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Cat_of_Anodyne2
Apr 03, 2021
GE: Good Ending review
(*These are my comments on the story, not an actual review*)

This manga was absolutely beautiful. It had tons of background meaning and though I viewed the characters in a way that most other readers didn't I think it is one of the best romances I've ever seen.. That's speaking for both anime and manga. I would recommend this to anyone as it incorporates a little bit of every genre. If I were asked who the best mangaka is I'd say Hajime Isayama, but if I were to be asked my favorite mangaka, I'd undoubtedly reply Sasuga Kei- Sensei. Domestic na Kanojo came after this and got an anime adaptation; I think Good Ending would do just as well as Dome x Kano If it got a anime adaptation aswell, The key difference between the two is that one has a clear path one doesn't, one has a happy ending where as the other doesn't. Lots of people had different ships, couldn't stand the NTR, or were just fed up with the patheticness the characters sometimes had and dropped it but I'm positive they would've really enjoyed if they read to the end. Chapters 1-80 were packed with good writing and lots of strong emotion, from around Chapters 90 - 120 it was pathetic, the writing had became cliche and dull, the characters were to wishy washy, the story didn't have any clear progression. This was fixed with Chapters 130ish to the end of the story... lots of chara development and story advancement, some would say the ending was rushed and I think they're reasonable to say so, but I also saw no reason for the beast of a mangaka that is Sasuga Kei- Sensei, to drag out this manga any longer and overall I was quite satisfied with the ending.
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Simply_Waiting12
Apr 03, 2021
GE: Good Ending review
First thing first, if you're not interested in romance and drama, this manga is not for you. There's a lot of romance, a lot of drama and oh boy is it good.

For the story, it isn't to complicated Boy A likes Girl A, Girl B helps him, in some point in time Boy A starts liking more Girl B and the drama starts.
Is really simple but the execution is really good, the pace of the story is good, maybe a little rush in the final chapters, i would have liked to see more of the relationship between Utsumi and Kurokawa and maybe more development with the side characters (specially the relationship of Oonuma and Izumi) but overall is good, really good.

Now that i mention the characters, they're really good, Utsumi, is a really good MC, is not annoying like many romance anime MC and Kurukawa is really cute and intriguing, Shou made me mad, but is good because her character at some point made me mad and feel the story.
And about the secondary characters, all of them are good and really flesh out and they have their time to shine and give a conclusion to their problems, like i said i would have like to see more but overall they're all good and one more important thing,is that, they all act coherent, like a normal person of their age may act and that's something to appreciate.

There were some things in the story that i didn't like how they ended, most of it, because a person do that in real life, they would have gone to jail or getting kill or were to damn cliche, but there were little bumps in the story and are easily dismissed.
Also i have to note, that, some may say that there's a focus on tennis that is true, but is more of a plot device, you don't actually watch their tournaments, in that regard, and this are maybe spoilers, but you will see more baseball and photography than tennis.
Also a neutral point for me, the story is set in high school, so that may o may not be appealing for you.

Moving on to the art, well, is good, simply that good. Kei Sasuga really knows how to make cute girls, but sometimes, some of the boys, look weird, and somehow not really good proportionate, specially in the first chapters, but it gets better. Overall is good, not to much to talk about it.

In conclusion, i really enjoy it. It really hook me up, and wasn't unable to stop reading. I wasn't so sure that i will like it, but it really got me, it made mad, it made me sad, it made me really happy, it has some problems but they're little bumps that may be subjective.

Is a must read if you like romance and drama in general.

+ Good Story
+Good character and character development

-Somehow odd or cliche story decisions
-Art is odd at times

Neutral
*High School setting
*Could have use a little more tennis and baseball
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Nameless07
Apr 03, 2021
GE: Good Ending review


I'm really sorry for my english in advance I hope it won't be too much trouble to read.

I have some mixed feelings about this manga. While I really liked the art and the faces drawn by the author, while I found the plot interesting, I'm just fed up with the drama in this.

I mean it is too much... everytime for every little things it's just frustrating. In my opinion, drama is a genre that require a good balance, a balance with drama and happy times. The main problem with GE was the fact that you have just a new forced drama every 3 chapters that ruin the entire story. Basically GE had a big part of drama which was just... forced, you know those drama where, as a reader, you are just frustrated by how the characters are stupid and create drama because of their own stupidity and because of their lack of communication skills that leads to misunderstandings...

To conclude : the art is great in my opinion, story seemed interesting but everything has been leveled down by frustrating cliffhangers at the end of chapters and by the over representation of non necessary drama. I do not recomend if you seek for some realist relationship and if you like coherent well-paced drama. In those kind of stories, drama permit to add depth into characters to make them more likable not to ruin them and to make us hate them for their lack of logic. At some point, you could clearly see that the author was making the characters take some bad decisions only to create bad drama...

