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I gave this a 7/10 due to couple issues I had with it. This volume featured 3 chapters dealing with the formation of the daily routines, jobs, new struggles and challenges the remaining members of the 7Seeds project now have to deal with while they live together. The last chapter fleshed out how Chimaki became a member of the 7Seeds project.

One of the main story lines this volume deals with is the conclusion of the Ango and Ryou story line. As someone who has read the main series would know, Ango and Ryou were in limbo due to being exiled from the community due ... to their actions. Both characters had made strides with 7Seeds members from other teams like Natsu, Semimaru, Matsuri, etc. who had warmed up to them and were seemingly hoping they would be reintegrated...but sadly Ango's actions have provided a huge barrier that's seemingly insurmountable. It was actually heartbreaking to see how crushed he was that despite his efforts at making amends, being useful, saving others etc. his actions towards Hana among others will poison people's perception of him forever. This is a fitting punishment for him which I don't disagree with. I just hoped that there would be an avenue of redemption that didn't involve exile but sadly it just wasn't able to be realized. I'm happy that at the end that he was able to find something to do with his life that would help humanity and I'm glad that ever loyal Ryou and dear Matsuri will be able to join him on his journey.

My main issue with this of course is that other people had also done bad things like Ran and Akira seemingly running a slave camp, abusing Team Autumn and encouraging drug use among Team Autumn. Ayu had used Momotaro literally as a test subject, and other members from Team Summer A were also seemingly willing bystanders to his torture (which includes being used as bait). Where was the conflict surrounding Ayu and Ran/Akira's inclusion into the community? These people never even had to apologize! For characters outside of Ango/Ryou it seemed a foregone conclusion they wouldn't ever have to be punished, make amends, etc. let alone apologize. This is a major inconsistency.

There was a scene that really annoyed me where Momotaro was seemingly scared at simply the sight of Ango. Okay, this is fair due to what Ango did to him. But where is that same energy with Ayu who used him as a test subject and could have possibly killed him? Ayu also showed no concern at all and frankly seemed perfectly okay with how he was initially treated by Team Summer A. Why isn't he scared of her?

Lastly the very last 7Seeds story featured the background of...Chimaki? Out of all the reoccurring characters in this series, he had arguably the least interesting story line in the main manga (if you can call it a story line). He had seemingly no useful skills for survival and not even an interesting personality. The story shared how his father had worked himself to the bone for 20 years to carve the Budda's that would eventually mark the entrances to the Fugis. He did this all for Chimaki and his dedication to the project allowed Chimaki to be entered into the project. On it's own the story was great and written well, but unsurprisingly Chimaki says about his father after the flashback is over: "I didn't care much about him". Great, a story of sacrifice and hope for someone's child ending with that child not even acknowledging his father at all.

Overall, still enjoyed it. Still loved most of the characters in the story, the romantic pairings that have been confirmed, the bright future these group of people will have and so on and intrigued at how there seems to be a slight opening for a continuation with Ango, Ryou and Matsuri's adventures. If this is the end of the story, it's been one heck of a ride!

A very short one shot featuring some coloured art (that were really beautiful) plus a very short extra chapter that occurred before the events of 7Seeds.

This extra chapter featured Aramaki pitching in a nationally televised baseball game while a variety of characters around Japan that were featured in 7Seeds tune into his game (with varying levels of interest 😅).

I can't give this more than a 7/10 but I really appreciated the art and the story was short (very short)...but still sweet in a way. I would recommend this for any fan of 7Seeds who wants to have a complete experience with what is ... available for us to read as fans of this manga. It won't take much more than 10-20 minutes of your time to read it and it is fully scantalated.

When Yukito Kishiro first created Gunnm (Battle Angel), he started with the world. It's basically future post-apocalyptic, but it's well thought out, and perfectly feasible. He even has little notes here and there throughout the book giving details on some of the new (or old) technology. Like most manga, the artwork is fairly simple, but beautiful. Vehicles, landscapes, character designs.. you name it. All of it has that futuristic dirty feel to it that the original Star Wars movies have, with more than a bit of Mad Max thrown in. But, the characters are where it's at. The main character starts at the bottom. She ... is literally found in a trash heap. Her character development, as well as the man who finds her, are very well done. There are a lot of internal struggles as well as external, and no punches are pulled. As she tries to figure out who she is and who she was, the world begins to expand with her travels. And, those outside influences that are only at the edge of the story in the beginning start coming into play.

There are nine original books. Then, Kishiro took a ten year hiatus. Rumor is he was sick. When he started again, he retracted the ninth book and continued with a series called Gunnm: Last Order. Off to my next stop...