The finale *sigh* I dragged it out as long as I could. It felt like saying goodbye to a long-time friend. There was so much I loved about these last few volumes, but also things that made me borderline homicidal. No other volume has done that. I really wanted a drama-free finale, but that was too much to ask. 

Misaki going after Usui was very on-brand. They’re so dramatic but they’re my favorite kind of drama. It’s crazy we went through all that just for the crinkled bastard of a grandaddy to come out and tell Usui to leave and that was it. I was happy about that because they didn’t deserve him. Misaki and Usui are the kind of characters you know will end up together no matter what. I’m happy I got to see them grow, fight, and get the happy ending they deserved. I would’ve loved a montage (at least) that captured important events in the ten years that passed after they graduated high school. Honestly, it was necessary after what followed. 

I needed Usui to start putting his foot in everybody's ass cause they were playing with him entirely too much. That thing that happened at the airport? He should’ve unalived that boy. Also, I was upset with that ending a little bit. I wasn’t fulfilled because it felt forced. Usui devoted his career and education to the people who shunned and abandoned him since he was born… We didn’t even see his adoptive parents as much as we saw the people who DESPISED him for being alive. His grandfather still didn’t even acknowledge him as part of the family ten years later! Then all their friends and family (the people who actually mattered) had to travel from Japan to England, for what? A wedding in a dusty castle? In all that time, what happened for that to be the ending? I simply had too many questions and was too annoyed to enjoy it as much as I wanted to. I had more of an emotional reaction to that montage that showed Misaki getting into the college she wanted. 

Still love the series, just disappointed in that ending. It felt rushed and I expected more.