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Meanwhile, Haruka's aniki:

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Even if like, Ron isn't exactly the most physical being ever, I think he could have shown more emotion than what we got. They could have kept that cafe scene, except like... Ron was unusually pale and quiet, he can't even speak even if Toto was trying his damnedest to lighten the mood, and then he started crying. Or even just an emotional outburst man. What was that meeting 😭😭😭

it might probably just me but RKDD ending would have been perfect if Ron hugged Totomaru when he was revealed alive

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One of those Oblivion Battery babbles once again

I mean... It's not subtext that Chishou is suicidal. It's practically text. Even if we don't know how he ended up in the hospital...

He says things like "I wanted to be liberated as soon as possible" and even worse things down the line. He doesn't believe that he has a future, and if given a chance to do it all over again, I would too.

But you know, despite all the words of self-loathing and how he presented himself, I think, he really wanted to have a future with Haruka Kiyomine. He says he just wants to bring Haruka to the future, but you'd know, as the person who had devoted his everything to his childhood friend, he would want to remain by his side in the said future.

But really, there's just so much a person could take. Ntm, the guy is in middle school even. His despair, burnout, compounded by feelings of guilt and self-loathing became too much to handle and he just gave up.

But even then, he's still here. The seasons passed without any regard for his own wishes to be gone. He's still here, giving it his everything. I hope he could accept the fact that he is loved. He recoils from the slightest affection that he receives, mainly because he feels like he doesn't deserve it. But he has given it his all, you know. If Todo could find salvation in the daily lives they spent together, maybe Chishou would too... Kaname Kei, you are loved....

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Chihaya calling them filth as if he didn't let himself be bribed by Haruka using his brother's porn arsenal 😭😭

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Look at how bright Haru-chan's smile is here. Wouldn't be surprised if this was love at first sight for both of them. Shshshshs.

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This year hasn't been good for things that I liked. First RKDD ending like that, then Korean Wind Breaker (not the manga) got axed for tracing allegations (which istrue). Why did he have to trace, man. His art is good. HE CAN DRAW. HE CAN WRITE A GOOD STORY. WHY? I am so sad. Why....? 12 years of work, axed like that. Tracing is wrong, and will never be correct. However, Webtoon deadlines could be really brutal so i guess he resorted to that. It was on the last stretch too.

This is comparing apples to oranges but pdf files run freely and still make money but yeah, this gets axed i guess.

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He could be compared to a god, but someone once said "I bet the devil has the same kind of face"

It's so easy to dehumanize people like him, being one of the best shogi players in the country. He's broken record after record and his appearance didn't change since high school. He maintains an air of unattainability around him, and he's not that interested in others, which probably ended up manifesting as intermittent hearing loss.

But really, it's easy to brush up extremely talented people like him as just monsters, a god or a demon, as if people like him never put out the effort needed to get to where they are. I get it though, sometimes putting out the same effort would not yield the same results as someone who is just better than you, and this is especially more prominent in sports. I really wonder how Umino-sensei would handle his story, if she plans to use Souya again.

This manga has been going on for more than two decades, and its entering its final stretch. With Kiriyama winning an important tournament, he's probably gonna face Souya again soon and not an exhibition match.

I usually let the chapters pile up and read the updates once a year and that last match was both heartrending and splendid.

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Sometimes reading oblivion battery had me going like.

"Kaname, why aren't you allowing yourself to be happy...?"

It's something that I can relate to in some level. I'm not about to spill my insides out in the open, but man. I LOVE MY GAG BASEBALL MANGA Y'ALL

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I was scrambling to remember the last time I was this frustrated.... And the last time i was this mad was in PokeSpe BW2 arc ending 😂

Okay nevermind i wasn't this mad because BW2 never had the chance to be this long, and i always knew that the sequel arcs for each gen tend to be much shorter.

And bw2 still did a better job in explaining the backstories and backgrounds of the two protagonists.

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I'm so sad. I don't want to be too mean and i hate how my feelings about this series has soured to this point.

Because it's genuinely the series that got me out of my fanfic writing slump. I really loved it. I love the rontoto dynamic. I've met some wonderful people because of it, and yet, saying that I'm disappointed is an understatement.

It had a really strong start. (my closest irls never made it past the first volume tho 😭 i think they didn't like it that much) and it kept me hooked enough until the ending of part 1.

I have to admit that all things considered, the ending wasn't THAT bad but it was the most nothing burger ending we could have gotten too. I saw 40 pages and i was like, yeah this can't be good at all.

Maybe she doesn't wanna write this anymore. Maybe shueisha themselves axed this because of the sales. No matter what the reason, i still feel like 170 chapters should have been enough to give toto a strong character arc. I don't know why, but I feel like crying.

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My expectations were low, but what the hell, man.

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Well, all i can say is... That sure is an ending. But seeing this hurts a little, you know. I still invested plenty of emotions in this

We never even got to see Ronmama. Or ANYTHING ABOUT TOTO. because fuck us toto fans until the end.

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As it's confirmed that rkdd is really ending, i feel like it'd have 135+ pages for the last chapter like Break Blade, since they also just confirmed that Vol. 18 is releasing in September. They wont have enough pages lol.

September also means Oblivion Battery is out of hiatus again yay. I thought I'd stop subscribing to mangaplus after rkdd ended but it's the best day of my life when they said they'd FINALLY put it on mangaplus so ig I'd let them keep my subscription. 😂

All for my codependent boys.

Girl imagine begging for food and like... They drop 177 kilograms of pasta in front of you and tells you to eat it! (YEAH 177 FUCKING CHAPTERS)

Now i feel like listening to that one Green Day song.

But 29 hours until the last rkdd chapter releases.

I really dont think they'll kill toto lmao. Well, I honestly don't have a lot of expectations anymore. I just invested a lot of emotions in this, and I just want to see it through. I already had a cathartic moment in typing long ass essays about it. I don't care anymore (i care plenty)

But honestly, whatever the ending is, i know I'll be disappointed. I'll set my expectations on the floor so i don't get hurt.

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Arjuna, your daddy is here~

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Maybe we're getting a house md ending after all. 😭

Yh I hate Ron so much

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When you read more in oblivion battery, this scene in the OP hurts more than you'll ever know. Mamo is right when he says it now hurts to watch those funny scenes.

😭

Urgh i can't wait for September to come.

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Reminds me of Hilson a little. Except House MD ended with House pretending to be dead only for him to not be dead so he could spend the rest of Wilson's (short) life with him and taking care of him when it mattered the most. The police was on House's ass after all.

But their entire dynamic is that wilson is the turbo enabler and house is full of shit 😂

Yh I hate Ron so much