The circle of life

This entire series brought to us the many ups and downs (mostly downs) of Punpun's life and I was waiting for the end of the series in anticipation, so I'd learn how things ended for him. The white covers looked a bit omnious, but after a few unexpected twists, I feel like the story ended just where it was supposed to: at its beginning, strengthening the message that nothing truly has larger meaning than the subjective one we assigned to it.

Likes

I loved the illustration style, as always. The story brought a few surprises that stirred up emotions, like a good story should. Maybe I'm just subjective because the story ends here, but I liked how some things got resolved and some just didn't in this volume.

Dislikes

I understand that some threads should be left to the imagination of the reader, but I felt a bit confused at times, like there was a bit too much that was untold that should be read between the lines. I guess you can't absorb this fully without at least one re-read down the road.

Audience

The story touches many tough topics, like depression, self harm, and suicide, so I wouldn't recommend it to those who are not at a stable place in their life right now.

Rating

I didn't give every volume 5/5, but I'd say this one deserves it. It's a strong finale to the series and will leave me thinking about it for a while for sure.