Let's talk about the characters ( BIG spoilers to read only if you are masochist or if you have finished GE) :

Seiji (MC) is probably the only character who has grown up since the chapter 1. During the whole plot he was a coward and a cuck, yes a cuck the best instance is when he tried to defend the boyfriend of Shô when this one had SEEN her boyfriend talking to his ex and saying to her "i want to get back with you" or something else. MC just said the biggest speech of his life to defend the boyfriend whose, i remind, cucked the MC at the beginning of the story. At least he was quite more brave throughout the story. Oh and i have forgotten. If Seiji has been dumped, it's only because of him because this idiot has made the relation tense by delaying the problem with yuki's ex AND because he was stubborn and he decided to live a relationship without any sexe. I mean he could have lived his relationship at his own pace like every normal man but he decided to be stupid and yuki has noticed he was forcing himself...

Yuki (main Girl) : at the start of the story, she was interesting and i really liked her. She was smart and she helped MC to grow up + she was mysterious with her past. Then there was this part where MC was conscious of liking her, he showed her that he liked her ( i mean you have to be blind to not see that...) and this idiot yuki did what ? She thought that MC was talking about an other girl..

It was just frustrating Yuki was smart at the begin and good to read emotions so WHY i just dont understand. Anyway the worst part about her is when she broke up with MC. Her reason ? "I give you too much trouble" just what the fuck ? You think leave him alone will make his problems vanish ?? If you want a relationship without taking your responsabilities then you buy a robot or a pillow with a waifu printed on it..

Then she was denying that she had still feeling for MC when MC asked her BUT she decided to confess that she still has feelings for him when the MC goes out with Shô. It's a joke ? What is she trying to do ? I could at least understand if MC didnt give her any chances but he just gave her a bunch of chances after they broke up and she litteraly rejected everything coldly but now that he's dating with an another woman she confesses. It was a joke, i have never seen a character that bad, Yuki in my opinion has regressed since the beginning of the story. She went from a very good character to an illogical character who only acts to force the drama into the story...

Shô : Well... She is the same from the first chapter to the last. She has cucked MC with her senpai who only used her because this one was sad after a breakup then (logic) it didn't finish well. Then she dated with MC anddd. Yes once again she dated with a guy that has just been dumped by his initial girlfriend and (drum roll) she, once again, has been dumped by the MC because this one was still loving yuki. At the end of the story she started dating again with this moron of senpai who cheated on her. The author tried to say to us that it was a good end for her but i'm not stupid I know how relationship works... She would have been better single at the end.

Risa : well she's a pity. It was sad to see her forcing with MC. Risa is the cliche of the beautiful girl who instantly fall in love with stupid and virgin MC because this one has been nice and kind for a stupid reason once in the story after their meeting. She is sad to see, she only serves to cause misunderstanding ( drama are you there ?) but at least she has been once in the story smart by talking to yuki to "defend" MC.
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TenRX9
Apr 03, 2021
GE: Good Ending review
Good Ending (End) 8.5/10

After reading and watching so many animes and manga, i've come to realisethat im in a position to start writing review and this will be the first one im starting with.

Firstly,Good Ending is definitely worth reading if you're a fan of romance manga. The Mangaka (Sasuga Kei) have properly developed the characters, deeper into the characters past and the reason to how they felt and how they react. There was a purpose in each chapter and the story was progressing at a suitable pace (for a romance fanatic like me, it certainly was 'suitable' but might be abit slow for others, though not as slow as some others like kimi ni no todoke or daisy).
The art was really good, Sasuga was able to display the emotions fairly well on the faces. But what surprised me most was that he was his use of photos in the manga
(The protagonist, Seiji, took interest and joined a photography club). Through those photos, he really portrayed the feelings and emotions that was going thourgh Seiji.Not to mention that the artwork for the scenery/background is pretty well done.

The story take place in a high school settings that lasted for Seiji's 3 years in the school (not considering the 10 years skip at the back which i will talk about
more later). Sasuga was able to take into account the characters settings and made full use of it to develop the story to show the movment of the plot. Seiji is also not those type of character which u will despise, (not those weak, perverted harem) and this is definitely not typical manga where a troubled man recieve advice from a certain somebody and sees the light and solve the problem miraculously.The duration of the manga is also not too long to make you feel its draggy and not too short to make you feel that characters are underdeveloped.

The humour that Sasuga showed was also really interesting, although not to the extend of rofl, but its certainly enough for u to giggle and make people around you wonder whats going on.

The start was abit different as compared to the rest of the story. The characters was totally potrayed out of his usual self and might be a turn off for alot of readers (probably myself in the previous years but experience have told me that awesome manga might not necessarily have a good start). However story begins picking itself up after the first chapter so i would highly advice readers to not judge the whole manga immediately after reading the first chapter.

