Tomodachi Game Chapter 127 Discussion

Welp I guess this is it...

I first started TomoGame back in college because of the whole “death game” shtick and liked it so much I read the entire thing in two days. Compared to manga like Real Account it was on a whole different level (I still think so). I am glad that author toned down on useless fanservice and cheap shock from DeadTube. But, sad to say, the second half looks extremely lacking to me personally. Games became very boring and don’t even start on the final arc… it overstayed its welcome and should be cut in half or more. To me the finale should have been the most unexpected and insane game, instead we've got, what, 30 chapters of blahblahblah?

What I like about stories like Kaiji, is that MC can lose. In Tomodachi Game Yuuichi can't lose. It's always his grand master plan, he predicted everything and there's no real danger, stakes a bit low (but it's not really a bad thing, still entertaining to read how he outsmarts everyone). Except the bullet. Somehow couldn't predict that provoking a guy with a gun can result in getting shot XDD

With all that said, I think the final chapter is the best final chapter possible in this scenario. It's touching, it's wrapped, I guess, everything. All the questions were answered.

Yuuichi will remain one of the best and complex characters out there, especially after Kei's analysis on his "double gaming", which is an interesting technique, never heard about it...

This manga had everything to become a modern masterpiece but I think it's still VERY very solid, 8/10.

Will definitely re-read Prison Arc, my favorite one

@TheMangaManiac I swear we're not reading the same manga bro


There's no way if we do.

Welp I guess this is it...

I first started TomoGame back in college because of the whole “death game” shtick and liked it so much I read the entire thing in two days. Compared to manga like Real Account it was on a whole different level (I still think so). I am glad that author toned down on useless fanservice and cheap shock from DeadTube. But, sad to say, the second half looks extremely lacking to me personally. Games became very boring and don’t even start on the final arc… it overstayed its welcome and should be cut in half or more. To me the finale should have been the most unexpected and insane game, instead we've got, what, 30 chapters of blahblahblah?

What I like about stories like Kaiji, is that MC can lose. In Tomodachi Game Yuuichi can't lose. It's always his grand master plan, he predicted everything and there's no real danger, stakes a bit low (but it's not really a bad thing, still entertaining to read how he outsmarts everyone). Except the bullet. Somehow couldn't predict that provoking a guy with a gun can result in getting shot XDD

With all that said, I think the final chapter is the best final chapter possible in this scenario. It's touching, it's wrapped, I guess, everything. All the questions were answered.

Yuuichi will remain one of the best and complex characters out there, especially after Kei's analysis on his "double gaming", which is an interesting technique, never heard about it...

This manga had everything to become a modern masterpiece but I think it's still VERY very solid, 8/10.

Will definitely re-read Prison Arc, my favorite one

Welp I guess this is it...

I first started TomoGame back in college because of the whole “death game” shtick and liked it so much I read the entire thing in two days. Compared to manga like Real Account it was on a whole different level (I still think so). I am glad that author toned down on useless fanservice and cheap shock from DeadTube. But, sad to say, the second half looks extremely lacking to me personally. Games became very boring and don’t even start on the final arc… it overstayed its welcome and should be cut in half or more. To me the finale should have been the most unexpected and insane game, instead we've got, what, 30 chapters of blahblahblah?

What I like about stories like Kaiji, is that MC can lose. In Tomodachi Game Yuuichi can't lose. It's always his grand master plan, he predicted everything and there's no real danger, stakes a bit low (but it's not really a bad thing, still entertaining to read how he outsmarts everyone). Except the bullet. Somehow couldn't predict that provoking a guy with a gun can result in getting shot XDD

With all that said, I think the final chapter is the best final chapter possible in this scenario. It's touching, it's wrapped, I guess, everything. All the questions were answered.

Yuuichi will remain one of the best and complex characters out there, especially after Kei's analysis on his "double gaming", which is an interesting technique, never heard about it...

This manga had everything to become a modern masterpiece but I think it's still VERY very solid, 8/10.

Will definitely re-read Prison Arc, my favorite one

Really? I think his review is pretty accurate, especially the part about the final game being a 30 chapter slog.

Welp I guess this is it...

I first started TomoGame back in college because of the whole “death game” shtick and liked it so much I read the entire thing in two days. Compared to manga like Real Account it was on a whole different level (I still think so). I am glad that author toned down on useless fanservice and cheap shock from DeadTube. But, sad to say, the second half looks extremely lacking to me personally. Games became very boring and don’t even start on the final arc… it overstayed its welcome and should be cut in half or more. To me the finale should have been the most unexpected and insane game, instead we've got, what, 30 chapters of blahblahblah?

