千年の雪 4 [Sennen no Yuki 4]

千年の雪 [Sennen no Yuki] #4

by Bisco Hatori, 葉鳥ビスコ

千雪から告白されたトウヤ。
だが、千年の未来に誰かをつれて行く自信が持てず
返事が出来ないままでいた。

そんな時、死んだはずの祖父の生存が判明。
トウヤの血の効果で延命された
千雪の命にも期限が近づく――。
千年を生きた吸血鬼により明らかになる
愛する2人の悲劇にトウヤは!?
エターナル・ロマンス、ついに感動の完結!

Genres: Manga, Romance, Vampires, Paranormal, Fantasy, Shojo, Young Adult

192 pages, Paperback

First published March 5, 2014

About the author

Name (in native language): 葉鳥ビスコ

Bisco Hatori is a Japanese manga artist. Bisco Hatori is a pseudonym; she states that the name has special meaning to her. She has worked for such magazines as LaLa. Her manga debut was A Moment of Romance in LaLa DX. Her first series was Millennium Snow. However, the comedy Ouran High School Host Club is her breakout hit.

Reviews

[XxTainaxX Curvy and Nerdy · Rating 3 out of 5]

First of all, I am glad to be given closure. Even if I had to wait years to get it lol. While some of what was going on with Toya helps explain his resistance, I felt that there were still so many gaps. We still don't really know the characters, so I'm left unsatisfied with that being it. I suppose better something than nothing.

I will say that I'm glad Toya finally gives into his feelings for Chiyuki. Their relationship is not really developed much after we are shown they are intimate but that moment did showcase a really sweet and tender side to Toya that melted my heart.

Satsuki sort of drops off and that's ok because we know he's not the focus of the story, but when he is still a part of their lives at the end, I want to know more about how he fits. There's also a surprise concerning Yamimaru that isn't really explained. So many questions! Ugh.

Other than my obvious disgruntlement as stated above, I liked the series and art. However, it definitely left some potential on the table.

[DianaRose · Rating 3 out of 5]

certainly not as good as ohshc regarding the plot or characters’ personalities or development

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

The ending was sort of anticlimactic. I kind of wonder what the story would have been like if the manga-ka had written it all in one run instead of spread out over years. I did enjoy it, though.

[Jessica · Rating 5 out of 5]

MY TEENAGE/YOUNG ADULT YEARS ARE OFFICIALLY OVER.

This one was one of the last series that had a super long hiatus that I've waited for so long to finish and now it's over.




I wasn't sure when I finished I was ready to deal with the nostalgia of this series finality especially after waiting so long or that I'm no longer a teen. It almost felt as if I had arrived full circle because I started reading it while visiting my parents and childhood home----IN THE SAME ROOM THAT USE TO BE MINE AND NOW IT'S A DEN.




I know, you're wondering what's happening? I'm actually conflicted on the review. I'm happy that it's finished and I was able to revisit with the characters. The storyline wasn't what I imagined (and neither did Hatori as she seemed to wanted to do more than the final version).

What I do love about this title is the intense feelings it provokes from journey at sixteen to ten years later. I feel that I'm going to be like EVERYONE WHO SAW NINJA TURTLES---WHY DID THEY SEE IT? WAS IT ANY GOOD? Yet, the studios were BANKING that people would see it regardless, just for the power of nostalgia.

OH GOD. It reminds me of the quote from The Thirteenth Tale: I have always been a reader; I have read at every stage of my life, and there has never been a time when reading was not my greatest joy. And yet I cannot pretend that the reading I have done in my adult years matches in its impact on my soul the reading I did as a child. I still believe in stories. I still forget myself when I am in the middle of a good book. Yet it is not the same. Books are, for me, it must be said, the most important thing; what I cannot forget is that there was a time when they were at once more banal and more essential than that. When I was a child, books were everything. And so there is in me, always, a nostalgic yearning for the lost pleasure of books. It is not a yearning that one ever expects to be fulfilled.

