I'm pretty disappointed in this ending, I really think it would have been more emotionally resonant if Remu and Azuki got together and Azuki was able to move on from Meguru and their final meeting was about them making peace with one another.

The whole story is about "deviant" fetishes, and even in the chapter Azuki and Remu get the final pages together because their relationship was always the central pillar of this series. Honestly, Meguru's character in general kinda dragged the rest of the cast down in hindsight.

What an underwhelming ending to such a weird ass series.

The excuse Meguru gave and just goes "yep I'm good now let's bang"

And her sister just letting Azuki go when she was very much in love with her as well "my two favorite people are back together!"

Just no. I agree Meguru dragged this whole series down and the fact that those two ended up together was a huge disappointment.

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Remu was into dolls, but I thought she was also getting into having Azuki touch her for 'research'. But I'd have to re-read.

Axe is axe, or whatever. "Becoming her love" also felt rushed; I doubt either was her ideal ending.

yeah that was... not very good. needed more time to cook as usual.

I'm about half and half on the ending. I quite like Meguru and Azuki's resolution. A big part of the story was them mending their relationship and getting through their issues so it's good to see that they managed to rebuild that bridge burned.

Remu... Niji ended up being one entire step above the "disgusting" love's the other three were throwing around so to end the story here after a confrontation but before we actually see anything mended if that's even truly possible. So while Remu got through her issues with Meguru's help it does feel like she's stuck with Niji. (a fight doesn't really cover what Niji did after all)

I get that a lot of people were rooting for Remu to get with Azuki considering they've been on the same wavelength througout the story but honestly, Azuki has so obviously only ever looked at Meguru that way to the point she even became "disgusting" in the first place. And hey I really liked Meguru so for me this is a win.

you know what, I'm three quarters on the ending, I like Meguru and Azuki's resolution and I like how Remu resolved her issues. I don't think Niji quite hit the landing, or at the very least it was bumpy.

I have to agree to me Azuki didn't consider Remu as a love interest once so them becoming best friends works for me. Remu and Meguru mend their relationship and become closer. Meguru and Azuki's resolution was quick but statisfying and even though Niji also has her own form of disgusting love a resolution at this point of the story would have felt unnatural after what she did.
In my opinion this has a good length for a reread maybe in a few months where I'm gonna enjoy the fluff.

Azuki didn't consider Remu as a love interest

Yeah, even if Remu were getting interested in Azuki, backing off under the circumstances seems to fit well.

You know even after that little discussion I had in the comments with a user, i am happy that I was right about the theme of this manga.
A little detail I loved about the end is that, in almost all yuri when a girl finally fucks with other girl is always “women bodies are soft” bit but here Azuki says Meguru body is rough and dry. I like that Azuki ended with Meguru, people always NEED the two leads to end together, but the story never hinted to that especially on Azuki side. I wish we got to see the sex and Azuki being a freak, but to my surprise I am not bothered by it at all.
Also, it would be fucking funny that after all the “it was axed” we get a My Devilishly Sweet Girlfriend in the extras.

it ended just like that? buh

Regardless of how you think the triangle between Azuki, Remu, and Meguru should have been resolved, Niji just being pushed off stage and not resolved is a rather glaring thing, as far as rushing to the finish line goes.

B-but what happened to Niji?

Awww gross besties

I also really appreciated Azuki noting that Real Woman does not feel perfect and smooth and soft etc. I feel Usui definitely wanted to explore more but was unable to for whatever amount of reasons

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Niji's problems are frankly not resolvable in the space of this manga.

i guess shio had to wrap it up in the nicest way they could, a happy ending for everyone and making niji play the "bad character" in a sense. i like how in the end they were able to say "that's disgusting" affectionately, compared to before where it was just such a heavy thing, it's still character growth, acceptance. the whole story to me is saying we all have our own perversions, stemming from bad experiences we've had or something else, and it's so easy to judge from the lens of society's standards. but we aren't all neat and clean cut and perfect like dolls. azuki and yakou finding an "ally" in each other helped turned these negative obsessive perversions into something that could be beautiful, a reframing of this strong energy to create or change, coming from the frustrations they've had from growing up. the story couldve been fleshed out more, but i think all things considered, the message of the story came through clear. at least to me.

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usui shio and rushed unsatisfying endings where the characters explain the themes of the manga to each other, name a more iconic duo

axed..?

usui shio and rushed unsatisfying endings where the characters explain the themes of the manga to each other, name a more iconic duo

This ending's perfectly competent idk why you're hating on a good author about it

Man this still had at least a couple more volumes worth of gas in it, sad to see it end like this. Watching Meguru sprint through her whole character arc in the span of like, 3 chapters sure was something. Honestly the way she magically got over herself and immediately hooked back up with Azuki for a happily ever after left such a bad taste in my mouth I think it would've been better to end on a forever cliffhanger instead.

axed..?

Creator had a few projects running at the same time . That also ended recently. Probably just very human fatigue and needing a break

usui shio and rushed unsatisfying endings where the characters explain the themes of the manga to each other, name a more iconic duo

This ending's perfectly competent idk why you're hating on a good author about it

It's pretty bad. There were 3 main plots in this series and 1 of them was resolved all at once in a single conversation, the other was completely discarded and chalked up to "I got in a fight with my friend, maybe we'll make up some day who knows?" and the last one (Remu developing feelings for Azuki) was completely ignored.

I don't hate Shio but all of her series end like this. Entire plot lines are set up and barely followed through on and the conflict is hashed out all at once in a single chapter by the characters having a super ham fisted conversation.

It's very clear the manga was ended prematurely, it's not the author's fault or bad writing. I am disappointed Niji and Remu's relationship didn't have a resolution, but Usui clearly fought to fit a decent ending in the pages she had left.

It really feels like the author picked and chose the most important things to resolve given the situation. And I think they did a really good job of it truthfully. I understand why people are upset at the idea of resolving things in a conversation, but if there were ever a series where that was possible, it would be this one. The act of unveiling the disgusting parts one was hiding has been put forward as the way to move on and accept them, and that this is a proper path to healing. I think that's exactly what we see. And with that what needed most to be resolved is resolved, and that's absolutely an acceptable place to end a story: to not tie everything up in a neat bow, but to have a very clear focus on a part of the character's lives that the story is about, and resolve it when that conflict is resolved. Like in Niji's case, they haven't made up or figured out how they're going to move forward, but it was that conversation where they put forward what was inside that created a path toward some resolution, and that act itself, not the resolution, is what's being celebrated.

I can't imagine how it must be to know you'll never be able to tell the ending to a story that you had envisioned, and to have to write something else instead, to just do what you can. It's never a satisfying ending, because the story isn't done. But in this case, I think it's quite close. One more chapter of pacing to let things settle and develop at the end and it would have honestly been great. But I'm glad we got this story, and I'm glad we go the resolution we got.

Did Crescent Moon end abruptly?

I read Trying Out Marriage but it's been a while, don't recall the quality.

what a wonderful story. if only we could resolve our conflicting desires so nicely

And this is why you don't start 3 serializations at the same time.

I'm happy things got a resolution (for the most part), but this is obviously a rushed ending.

This ending was pure rushed trash such a disappointment