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最終兵器彼女 [Saishuu Heiki Kanojo] #6
Saikano: The Last Love Song on This Little Planet, Vol. 06
The war continues as Chise struggles to maintain her fading humanity. Is she the shy high school girl who wants to fall in love? Or is she the ultimate killing machine engineered to demolish everything in her path?
Hoping to introduce a little bit of normalcy into their lives, Chise and her boyfriend, Shuji, flee their war-torn hometown. Hiding out in a small, out-of-the-way village, the two lovebirds start living together in domestic bliss.
The couples newfound happiness is short-live, however. It becomes obvious pretty quickly that the fragile teenager cannot run away from her martial responsibilities. Much to Chise's horror, her body has transformed into a weapon of mass destruction-and like it or not, she must fulfill her duty to kill.
Hoping to introduce a little bit of normalcy into their lives, Chise and her boyfriend, Shuji, flee their war-torn hometown. Hiding out in a small, out-of-the-way village, the two lovebirds start living together in domestic bliss.
The couples newfound happiness is short-live, however. It becomes obvious pretty quickly that the fragile teenager cannot run away from her martial responsibilities. Much to Chise's horror, her body has transformed into a weapon of mass destruction-and like it or not, she must fulfill her duty to kill.
288 pages, Paperback
First published November 30, 2001
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Shin Takahashi
60 books26 followersShin Takahashi ( 高橋しん, originally 高橋真 Takahashi Shin?, born September 8, 1967) is a Japanese manga artist best known for writing Saikano (She, the Ultimate Weapon) and Iihito. He was born in Shibetsu, Hokkaidō on September 8, 1967.
He has been using computer graphics in his works since the time when few manga artists were able to use them.
He has been using computer graphics in his works since the time when few manga artists were able to use them.
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August 4, 2021
I almost don't know what to say about this book. We get a moment of respite, with our leads eloping and "hiding" in a small fishing town as their relationship develops, but you're never allowed to forget that this is a brief interlude. Even the humor is tinged dark, such as an early scene in which the couple hitchhike in an army truck and Chise gleefully assumes that they're successfully traveling incognito - in reality, the soldiers are too terrified to speak up, in the belief that any wrong move will kill them all.
After a little time getting accustomed to their new life it swiftly goes downhill, of course. Chise's medicine runs out and her humanity itself seems to be hanging in the balance. Shuuji has disturbing dreams and seems to be losing a bit of his own grip on reality. And of course, in the outside world, the war is still going on.
I found this book hard to read at times, but deeply impactful.
After a little time getting accustomed to their new life it swiftly goes downhill, of course. Chise's medicine runs out and her humanity itself seems to be hanging in the balance. Shuuji has disturbing dreams and seems to be losing a bit of his own grip on reality. And of course, in the outside world, the war is still going on.
I found this book hard to read at times, but deeply impactful.
March 22, 2018
The final two voumes of a fairly impressive series. Shuji is a teenage boy. Chise is the ultimate weapon, bio-engineered to protect Japan. Except the war has spread beyond far beyond Japan, and the world is sick. It's dying.
Vol. 6 deals mostly with Chise having run away from her responsibilities as the ultimate weapon, getting a job, and living with Shuji. They work, they enjoy their company, and they forget about the troubles of the world. Shuji seems to enjoy working on a fishing boat, and Chise loves the comraderie of working in a restaurant. It's really warm, well written stuff.
The art is very light and atmospheric, lacking detail (cityscapes are mostly done with photos) in the character scenes. It's very hard to read at times.
Good series, though I wish the art were stronger.
Vol. 6 deals mostly with Chise having run away from her responsibilities as the ultimate weapon, getting a job, and living with Shuji. They work, they enjoy their company, and they forget about the troubles of the world. Shuji seems to enjoy working on a fishing boat, and Chise loves the comraderie of working in a restaurant. It's really warm, well written stuff.
The art is very light and atmospheric, lacking detail (cityscapes are mostly done with photos) in the character scenes. It's very hard to read at times.
Good series, though I wish the art were stronger.
October 21, 2024
There are parts of this story where I don't fully understand what's going on, but I think that the narrator is similarly confused, so that's okay. Unlike most manga love stories, characters have disappeared, rather than new ones being added. The story is now focused on Shuji and Chise.
There is one remaining volume.
There is one remaining volume.
July 7, 2022
4/5 This volume was a much better read and their were some funny moments that I can't help but crack up!
April 30, 2025
Takahashi crea un’opera sospesa tra il lirismo e la tragedia, capace di raccontare l’amore e la guerra con rara delicatezza.
Le linee leggere, a volte tremolanti, sembrano esitare sulla carta, restituendo tutta la fragilità dei personaggi: adolescenti spinti troppo presto ai margini dell’umanità.
Un linguaggio visivo perfetto per raccontare una storia che danza costantemente tra sogno e incubo, tra la tenerezza dell’intimità giovanile e l’orrore di un conflitto disumano.
Ogni tavola è attraversata da una malinconia sottile, mai gratuita. Lei, l’arma finale è una lettura che spezza il cuore e allo stesso tempo lo accarezza, riuscendo a trasformare la sofferenza in un racconto di struggente bellezza.
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Takahashi weaves a tale suspended between lyricism and tragedy, capturing love and war with an exquisite, uncommon grace.
His delicate trembling lines seem to waver on the page, as if echoing the fragility of his characters—teenagers cast too soon to the edges of what it means to be human.
It is a visual language that drifts effortlessly between dream and nightmare, where the softness of young intimacy meets the brutal silence of war.
Each panel is touched by a quiet, aching melancholy—never forced, always true. She, the Final Weapon is a story that shatters the heart even as it softly holds it, turning pain into something hauntingly beautiful.
Le linee leggere, a volte tremolanti, sembrano esitare sulla carta, restituendo tutta la fragilità dei personaggi: adolescenti spinti troppo presto ai margini dell’umanità.
Un linguaggio visivo perfetto per raccontare una storia che danza costantemente tra sogno e incubo, tra la tenerezza dell’intimità giovanile e l’orrore di un conflitto disumano.
Ogni tavola è attraversata da una malinconia sottile, mai gratuita. Lei, l’arma finale è una lettura che spezza il cuore e allo stesso tempo lo accarezza, riuscendo a trasformare la sofferenza in un racconto di struggente bellezza.
***
Takahashi weaves a tale suspended between lyricism and tragedy, capturing love and war with an exquisite, uncommon grace.
His delicate trembling lines seem to waver on the page, as if echoing the fragility of his characters—teenagers cast too soon to the edges of what it means to be human.
It is a visual language that drifts effortlessly between dream and nightmare, where the softness of young intimacy meets the brutal silence of war.
Each panel is touched by a quiet, aching melancholy—never forced, always true. She, the Final Weapon is a story that shatters the heart even as it softly holds it, turning pain into something hauntingly beautiful.
May 6, 2018
This manga fluctuated every couple chapters... The first couple chapters were really great.../\/\/\/🤔🤨
April 6, 2012
Chise and Shuji are on the run from the SDF, eloping into unknown territory. They find a seaside town that they settle down in, and in the firs time for a long time, their life gains a sense or normalcy. How long will this peace last?
January 7, 2012
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