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少女終末旅行 / Girls' Last Tour #5
少女終末旅行 5 [Shoujo Shuumatsu Ryokou 5]
終末世界を生きる少女たちを描く新感覚日常漫画も第5弾に突入。謎の生命体から地球の終わりが近いと知らされても、チトとユーリはどこ吹く風。それよりも大切なのは、二人で今日を生きることと、明日を生きるための燃料と食料を補給することだ。そうやってこれまで通り旅を続ける彼女たちは、ついに都市の最上階へと続く塔を発見。目的地を目の前にして、二人は懐かしい故郷のことを思い出す……。
160 pages, Paperback
First published September 8, 2017
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Tsukumizu
23 books85 followersTsukumizu (つくみず, a pseudonym, real name unknown) is a Japanese cartoonist.
They are best known for the manga series Girls' Last Tour (2014-2018), a slice-of-life in a post-apocalyptic setting, and Shimeji Simulation (2019-2024), a 'yonkoma' (four panel strip) surrealist comedy.
They are best known for the manga series Girls' Last Tour (2014-2018), a slice-of-life in a post-apocalyptic setting, and Shimeji Simulation (2019-2024), a 'yonkoma' (four panel strip) surrealist comedy.
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May 21, 2019
AFTERWARD
I like dreaming of the past.
Meeting people I’ll never meet again, my childhood self talking to my mother or father...
Then when I wake up I feel sad.
Does that sadness stem from having lost those things?
Or is it because I’ve remembered that I’d forgotten even the things I’d lost...?
Humans long for things to stay the same, for eternity, but on the other hand I think that the act of forgetting heals us.
I feel the pain 😕
Mel 🖤🐶🐺🐾
May 20, 2019
AI獨自活太久也會想自殺嗎
最近看到母校動漫社倒社的消息
想到大學時參加動漫社辦的攻殼講座
請到AI專長的資工系教授演講
教授覺得人類的行為作為一個不完美的系統
何必去模仿呢?
學術的追求中
AI追求think rationally, act rationally
何謂rationally，則是maximize goal achievement
攻殼其實跟AI無關
是神學和哲學的問題
本書想自殺的AI亦然
最近看到母校動漫社倒社的消息
想到大學時參加動漫社辦的攻殼講座
請到AI專長的資工系教授演講
教授覺得人類的行為作為一個不完美的系統
何必去模仿呢?
學術的追求中
AI追求think rationally, act rationally
何謂rationally，則是maximize goal achievement
攻殼其實跟AI無關
是神學和哲學的問題
本書想自殺的AI亦然
February 13, 2024
This is a review for the manga as a whole and not this individual volume, so it will probably be somewhat spoilerish.
The anime for this manga had been on my radar for some time. I knew very little about it, other than it was usually compared to Kino's Journey which I enjoyed. I think I watched the entire anime within a forty-eight-hour period of starting it, and I immediately knew I had to read the manga to find out more.
So, I had already read the manga a couple times in unofficial translations by this point, so this isn't exactly my first read. I've had plenty of time to process my feelings towards this story, and there was really an extraordinary amount to process.
The first thing most people I know who have either seen the anime or read the manga say is it's very depressing. I'll be honest, just looking at the basic plot makes it seem like a horrifically sad and hopeless tale. Yet, I never was hit by any pity for these two girls in this hopeless situation. If anything, I envied them.
They were born into a dying and nearly dead world, in a collapsed society built in the ruins of an older collapsed society. They seem to have been separately taken in by an older man after something conceivably happened to their separate sets of parents. That was the only family/parental figure they can remember. They lose him at a very young age and are forced into the world to fend for themselves.
They are almost entirely ignorant of humanity, history, morality, and basically anything that we humans take for granted from our social constructs. So, they experience the remnants of this long dead world from an entirely fresh perspective, and it's so well executed to make it breathtaking. I was in constant awe of how effortlessly thought provoking it was. Heavy concepts were given fresh perspective from the eyes of these two unbiased observers. War, death, life, the afterlife, art, music, literature, and that's only the first ones to come to mind.
