SPOILER WARNING
Only for those who have finished the manga because they can read nihongo- and don't need to wait for translations.
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I ADORED the ending of HANA TO AKUMA
It was bittersweet everybody~ stop complaining that it's sad -w-"
For a shoujo manga, this now goes on as one of the best on my list of epic endings.
Hana to Akuma parts with us in a 27 page ending, I was hoping they'd get a special and run for 40+... but I guess, short and sweet is good too ne? ^^
With a beautiful full-color page as the beginning~ mind you, featuring both Hana and Vivi with their eyes closed, which made it so so much better (since their eyes was the main reason I seriously considered dropping this)!
The color page seems to have an "antique" feeling to it? The type of tea-stained effect color-scheme, which makes it so oddly romantic... >w<
We start "episode.58" (as the cover reads), with a timeskip to "1 year later", with a beautiful wedding dress on Hana and Vivi looking fine as usual... guess what? They finally get married! YAY!
Just a question: How old is Hana again after the time-skip? She looks 15-16 -w-"
Momo also pays a visit to Hana at her wedding, sending her down the aisle with a smile and we are finally given our last romantic moment with Hana and Vivi under the moonlight, hugging and a smile on their faces.
With another skip through time- we are seen with a young girl walking home who looks suspiciously like Hana, meeting with Eleanor and Felton- then seeing her brother (who looks like Momo and Vivi's gay child XD) ushers him towards their car.
As they meet Vivi, we see him standing in front of a grave and...
*le gasp*
it's Hana's T^T
Most of us, who have followed this manga ever since the beginning are probably tearing up by now- but let me continue...
We - the readers are finally given our last parting gift with Hana to Akuma with a series of flashbacks with Vivi being the narrator- finishing his little speech with a smile.
Flowers are then put in front of Hana's grave, and we are lead to presume that the two "young'ins" are the children of Vivi and Hana.
The story finally finishes with a picture of Hana's grave, several bouquets and a single rose from Vivi.
"To live in the hearts
of those we love
is never to die"
is the quote embedded on Hana's grave.
Doesn't that finish the story perfectly?
I'm actually kind of glad we don't get the Disney ending with "happily ever after" and Hana turns out to be an angel or get an immortal potion blah blah blah.
As I said, I ADORED this ending.
Bittersweet endings like this is the best ^^ (unless it's like Clannad and turns good after bad, or was just a happy story with no major complication like Immortal+Mortal to start with).
~
matte ne?
s y u r i ♡
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