Happiness, Vol. 6
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- Author：Shūzō Oshimi
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Summary
OLD SCARS
Years have passed since Yukiko Gosho's last horrific encounter with Makoto， and the wounds to her body and mind have healed--but imperfectly。 When a charming coworker attempts to draw her out of her shell， she must confront the lingering effects of what she witnessed as a teenager。 But can the past stay buried？
Years have passed since Yukiko Gosho's last horrific encounter with Makoto， and the wounds to her body and mind have healed--but imperfectly。 When a charming coworker attempts to draw her out of her shell， she must confront the lingering effects of what she witnessed as a teenager。 But can the past stay buried？
Reviews
Bornfirst
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Wow， this was unexpected。 Not only did Oshimi change genres from horror to drama with volumes 5 and 6， but unexpectedly （to me at least） he shifts the focus solely to Gosho a decade after the traumatic events of the previous volumes。 Gosho is in her early twenties。 She has a job and lives her life。 But she isn't living。 Not really。 Lots of slice of life scenes of her at work， interacting with colleagues， but the psychological fallout of intense trauma is always festering in the background。 Oshim Wow， this was unexpected。 Not only did Oshimi change genres from horror to drama with volumes 5 and 6， but unexpectedly （to me at least） he shifts the focus solely to Gosho a decade after the traumatic events of the previous volumes。 Gosho is in her early twenties。 She has a job and lives her life。 But she isn't living。 Not really。 Lots of slice of life scenes of her at work， interacting with colleagues， but the psychological fallout of intense trauma is always festering in the background。 Oshimi's sensitive portrayal of Shogo's self-imposed mental isolation， is strikingly well done。 His extemely decompressed style of storytelling allows him to explore in subtle detail Gosho's inability to truly connect。 Might be my favorite volume in this series so far。 。。。more
Aeris
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4。5/5Fav volume so far！
Matthew DiFrancesco
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Not quite what I expected with the time jump。。。。 not sure how I feel about it personally， kind of feels weird 。。。。 kind of feels like a weird filler arc。 It’s weird it did not pick up after last volume is read of many years later。。。。
Keeana
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I liked the main focus on Gosho in this volume。 Almost felt a little happy （eh get it？） Anyway， shit's about to go down again and can't wait I liked the main focus on Gosho in this volume。 Almost felt a little happy （eh get it？） Anyway， shit's about to go down again and can't wait 。。。more
Zian B。
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My heart aches for Gosho-san。。。 I hope nothing bad happens to her again。 I want her to be genuinely happy。
skaska123
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This was probably the best volume so far。 It's sad， what happens when the main characters leave This was probably the best volume so far。 It's sad， what happens when the main characters leave 。。。more
João Pedro
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Nesse capítulo temos um pausa merecida na narrativa frenética dos últimos volumes。 10 anos se passaram do último incidente， e vemos como vive a única sobrevivente do grupo de amigos e como ela lida com os traumas e pânico gerado em sua adolescência， bem como acompanhamos o desenrolar de uma paixão。 Gostei desse volume， bem mais contemplativo e paciente， deixando a trama respirar。
Alice 🌙
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3/5 ⭐️
Kevin
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Este tomo fue hecho para dejar el mensaje que no se puede escapar de su pasado。 No hubo horror o acción。 Es un freno a todo para mostrar que luego de esos acontecimientos del pasado， la vida sigue y uno como adulto ve sus días de adolescencia con dolor o con alegría。Aunque este libro fue bastante bajado de tono y fuerte en interacciones humanas。 Las secuencias respetaron el ritmo de cómo una historia debería ser contada。 Mucho fue contrato por imágenes aisladas y otros por secuencias。 De verdad Este tomo fue hecho para dejar el mensaje que no se puede escapar de su pasado。 No hubo horror o acción。 Es un freno a todo para mostrar que luego de esos acontecimientos del pasado， la vida sigue y uno como adulto ve sus días de adolescencia con dolor o con alegría。Aunque este libro fue bastante bajado de tono y fuerte en interacciones humanas。 Las secuencias respetaron el ritmo de cómo una historia debería ser contada。 Mucho fue contrato por imágenes aisladas y otros por secuencias。 De verdad estoy interesado en el final。 。。。more
