A review by timefliesaway
ウスズミの果て 2 by 岩宗治生

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

From the ancient relics, the "mistakes of the past." And from the ecosystem, the awesome "power of life" that has even grown to envelop mankind's mistakes. You can experience both here.

A bit more melancholic this time. (But could still be even more so.) 
Might be due to the visit to the library, and then also the time-skip (which surprised me). 
Chapter 9 and 13 are my favorite in this volume.

The chapters have become less routinely, and especially with an addition of two new main characters, the mission has changed a bit. 
I really like the darker-skinned character, but I'm still not much a fan of the taller one. Although it was good to see his backstory, but I generally don't like it much that the main cast has expanded that soon. I was hoping this series to be mostly "lonesome", at least in the first few volumes.

On the other hand, it is interesting to get more lore info, especially regarding the great war. The first chapters in the first volume made me think that the war and the alien invasion (+ the virus) came around the same time (which was 50 years ago?), but apparently not. 
Turns out, the great war was 1000 years ago? I'm not very sure I understood that correctly. That seems way too far in the past. And how old does that Saya make?


It was also nice to see some animals finally. 

Overall, the vibe is like a mix of melancholy and hope. While I'd want more melancholy, I do kinda also like the hopefulness, cause the author seems to be having a similar view on mankind as I do. And that means
that humans are in fact all gone (the best part of this series ngl), and it's time for a new species to roam earth.
 

-04.08.24