As always. I am never succinct. Point being is this review is total bias. It's bias on the fact of nostalgia. I think I even still have my first two copies stored underneath my parent's house, waiting for me to settle down and build a library.

[Lizzie RoseShine · Rating 2 out of 5]

Chiyuki already confessed her feelings to touya the vampire. They're sleep & cuddle in bed together, looking each other. Touya tell chiyuki how he feel about him. In Touya backstory when he was a kid, his grandpa taught him everything he knows even making pocket watch until touya thought his grandpa die n he left his family. Now, he knows his grandpa is alive all along when his grandpa hidden himself for 8years. Even worst his grandpa lose his memory which is sad that he seem can't remember his grandson. Satsuki & yami-maru really love chiyuki but they're know chiyuki love touya. in the end, chiyuki still alive with touya even satsuki n yami-maru join with them in the end. I hate to see chiyuki cousin who stop chiyuki n away from touya. He's still the cousin who hurt chiyuki, does he not learn at all that he's still being possessive over chiyuki.

[Jenny Clark · Rating 4 out of 5]

A decent ending to the story, but it seams rather rushed. I don't get what the pattern the other vampire moved in even means... Lovely art though and a sweet story. I like the fact that Toya and Chiyuki are both so mature. Poor Satsuki though... I suppose he had a good life with Kaede for as long as he could. I am not sure what Hatori means in her side bar about Kaede's life after she meets the others being sad though... I mean sure she is mortal but still....
Yami's son is so cute :)

[Lee · Rating 1 out of 5]

I shouldn't have read this. I didn't really care for the other volumes, but there was one more and I couldn't stop even though I should have.

This volume once again felt directionless and lackluster. For the ending to the serious, there was no wow moment. It was all flat. Boring. This was predictable (which isn't always a bad thing). I kept hoping that this serious was going to improve, but it never did.

[penta · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ech. It's so chaotic, i chociaż to chyba najlepszy tom, całość wygląda jakby Bisco miała wypisane punkty na całe wątki, ale po powrocie do tej mangi chciała to mieć za sobą jak najszybciej, więc wszystko zamknęła w osiem chapterów, ledwo dotykając tematu. Fajnie, że seria doczekała się zakończenia, ale zdecydowanie zasłużyła na więcej.

[Martu (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧ · Rating 3 out of 5]

Siento que, si bien se hizo una especie de cierre, este último tomo fue innecesario (aunque con algunas partes tiernas y divertidas).
Incluso agregó información y personajes confusos que no hacían nada a la trama. En general la historia me gustó pero hubiera preferido que hubiera seguido con el camino que estaba tomando en el segundo tomo.

[Danica · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this series! I wish they wouldn't have rushed the ending, but it was a long time coming. The epilogue type part was cute and helped with the swift ending. I really enjoyed these characters and will most likely read more by this author.

[Kate Tilton · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am pleased with the ending but also sad that it is over. I would love to see this series as an anime with more of the story that had been cut.

[Yukino · Rating 4 out of 5]

SANGUE SULLA NEVE n. 4

Ho capito perché i primi volumi non mi sono piaciuti fino in fondo mentre questo l'ho adorato. Davvero! È stato il suo primo manga. Ha scritto i primi tre e poi l'ha interrotta. Dopo 10 anni ha finito la storia. E l'ha fatto con il botto. Ha mantenuto lo stile originale ma si vede la sua maturità. Davvero più profondo, le vignette con la storia ben scandita. Tratto più pulito. Se fosse stato tutto così sarebbe stato una piccola perla.
Molto carino, ma mi aspettavo di più. Quattro stelle piene però a questo ultimo volume che riscatta tutta la serie.

[Janine Chalmers · Rating 4 out of 5]

The ending left me wanting more.

For those who actively anticipated the next two installments to an intriguing story your journey comes to an end.