May contain some spoilers
Each character has a distinct personality but not all were fully developed. Would have been 9 if Sasuga considered adding side chapters to develop how 'Baldy
and Eri got together. As well as the story behind Onunamu and Izumi as they seem to share some past together which was not developed. But rest assured, the main characters were fully developed and all those burning questions answered as the chapters goes on.

For those that arent reading the paragraph below this, this manga would have been rated 9.5/10 if not for the ending. Seems that mangaka was rushed and summarized too many things into 1 chapter, and feels like a roller coaster ride where the drop was way too fast after something that climatic in the previous chapter. Perhaps more part about them enjoying their hard earned love/relationship could be shown. (Even though the whole damn story revolves around them, i'm pretty sure alot of readers will agree with me on this. They have nvr really been going out properly without someone feeling depress sad or some bad incident happening)


(CONTAIN heavy SPOILERS! Please refrain from reading this paragraph if you're planning on reading it)


Another downside to this manga would be the predictability straight from the start.The moment i saw how things were going from chapter 2, i knew that Seiji would definitely picked Yuki at the end. And as the story progress, it confirms my suspicion. However there were this little timespan in which when Seiji was dating Shou that made me thought that would it end with them being seperated? Apart from the predictability, the ending was also kinda cliche, like how parents are always the enemy of romance and how the protagonist would make huge sacrifice to travel to the girls house (which is always far away) to save her.
(Maybe its is just me but since i have read Kimi no Iru Machi recently, this part might be abit biased)
Furthermore, Sasuga just breeze past Yuki's fear of intimacy at the end. It seems like the ending is way too rushed and just by going 10 years later he summarised basically what is going on which is all within expectation. I certainly feel that more could be put into how both Seiji and Yuki overcome this fear that was brought forth by Tooru.



All in all i believe that this manga is certainly worth reading. Be prepared to go through the ups and downs of Seiji as Sasuga (Mangaka) brings out the pains and
happiness in this high school romance manga.
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MangoPamda5
Apr 03, 2021
GE: Good Ending review
My first thought of this manga was: "Oh, ecchi and harem. The main character must be weak and suck." And it was true during the early chapters.

But then, halfway through, I just cannot stop clicking on the "next" chapter because I am really curious on how things turn out. There's a lot of misunderstanding and tears, and sometimes I can't help but want to slap the girls, but the point is, all those annoying conflicts will help them to be a better person.

The plot is simple, right? Afterall, there are many manga about high school life, romance, chasing after dreams, and building a future with a person you love. Still, within that simple plot, comes good story with good ending smile.

I always love a story with character growth, and GE: Good Ending absolutely has that element. Of course, I'm not interested with the ecchi part, and the story itself doesn't have that much fanservice on the latest chapters, thanks to my relief ,lol. Welp, some might realise on how the story is kinda rushed, but it's acceptable for me.

I love how the characters find their own "good endings" in the end of the story. Yuki is a strong girl at first, but as we continue on with the story, it turns out that she has a weak and lonely side. On contrary, Shou is a cheerful girl but even she can gets emotional and hate someone.

It was a normal manga to me. But then, it suddenly turns one of the mangas I like more. The epilogue wraps everything all. And I feel very satisfied and with a great smile.
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mdauben5
Apr 03, 2021
GE: Good Ending review
This is a review from someone who currently following Domestic Girlfriend (DG), it may also contained MINOR SPOILERS and COMPARISONS with DG


Story and Enjoyment (5/10)
Let's begin with the story. GE is a predecessor of DG which written by the same author, so if you currently reading DG you will definitely have the same feeling as you start reading GE. The story is a rollercoaster of feeling, same as DG, neither what i can say enjoyable nor hateful. In GE it feels really short and a bit rushed, so i'm not really satisfied with the ending. It also feels unrealistic and very predictable compared to DG.

Character (3/10)
Yes, this is probably the downside of GE if you compare it to DG. Surprisingly there are no characters in this manga that i could be attached to like in DG.
Seiji : The MC, or you can say the more lame version of Natsuo from DG, is very indecisive and have zero courage to do anything, always depends to other people in his surrounding.
Yuki : The "Rui" of GE, is IMO the least worse character in the manga, until she made a decision to break up with the MC just because of a stupid reason
Shou : The "Hina" of GE. Just for info i love Hina's character in DG, but Shou here is what i can say the "bad version" of Hina. She made a big mistake during the first half of the story and that's why i already knew from the very beginning things wouldn't go to her liking in the story.

