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akookieforyou's review against another edition
4.0
Ahh what an absolutely beautiful, and heart wrenching ending~~
I mean to say that it was both happy, and satisfying, but leading up to it I actually started to cry; I guess I became really attached to Miki and Yuu. For those that are curious about the biggest plot twist in the last volume. There were things that weren't my favorite about this series as a whole. Mainly the side couple of Ginta and Arimi, and how quickly Miki and Yuu fell in love. For me it would've been more satisfying to see it go a bit slower. Overall still a great series, I can definitely see why it's a classic.
I mean to say that it was both happy, and satisfying, but leading up to it I actually started to cry; I guess I became really attached to Miki and Yuu. For those that are curious about the biggest plot twist in the last volume
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they're not actually related at all, only step siblings, the whole thing was a misunderstandingheyjudy's review against another edition
4.0
~3.5/5
[Also available on my blog.]
The last volume of Marmalade Boy, ahh… Sad. I’m gonna miss this series; even if the ratings aren’t that high, I still really enjoyed it. And now it’s all over. Again: sad.
This volume takes place a bit after the last one. Everyone is now in college, going on with their lives. Arimi and Ginta are happy, Meiko and Nachan are happily married, Suzu and Kei have gotten close, and Miki and Yuu are still apart. Miki is trying to go on with her life happily, but seeing something that Yuu gave her makes cry and decide to go see him. Only, he lies and says he has a girlfriend. After her confession, she starts to act normal whenever she talks to him, while Yuu misses her and avoids going home or talking to the family at all.
But he does go home to visit, and ends up telling Miki the truth. They both still love each other, and so as a last goodbye, they go on the vacation they’d planned however long ago. They have fun together, and at the end, they decide that they don’t care if they’re blood related. They love each other too much, and so they are going to get married.
When they get home, they talk to their parents, saying how they know that they’re related, and that they love each other anyway. We then get the full story of how their parents know each other, and that, of course, Yuu actually is his father’s son, and he and Miki aren’t related by blood. I was expecting this, but it was still a good scene.
It was a good end to a good series, and I am sad to see it go. I’ll miss all of the characters, but they all got rather happy, predictable endings (well, except for Miwa).
[Also available on my blog.]
The last volume of Marmalade Boy, ahh… Sad. I’m gonna miss this series; even if the ratings aren’t that high, I still really enjoyed it. And now it’s all over. Again: sad.
This volume takes place a bit after the last one. Everyone is now in college, going on with their lives. Arimi and Ginta are happy, Meiko and Nachan are happily married, Suzu and Kei have gotten close, and Miki and Yuu are still apart. Miki is trying to go on with her life happily, but seeing something that Yuu gave her makes cry and decide to go see him. Only, he lies and says he has a girlfriend. After her confession, she starts to act normal whenever she talks to him, while Yuu misses her and avoids going home or talking to the family at all.
But he does go home to visit, and ends up telling Miki the truth. They both still love each other, and so as a last goodbye, they go on the vacation they’d planned however long ago. They have fun together, and at the end, they decide that they don’t care if they’re blood related. They love each other too much, and so they are going to get married.
When they get home, they talk to their parents, saying how they know that they’re related, and that they love each other anyway. We then get the full story of how their parents know each other, and that, of course, Yuu actually is his father’s son, and he and Miki aren’t related by blood. I was expecting this, but it was still a good scene.
It was a good end to a good series, and I am sad to see it go. I’ll miss all of the characters, but they all got rather happy, predictable endings (well, except for Miwa).
shanyreader's review against another edition
5.0
The best one, because I actually wasn't against her loving Yuu!!!
absentminded_reader's review against another edition
5.0
This series ended well. The art improved over time with some very impressive moments here and there for dramatic effect. Loved the characters. Great story. I highly recommend that you seek this series out. But what made this volume inspirational for me were all the author comments. Yoshizumi was entertaining, informative, and surprising, especially when she ripped on the anime production. In previous volumes she was in high marketing mode, or she discussed ephemera of her daily life. Something about her life when this volume was published allowed her to be more honest. It wasn't all griping, however. I found it insightful into the creation process. I was thoroughly entertained—sometimes even more so than by the story.
biblioaye's review against another edition
4.0
3.5/ 5 estrellas
No sé si me convención tanto el final...
No sé si me convención tanto el final...
meganmargoking's review
5.0
Honestly this was my favorite volume of the whole series. During the time gap between volumes 7 and 8 the characters have matured. I absolutely LOVED the chapter that was entirely in Yuu's POV. It was wonderful to finally see what goes through his head for an extended period of time and not just for a few panels. The series wraps up nicely too. No cliffhangers here.
trisa_slyne's review
5.0
What a great way to end things! It didn't go down as I predicted (I thought an affair had happened which created Yuu). I am also glad the mangaka didn't go with her original ending, either. This was a cute series that was just wacky enough to keep me interested!
shanireads's review
3.0
It's nice to read things from the past to see how I have grown in my reading tastes. Definitely don't love this manga as much as I did when I was younger. A lot of the problems could have been solved with communication but it still holds a special place and I will definitely read it again once I forget the plot in 10 years.