Yeah, I think so..
How it can be ?
If you read page 50 (not sure of the page) the litle of the chapter is final arrangement. You notice that he is talking to his lover/secretary about a deal that he can't leave him. But unfortunately he wasn't able to keep that promise becuse he died. ╥﹏╥
Is that just a dream ? when he wake up the secretary still there , right ? :(
Nope, it wasn't (︶︿︶). Too bad it was just his spirit or something that visited him.
I just reread it again , and I feel what you tell us :'( I just don't want to believe
tangkyou
Don't worry, you and i feel the same ╥﹏╥. Wish the ending was different but no less that sad part did a good job. Still worth reading over and over again (=・ω・=)
Maybe you missed the last four pages of that chapter. The death was a dream. When the seme woke up, the uke repeated what he'd said in the dream and the seme scolded him for it being a bad omen. The uke then goes on to say that because life is so fleeting, he wants to spend all of his time loving the seme. That way when the time comes for them to part, there will be no regrets. IOW, don't live in fear of the future - live and love in the here and now.
actually it's a dream if you re-read it again you'll understand
Okay, this was really bugging me. So, I went back and didn't just reread the chapter, I picked that thing apart. On the very last page of the chapter is the answer - and the answer is a toss up. In the last few frames of the last page, the uke (Osanari) is drawn very faintly, as if he were ethereal. The question of the "toss up" comes, because if you look closely at the bed, you can see his hair beside the hair of the seme. If the uke was a ghost and the second half of the chapter was a continuation of the seme's nightmare, you would expect that the uke would not be shown in the bed with him. Is this intentional - to indicate the uke is alive? Is it simply a drawing mistake? Hence, the toss up. But I have to admit, I've changed my opinion on the ending of this chapter. I think it is a drawing mistake and the uke is actually dead. Maybe it was the mangaka's intention to leave the ending up to the reader's own imagination. If you like a happy ending, you can view the last "bed scene" as proof that the uke is alive.
I've reread so many time since this manga was her in mangago and still can't convince myself that that was a dream （/TДT)/ . Maybe i'm just too hard headed ╮(￣▽￣)╭
Hahahahahaha......thank you so much. I never expect you would do such thing just to clear this topic. Hehehehe (≧∀≦)
I'm really impress, the way you notice the drawing. I'v been re reading this so many times before but did not notice that (●￣(ｴ)￣●)
Like what you said maybe it really was the intention of the mangaka to leave the ending to its readers ╮(￣▽￣)╭
So i'm ganna stick with my ending, the sweet yet sad end. ┗( T﹏T )┛
By the way. The only thing that convince me that his lover is dead is the last part. Seeing Osanai's image fading away it tigger my resolve (▰˘◡˘▰). Did not change since then.
There is no question that this chapter contains a dream sequence. The question is whether it is the first half - when the seme is drunk and mourning the uke, or the second half - where he sees the uke again. *wink*
At first, I thought the first half was the dream - like so many others. After picking the whole chapter apart, I'm pretty well convinced that it was the second half that was the dream. I hate "dead" endings - where a protagonist dies - but I just can't fight the feeling that the way the uke was drawn is a big indicator that this was not a "happy ever after" ending. My poor heart wants Osanari to be alive though. The story was definitely incredible and obviously this mangaka knows how to write compelling charaters and stories, even in a few short chapters.
just read the manga cuz i saw the comment on the main page. I have to disagree, it didn't feel like a sad ending for me and i interpreted it exactly how it was shown: a dream in the first half and reality later. as for the translucent osanai in the end: well, i would say that is it the common way of a manga to end the story in this kinda shining and glittery style, as typical for a happy ending.
I totally agree with you! (⌒▽⌒) the mangaka has this different way of portrating its plot that makes you wanna know that it will be the ending but its not.
And don't worry, your poor heart is not alone I am too want him alive ╥﹏╥
Hahahahah (⌒▽⌒). I like your opinion, i wish i could convince myself with that but too bad i can't. I'm really am too hard headed (▰˘◡˘▰)
Ditto'ing this. When I read that chapter, I felt the feels so fucking hard. The moment Osanari teared up and smiled, I cried with him. I was so attached to these characters goddamn it, you couldn't just kill them out of the blue.
But that's the thing. "Out of the blue." Although the impact was powerful, the death felt very out of place, and only makes sense if it was a dream intended to highlight a point-- of living in the moment. This manga isn't a tragedy, and up until the last, ambiguous chapter, the signs pointed optimistically. It doesn't make sense thematically for the author to build everything up and crash it with a death, unless she plans on focusing on the consequences and what that death actually means.
Wow! (⊙…⊙ ) I'm speechless. I can't argue with that....heheh ┑(￣Д ￣)┍
Your reply was remarkable. Well written and obviously well thought out. Unfortunately, I've read "Lucky-kun". A 12 chapter manga with the best HEA in chapter 11 - then the protagonist dies is chapter 12, the end. No moral, no purpose, just gut-wrenching, sob inducing protagonist death. Most mangaka and writers follow the formula you have described, just not all of them. My heart wants Osanari to be sleeping peacefully beside his seme. My head keeps screaming "Remember Lucky-kun". LOL
I think nobody notice but the 1st couple had a sad ending （￣へ￣）
Sweet yet sad ending (︶︿︶)