James DeSantis
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A series that turned from a High School Vampire story to a full blown recovery story about PTSD and violent attacks。 Holy shit， Oshimi is growing as a writer for sure。 As we saw in the last volume Gosho is now trying to live her life out as a independent woman working a 9-5。 But one of her coworkers cares deeply about her and decides to ask her out。 But as he gets to know her she stumbles on a newspaper about the vampire who slashed her neck prior and almost ended her life。 She goes into a full A series that turned from a High School Vampire story to a full blown recovery story about PTSD and violent attacks。 Holy shit， Oshimi is growing as a writer for sure。 As we saw in the last volume Gosho is now trying to live her life out as a independent woman working a 9-5。 But one of her coworkers cares deeply about her and decides to ask her out。 But as he gets to know her she stumbles on a newspaper about the vampire who slashed her neck prior and almost ended her life。 She goes into a full blown nervous breakdown and this volume is about her recovery with the help of a friend。 If you told me this manga would move me by volume 6 I'd call you a liar。 It's not that volume 1-3 are bad， they're good， but this feels like a way different story。 This is a more mature look at recovering and finding happiness in the darkest days。 So will Gosho be able to do that？ To move on？ To live her life？ The way we all should when horrible shit happens to us in the past？ Easier said than done， isn't it？ Happiness volume 6 might be the best volume in the sense of character growth and even character relationship。 Sure， we don't move the plot forward for other characters and such but Gosho we move mountains of character development to get to know her and how she'll survive。 I loved this volume。 A 5 out of 5。 。。。more
Maria João
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If Gosho-san dies， I will riot。 She deserves to be happy and safe。
˗ˏˋ✰ l a r i s s a ✰ˎˊ˗
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i love that they're focusing on mental health in this volume but i do miss the high school vampire drama & gore （though judging from the last chapter there will probably be vampires again in the next vol？ i really hope so）。 tldr gosha is now pushing her 30s and works at an office but she suffers from ptsd and now she's on a mission to find the guy who slit her throat and her old friends who are vampires （one of whom killed her best friend and her parents） to get some more trauma i love that they're focusing on mental health in this volume but i do miss the high school vampire drama & gore （though judging from the last chapter there will probably be vampires again in the next vol？ i really hope so）。 tldr gosha is now pushing her 30s and works at an office but she suffers from ptsd and now she's on a mission to find the guy who slit her throat and her old friends who are vampires （one of whom killed her best friend and her parents） to get some more trauma 。。。more
Jack stewart
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i absolutely love the story and art style of this manga i am going to buy all the things authors books
Nelson
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A transitionary volume。 The entire volume is spent dealing with Gosho's mourning。 Probably the most decompressed volume thus far， but it works well in establishing Gosho's grief。 Looks like things pick back up next volume。 A transitionary volume。 The entire volume is spent dealing with Gosho's mourning。 Probably the most decompressed volume thus far， but it works well in establishing Gosho's grief。 Looks like things pick back up next volume。 。。。more
Rod Brown
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An effective and absorbing interlude in the vampire saga as we are bumped ten years into the future and catch up with Yukiko Gosho。 She is free of vampires， except for the PTSD from her traumatic experiences in the previous volumes。 She has found an office job and maybe even a shot at a romance that could help her move on with life。 The end。But， oh wait， there are still four volumes left 。 。 。
The Artisan Geek
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18/11/20This was so cute！！ It was so nice to have a volume that was mainly focused on Gosho-san！！ I like how this is a manga about vampires， but it isn't afraid to venture and explore other things as well！ This is just an all-round great manga series！！！You can find me onYoutube | Instagram | Twitter | Tumblr | Website 18/11/20This was so cute！！ It was so nice to have a volume that was mainly focused on Gosho-san！！ I like how this is a manga about vampires， but it isn't afraid to venture and explore other things as well！ This is just an all-round great manga series！！！You can find me onYoutube | Instagram | Twitter | Tumblr | Website 。。。more
