うせもの宿

USEMONO YADO

MANGA

STATUS
COMPLETE
VOLUMES
3
RELEASE
October 28, 2015
CHAPTERS
18

DESCRIPTION

There is an inn that you can visit where you'll find old things you thought were lost forever.

CAST

Okami
Matsuura

CHAPTERS

REVIEWS

Benkei
90/100
Spoiler-free review of Usemono Yado. What do you really want?
════ ⋆★⋆ ════ Considerations ════ ⋆★⋆ ════ ● __This is a spoiler-free review.__ ● __90+ in my rating means "masterpiece."__ ● I've got to read this work on a friend's recommendation. I didn't look too much into the synopsis and just started reading. ● __That's by far the hardest review I've had to do so far. I had to withhold a lot of information because I believe the true appeal of this manga lies in its mystery.__ ════ ⋆★⋆ ════ The Story ════ ⋆★⋆ ════ " There is an inn that you can visit where you'll find old things you thought were lost forever. " That's the AL synopsis, and I think that is true for this work. When I saw this synopsis, I thought about something simplistic, especially considering the number of chapters and something that would be a SoL (Slice of Life). I couldn't be more wrong. The story of Usemono Yado is filled with mystery. Each of the three volumes reveals another part of the drama. And the story needs this mystery. The lack of information is something that makes this manga shine as you create your own interpretations. The story was absolutely amazing. Although the start is episodic, seeming like each chapter tells a different story without any apparent connection, soon you start to understand the ideas converging and drawing the plot. I dare say that if you look right and analyze each situation in this manga, you can see some lessons that you can put into your life. And that's why I was able to give it a 90+. __A masterpiece, in my view, needs to be a work that has either a distinguishing trait or you're able to take something from the said work.__ ════ ⋆★⋆ ════ The Art Style ════ ⋆★⋆ ════ The art style is good. I didn't find any information on assistants, so I'm assuming that's a one-man team. Characters are designed in a very good manner, with nice highlights, shadows, and characteristics. I felt that while reading it, I was able to differentiate between each character and had no problems in that department. Backgrounds are also pretty well done, though they can be a little simpler and lack detail at times (especially outside). That's not necessarily a bad thing, as characters are still pretty well used and you won't feel like it's lacking. ‎ ════ ⋆★⋆ ════ The Characters ════ ⋆★⋆ ════ That's the hardest part to talk about. For the sake of mystery and complexity, characters are intended to be dense, and for the sake of mystery, I can't say much. I'll say that there are a fair number of characters. They are well developed, and the core characters are really well made. ‎ ════ ⋆★⋆ ════ Conclusion ════ ⋆★⋆ ════ If you're like me, you skip everything and read only the conclusion because you don't want to get spoiled with other themes. So I will try to be brief on this point: __Read it.__ When I started reading, it just took me about 3 chapters to understand that Usemono Yado was a really good work, filled with mystery and philosophy. I was overly entertained by the turn of events and how it ended. If you like mystery, drama, and philosophy, this is the manga for you.
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FranCavs
80/100
"En Manos del Cielo": Un breve ensayo de Usemono Yado
Este es mi primer texto en Anilist. No soy muy fan de escribir reseñas, pero sí de hacer pequeños ensayos que resuman lo que una obra me hizo sentir o pensar.
No busquen algo demasiado elaborado: prefiero que se sienta como una charla, como alguien liberando las ideas que le quedaron después de leer.
Suelo escribir cosas así en Twitter, y esta vez quería probar qué onda por acá.

Un refugio para los que se quedan atrás

Hay lugares donde el tiempo se detiene.
En Usemono Yado, la gente que no pertenece del todo al mundo se queda en una posada especial.
No están vivos, pero tampoco se fueron. Dejaron un objeto atrás, aunque normalmente, no es importante el objeto en sí, sino lo que este significa: un recuerdo, una promesa o una despedida que quedaron a medias.

La carga emocional en los objetos

Lo lindo del manga es que no busca darle valor a cosas tangibles, sino a los recuerdos que guardamos por ellos. Un pedazo de tela puede ser el último recuerdo de un ser querido.
En esas pequeñas cosas queridas se esconden las verdaderas pérdidas.

Aceptar lo inevitable

Mientras lees, te das cuenta de que nada cambia el movimiento del mundo.
La vida sigue, encuentren o no el objeto el mundo no se detiene, aún si algo importante para vos se fuera.
La vida y la muerte pasan como una estación más, sin grandes finales ni despedidas, y hay simplemente un dejar ir.

Usemono Yado no te miente: a veces, aunque encuentres lo que estabas buscando, eso no te devuelve nada.
A veces sólo te ayuda a seguir adelante. Y eso también está bien.
Akari Mizunashi, protagonista de mi obra favorita, dice que no hay que apegarse a los recuerdos, hay que mirar hacia adelante felices, y no tener miedo al cambio.

Seguir buscando, aunque no haya respuestas

Pero, a pesar de todo, seguimos buscando.
Nos aferramos a las cosas pequeñas: recuerdos, canciones, fotos quizás gastadas.
Encontramos significados en todo: en una palabra, en un objeto, en lo que sea.

Capaz sea algo tonto, yo no lo creo, pero sin dudas es una cosa linda que tenemos.
Aunque el universo no nos deba una respuesta, nosotros la buscamos.
Queremos encontrarle sentido a estar, a perder, a recordar y a querer. Es como si encontrar significado, aunque sea por un rato, fuera una forma de rebelarnos contra lo absurdo de existir. O tal vez es simplemente lo que nos hace humanos.

Usemono Yado expresa que está bien buscar, aunque sepamos que, al final, todo queda en manos del destino.

En Manos del Cielo
Dicho lo dicho, me gustaría cerrar con una frase de la obra, que creo que sintetiza todo lo que quise decir:
_"Todo es decidido por el cielo; vivir o morir no tiene ningún significado especial. Encontrar significado en cada pequeña cosa es una parte absurda de la naturaleza humana."_

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