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September 21 続・禁断の恋をしよう -&- 禁断の恋でいこう i just finished reading the sequel (kindan no koi de ikou) of zoku - kindan no koi wo shiyou and had to blog. it was undoubtedly one of the most purest, sweetest and all-conquering heterosexual love that i have read. it wasn't particularly dramatic, but the mangaka did a great job in portraying the classic type of love that is unshakeable and everlasting incorporating both emotional and physical intimacy. after reading this series, i can definitely see the different takes on how emotional and physical intimacy are portrayed in josei and shojo manga. anyways, this blog wasn't meant to be an indepth analysis of the series. i just really wanted to mark down how i felt after reading the last chapter. it was truly a bittersweet ending, though calling it 'bittersweet' is somewhat unjust. the theme of different lifespans between human and wolf had been prominent throughout the manga for awhile now, but i guess i didn't want to believe that the mangaka would conclude the series concretely with decades following hisako's death. i thought the series would typically end with yato and hisako physically together with the implication that hisako will one day leave yato. with that being said, i don't think the ending was horrible. it was executed well. the time slip after hisako and yato's last encounter was a little confusing, but not detrimental to my overall impression of series. at least we know that hisako kept her promise to yato that she would be with him until death, and yato's promise to be with hisako even after her death. the tombstone by the cherry blossom tree was indeed beautiful. the blooming sakura petals along with yato's yearning for hisako to take the form of a human again was melancholic yet hopeful. i guess that's where most of the beauty of this series lies. hisako could not escape death, but even so, the fact that her existence continues to live within yato and the suzui's family memories, give readers the sense that this love is far from coming to an end, literally. this portrayal is the very essence of an everlasting love, despite the loneliness of the one who lives to remember. TrackbacksThe trackback URL for this entry is: http://douzo.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!691CDB9AEB11CF05!547.trak Weblogs that reference this entry
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