Kanade and Otoha score tickets to the Countdown Festival—a massive indoor event to ring in the new year! Surrounded by boisterous friends, good food, and their favorite tunes, the gang reflect on their past experiences and discover new dreams for the future. The festival season may be ending, but the party doesn’t stop in this final volume of Days on Fes!
Last year I considered this series to be one of the best releases of the year. The ending though does feel a bit abrupt in the way certain things feel unresolved. However, Kanato Oka is working on a spin-off series (sadly only in Japanese) and I still believe that Ota captures the magic of the live music experience with a sincerity that really brings me a lot of joy.
All other entires would have been five stars (only started logging manga this year) so if you love Music and slice-of-life make sure you check this one out. I really enjoyed the entire experience despite some slight apprehension about how it ended without expanding on some things
Days on Fes ended in such a beautiful way! Seeing a bit of the backstory of Ritsuru and seeing Kanade and Otoha enjoying an indoor festival was a great way to end the series. I also love that they showed them still going to music festivals as they entered the adult world, and that Kanade has done something amazing!