Jon Ureña
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This is a review of volumes 5-6。Oshimi pulled off some daring plot points and now that the turning point of the story has been executed， and the baton of the protagonist has been passed to the main character still on scene， the author has managed to illuminate the themes properly。 At its core， this is a story about whether or not one can find happiness despite having endured a terrible trauma， and bearing the guilt of having survived when loved ones didn't。We left our infected protagonist having This is a review of volumes 5-6。Oshimi pulled off some daring plot points and now that the turning point of the story has been executed， and the baton of the protagonist has been passed to the main character still on scene， the author has managed to illuminate the themes properly。 At its core， this is a story about whether or not one can find happiness despite having endured a terrible trauma， and bearing the guilt of having survived when loved ones didn't。We left our infected protagonist having separated from his sociopathic best friend （a company I had hoped from the beginning he was going to ditch）。 Nora， the vampire girl who had turned the protagonist， had correctly identified the sociopathic guy as bad trouble， and had violently pushed for him to fuck off。 She convinced the protagonist to finally leave his former life behind and fly away with her like predatory love birds。 Meanwhile， the sociopathic friend， who had （big spoilers） （view spoiler）[turned into a vampire， a condition for which he's terribly ill-adjusted （hide spoiler）]， visits his devoted girlfriend not only to hide but to quench his thirst for blood with some continuous fucking。 The deed gets interrupted by the girl's parents。 The sociopathic guy （view spoiler）[flips out and massacres everybody。 When he comes back to his senses， it's too late。 Now he wants to die， but his vampiric condition has made him too strong， and will need some help to be put out of his misery （hide spoiler）]。One of the main characters I hadn't mentioned in my previous reviews was an isolated classmate of the protagonist: Yukiko Gosho， someone who embodied the theme from the beginning: she had befriended the protagonist because he was the spitting image of her little brother who had died from an illness some years ago。 She never forgave herself for having been unable to help， and she began caring for her new pal in a motherly way。 When the protagonist separates from his contacts to avoid tangling them in the vampiric stuff， Gosho spends her time searching for clues to find him。 Along the way she ends up meeting a shady guy who was also investigating vampires， supposedly because his sister had been killed by one when they were children。Big spoilers from now on。 While trying to contact the sociopathic guy's girlfriend （（view spoiler）[who now lies exsanguinated （hide spoiler）]）， the guy takes the call and agrees to meet Gosho and her new shady pal。 When they realize what has happened， the shady guy invites both Gosho and the sociopathic guy to hide at his apartment。 There this shady guy reveals （view spoiler）[that although he's not a vampire， he's a monster of a different nature: something of a serial killer who is attracted to the whole vampire thing either because he sees in them kindred spirits， or because his past with the dead sister is true。 In any case， he slashes Gosho's throat and leaves her to die in a burning apartment。 Gosho manages to find enough strength to escape， although realistically she should have bled to death， because I'm pretty sure that wound severed the carotid （hide spoiler）]。The turning point happens: as the protagonist and his beloved vampire prepare to escape， （view spoiler）[something like the Japanese SWAT ambushes them and manages to shoot them down。 They can regenerate， so they'll be fine， but the protagonist wakes up to find himself turned into a lab rat。 They'll torture him until they break his mind。 As if that wasn't enough， the author surprised me with a ten year break between that scene and the following one: Gosho has become the protagonist， and we follow this now 27-28 woman as she attempts to live her rather meaningless life as an office worker， while living with her mother。 You can tell she has spent all these years bottling up the pain， suffering from trauma she can't acknowledge to survive， and keeping everybody around her at arm's length。 She wears scarfs constantly to avoid showing the gruesome scar on her neck; when her coworkers find out rather forcefully， they are weirded out （hide spoiler）]。A handsome enough （view spoiler）[coworker of Gosho's takes an interest in her; he's charmed by the mystery that surrounds her， her bluntness， and general cuteness。 