They have one simple purpose, and that's to find their way to the highest level of the multilayered ruins, hoping there's something up there. Yet, the journey comes to mean more to them than the destination. All the experiences they share together on their trek make their lives worthwhile, as unfair as their lives seem. Despite having only each other for almost the entirety of the story, they always had each other. Both of them had one ever faithful and unshakable companion to help them navigate through life.
I guess that's why I'm envious of them. The simplicity of their existence, coupled with having a person they loved deeply to get through it with, sounds nice. I suppose that's odd to say about two young girls forced to scrounge for every bit of food and water they can find, but the author herself mentioned feeling envious of them in the afterword. I guess I'm not alone, and that's one of the feelings these manga volumes gave me. I felt that as long as this story existed, and there was an author out there who could invoke these kinds of emotions in me, I'd never be alone.
There are so many powerfully emotional scenes that it's hard to even begin going into the finer details of the plot, so I'm not going to do that. I just want to say that I'm not sure if a work of fiction has ever moved me like this. Even the artwork, which I don't have much of an eye for, constantly made me want to sit and appreciate it. Every time I read this, I'm filled with a sense that everything will be okay, in the end, and that life, for all its hardships, is very much worth living.
The anime for this manga had been on my radar for some time. I knew very little about it, other than it was usually compared to Kino's Journey which I enjoyed. I think I watched the entire anime within a forty-eight-hour period of starting it, and I immediately knew I had to read the manga to find out more.
So, I had already read the manga a couple times in unofficial translations by this point, so this isn't exactly my first read. I've had plenty of time to process my feelings towards this story, and there was really an extraordinary amount to process.
The first thing most people I know who have either seen the anime or read the manga say is it's very depressing. I'll be honest, just looking at the basic plot makes it seem like a horrifically sad and hopeless tale. Yet, I never was hit by any pity for these two girls in this hopeless situation. If anything, I envied them.
They were born into a dying and nearly dead world, in a collapsed society built in the ruins of an older collapsed society. They seem to have been separately taken in by an older man after something conceivably happened to their separate sets of parents. That was the only family/parental figure they can remember. They lose him at a very young age and are forced into the world to fend for themselves.
They are almost entirely ignorant of humanity, history, morality, and basically anything that we humans take for granted from our social constructs. So, they experience the remnants of this long dead world from an entirely fresh perspective, and it's so well executed to make it breathtaking. I was in constant awe of how effortlessly thought provoking it was. Heavy concepts were given fresh perspective from the eyes of these two unbiased observers. War, death, life, the afterlife, art, music, literature, and that's only the first ones to come to mind.
They have one simple purpose, and that's to find their way to the highest level of the multilayered ruins, hoping there's something up there. Yet, the journey comes to mean more to them than the destination. All the experiences they share together on their trek make their lives worthwhile, as unfair as their lives seem. Despite having only each other for almost the entirety of the story, they always had each other. Both of them had one ever faithful and unshakable companion to help them navigate through life.
I guess that's why I'm envious of them. The simplicity of their existence, coupled with having a person they loved deeply to get through it with, sounds nice. I suppose that's odd to say about two young girls forced to scrounge for every bit of food and water they can find, but the author herself mentioned feeling envious of them in the afterword. I guess I'm not alone, and that's one of the feelings these manga volumes gave me. I felt that as long as this story existed, and there was an author out there who could invoke these kinds of emotions in me, I'd never be alone.
There are so many powerfully emotional scenes that it's hard to even begin going into the finer details of the plot, so I'm not going to do that. I just want to say that I'm not sure if a work of fiction has ever moved me like this. Even the artwork, which I don't have much of an eye for, constantly made me want to sit and appreciate it. Every time I read this, I'm filled with a sense that everything will be okay, in the end, and that life, for all its hardships, is very much worth living.
January 23, 2024
“I wish those girls happiness”
April 2, 2021
Continuing to enjoy the evocative art and storytelling in this manga. The AI that shows up toward the end of this volume has a mild deus ex machina feeling to it as it . But I can understand this approach to a decision or inflection point, where our series either goes on in peripatetic fashion indefinitely, or comes to a conclusion in a few volumes.
