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this literally was me because i ended up finishing it in 3 days and i was left unsatisfied, i couldn't believe that was the end. Why won't he just give us a sequel its been 30 years ugh but this genuinely is one of the best mangas ive read and i love Inoue Takehiko's writing and artstyle, if only he could give a satisfying end.
The ending left me speechless and not in a good way. First, I want to clarify that I loved the manga, the story was incredible, as well as the drawing and the characters. I don’t regret reading it, but I sincerely doubt whether to recommend it or not. That doubt comes because of the ending. The story feels like it was left in the middle, there are still so many things to see , the mangaka literally only showed us 4 months of Sakuragi's life. He had still a lot to discover and improve, the same with the other characters. I wanted to see him make it to the big leagues or at least until high school ended, but the manga ends in his first championship, it just doesn't make sense. Also, I feel frustrated, after reading 30 chapters , seeing all the effort that everyone made to win that match, even Sakuragi got hurt, we find out that they lost in the next one. Worst of all, we found out about this in a paragraph, there are not even drawings of them losing. I understand that that can give it a realistic touch, but considering that this is the ending, it left me with a bitter taste. Anyway, I feel very sad and kind of angry, in my opinion the story must have gone on and it's a pity it ended so abruptly.