Gosho is reluctant to allow anyone in， but he insists。 Gosho learns that the guy who cut her neck open is getting out of jail for a presumably unrelated offense; the woman suffers a breakdown and can't leave her home without triggering a panic attack。 Her coworker helps her carry on with her normal life。 Once he invites her for a regular date， she opens up a bit and ends up enjoying herself。 It was heartwarming to see this now woman smile after so many years in a dissociative state。 During the date she ends up showing this coworker mementos of her past: the school she went to， the lot that used to contain the house her friend was slaughtered in。 They come across the protagonist's mother， who invites them home。 They reminisce for a bit。 When Gosho and her coworker leave， however， she's struggling with the now flowing pain she had contained for the last ten years。 She can't forgive herself for having survived when everybody else didn't， and for having given up on finding the protagonist。 She lies to her mother and her coworker to travel and meet the guy who slashed her， in search of some clues。 The coworker， who is in love at this point， figures out where she's gone and follows her。 This volume ends there （hide spoiler）]。Until the last volume， this series was about people with supernatural powers losing their minds to foreign insticts that called for them to rip throats open or defend themselves in spectacular ways。 That's just less involving than the intimate story of someone dealing with a trauma that separates her from everybody around her， and that prevents her from acknowledging her emotions。 I'm quite invested in Gosho's journey at this point。 。。。more
Fabio
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3。5⭐
John
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Content with her work-a-day existence， a reserved Gosho plods along until a name from her past reawakens her fears。 Fortunately， thoughtful （and romantically interested） co-worker named Sudo resolves to aid his colleague in returning to work after a long absence （one page swiftly becomes months apparently）。 But， can Gosho really go back to normal with those old horrors returned？ I feel like this isn’t the manga I signed up for five volumes ago。 Having read Inside Mari and parts of A Trail of Blo Content with her work-a-day existence， a reserved Gosho plods along until a name from her past reawakens her fears。 Fortunately， thoughtful （and romantically interested） co-worker named Sudo resolves to aid his colleague in returning to work after a long absence （one page swiftly becomes months apparently）。 But， can Gosho really go back to normal with those old horrors returned？ I feel like this isn’t the manga I signed up for five volumes ago。 Having read Inside Mari and parts of A Trail of Blood （to be published as Blood on the Tracks in the US）， I have complete confidence that the thrills and suspense of the earlier volumes will return。 This volume was a substantial slowdown， but as always， it is drawn beautifully。 If we learned anything from the last volume， it’s that Gosho is a badass。 She’ll make things right！ 。。。more
micha
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Eine zeitliche Zäsur nach den Ereignissen in Band 5， wird hier nun der Fokus auf die traumatisierte Gosho-san verschoben， ehemalige Bekannte von Okazaki， dem eigentlichen （Anti-） Held der Geschichte。Das Manga kommt etwas zur Ruhe， längere Dialogpassagen nehmen einigen Platz ein。 Das ist ungewöhnlich für Happiness， kam doch die Sprache bisher etwas kurz， weshalb es sich sehr schnell lesen ließ。 Aber auch etwas Atmosphäre geht deswegen flöten。Ich bin gespannt， wohin der nächste Band driften wird。
Atalinay
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Old Scars。First of all， the cover of this volume is beautiful。 The colors the emotions it’s great。In the previous volume there was a time skip so we continue following Yukiko。 Hanami with Sudo-san。 Wonder what’s up with that。She was afraid to go outside， but with Sudo’s help she was able to。 Guess he was literally someone to lean on。 They start hanging out more for like 3 months。 One day they run into Okazaki’s mom， who still lives in regret and waiting。 She tells Yukiko to be happy since she ho Old Scars。First of all， the cover of this volume is beautiful。 The colors the emotions it’s great。In the previous volume there was a time skip so we continue following Yukiko。 Hanami with Sudo-san。 Wonder what’s up with that。She was afraid to go outside， but with Sudo’s help she was able to。 Guess he was literally someone to lean on。 They start hanging out more for like 3 months。 One day they run into Okazaki’s mom， who still lives in regret and waiting。 She tells Yukiko to be happy since she hopes her son is happy， but regrets not being able to provide that for him。But， Yukiko is obviously still traumatized and not over what happened， and seeing the magazine of the ‘vampire boy’ triggered agoraphobia。 But after she got better， she decided to go to the location he was living in case she finds out about her missing friend。 I think she needed to get help for this a long time ago。 It’s not an easy thing to live with。 First her brother， then Okazaki and Nao， and her parent’s split up。 It’s a lot， expecially as she was still growing up。 Now Sudo seems to be a nice genuine dude， but she has some things to confront first。These books are so fast to read。 I enjoyed it。 。。。more
