徹夜之歌 20

よふかしのうた [Yofukashi no Uta] #20

by Kotoyama, 琴山, 吳勵誠 (Translator)

(完結篇)感謝夜晚遇見的所有一切更與薺終於對彼此的戀愛感情有所自覺。但是他們是吸血鬼與人類，這表示他們不可能再像過去那樣在一起了。「我好開心！我很慶幸能遇見你！」戀愛與青春都在午夜誕生。兩人開心的夜遊愛情故事，正式完結！

Genres: Manga, Romance, Fantasy, Graphic Novels

202 pages, ebook

First published March 18, 2024

Reviews

[Diogo Muller · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's so rare for a series to end on its own terms, and yet, it's so nice when it happens. I understand why some people may not like this ending, but, in my opinion, the series was building up to it, and the execution was mostly flawless.

This has become one of my favorite series, easily, and I'm sad to see it end, but, at the same time, glad it never really had a quality drop or weird terrible arc. Great execution from start to finish, and that alone is enough for me to recomend it.

[Athena]

I don't like romance.

[Faeryn]

I'm honestly so sad that it's over. I think I could have read about Ko and Nazuna for a long time. I really hope we get some kind of spin off in the future.

It was so captivating to read about all these characters. Learn how they spend their life, how they view the night.
It just makes everything so magical.

Now I'm just going to cry in a corner because what else can I do. 😭

[Mark · Rating 4 out of 5]

The writing has been on the wall for Ko and Nazuna for some time now, and it was writ very large in the penultimate volume. Does all that work pay off in the final volume? Mostly, yes.

Not at the start, mind you, as we get one last punching sequence that reminds me of the things that weren’t so great when the series shifted focus. Yeah, it’s full of exposition, but I’ve never felt this was a good action manga.

The upshot is that Nazuna is distancing herself from Ko and refusing to drink his blood. Or anybody’s, for that matter. Which means she’s going to die a very slow death and also may go a little crazy.

We get the alternate take on this story, courtesy of Nazuna’s dreams, where she sees her life as a normal human. It’s very sweet, if deliberately pedestrian, until she heartbreakingly realizes it’s a dream and reality encroaches once more.

At this point it’s clear that things aren’t going well. Will Ko turn? Can he be turned? Can Nazuna survive? All things that may, or may not, be answered here.

What I loved here was the turn to a simple arc with an ocean visit to that forms Nazuna’s plans for her own future. It calls back to the original focus of the series and its melancholy, but now tinged with the star-crossed nature of its characters.

I am going to pause here and mention how ridiculous it is that they focus on Nazuna having a bikini, when she’s spent 90% of the series half-naked anyway. I have to believe that was deliberate.

This section is really well done and quite emotional as both the characters and reader start to see where this is going. The shot of Ko, alone amidst the surging crowds of subway people, in his own world, is pretty apt.

The epilogue is just a little bit extra to wrap things up and works as a fitting ending. Was this a happy ending? No, it’s not, really, but it is both hopeful and satisfying and they don’t all have to work out in the end.

As if that wasn’t enough, we then get a slew of 4-koma omake that touch on tons of the series’ side characters and plot points. It helps to lift the mood just enough after that ending.

Overall, a good series. A truly fantastic run at the start that spun off into something I wasn’t enamoured of, yet it came back to its roots by the end and that ocean segment really hit my emotions hard.

4 stars - yeah, picky bits aside, that ending got me right where I hoped it would and was just satisfying enough. Well done.

[Becca Gibbs · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was a disappointing end to the series. It feels like nothing was really accomplished. The big hurdle of their relationship was ignored, and instead of solving their problem, the characters chose to ignore it. Ko isn't a human anymore; he's been a half-vampire for a while. I feel there must have been some sort of solution/exception that would have led to a happy ever after. Instead, they chose the worst possible path and did nothing to help their relationship.

[Adrienne Oliveri · Rating 2 out of 5]

It's definitely not the ending this series deserved....I'm disappointed

[Craig Schorling · Rating 4 out of 5]

I wasn't sure what to expect from this final volume but as it concluded I felt bittersweet. I loved the two MCs and the unique spin on vampires. The opening has a big fight that didn't feel needed but wasn't bad. The rest of the book focused on Ko and Nazuna having sweet and touching moments together. Ending a series has to be difficult and for the most part this brought a series that I really enjoyed to a satisfying conclusion. I think that as I brew on it more, I will enjoy it more and fill in some of the purposefully left open nature of it with my own thoughts and ideas.

[Aaron Meyer · Rating 5 out of 5]

With a great deal of sadness in my heart this series has come to an end. I mean I love Ko and Nazuna. I think there would of, could of, been more to say and do but alas it shall not be. It is ok we got a peak of the future and who knows what will come from it. But I have the memories and they were fun.

[Boosh Tasticc · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved that there was an ending without any ambiguity. They found each other again and are learning to navigate their relationship.

2 things that stick in my mind though
- Nazuna never found out why she was the daughter of a vampire
- Ko never found out why he's half vampire and what that really means

I would have liked these 2 points to have been concluded

[Ray Rappisi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sad to see this end, but I loved that it ended as it did. I was worried towards the end of volume 19 and the beginning of this one and I was bracing myself for a melancholy downbeat ending. I was pleasantly surprised it went in the direction it did. I won’t spoil it for those who haven’t finished it. Suffice it to say, it was a near perfect manga and will be sorely missed.

[Gretchen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thank you to the publisher for this free eARC! All opinions are my own.

Now that Ko and Nazuna have realized their feelings they have to decide what to do about them. This is the final volume of the series. #Edelweiss+

[Sheepy · Rating 5 out of 5]

The end.
overall a pretty good ending, not sure how i feel at the moment about it, did I want a conclusion to their story or the more open to interpretation ending, but as it stands I am satisfied with how it's all come to an end.

[Caroline · Rating 3 out of 5]

*3.5

[Hugo M.R. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Es un final agridulce, pero creo que era lo más lógico de hacer con las reglas de la historia. Me gustó la serie, creo que fue divertido, aunque el final no haya sido completamente satisfactorio.

[Ashlee Caldwell · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5

[Buttercup1201 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Couldn’t have asked for a better ending. The wrap up was done perfectly. No questions, no disappointments.

[Michael Roussos · Rating 5 out of 5]

God what an ending. Don't mind me as I quietly sob.

[Alanna · Rating 5 out of 5]

WHAT?!. 😑

[Andrew Muzquiz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fuck.

[Cat · Rating 4 out of 5]

nooooo 💔

[Monica · Rating 4 out of 5]

This series as a whole is meh, but I did like that ending

[Cody · Rating 5 out of 5]

What an end to this story! Bittersweet to the very end