The best of the best When it comes to manga endings, this is one of the best. We’ve all seen or heard of Death Note, so that’s a given. Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata, the creators of Death Note, have created two masterpieces. To follow up on the critically acclaimed Death Note and Bakuman series, the author and illustrator teamed up again to create Platinum End, a new thought-provoking tale. Platinum End was serialised in Jump Square from 2015 to 2021 by Shueisha. There are 14 volumes and 58 chapters in the manga, all of which are dedicated to solving various mysteries. Platinum End ended in 2021, and its readers had various feelings about its conclusion. Manga investigates the existence of God and its purpose in order to provide numerous solutions about humanity and human existence at the end of the storey. This is both ironic and laudable in and of itself.
In Ohba and Obata’s stories, there is no silver spoon. To get to the heart of the matter, one must sift through the words to find the hidden meaning. Nothing has changed here. They are introduced and given a name by Manga in the manga itself. Each character becomes a personification of the various ways in which a person’s mind might think as the storey progresses. Several people were not pleased with the Platinum End finale. However, despite everyone’s opinions, it is apparent that the manga brought up numerous important questions for us to consider.
**Warning: This page contains spoilers for the Platinum End manga. At your own risk!
After Platinum End, what happens?
When Mirai Kakehashi decides to take his own life, an angel who goes by the name of Nasse intervenes and saves him. She gives him two arrows and a pair of wings in exchange for his life. In the wake of the death of the God of the world, thirteen angels have been given the task of selecting a new one. The next God will be chosen from these thirteen candidates. Mirai gets to know the other God candidates over time, and even fights some of them. It was a long process that culminated in Shuji Nakaumi being chosen as the final god. Shuji’s resemblance to the previous God is even hinted at.
Shuji Nakaumi’s body is taken over by the deity God. For the time being, the two are not yet one. Shuji’s thoughts would take over God’s once they were joined. Angels are seen taking care of those who have passed away in the spirit world, including Shuji. When he observes the dead being taken to paradise, he wonders why they’re being rescued. God knows everything that the angels don’t, it is revealed. Consequently, Shuji concludes that God has a duty to preserve the end as he had originally created humans. The manga’s central topic remains unanswered: Did humanity create God, or did God create humanity? Sitting in paradise, Shuji strives to decipher the mysteries behind these questions.
Everyone’s recollections of the God Candidature had been erased from their minds when they returned to Earth. The God Candidates were the only ones who recalled it all. In the meantime, Professor Yoneda is scouring the red arrow for clues. Saki and Mirai grow up, fall in love, and eventually build the flower store of their fantasies. From the sky, Nasse and Rubel rejoice in their good fortune. They eventually get married after several years of dating. The time skip hasn’t made Professor Yoneda any closer to solving the mystery, but he’s content with his current situation.
Finally!
Our remaining God Candidates appear content, at least from what we can tell about their demeanour. Shuji, on the other hand, is aware that, despite their happiness, a number of people are taking their lives on a daily basis. What can he do to help? He inquires of the angels. He’s told to do nothing by his superiors. He even tries to chat to Nasse, but she doesn’t give him any answers. While looking forth from God’s perspective, he observes the universe in its rawest form; the disparities between individuals. He understands that God’s ultimate goal was to bring life into the world, and that after that, he left it all up to us. God doesn’t have to do anything to be a good person. Death will come to those who desire it. He concludes that God’s existence is irrelevant.
He requests the guardian angel to call the rest of the guardian angels. Her turning around causes God to die. The world fades away when God dies. One by one, the angels vanish, and the arrow containing Professor Yoneda vanishes as well. Every human, one by one, vanishes, leaving just the clothing they were wearing behind.
Explanation of the Platinum Ending
“I will do nothing if I become God.” the writer, Shuji Nakaumi
In his laziness, Shuji Nakaumi resembled God. In his search for answers in paradise, he comes across a startling revelation.
On the other hand, we have Saki and Mirai, who are happy and content. All of their hopes and dreams have come true. As people who seemed ready to give up on life, they teach us that there is much more to come. Shuji recognises that while some people are happy, others are dying from the perspective of God. In contrast to the rich and the destitute, there are some who go to bed hungry. He is taken aback by the stark contrast. Angels instruct him “do nothing,” and he concludes that whether or not God is present doesn’t matter. For those who wish to die, he murders them and even preserves their bodies. What about those who are still here? Their plight is not addressed by God. He concludes that mankind will endure after God’s death because of this awareness.
Shuji made a huge blunder with the Platinum End conclusion. The end of the planet and mass genocide were never his goals. He was only interested in proving a thesis that had already been proven to be incorrect. Even though Shuji thought God was an inconsequential being, we only discover the true function of God thanks to Yoneda’s deduction. In the end, he created life once and left it to the people to do with it as they pleased. He didn’t kill or save them, but he was neither. He now only looks the other way at death. That is exactly what occurs when you kill God: you unleash chaos and lose control over death. As Shuji commits suicide, there is no one to maintain death, and without death, there is no life.
Underneath the surface message
As ludicrous and grand as Platinum End’s climax was. However, it is neither an upbeat conclusion nor a downer one. As a result, there are a number of feelings that have been left unaddressed. To comprehend Platinum End’s ending, we need to go back in time. At its core, Platinum End is a storey about suicide, and it raises a number of philosophical quandaries throughout its journey.
Among the many issues the narrative focuses upon, suicides have received the most attention. Mental instability and stress can cause suicide thoughts in many people, according to a study published in the Journal of Personality Disorders. ‘Would it make a difference if I died?’ is a typical suicidal thought. This question is answered by Platinum End. The manga uses a large platform to ensure that the question is answered. Because of the death of God, Shuji was convinced that nothing would change. Every living thing succumbs to death after the demise of God. Even more terrible is that Shuji was unable to realise how incorrect he had been or how bad things had actually gotten. Suicides in the real world are the same.
Because life is important, death is important. As if their death weren’t important enough, people don’t realise that the actions they choose can have a profound effect on those around them. The angels make a comment that asks God to do nothing all the time. However, God’s death still has an impact on the entire world, even though he does nothing for it.
Real life isn’t all that different from the movies. Even if a person’s death does not result in a revolution, it will still have unforeseen effects since that’s how the world works.
Review
When you finish Platinum End, you have a burning need to find out what happens next. The reader’s place in the storey is totally admirable. It was a complete mystery to the characters as to what was going on. To understand what was happening and why, you had to be in the reader’s perspective. This allows the readers to feel as if they’re a character in the storey as well.
Platinum End is a one-of-a-kind product. Despite its dismal conclusion, it makes a lasting impression. Throughout the manga, Obata’s beautiful artwork always reminded me of my admiration for him. Ohba’s writing style, on the other hand, surprised me a few times. Loved the manga’s ending and the comic itself. Because of that, I think I’ve developed a greater sense of gratitude for the life God has given me.
Some questions remain unsolved after Platinum End’s conclusion. For example, what was the mystery around Nasse? In the hopes of inspiring us to think beyond our immediate surroundings, Ohba and Obata should continue to produce stories like this one.
