Blade of the Immortal Chapter 207 Discussion

Weird ending with the 90 year timeskip, atleast Anotsu did survive, and that mask guy washed up with the other two.

Unexpectedly great conclusion. I think it was sorta dragged out in some parts and really got annoyed with the whole enemies that should be fighting each other are honourably saving or helping each other stuff that goes on alot throughout the duration of the manga but luckily as I hoped of samura, it was mostly, well sometimes, to drag a thematic point and the final volume cements that point; Grudges/revenge, is it really worth it?. I like the take on revenge in this manga...it tells us it's probably not worth it but yet doesn't try to paint it as black as noted when Manji defends rin's need for revenge back in the early volumes and some other instances in the manga but most importantly it makes sure that it is known that there is a difference between vengeance and retribution. Overall good start, decent middle, great ending. Best part or panel of the last volume is no doubt the one where it's stated that habaki's and anotsu's swords are blade full of regret. That hits hard.

Kvshi said:
Han-yuu said:
Guess Manji x Rin was not quite possible, so i think that's the fit ending. Though i didn't expect Rin to kill Kagehisa. I thought she will forgive him in the end, but Well, Kagehisa accepted his death with a smile to end things otherwise Rin wouldn't have able to kill him even in his sleep.



Didn't expected to see ninety years time-skip. It was nice to see that old hag Rin and her grand daughter. I wonder if Manji even remember Rin's name. Taking Fuyu didn't ring the bell for him.



Kvshi said:
and the little finger Fuyu was talking about. I'm not fully sure what it meant, but I think it was Anotsu's last words that Manji said he'll never forget.

That was Kagehisa arm. Remember Habaki cut his finger. I think he asked that guy on the ship to pick-up Kagehisa from the river and burry him and probably later he took his arm for memory/promise or just because he needed it and replaced it with that big arm he had. So Fuyu asked about that finger and he remembered kagehisa name because of that.



Even though, I'm late on this reply, alright, but yeah, I was expected Rin to forgive Kagehisa. Rin's forgiveness would've been the final stage of her character development in the manga.



But then again, wouldn't it make the whole bloody journey of Rin and Manji rather pointless? All the people killed on their way plus what it made of Rin's life is why I think she couldn't forgive him.



BTW, who is the kid Giichi talks to? It didn't ring any bell for me.

It was really good, but man is it a huge bummer that Rin and Manji had virtually no closure. She was basically unconscious for the tail end of the whole final battle and then they didn't even speak after that and then it ended. They were the main duo! They were pretty much the closest friends out of anyone else in the story, and they got nothing! I wish they could have at least said goodbye to each other. I understand why they didn't though, what with Manji thematically representing her quest for revenge and her being done with it. It's just sad

Valaskjalf said:
Extect said:
Valaskjalf said:
pretty meh manga it got decent action but the story sucked.



I know this is a really old comment. Maybe you aren't even active anymore,



But with you having coffin princess as a 10 and btooooom as a 9 I don't trust your opinion at all



Are you saying I'm lying ?



I usually don't assume someone is lying on the internet.



I just assume you think coffin princess and berserk are equals...  and that you did not like blade of the immortal



Also, I find btooom ridiculous because it takes itself too seriously

I was actually pretty satisfied with the ending. Burying all off Itto ryu' weapons, showing Rin's granddaughter and showing Rin was alright after Manji left, and the little finger Fuyu was talking about. I'm not fully sure what it meant, but I think it was Anotsu's last words that Manji said he'll never forget.



I just wish that they showed a bit more of Rin and how much of a mature women she's grown into



Anyways, great manga with a good ending!

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                        I'm satisfied.



I couldn't imagine that how this long story of vengeance ends when I finished volume 29. But now I feel that ending is more than acceptable. Samura successfully unfolds ending. He also made a epilogue, "Manji & Rin", so that we can see how they lived after the last battle. We can see that Manji's little finger at his right hand is missing at the very end. I didn't care about it at first but it actually has a big meaning.



Great story. Nice end. I love it.

Fantastic read, i will admit i was really skeptical at first and was close to dropping on a few times but glad i stuck with it. The first thing to say was how misled i was by the synopsis, i assumed it would be manji on a quest to slay 1000 evil men, at the end of the day i think he killed like 13 or something (haha) but despite that it quickly made sure people realized that things weren't going to be as straightforward. I do admit i questioned some of the choices of certain characters such as Rin, if she really wanted vengeance why not go for it instead of saying she'd follow Anotsu to see his end. All in all, fantastic characters and even more impressive art and a decent conclusion.



Really wanted to see Doa one more time :(