as more main characters have been added. I do feel like the background stories of the characters they meet are becoming repetitive.....I hope this manga shapes up to have an interesting overarching plot rather than being a sort of episodic we run into a new character slice of life type of situation, lots of questions!
beautiful backgrounds, scary aliens.

WARNING for scanlation readers!!! some sites do not have every panel in a chapter uploaded. there will be one or two missing here or there. i didnt notice at first. try comparing a couple different sites to make sure you're getting the WHOLE story.

[Jade Barnett]

So the plot thickens! In a world of so few struggling to cling on to any minute sense of purpose that can be found, questions prevail beyond existentialism. What (or who) causes these elusive monsters to hunt, to seemingly evolutionize, to continue to haunt a near-empty, post apocalyptic world? Saya, Isami, and Kanoko’s journey no longer seems self chosen as they are being singled out. More questions than answers litter their path toward the mysterious USA. Is Ushimatsu what it seems? Is Saya truly its last member? Were they up to more than they let on, and more importantly, could they still be operating behind the scenes?

[Lepicentrecult]

Tome vraiment intéressant, on en apprend un peu plus, on découvre de nouveau personnages (même s’ils ne sont plus de ce monde, ou que nous n’avons que leurs souvenir). Les graphismes sont sublimes, tout est dans le détail. Alors oui nous avons un peu plus de dialogues, nos trois personnages commencent à être plus à l’aise entre eux. Mais outre le dialogues, les graphismes regorgent de tellement de détail. Ce manga est coup de coeur de par son sujet, ici nous avons l’amitié, la fraternité, la quête de soi, la maladie, le deuil, et la disparition, que pour sa qualité niveau des graphismes.

[Helen]

4.

Bisher mein liebster Part der Reihe. Man lernt die Charaktere besser kennen und wird weiter in die Geschichte eingesogen.
Das Kapitel mit Henrietta hat uns wahrscheinlich alle einen kleinen Stich im Herzen fühlen lassen. Schöne Mischung aus Gefühlen, Action und Rätseln!
Ich freu mich auf den nächsten Teil (:

‼️ Sehr enttäuschend ist allerdings die deutsche Version von Egmont: einige Fehler und ausgelassene Worte – Bei so einem großen Verlag darf man schon auf bessere Korrekturen hoffen.
Die Makel an den Formalitäten habe ich nicht in meine goodnotes Bewertung einfließen lassen.

[Aaron Meyer]

This series still pulls me in as we continue the mission. Now that we have a group working together I feel like there has been a slight alteration to Saya's original mission. The fight scenes are pretty wild and the new type creatures are a bit over the top and adapted. I am definitely curious about the organization that created her as well and what ties they have to all the stuff they are running into lately.

[Helen]

4.

Bisher mein liebster Band. Man lernt die Charaktere besser kennen und wird immer tiefer in die Geschichte eingesogen.
Bei dem Kapitel mit Henrietta hat uns wahrscheinlich allen das Herz ein wenig geschmerzt. Sehr schöne Mischung aus Gefühlen, Action und Rätseln!

Ich freu mich auf den nächsten Part (:

[Victoria Rainey]

A deep thought provoker.

I deeply enjoy these books. The art style is beautiful, the action in dynamic and the story behind it is compelling. A post apocalypse that isn’t betrayal and grim but instead beautiful and mysterious. It doesn’t over play its hand and we are in the dark as much as the characters. A wonderful story about the end of the world.

[E]

Hmmmmm.. I'm so conflicted. I am warming up to the premise of the series, but.. BUT .. the story is going the same way any other survival story is going. The first two volumes were much more interesting than this entry. Such a shame.

[Imogen Brand]

The Color Of The End manga is definitely my new obsession I feel like we are getting closer to finding out how the apocalypse started only the sudden cliff hanger has left me with more questions. I only hope the next two volumes gets released quickly in the UK.

[Marcelo Flores]

Bello. Me gusta como toca el tema de la trascendencia, aunque sea solo superfcialmente. Muy buena secuencia de acción.

[Ocean]

Same vibe as the previous volumes. Really picks up at the end and

[theejheider]

Visually stunning! It’s a such weird story, in a great way. I don’t even know what to say but I enjoyed every minute of it.

[Kate C]

4.5

[AP]

4.5

[Periplus Bookshop]

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