What I like about stories like Kaiji, is that MC can lose. In Tomodachi Game Yuuichi can't lose. It's always his grand master plan, he predicted everything and there's no real danger, stakes a bit low (but it's not really a bad thing, still entertaining to read how he outsmarts everyone). Except the bullet. Somehow couldn't predict that provoking a guy with a gun can result in getting shot XDD

With all that said, I think the final chapter is the best final chapter possible in this scenario. It's touching, it's wrapped, I guess, everything. All the questions were answered.

Yuuichi will remain one of the best and complex characters out there, especially after Kei's analysis on his "double gaming", which is an interesting technique, never heard about it...

This manga had everything to become a modern masterpiece but I think it's still VERY very solid, 8/10.

Will definitely re-read Prison Arc, my favorite one

Where are y’all reading it smh

What a disappointing ending for an also the worst arc of the series. The problem is that the author raised the stake too high in previous chapters and at the same time most likely didn't come up with any ingenious ideas but rather struggled to make a proper outcome to connect all the dots. As a matter of course, it results in convenient writing that just rehashes the worn-out imposter tropes. Almost everything is predictable, at least to me: Yuuichi's secret mission, the Boss' identity, the third person Yuuichi killed, Yuuichi's motivation, etc. It still makes sense but in a contrived and heavy-handed way, very far from my high expectation.

@kizumi91 so you're telling me you knew about Yuka being the true mastermind all along?

@DespairAwaits Yes, when the author mentioned the true traitor in the last chapter, I knew it's gonna be her. When almost every card is put on the table, it's just a simple deduction by the process of elimination, there is none other than her who can fit that role.

@kizumi91 i mean of course you knew it. Pretty much everyone reading the manga knew that too. Did you want him to pull a uno reverse card and just change the damn ending sive it was predictable? I think this is a pretty good ending tbf

@DespairAwaits Then why did she turn out to be a lame psychopath? Why did she lie about her heart condition? Is there any hint or foreshadowing about Yuka's true personality in previous chapters? The author creates convenient writing throughout this whole arc so he can pull out the uno reverse card at any time he wants. It's like you clench your fists and ask people to choose the hand you're about to open. No matter which one they pick, you'll always open the other. The only plausible answer is to whitewash Yuuichi's homicide behavior. If Yuka is truly scrupulous then Yuuichi is indeed a selfish and ignorant child but with the last revelation, he looks like a victim of betrayal now.

@kizumi91 she never lied about her heart condition though. If you were actually paying attention, p. 43 clearly shows her asking for her heart medication from Yuichi. She only used her condition to pull one over her friends. Furthermore, you raise the issue of there having been no foreshadowing to Yuka's true personality. This is simply false, as when reveals about Yuichi's friend's parents came out, one could only wonder how extrinsically coincidental everything seemed and come to the conclusion that Yuka and Taizen were collaborators as there's very little coincidence and plot convenience in this manga.

@DespairAwaits
Yes she did, the heart condition wasn't incurable as it's supposed to be but she acted like she only had few days to live. I also don't get which p.43 you referred to because when I were looking up it's this page instead


The part where Yuka and Taizen collab or not doesn't relate to the matter I addressed. The point is why did she have to be a liar in the first place, there's no deep shit or reasonable motivation here. Remember when Yuka told Yuuichi "Friend is more important than money" mentioned several times in the Manga, why did it turn out to be a fraud from her? How does this detail contribute to the whole story in general? It just feels so sudden and arbitrary with the only purpose of pulling the last uno reverse card. I don't think there's any better explanation than the one I posted.

@kizumi91 well i guess her lying about the fatal heart condition is somewhat obvious. It's to create a false sense of urgency, and to make the scam more effective. I also meant page 44 my apologies.

And i mean, why couldn't she just have been a liar, or a scammer. There doesn't really need to be a sensible explanation to her being a liar other than she's poor and is money motivated. Also, it was necessary for Yuichi to have had two mentors. One who would feed him with nefarious teachings and the other with good morals

@DespairAwaits
Sorry if you get the wrong idea from my words. I didn't insist that she can't be a liar or a scammer but the issue is the execution itself. The ending feels like the author just came up with in the last minute. As I stated above, it still makes sense but in a very contrived way. All the good tropes slowly wear out when it's reused and rehashed for the umpteenth time. Compared to previous arcs where every single revelation results in a surprised Pikachu face, this arc almost has none of such moments.
Well, I don't mean to ruin your enjoyment because people's opinions vary greatly but I personally think it could have been a lot better.