Was it good: Yes!

Why not five stars?
The ending feels rushed.

[Holly Letson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This series was very enjoyable, however the ending was pretty predictable.

[Adek Fbree · Rating 3 out of 5]

Endingnya bagus sih (it's a happy one). Tapi jika pada akhirnya hanya sejauh itu saja, kayanya 2 volume buku sudah lebih dari cukup untuk menuntaskan kisahnya. Yahh.. que sera sera lah :P

[emily_oriley · Rating 5 out of 5]

I found this series many years ago back in ye olde Shojo Beat days and was frustrated to learn it was permanently shelved so the author could focus on the more popular Ouran Host Club. Which, okay, yeah, I get, and I was okay with that.....until I saw the Millennium Snow Easter egg in the anime. Then I burned with fiery rage and forever refused to read the Ouran manga!!

Then a week ago, I decided to bury the hatchet and be the bigger person (it had NOTHING to do with needing a pallet cleanser after watching Goblin Slayer, I swear). And as I was reading, I decided to check and see if maybe, just maybe, the series had been revisited in the 10+ years since I last checked. Oh man, I was so excited when I saw it had been finished! My husband warned me I was overhyping it and it could only disappoint me at this time.

So, did I overhype it too much? Was it a disappointment?

NOPE!!! I LOVED IT!!!!! *squeeeeeeeeeee* XD

Chiyuki’s little evil side was absolutely precious and how she kept saying “OMG isn’t this cute when Touya does this?” and everyone around her was all “uhhhhh, no, not in the slightest, WTF is wrong with you”.

I will say there were times when it felt like the author forgot about Satsuki entirely—pretty sure he was absent for half if not all of an entire volume—and I thought the introduction of Kaede was going to be more significant then it ended up being. I’m assuming the author originally planned for a longer series akin to Ouran, but because they’d been gone from this story for so long, probably just couldn’t get fully back into their original vision. So parts of the story do feel a little rushed and/or half-finished.

All that being said and setting my obvious fan-girl bias aside, this is a short read with good characters and a nice blend between drama, comedy, and romance. The ending is... forgivable, is the best way to put it without spoiling anything.

Anyway, back to my pallet cleanser....

[Veronica Pappolla · Rating 5 out of 5]

Il finale non si fa aspettare e soprattutto non brilla di colpi di scena o originalità. Ma il fatto che non fosse inaspettato non vuol dire che non ci siamo goduti il viaggio.

Toya troverà la sua risposta (affrontando un percorso di crescita a tappe davvero be congeniato) e finalmente i nostri protagonisti cammineranno insieme verso il futuro (forse in troppi).

Ho apprezzato tanto questo manga nonostante all'inizio avessi in po' di remore. Belle le analogie con le piante, la poesia delle neve, e il fatto che i canoni del genere Urban Fantasy vengono malamente ignorati. (Non lo consiglio agli amanti del genere dei vampiri).

Una serie inusuale, ma fa piacere vedere che a distanza di tempo l'autrice si è pentita di aver ceduto ai clicchè del genere (tipo la prigionia da parte del cugino) ma gliela perdoniamo. Tutti cadiamo in tentazione.

[Christina · Rating 4 out of 5]

The ending though really lovely, felt really rushed and unsatisfying. I understand adding more added history to the leading guy to understand why he acts the way he does but it just felt like it was just helping it continue the story along without a point. However, this whole volume as far as romantic lines and the angst really tugged at my heartstrings as well as the artstyle truly is gorgeous. This series is definitely one if you want a semi quick read with an emotional rollercoaster however in my opinion the first and last volumes were better than volumes 2 and 3. Because of these points I rate this volume a 4 out of 5 stars.

