About Heroes

Author and Artist: Masami Tsuda
Volume 21

When I play RPG video games, I always look forward to the ending. With all that build up, it better be magical, or someone's gonna get it! But it's also sad to say good-bye…, and that's what I had to do with Kare Kano. Volume 21 is the last volume, and I hate for it to end, but the ending was definitely worth it.

The reason I enjoy Kare Kano, written by Masami Tsuda, is because of how it makes me feel. All warm, cheesecakey, grandma quilty, goosebumpy, flutters in your stomach on your first date twitterpatted. You know the feeling…, or maybe I need mental help.  After wrapping up high school graduation with all the friends sharing their plans, Tsuda jumps forward sixteen years to regal us with the marriage between the two main characters Yukino and Soichiro. And of course Asaba is still right dab in the middle of their relationship. The two have three kids, and Soichiro is a police officer. Yukino is a plastic surgeon. And with the skill of a truly good storyteller, Tsuda wraps up the story but leaves it open…, not in a "there's a chance of a sequel" sense, but in a "Neverending Story" sense - everyone's life is a story, and it continues on.

Needless to say, the ending made me cry. It's right up there with the last page of Sailor Moon, which is saying a lot, coming from me! As a side note, I'll definitely miss the little author notes Tsuda writes as well - she's so cute when she talks about her daily life and draws herself as chibi stick figure! So if you love good endings, don't worry about being disappointed with this series. I tell ya what you should steer clear of - ReBoot the video game! I was so upset by that cop-out…, erg! A+