August 19, 2019
Chito and Yuu continue to travel to the topmost level of the territory around them.
This is another good volume - very low-key but it talks softly about huge things. Chito and Yuu find an abandoned museum and think about art. Chito is injured and Yuu must step up and drive. They remember the beginning of their voyage.
There's only one more volume in this series and I'm anxious. I don't see how this can have a happy ending, but I hope they at least get a good one.
This is another good volume - very low-key but it talks softly about huge things. Chito and Yuu find an abandoned museum and think about art. Chito is injured and Yuu must step up and drive. They remember the beginning of their voyage.
There's only one more volume in this series and I'm anxious. I don't see how this can have a happy ending, but I hope they at least get a good one.
July 31, 2021
I wanna hold off on reading the last volume because I love it so much and I don’t want it to end but also…it’s just so good and I wanna keep reading to see how it ends. I will definitely be rereading this in the winter time, I feel like this is meant to be read then.
December 16, 2023
再次讀到想自殺的AI
回想十多年前母校資工教授對AI的詮釋
AI追求think rationally, act rationally
rationally即maximize goal achievement
對照這一年來紅極一時的生成式AI
chatgpt被玩弄的反應似乎跟教授當年的解說不大一樣
或者這都是人類的移情作用呢?
回想十多年前母校資工教授對AI的詮釋
AI追求think rationally, act rationally
rationally即maximize goal achievement
對照這一年來紅極一時的生成式AI
chatgpt被玩弄的反應似乎跟教授當年的解說不大一樣
或者這都是人類的移情作用呢?
September 19, 2025
Hej, kakav je sad ovo osećaj? Onaj koji ti dođe kada se prisećaš stvari od onomad? Malkice je tužan i boli te u grudima..ali ipak nije loš osećaj?
E, taj...
Možda je to nostalgija...
🩷🥹
E, taj...
Možda je to nostalgija...
🩷🥹
March 27, 2023
This one hurt. Oh gods, so many feels. You can clearly see the buildup of meaning from the previous volumes in this one.
December 25, 2021
this slice of life post apocalyptic manga really said "Travellers and gods are alike in that they both exist in a space unfettered by the interests of society. It makes you want to request things of them. It makes you want to pray."
and "Do you know what an eternity without oblivion is like? An infinite accumulation of memories and an infinite accumulation of loss. All thoughts fall beyond the incomprehensible. An everlasting insomnia."
and "Humans are forgetful creatures. We're supposed to have an accumulation of knowledge to make up for that. Are we bound to repeat history regardless?"
and "Do you know what an eternity without oblivion is like? An infinite accumulation of memories and an infinite accumulation of loss. All thoughts fall beyond the incomprehensible. An everlasting insomnia."
and "Humans are forgetful creatures. We're supposed to have an accumulation of knowledge to make up for that. Are we bound to repeat history regardless?"
August 3, 2019
Still really enjoying this philosophical exploration. The art is fantastic. And there was actual plot in this one! Good stuff.
July 7, 2023
The world has been destroyed by a nuclear holocaust. Chito and Yuuri are two of the only people left alive. They’re both just little girls with no understanding of how the world was built and very little knowledge about history or humanity as a whole. They wander through one barren and lifeless wasteland after another in search of food and shelter, studying the sights they see in an attempt to learn more about the dystopian world they live in and draw connections to the lost civilizations of the past.
Though there’s an obvious melancholy atmosphere which is hard to avoid since 99.9% of life on the planet has been completely eradicated, the actual tone of the story is actually quite relaxing and innocent. That’s because it’s an apocalypse story written from the perspective of two girls that are too young to have had any attachment to the old world to begin with. There’s no sense of great loss or despair. This is simply just the life they’ve always known and they have no trouble adapting to their surroundings or enjoying themselves.