[Soobie has fog in her brain · Rating 2 out of 5]

Non so... quest'ultima parte mi è sembrata più lenta e noiosa di quelle precedenti. Per carità, la breve parte che riguarda il nonno di Toya è molto tenera però si perde un po' nelle pagine. La fine, con l'introduzione del nuovo personaggio, sembra un po' affrettata - anche perché l'autrice stessa l'aveva pensata più lunga.

Non credo che leggerò altro di Bisco Hatori. Le sue opere non mi hanno entusiasmato.

Va beh, adesso passo a Shibuya love hotel, che aspetta da anni di essere finito.

[Zian B. · Rating 3 out of 5]

While this last volume was a good read it seemed rushed throughout but especially in the last chapter. I understand this is a short series, but there are a few unanswered questions. Also, there were likable side or minor characters that could’ve been explained more. I would’ve enjoyed a bonus chapter or 2 to add as like an epilogue or just future sketches/bits of info, similar to what was shown at the end of the OHSHC manga. I am glad that this manga series ended on a sweet note since I got a bit worried for a quick moment.

[Di · Rating 4 out of 5]

I would say this is more like a 3.5 for me, but I'm glad that I've finally read this series. It was definitely interesting for me to see what the mangaka had to say in the sidebars in regards to her thoughts on the characters and the struggles with continuing the series after a 10 year break. It does make you wonder if the story would've gone the same way if it was written continuously instead of with the long break in between. Overall, I did still enjoy this series and am looking forward to reading more of this mangaka's work in the future.

[Forthright . · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well, well.


I was mildly disappointed in Toya and Chiyuki. I don't like seeing things done backwards—shared intimacies without a clear commitment. But I don't actually expect other people (either authors or their characters) to always fall in line with my personal sensibilities. The addition of a (mostly off-screen) love scene was surely a gift to patient readers, who have been longing for romantic resolution.


Sweet and bittersweet. I am satisfied.

[bow down to our ace king victor vale · Rating 2 out of 5]

1.5!

i kinda wanted her to 😵 for yknow, drama 😗 but oh well. besides that, this volume and the ending in general were eehhHH. with the entire actually-not-dead grandpa business and the whole ordeal w/johann, i just found it.,,,,bland. and then like, the ML disappeared and then appeared at the very end and then boom! happy ending. also like im not sure what to make of the timeskip either. (the art styles nice but i kinda miss the funky one lol)

[Adrienne Organa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Toya and Chiyuki <3 This was a good finish to the manga. I wish we had had more time with the characters to really expand on the story - there was so much more that could have been done throughout all 4 volumes and it felt rushed and half baked in many places. Maybe if we get an anime someday, that can be fixed? <3

[Pinky · Rating 4 out of 5]

Chiyuki confessed her feelings to Toya and awaits a reply. Toya finds out his grandfather is still alive, but he has dementia and doesn't remember the past. Toya thought for 8 years that his grandfather rejected him, but he just had dementia or so it seems. Chiyuki finally gets an answer from Toya and the answer is yes, at first. In the end, Chiyuki and Toya are together and all ends well.

[Tasha Birckhead · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sweet

Very satisfying ending to a great series. I hope there will be a spine off with wolf boy. These characters are hard tp say goodbye to like mau of Biscos otger characters. Very well done and beautiful artwork.

[Jasmine · Rating 3 out of 5]

I seriously wasn't expecting it to be this short! I mean, it is my first time reading such a short manga overall in published form. The story had so much unexplored potential and it finished not being able to truly answer all the questions that would arise as you would read the book.

[Jami Snyder · Rating 4 out of 5]

Again this series seemed so rushed, this final book was no exception. I wanted the last half of this book to be one volume instead of half. The author even stated that a ton was cut, and I feel that didn’t help the book. However, even though I wanted so much more, I enjoyed what there was!

[Khrystyna · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's a good series.. I wish it was longer.
I just felt like everything was rushed through :/

[Amara · Rating 4 out of 5]

A cute little story. 4+ stars for the whole series. I would have wanted a little bit more, but overall I really liked it :)