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Constructive dissenting time! The plot shows itself to be effectively unpredictable (where so many other series may be frowned upon for being predictable), we could expect the orphans to escape and begin training in the Moon Demon Company with their existence as livestock alone being the fuel for revenge, of course there were other plans afoot. The school, in reality a means to an end to make Yu join a squad changed him for the better, and just in time with sudden large scale vampire attacks. The titular seraphs appear periodically but are being kept for the long term, meanwhile convoluted double and triple crossings between human factions and vampire factions, when it should have been an easy vampires versus humans thing going on, makes for one real world like happening. Working with ones most detested foes just to survive against other threats, but having close people around characters so the world is not cold makes events gripping, tense, and yet pleasant depending on the characters. On them, they all have their own goals and motives, likes/dislikes and then adapting and changing to the harsh world they are in. It is one of the series greatest strengths that it has a vibrant and backstory detailed cast rather than ‘filler’ characters based on story tropes.

It is probably something realized but needs to be stated, that when there’s “Sorry I haven't read the old chapters in a while" and" I skipped the next book." one cannot go wrong with re-reading the source material, both to cover it and second readings always have details that may have been missed to help everything sink in better.

Seraph of the End is one of the special series where viewing it as a story to analyse it may devalue it - which of course is applicable to anything. However it should be something to enjoy no matter what, yet having said that no story can do the same thing forever, and it's great how Seraph of the End transitions through its arcs to develop the deeper story, and show how the characters are handling what is coming their way. Bringing characters like Shikama Doji into prominence, and having characters initiate long held plans, and also having some characters take a step back so everything is being covered. Features like that, to the artwork as well - everything is becoming better than the strong foundations the series was built on!

Thankfully Viz Media has all the chapters available, so them, and the light novels that also fortunately have been translated into English is a good plan!