“Sleep and wake and eat and move” - Yuu
Apocalyptic stories in anime come in many forms and serve a variety of purposes. Many times the setting allows for action scenes and having a hero come into their own, something like Attack on Titan or High School of the Dead. Others take the situation in slightly different ways, more contemplative ways, series like Casshern Sins or Neon Genesis Evangelion as examples. Shoujo Shuumatsu Ryokou takes an alternative route of using an apocalypse for object lessons on a variety of topics.
The story of Shoujo Shuumatsu Ryokou isn't so much about an overarching plot as the chapter
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Alternative TitlesSynonyms: The End Girl Trip Japanese: 少女終末旅行 More titlesInformationType: Manga
Volumes: 6
Chapters: 47
Status: Finished
Published: Feb 21, 2014 to Jan 12, 2018
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Iyashikei
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Tsukumizu (Story & Art) Statistics Ranked: #572 2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded. Popularity: #217
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What do you do when you’re most likely the last two human beings in a world that’s already ended? You keep moving, of course. Girls' Last Tour is a survival story where there are no final destination. As they drive their old Kettenkrad to scavenge for supplies then talk about whatever comes to mind, from questioning their very existence or on why people wage wars to whose turn is it to do the laundry.
The world of Girls' Last Tour is haunting yet serene, it's background art is magnificent and filled with raw details, truly bringing the desolate wasteland that is their home to life. ... Aug 20, 2019
Shoujo Shuumatsu Ryokou is the melancholic tale of two girls lost in the barren, desolate world of the Layered City. Supposedly, being the last two human beings in the entire world, their only objective is to reach the top, hoping to find just any sign of life. However, the world revolves around them now, no one to command or guide them, so their journey is a very erratic one full of many experiences. They learn not just about their own lives, but of the ones long gone. An entire philosophical, almost harrowing and introspective look on the struggles of Chito and Yuuri as they prepare
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Jan 1, 2018
A unique manga about 2 young girls venturing through a post apocalyptic city. There is no violence, no enemies, no real suffering, no crazy action. It's a modern tale destined to people wanting to get more than what is written, take their time and enjoy reading behind the scene.
Chi and Yuu are born after the cold apocalypse that suppressed almost all technologies and life from the earth. They have few knowledge about life but how to survive by themselves and some warm memories. But what's important is that they have one another and hope. As they venture upper into the emptier city, they'll cross some few ... Oct 10, 2020
(TLDR Review at the bottom of this review. As always, thanks for reading in advance.)
Do you ever just look at some paper filled with words and think, "Wow! Whoever thought of this idea is a genius." Maybe you do. Maybe you don't. In life, the value of things make no sense whatsoever, so much so that a £0.99 (~$1.29) Burger King cheeseburger suddenly has less monetary value as a £2.49 (~$3.29) exact cheeseburger simply because one of the Burger King is located right next to a train station. You may be wondering. Who needed to know that? Well, it is the same concept with what I ... Oct 3, 2022
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This review follows my second rewatch of the Girls’ Last Tour anime, and my first rereading of the manga. Every time I write a review I have some difficulties. Sometimes it's finding the proper way to organize my thoughts, and sometimes it’s condensing all of the things I want to write about into a, not overly long, review. Let me tell you, reader, I have never had such difficulties with the ladder before. There is so much I want to talk about, from the symbolism to the atmosphere, from the themes to the impact this manga had on my life. I want to write about ... Dec 2, 2017
Shoujo Shuumatsu Ryoukuo is a different show that has seen the light in a time that normally would not accept this kind of works.
The series takes place in a post-apocalyptic world in which the journey of Chito and Yuuri is followed, which travel aimlessly through this new destroyed world. This is when the story takes a turn when we see that the girls are discovering aspects of ancient society and seeing the natural way in which they unfold with these elements is something worth seeing. Another important thing is the stellar, Yuuri and Chito reflect such an air of friendship and tenderness that they are easy ... Aug 13, 2021
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'Shoujo Shuumatsu Ryouku' is different from any other manga I've read. It's about two young girls named 'Chito' and 'Yuuri' going on a journey in a post-apocalyptic world. In this journey, both of the girls met some people including humanoid robots and took different kinds of lessons from them. As they keep on going to find their destination, they end up questioning their existence and wonder about how the afterlife would be. They find themselves struggling several times in this journey and strive to survive. But they promise themselves to keep on going on their kettenkrad untill they reach their destination. It was a melancholic story ... Apr 19, 2021
Shoujo Shuumatsu Ryokou better known as the best slice of life of all time, a way that several heavy and reflective themes are unique in a pure and friendly way, I am very happy. By placing 2 characters with a "child's soul" in a post-apocalyptic environment addressing political and social themes during their journey, the manga forms a very charismatic and passionate narrative.