TheLesserReader
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1） How the fuck did she survive？2）I'm happy she did3）But how？ 1） How the fuck did she survive？2）I'm happy she did3）But how？ 。。。more
Natsuko Mori
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*light spoilers ahead*This is by far the most boring volume in the series， in my opinion。 The plot has， it seems， vanished into nothingness。 All it's about， really， is how Gosho deals with the disappearance of Yuuki and Okazaki， as well as with her meeting with the vampire-loving dude in the previous volume。 It also shows how her relationship with a coworker progresses。 Really， it seemed an awful lot like a shoujo manga in which a troubled， shy girl is pursued by some guy who has an unexplained *light spoilers ahead*This is by far the most boring volume in the series， in my opinion。 The plot has， it seems， vanished into nothingness。 All it's about， really， is how Gosho deals with the disappearance of Yuuki and Okazaki， as well as with her meeting with the vampire-loving dude in the previous volume。 It also shows how her relationship with a coworker progresses。 Really， it seemed an awful lot like a shoujo manga in which a troubled， shy girl is pursued by some guy who has an unexplained interest in her。 。。。more
Jonna 🐼 Panda Josefine
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I love adult Goshochan and her life！ And such a suspenseful ending！ 😍
Carolina Gonzalez
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Quien diría que algo tan trillado como una historia de vampiros me tuviera tan ganchada。 Me encanta el estilo de este autor。 Después de leer Las flores del Mal， Happiness cumple con las expectativas que este mangaka me formo。Lastima que al parecer salen cada mes。 Me tocará esperar。
Victoria ♡
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Damn。。。now I'm all caught up with the released volumes。。。 Damn。。。now I'm all caught up with the released volumes。。。 。。。more
Dave Schaafsma
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After lots of beautifully constructed brooding and blood in most of the first five volumes， a surprising thing happens near the end of the fifth volume: We jump years ahead into the future， where what we think of as a relatively minor character， Yukiko Gosho， works in an office， living her simple life with her mother， seemingly forever traumatized by the events of the past， all that vampire jazz。 And killing。 And the loss of friends。 It seemed like an abrupt shift。If you like blood and guts vamp After lots of beautifully constructed brooding and blood in most of the first five volumes， a surprising thing happens near the end of the fifth volume: We jump years ahead into the future， where what we think of as a relatively minor character， Yukiko Gosho， works in an office， living her simple life with her mother， seemingly forever traumatized by the events of the past， all that vampire jazz。 And killing。 And the loss of friends。 It seemed like an abrupt shift。If you like blood and guts vampire stories， this volume six will disappoint you， but I have to say it pretty much pleased me to go with the change in tone， to slow down， and see Yukiko befriended by a young man who sees she is anti-social， possibly depressed。 Then， after all these years， Yukiko sees that one of the （bad） characters from the past is still around， Sakurane。 She has to see him， to see if some of her old friends may still be alive。 So we change tones again to a thriller/mystery where Yukiko takes off （danger！） and New Friend takes off after her。 Good stuff。 。。。more
Elenora
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Fuck how dark can this manga go？？
Sean O'Hara
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Oshimi's work is brilliant as always， but 90% of it consists of brooding， silent panels that portend something awful is about to happen， whch means it only takes twenty minutes to read a 200 page manga。 And now I have to wait five months for the next volume。 Oshimi's work is brilliant as always， but 90% of it consists of brooding， silent panels that portend something awful is about to happen， whch means it only takes twenty minutes to read a 200 page manga。 And now I have to wait five months for the next volume。 。。。more
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