This article includes spoilers for the manga “Yofukashi no Uta (Call of the Night)”. Reader discretion is advised.

After more than four years of serialization, in the most recent edition of the magazine Weekly Shonen Sunday The final chapter of the manga written and illustrated by Kotoyama“Yofukashi no Uta (Call of the Night)”. From the previous chapters it was inferred that the end of the story would be, at the very least, bittersweet, considering the author's background with “Dagashi Kashi“, and it seems they were right to be concerned.

In the previous chapters it was established that Nazuna Nanakusa had completely fallen in love with Kou Yamori, the protagonist, which made her afraid to bite him to drink his blood. Let's remember that there was a rumor that if a vampire fell in love with a human and sucked their blood, the human would die (there were also rumors of the reverse version, where it would be the vampire who died).

In the end, it became a situation that can be summarized like this: “I want to love you and live my life with you, but if I do that, there's a chance you might die.“. Or as it was mentioned on social media: Nazuna thinks that vampire life is boring (she had mentioned this in a previous chapter) and doesn't want Kou to experience this eternal boredom.

With all this background, fans were already expecting that the ending of “Yofukashi no Uta (Call of the Night)” would not be entirely satisfactory, and that seems to be the opinion of the majority. Although the final chapter has not been translated, we can see Nazuna and Kou together in a snowy area. In the final illustration, the two are shown lying in the snow, and Kou proposes that they “chase each other to death” while Nazuna introduces him as “her lover”.

It's an open ending, as the romantic situation between the two is not fully expressed. (i.e. it is not established whether they become a couple or what their status is, at least in the preliminary translations), which left a taste in the mouth, although sweet, also bitter in the fans who followed this franchise for years:

• «It was a great journey. Yofukashi no Uta has been with me since the beginning of the pandemic, it was something so fun to read during the endless nights, I had so many things to worry about, but the feeling I found when reading it made me feel great, it made me forget a little that we were stuck in our houses, because you know, the point of the series was for Kou to go out all the time. It was a fun series, with many emotional and funny moments, with a whole cast of endearing characters.».
• «Thank you Kou and Nazuna, you will be missed, and I am very grateful to Kotoyama sensei, although I will never read Dagashi Kashi, I look forward to reading your next work. Thank you also for being there for this journey, in a series that was almost entirely improvised, it was amazing. My night has come to an end, I hope the night has come to an end for you too.».
• «I could have sworn we saw an adult Kou in some of the previous illustrations».
• «I really don't know what to think about this.».
• «I'm glad to see one last expression on Nazuna's face when she sees Kou. The last page of them lying in the snow smiling is a beautiful way to end. I'm going to miss this series, I hope it gets another season of anime, but for now, goodnight.».
• «Well, this isn't a bad ending, but it's not a happy one either, or at least that's what it seems like. I don't know how to feel about it.».
• «Nazuna said that they should keep meeting until they die, so I guess when Kou is about to kick the bucket, that's when Nazuna will finally bite him and they'll die together.».
• «So why didn't Kou let it bite him? If the effects had already worn off, he would have let her bite him anyway. Just because a year has passed doesn't mean she can't kill him by sucking his blood, which is why she said they would spend the rest of their lives meeting again and again until THEY died. Because when Kou is old and on his deathbed, Nazuna will go with him.».
• «Why doesn't anyone talk about what GIANT KOU'S HANDS LOOK LIKE? Well, you know what they say about boys with big hands...».
• «I hate this ending so much, but to be honest, at least they're back together.».
• «They will stay together and she will bite him when he gets older and they will die together».
• «Probably. It's a semi-open ending, like Dagashi Kashi. It's open to interpretation which this author is known for. I mean, he's still half vampire even after 4 years, he even says he's learned to control it.».
• «Yes, Nazuna said that they should play hide and seek until they die and Kou had an exasperated reaction.».
• «I mean, the ending could have been worse, so I don't really care about that.».
• I don't know man, it seems a bit disappointing. For me, a big romance fan, this isn't good. In my opinion, the story reached its peak with the conclusion of Mahiru and Hoshimi. The manga is still good, but the relationship between Nazuna and Kou isn't very well thought out.».
• «That's what I've been saying for a long time. This ending matches Dagashi Kashi's almost exactly. So I figured the last chapter would be similar too. A little jump in time and they're back together.».
• «My first manga. Yofukashi no Uta introduced me to this world, and since then I’ve come across many different works that have collectively rekindled my love for reading… manga or otherwise. It will always hold a very, very special place in my heart.».
• «I wish he would become a vampire but I'm happy either way, thank you Kotoyama, this masterpiece will always be in my mind as it holds a place in my heart that no other manga can replace.».

Source: Reddit