Among the basic themes, without giving a clear spoiler, all are extremely well constructed, both as a product and the speeches of the protagonists, everything is perfect. Deep and contented dialogues with an angelic purity, just beautiful. Not to mention the incredible setting of ... Nov 22, 2020
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"I didn't realize it before, but making a manga is actually pretty strenuous. Despite the boundless anxiety eating away at me, occasionally I'm able to draw a good line something, and I get a little spark of joy. And when that happens, I sort of feel an overlap with the girls' journey." Art: The quote above is the afterward from volume 1 of the manga. Tsukumizu's artstyle in Girls' Last Tour is really sketchy-looking, and it gives the the vibe of an artist who cares more about the overall image that something creates rather than each line that builds up to it. The ... Sep 25, 2020
Girls Last Tour is a truly morbid depressing story that holds back nothing in it's attempt to portray an awful situation. It is sprinkled in with moments of joy, hope, happiness and learning but never strays from reminding you about the grim conclusion that is to come. I believe this story accurately shows how young girls may experience a world where survival is a constant struggle and where it must be faced alone.
The story feels episodic with the 2 main characters moving to a new setting and encountering problems and ... Jul 22, 2019
Review applies to both the manga and the anime, as both are well-made.
Note: I’m probably going to sound like a pretentious asshole. This work is one that I have no qualms about calling it art. This is what they should be teaching in literature class, not the half-baked book called The Stranger by Albert Camus. Although I won’t claim to be the expert on post-apocalyptic settings or philosophical stories (what even is that?), I will say that I was both captivated and mentally engaged by this experience. Firstly, I’m not saying that this will blow your mind or anything. I liked it, and some parts felt a ... Jul 30, 2024
Girls Last Tour is the rare work of art I would consider perfect. That isn't necessarily to say it's the best thing I've ever read-there are a few things I could think of that I found more enjoyable or impactful for instance-however, it sets out to do something and does exactly what it wants. That's all that really needs to be said, but continue reading for a little more information. This series is absolutely worth anyone's time.
Speaking of which, there is no wasted time in this manga: no padding, no filler. Everything exists in service of the ideas the author puts forward. It also manages ... Aug 20, 2024
I feel like this manga needs a certain mindset in order to read.
I read through the first 20-30 chapters of this manga on complete autopilot, because that's what I thought the manga wanted me to do. I was supremely bored. It wasn't until I started treating it differently to other SoL manga that I really became invested. Instead of passively reading and expecting it to entertain me, I started paying attention to the scenery and masterful art, and I started appreciating the manga more for what it actually was - A Journey. One thing that really stood out to me above everything else was the juxtaposition between ... Jan 21, 2021
The anime for this manga had been on my radar for some time. I knew very little about it, other than it was usually compared to Kino's Journey which I enjoyed. I think I watched the entire anime within a forty-eight-hour period of starting it, and I immediately knew I had to read the manga to find out more.
So, I had already read the manga a couple times in unofficial translations by this point, so this isn't exactly my first read. I've had plenty of time to process my feelings towards this story, and there was really an extraordinary amount to process. The first thing most ... May 3, 2023
When the world is crumbling, you better climb on the debris.
Girls Last tour set itself up pretty quickly, our two accomplices Chito and Yuri wander in a ruined world with their weird tank-car with the final goal of going all the way to the top of the mega-structure. It'll only take us a few chapters to understand that food isn't a problem, the two of them having food a decent stock in the very first chapter, and that hostile entities are pretty rare in this world. What GLT focuses on, it's on the road-trip of our two friends. The author is pretty miser when it comes ... Mar 16, 2023
I've been avoiding this anime / manga for a long time since I am normally not a fan of post apocalyptic settings. I am sorry to my past self for doing that.
This manga has an overarching theme that leaves the manga sitting with you long after you complete it. The themes, main characters, and overall atmosphere carry a somewhat simple and sometimes boring plot. They say that it's about the journey and not the destination. This is one of the rare circumstances where I preferred the destination to the journey. The manga felt very episodic and there were definitely some small plot devices and side stories ... Jan 1, 2024
To put it simply, my few problems with the season of the anime were either minimized or improved in the manga ending. It's a dreary world that these two trudge through, with every step taking them towards some unknown goal. There are several points in the anime where they mention reaching somewhere, but the longer it went on, the clearer it was that they knew that endpoint about as well as I did. They were moving to move. Even given that these are young girls, how does one not grapple with what that means, the sort of aimless travel that takes them to some unknown
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May 4, 2023
It was a really melancholic read from start to finish. Poor Chito and Yuuri... probably the last surviving little girls on the planet earth.
It was the end of humanity. Humanity had a very devistating war in the future which resulted with the end of humanity. Chito and Yuuri, our main characters on a journey on their kettenkrad model motor bike on a city on a post apocalyptic earth. They met with a man named Kanazawa and later on a woman on their journey and they were probably the last survivors of humanity in a gaint city which made out of stratas. Chito and Yuuri tried ... Sep 22, 2019
Girl's Last Tour is a difficult story to fully describe, as the value of it as a story is almost totally dependent on the reader.
Plot is present in the story, but in a different way than most. There is the overarching story of the two girls trying to reach the point that their father told them about, but it is definitely a story where the journey means more than the destination. We spend all of our time exploring the world alongside the two main characters, watching them go through day by day trying to find food to eat, discovering new things and meeting the occasional ... |