It’s interesting to have an apocalypse story filled with a ghibli-esque sense of childlike wonder and innocence. I enjoyed reading it just for the peacefully melancholy atmosphere. That being said, I don’t think the characters were as well developed as they could’ve been and sometimes the deeper themes and commentary of the story fell short. It’s not as great as it had the potential to be, but it’s still an interesting and unique take on the dystopian apocalypse genre.
My rating: 3.3/5
Though there’s an obvious melancholy atmosphere which is hard to avoid since 99.9% of life on the planet has been completely eradicated, the actual tone of the story is actually quite relaxing and innocent. That’s because it’s an apocalypse story written from the perspective of two girls that are too young to have had any attachment to the old world to begin with. There’s no sense of great loss or despair. This is simply just the life they’ve always known and they have no trouble adapting to their surroundings or enjoying themselves.
It’s interesting to have an apocalypse story filled with a ghibli-esque sense of childlike wonder and innocence. I enjoyed reading it just for the peacefully melancholy atmosphere. That being said, I don’t think the characters were as well developed as they could’ve been and sometimes the deeper themes and commentary of the story fell short. It’s not as great as it had the potential to be, but it’s still an interesting and unique take on the dystopian apocalypse genre.
My rating: 3.3/5
October 18, 2024
Ch 30
1. They collected water I guess lol
Ch 31
1. Very action-heavy and comedic. Not much else
Ch 32
1. This was cool. A chapter on how cool art is—how people of the past felt the same emotions that we felt that was transmitted through the art :D
Ch 33
1. They’re so cute together. I’m so glad they’re friends :)
Ch 33.5
1. Nah the girls are smoking T-T
2. NOW THEY’RE HALLUCINATING
Ch 34
1. WHAT IS THAT CREATURE
Ch 35
1. Oh, it’s a hologram AI
2. Damn, this AI is depressed T-T
3. In this chapter, the girls learn about the horror of immortality and memory
1. They collected water I guess lol
Ch 31
1. Very action-heavy and comedic. Not much else
Ch 32
1. This was cool. A chapter on how cool art is—how people of the past felt the same emotions that we felt that was transmitted through the art :D
Ch 33
1. They’re so cute together. I’m so glad they’re friends :)
Ch 33.5
1. Nah the girls are smoking T-T
2. NOW THEY’RE HALLUCINATING
Ch 34
1. WHAT IS THAT CREATURE
Ch 35
1. Oh, it’s a hologram AI
2. Damn, this AI is depressed T-T
3. In this chapter, the girls learn about the horror of immortality and memory
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 2, 2024
Questo ha fatto male. Il viaggio di Chito e Yuri si mescola con una strana presenza che alimenta ricordi dal passato. Ma cosa significa ricordare? Fa bene farlo? Questa è la domanda principale che si pone il volume, non dando ovviamente una risposta definitiva, come del resto il manga ha mai fatto, ma lasciandoci riflettere insieme alle protagoniste, di cui qui scopriamo anche il passato. I disegni sono molto belli, ma a volte mi risulta ancora difficile capire cosa sto vedendo. In ogni caso manca solo un volume alla conclusione e sono curioso di vedere come finirà il tutto.
July 20, 2020
Such a sad story, yet so engrossing...
It seems that as long as the girls have each other, they're ok. Onward & upward! So much abandoned stuff. So many abandoned places. So many things to explore. I hope this story ends with the girls finding a new, safe home along with loving people. Art, has a rough draft feel, but it's fitting to the story. Dialogue, morose at times, but interesting. Characters, likeable & admirable.
It seems that as long as the girls have each other, they're ok. Onward & upward! So much abandoned stuff. So many abandoned places. So many things to explore. I hope this story ends with the girls finding a new, safe home along with loving people. Art, has a rough draft feel, but it's fitting to the story. Dialogue, morose at times, but interesting. Characters, likeable & admirable.
