#in the 7th division therefore the implication is they fought in ww2... guys i get why the implication is uncomfy as hell

[kashilascorner]

A particular painpoint for me aside from what I commented in the tags of the og post is Siraishi both not saying goodbye and getting the gold. I think getting the gold was on brand with him and the final wink to fulfilling Boutarous' wishes is cute. However he does not get a dream of his own so to speak. On the other hand, he doesn't properly say goodbye to Sugimoto and Asirpa because he's not one for goodbyes or whatever. I see where this is coming from, this is all good old Siraishi, nevertheless I do think doing both things kind of fumbles his arc and growth which is a shame because his character growth was one of the things that had me most impressed in the latter half of the manga

Oh ok. I get now why a lot of people didn't vibe with the ending.

All and all: excellent manga, overall very good final act, too rushed final 2-3 chapters but weak and honestly mediocre epilogue, which makes the high of the ending kind of leave a bitter taste. I think Noda had a good steed and suddenly he had to finish and had to rush all. So the ending in the sense of the final arc was good but the ending proper (final couple chapters) + epilogue......... Not so much