Is this mangaka crazy?

"Kiko died, Rebecca died, and David too."

Kenji Tanaka closed the manga magazine and said in a dull voice: "And the driver uncle and Lucy survived, but..."

"Isn't it too cruel? Lucy survived alone... what's the point?"

He would now prefer Lucy to die alongside David.

This way... it would be painful for the sole survivor.

Does Lucy really have to live in this cruel and ruthless world with the pain of losing her beloved?

In fact, for her, it doesn't matter whether she goes to the moon or not.

What she truly desires is for David to live and live peacefully with him...

But David... believes that too.

And in that situation, if Lucy doesn't sacrifice herself, she will die.

So she chose to sacrifice herself.

Ultimately, the cyberpunk world is too cruel.

Cyberpunks like David and Lucy have no choice but to run to the end on the cruel road.

Finally, they reach the end, and then die brilliantly and magnificently like fireworks.

It's just that...

such a life, it's sad to think about.

Especially David, who has always lived for the dreams of others.

Whether it's entering Arasaka Academy with the dream of working at Arasaka Corporation in the future,

promising to take Lucy to the moon, or later, becoming the leader of Maine's team and leading the team to continue the mission.

He has always lived for the dreams of others.

And his only dream is probably "to become an excellent cyberpunk".

But David was born to be an excellent cyberpunk, whether due to his unique tolerance to prosthetics or his personality.

He will become an excellent cyberpunk, a team leader, and a legend in Night City.

There was a time when he was the young man who was not used to drinking.

Now that young man has become a legend in Night City, one can say that...

"Great is living, glorious is dying," Kenji Tanaka muttered to himself.

After the release of the final episode of "Edgerunners", it quickly caused a great reaction.

Because... the ending of the last episode of "Edgerunners" is somewhat unimaginable.

It's not about the plot of the protagonist and his companions working together to defeat the villain, as in traditional passionate shonen manga.

It's not as everyone initially imagined that the entire protagonist group would be annihilated without a single survivor.

But... the protagonist David died, the popular female protagonist Rebecca also died, and the traitor Kiko, whom everyone once loved and hated, also died.

And Lucy, whom everyone expected to die in the end, survived thanks to David's mission to Falco.

But...

does it make sense to survive after losing everything like that?

Especially after seeing the last scene where Lucy traveled alone to the Moon and fantasized about David going with her.

Everyone thought Lucy was better off dead than alive.

Furthermore, the author of the manga "Edgerunners", Silverhand, was too cruel. He even created the illusion of David to give Lucy and many manga fans a 'double-edged' style.

Fans who read the final episode directly said: "It hurts! It hurts too much!"

The most important thing is that the ending of "Edgerunners" is not just about the sword, but it also shows the despair and helplessness of the cyberpunk world.

Even David, the protagonist, received Sandevistan and "Cyborg".

But he is still not the opponent of the big boss Adam Smasher... or rather, he is not the opponent of Arasaka Corporation.

The final battle was not a battle at all.

It was the ruthless massacre of David at the hands of Adam Smasher!

Such a world is truly hopeless...

There are also countless posts discussing the plot of "Edgerunners" on major forums and official websites like a tide.

"Wow, I hate you, old rogue Silverhand! You could have killed Lucy too! —David,

my David! And Rebecca, my Rebecca-chan, woof, woof!"

"Now Rebecca has truly become Rebecca-chan... —My

eyes are filled with tears. David, who had completely lost control, was able to suppress his cyberpsychosis again thanks to Lucy's call and kiss. —David

was definitely beyond the reach of immunosuppressants at that moment. Maybe this is love. —Yes,

love is the highest standard of immunosuppressants."

"It's so annoying. I thought that after David regained consciousness, David and the others could cooperate to kill that Adam Smasher, but instead they were tortured to death. —That

Adam Smasher is the protagonist. Compared to that guy... David is far behind. —Who

would have thought that not even the protagonist could pass this script? How can this be interpreted?"

"Isn't it normal? Think about it. David took Sandevistan from the cyberpsycho. Although he is very strong compared to common cyborgs, he is not a unique cyborg. Even the strongest "Cyborg" was developed by Arasaka. How can you beat others?"

"Yes, even if David barely beats him, will Arasaka let him go? "Cyborg" is so strong that Arasaka will mass-produce more than ten or twenty, and then besiege and hunt David, and there will be no chance of victory."

"Unfortunately, this copy of "Edgerunners" is absolutely hellish. The latest and strongest cyborgs are all developed by human capital. It's really difficult to beat them just by thinking about it."

"This is a world controlled by capitalism. There is no hope. No matter how unique you are, even being the protagonist, it's useless..."

"What the old rogue Silverhand actually wants to show is a hopeless world where capitalism completely dominates the world. In this cruel and ruthless world, individual efforts are worthless, and no matter how much they work, the value of their existence will be annihilated by capital."

"Yes, that's probably why the old rogue Silverhand drew such an ending. In any case... "Edgerunners" is a very good story."

"Well, the cyberpunk world is essentially a world where nihilism is out of control. No individual has human rights, and there is no democracy or freedom to speak of."

"This is really like the situation in America... No wonder the story is set in the United States."

"How bold! America is the beacon of freedom and democracy in the world!"

"Well said, I'll reward you for using a bottle of laundry detergent to develop dangerous weapons!"

"But I'm curious, what does the last part of the manga mean?"

"—I don't know, but that phrase is very well said, David Martinez. Live big, die gloriously! —David

Martinez! Live big, die gloriously!"

"—It says on the advertisement page that Edgerunners will have an animation of the same name and a spin-off game, Cyberpunk 2077. Does it seem like this is the protagonist of Cyberpunk 2077?"

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