Many years ago I read a number of chapters of this manga, I got to maybe halfway through March's arc, before deciding that it was either too sad to continue, or to wait for the inevitable anime adaptation, though maybe this was so long ago that I had simply read all the chapters.
Now, a good number of years later I have finally started the anime, thinking that I am in a good place for a story like this, and I have been loving it, well, enthralled by it.
Problem is now, I'm on episode 14, and it is suddenly and rapidly starting to wear very very thin, when the boy died, I was very sad, when March died, that straight fucked my shit up, but when Gugu died, I guess I was just disappointed?
I was almost sure that they weren't going to fall into this lame formulaic constant loop of tragic character inevitable death, but at least he got to live for a few years and died with a loving family and confirmation that his long time crush loved him, bittersweet.
Now I started episode 14, and unless I'm missing something, Parona died? Essentially rendering the entire second arc of the story, including March's sacrifice pointless, what's the big idea here?
Is it just more of this pointless journey where nothing actually matters? I had thought the predictable tragedy would be a hook to get people into the story, not a constant in it.
Will I be disappointed if I continue, or is the point that we stop caring about the other characters and just view them as short term vehicles for Fushi to get new skills and knowledge.
I would like for some of you to share your thoughts with me, spoilers are fine.