October 22, 2024
I really like the sketchy style this series has. Whereas robots and machines are boxy and straight, here they are a lot more loose. The chapters, as always, bring up interesting ideas about life and death. I’m wondering how it’s going to end. Given the tone, I feel like we’re in a neutral ending. I wonder if they are going to kill off one of them tho. Either way, very fun to follow their journey, seeing what they find and think. The map at the end is nice to have.
good :)
good :)
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 11, 2018
Last Tour of Earth
Very dark dystopian story of two young girls exploring the mega ruins of a shattered earth with layers and layers of urban development covering the planet completely. Civilization has collapsed and the girls have only encountered 2 other humans in all their travels. Their goal is to reach the top most level. What will they find there?
Very dark dystopian story of two young girls exploring the mega ruins of a shattered earth with layers and layers of urban development covering the planet completely. Civilization has collapsed and the girls have only encountered 2 other humans in all their travels. Their goal is to reach the top most level. What will they find there?
April 11, 2020
"Hey, Chi-Chan... We have destroyed quite a lot of things along the way, haven't we?"
"Man tend to forget things easily... Even when they have an accumulation of knowledge available... And yet, I wonder if history will just keep repeating itself...
I forget things easily... Because I don't like having bad memories.
But... Forgetting the good memories along with the bad would be sad too."
"Man tend to forget things easily... Even when they have an accumulation of knowledge available... And yet, I wonder if history will just keep repeating itself...
I forget things easily... Because I don't like having bad memories.
But... Forgetting the good memories along with the bad would be sad too."
August 16, 2025
5 з 5 🌟
Те, як цій історії вдається говорити про складне так невимушено мене вражає по прочитані кожного тому. Це ще більше відгукується у сучасних українських реаліях, де ми всі так само інтегрували екзистенційні теми у щоденну рутину. Глибоко, сумно і правдиво, без зайвої патетичності чи дидактичності. Обовʼязкове до прочитання!
Те, як цій історії вдається говорити про складне так невимушено мене вражає по прочитані кожного тому. Це ще більше відгукується у сучасних українських реаліях, де ми всі так само інтегрували екзистенційні теми у щоденну рутину. Глибоко, сумно і правдиво, без зайвої патетичності чи дидактичності. Обовʼязкове до прочитання!
July 25, 2019
Read for Reading Rush Challenge: read a book and watch the movie adaptation.
I really love this manga series. It's quirky, philosophical, and tinged with sadness. The glimpses of the girls' past are harrowing. Sigh, I can't believe there's only one more volume.
I really love this manga series. It's quirky, philosophical, and tinged with sadness. The glimpses of the girls' past are harrowing. Sigh, I can't believe there's only one more volume.
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March 12, 2024"Do you know what an eternity without oblivion is like?"
"Will we stop being able to wear our clothes first, or will we die first...?"
"The sense that things discontinue systematically keeps people from madness."
"Will we stop being able to wear our clothes first, or will we die first...?"
"The sense that things discontinue systematically keeps people from madness."
May 22, 2024
I'm not ready for this to end in the next volume, because I don't feel like it'll have a happy ending
- the way they explained art and the difference between photography and painting is just beautiful!
- the way they explained art and the difference between photography and painting is just beautiful!
May 26, 2025
Дівчатам сказали підніматися на башту - вони підіймаються на башту. Під розмови про їжу, мистецтво та ностальгію. Із флешбеками, де показано, чим закінчилась цивілізація саме для дівчат. Контексту, коротше кажучи, вистачає.
August 17, 2025
I find it interesting that this volume focuses a little more on the past. The art that the people of old made, how they survived, and a chapter on Chito and Yuuri's hometown.
I think the end is near for humanity. I mean, it's been three volumes since we've seen another human.
I think the end is near for humanity. I mean, it's been three volumes since we've seen another human.
July 16, 2019
For a post-apocalyptic story, you think I shouldn't be surprised that the story took a dark turn.
One more volume to go! I hope it's not as heart-string pulling.
One more volume to go! I hope it's not as heart-string pulling.
September 7, 2019
Perhaps not what it could have been, but a compelling journey all the same.
Series thoughts: https://derailmentsofthought.com/2019...
Series thoughts: https://derailmentsofthought.com/2019...
April 22, 2021
“Do you understand what eternity without oblivion is like?”
:/
:/
May 14, 2021
One volume left. This series has not wowed me in any way.
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