Overall (4/10)
It is not the best manga for romance lovers like me, because it feels unrealistic, predictable, and isn't very satisfying in the end. The characters aren't very likeable. The rollercoaster of feeling and dramas are a bit too much for me, same as in DG, but as i said above, neither enjoyable nor hateful. But if you like those kind of things, this is absolutely the ideal manga to read while you're waiting every week for a new DG chapter.
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Ixidorian9
Apr 03, 2021
GE: Good Ending review
First things first. My "reviews" system is explained on a blog entry. Which can be found through my profile.
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✦Story
You know, rated it 7 at first, but after some thought lowered it t 6. I have a bit of a sweet spot for "broken" characters. There are aspects I hate regarding them (where they end up doing stupid things) yet can't help myself liking them for some aspects. Now the reason why I put this under "story" ?, simple enough. It's about a girl, what had a bit of a past and issues, thus locking herself from trust. We got a main guy who is reaching for love.

Now I cannot say much without spoiling so I will keep the key points. It's sweet story with lot of stupid drama, inability of honesty, hiding the truth, lies. As well various past events that are quite idiotic at times. Story did have for the most part progression, love and drama. But certain drama plot points did anger me a fair amount. (will add spoiler'type comments to "comment" section in the list entry).

Anyhow, good enough love story, but typical drama stupidity that I'm not fond of.

✦Art
Eh, was fine enough. Didn't leave me impressed nor didn't look that ugly either. Fell towards "good" more than "bad".

✦Character
Broken chick with issues, main guy of fresh love adventure, senpai that likes douche, senpai that comes crawling back some sidekicks whose existence I do not remember and some loose chicks, playboys and morons. Overall, did like main 2 girls, main guy was average and rest I mostly did not like. In another words, fair enough cast.

✦Enjoyment & Overall
I love romance, I love vanilla romance, my moral compass is vanilla romance, I hate loose relationships/superficial/short-term/one-night-stands or whatever. Manga did balance it, thankfully for the most side the side I hate consisted of sidekicks. In another words, it was fine enough manga, enjoyed it, but wasn't particularly as impressed.
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pocketpocky12
Apr 03, 2021
GE: Good Ending review
Good Ending is a shounen with romance as the main thing, and a bit of tennis. It's difficult to compare it with another shounen romances, because is pretty unique.
It has a wonderful art, and a good pace.

Utsumi, the main character, although has problems with love, wants to change, and little by little he does so. He is not perverted (only a bit in his imagination), is kind, and doesnt give up easily.
There are two main girls: Yuki, a serious, calm and intelligent, she helps Utsumi to confess, and Shou, cheerful and hiperactive she is the captain of the tennis club, and the crush of Utsumi.

This isn't a harem, the girls don't start liking Utsumi because he did something good to them, and this is a point in favor of this series.
There is a bit of ecchi (specially in the covers of the chapters), but generally is related to the plot, it isn't a free ecchi.

The only drawback of this manga its the plot. It's not really a big issue, but more than Utsumi confenssing to Shou, and the reasons of the help of Yuki, the isn't another plot. But the manga it's starting, with the pace it has, something should happen.

As I said comparing this manga with the another shounen romance ongoings is difficult, but I'll try to highlight some points:

Ane Doki: Ane Doki has much more ecchi and in my opinion innecesary.
Kimi no Iru Machi: I like KNIM, but i think, Utsumi is a better main character than Haruto. He has problems, but he fights to be a better person, and when bad things happen, he take all seriously.

I give this series a 9 because the story can be even better...
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MasakiHana9
Apr 03, 2021
GE: Good Ending review
This romance manga might seem predictable but is very interesting. I can't help to continue reading, well I ended up staying up all night reading all of it in one day. I really love how the story goes.

The story is about a guy, not brave enough to confess to his crush, and ended up looking stalking her through binoculars everyday (talk about lame). Then he met a girl who's for some reason wants to help him to confess. Well, talking about main chara like that of course he refused at first, but ended up dancing at the girl's hands for some reason.

As the story goes the main chara becomes cool-headed and for some reason quite the ladykiller (I would love the manga so much if it does happen though). I love how he becomes brave enough to actually wants to solve his own problems rather than being helped (A man). More and more the mystery unsolved and unexpected moment. But somehow I feel like the characters live with never-ending conflicts, as one conflict ended means that one conflict is starting, it goes on a cycle. That what makes it interesting though, especially when the characters and conflicts feel realistic. Talk about broken hearts everywhere.

The ending is satisfying enough but I think they can make it better, like prolonging the chapter, show us more happy moments won't you (quite stressful). And in overall I think this manga is really interesting. I ended up giving 10 because I really enjoyed this manga, and now it won't get out of my mind #I want more yuuuukiiiiiiii!!??
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GE: Good Ending
GE: Good Ending
Autor Sasuga, Kei
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