Yeah, this /is/ only the end of this arc, right? I hope we see more of Ruko next arc, but it'd be a bummer if he just reintroduced her without any sort of reunion moment...
I'm wondering...why is Miku looking behind her? Is she seeing the flashback silhouettes from her past? Or was the flashback just a cover up from what she was really looking at?
Xiomay said: I'm wondering...why is Miku looking behind her? Is she seeing the flashback silhouettes from her past? Or was the flashback just a cover up from what she was really looking at?
As the vocaloids were quietly walking home, suddenly! A flash back appeared right behind them!
Oh, minami what have you done. Bad Ending No 1. Or is it? *crosses fingers for a surprise* I expect this series to continue. I also wouldn't be surprised if it ended here. :<
Ah, magnificent. What an arc. ... There's nothing on minami's website that indicates that the comic as a whole is even close to being over, though, so I wonder where all of this apprehension is coming from.
Well Minami sure knows what people wants, I mean, most of the people was expecting a hearthwarming reunion and all that jazz, Im kinda glad I fount an artist that actually has more things in mind aside amusing strangers
Xiomay said: I'm wondering...why is Miku looking behind her? Is she seeing the flashback silhouettes from her past? Or was the flashback just a cover up from what she was really looking at?
The tree on the right is speaking to her. Clearly Miku-nee has become insane with grief of missing Ruko. This will culminate with her comitting a mass murder-suicide involving most of the other Vocaloids. So yes, the series is over.
entorr said: The tree on the right is speaking to her. Clearly Miku-nee has become insane with grief of missing Ruko. This will culminate with her comitting a mass murder-suicide involving most of the other Vocaloids. So yes, the series is over.
Or not. What do I know?
Ah, hey, I didn't notice those 'speech lines' before. Is someone speaking to her? Calling to her? IS RUKO BEHIND THEM?
the three panels before the flashback are a bit confusing... maybe a shot of the bench where they used to hang out would've made more sense before showing the flashback so at least we know where Miku-nee is actually looking
My first tought was that someone calle Miku-nee from behind and she turned, and when she faced the person who called her, flashback sets in, because she sees Ruko, and it now feels just like it did back when she was a kid.
lolin86 said: Well Minami sure knows what people wants, I mean, most of the people was expecting a hearthwarming reunion and all that jazz, Im kinda glad I fount an artist that actually has more things in mind aside amusing strangers
Xiomay said: I'm wondering...why is Miku looking behind her? Is she seeing the flashback silhouettes from her past? Or was the flashback just a cover up from what she was really looking at?
My thought, Miku walked home with chibi miku and haku, then suddenly she saw the flashback. Then a happy smile coming in. At that time, Haku and chibi miku already walked far from her, so they called her to join them.
lolin86 said: Well Minami sure knows what people wants, I mean, most of the people was expecting a hearthwarming reunion and all that jazz, Im kinda glad I fount an artist that actually has more things in mind aside amusing strangers
Sahaquiel said: Ah, magnificent. What an arc. ... There's nothing on minami's website that indicates that the comic as a whole is even close to being over, though, so I wonder where all of this apprehension is coming from.
random paranoia? i guess maybe minami just needs a small break y'know?
This strip used to be updated daily and now there's no more updates for the past couple of days...either minami is taking a break or Chibi-miku ends guys...I'm betting on the latter because of the location of the title in this strip and the last scene.
l-l-lolz said: This strip used to be updated daily and now there's no more updates for the past couple of days...either minami is taking a break or Chibi-miku ends guys...I'm betting on the latter because of the location of the title in this strip and the last scene.
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Well, if that was the case, wouldn't minami put "The End" somewhere in the corner of the last panel? That's what was done for the kitty-miku side story.
Basically it means... "At 400 strips this comic is over. Thanks for you long patronism. Thanks to you all this manga has reached 400 strips. I thought about planning a memorial event... I will think about it in the future, little by little. Thanks for cheering me on again and again. Please continue to support me from now on."
Your translation fails. You got the most important part wrong. That quote actually translates as "And thus, at strip 400, the reunion arc is over. Thank you for following it this whole way. Thanks to all of you, this comic has reached four hundred strips. I'm thinking of celebrating it with some kind of event, but... well, I'll get back to you on that. Everyone who has supported me all this time, thank you very much. I hope you continue to do so in future."
Like I said, the comic is not over. And if you want proof, here's another quote from his homepage:
D8 Terribly sorry about that. I was being lazy and asked my mother to translate it for me. She didn't tell me that part. I should have proof read it. I guess that's what I get for being lazy. Again, sorry.