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A review by evgeniya
The Summer Hikaru Died, Vol. 3 by Mokumokuren
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
"take this. it's half of my... insides. i just ripped it out." me and who. ME AND WHO, I REPEAT, ME AND WHO.
this manga really just does something to your brain chemistry, all of volume one and chapter sixteen in particular. i feel like eating coal and dosing my body on fire. eldritch horror but he's so fucking gay and dumb and is just happy to be here and be human. but also the identity crisis of it all. what's not to love?
"what makes a person who they are? memories? cells? experiences? if you look from a different perspective, is he hikaru? hikaru is alive in these guys' minds. what does it take for a person to really die?" & "what does it mean to have 'life'? it's not like you disappear from this world when you die. the form of your soul just changes. it's not like you become separated. they go through birth and death, but souls won't be lost. they're always by your side." all the talk about life and death. 'hikaru' feeling sympathy for the woman in a movie, but not understanding what he's supposed to feel for the people in real like. expect for yoshiki, of course. he was so ready to kill asako, and he probably would if yoshiki didn't catch up to them in time. and we're still not exactly sure if he was the one to kill that one old lady, but he didn't deny it when yoshiki asked him about it. he has so much love for yoshiki, even if he doesn't get it, but he finds it so hard to extend it for anyone else. i am so looking forward to seeing how it all progresses, especially now that 'hikaru' is weaker and people are actually hunting him. even if they don't know it's him they want, they'll figure it out eventually, and it won't be pretty.
and, when yoshiki stabbed 'hikaru' in an attempt to kill him and then asked him to kill him, i felt like screaming. like what do you MEAN. to be fair, the whole chapter was just insane, it was literal perfection. how am i supposed to just move on with my life when i run out of chapters to read?
this manga really just does something to your brain chemistry, all of volume one and chapter sixteen in particular. i feel like eating coal and dosing my body on fire. eldritch horror but he's so fucking gay and dumb and is just happy to be here and be human. but also the identity crisis of it all. what's not to love?
"what makes a person who they are? memories? cells? experiences? if you look from a different perspective, is he hikaru? hikaru is alive in these guys' minds. what does it take for a person to really die?" & "what does it mean to have 'life'? it's not like you disappear from this world when you die. the form of your soul just changes. it's not like you become separated. they go through birth and death, but souls won't be lost. they're always by your side." all the talk about life and death. 'hikaru' feeling sympathy for the woman in a movie, but not understanding what he's supposed to feel for the people in real like. expect for yoshiki, of course. he was so ready to kill asako, and he probably would if yoshiki didn't catch up to them in time. and we're still not exactly sure if he was the one to kill that one old lady, but he didn't deny it when yoshiki asked him about it. he has so much love for yoshiki, even if he doesn't get it, but he finds it so hard to extend it for anyone else. i am so looking forward to seeing how it all progresses, especially now that 'hikaru' is weaker and people are actually hunting him. even if they don't know it's him they want, they'll figure it out eventually, and it won't be pretty.
and, when yoshiki stabbed 'hikaru' in an attempt to kill him and then asked him to kill him, i felt like screaming. like what do you MEAN. to be fair, the whole chapter was just insane, it was literal perfection. how am i supposed to just move on with my life when i run out of chapters to read?
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gore and Blood
Minor: Vomit