The popular manga "Queen's Flower". It is a romance manga for girls created by Izumi Kanetoshi, who is known for "That's Not It" and "Men's School". The love story between the main characters "Aki" and "Hakusei" is heartbreakingly beautiful. Now, the sad and thought-provoking final scene of this work became a hot topic. In this article, we will explain the final scene in detail, including spoilers! Please be careful if you have not read the original work yet.
Happy ending? Bad ending? It will encourage speculation.
The final episode of "Queen's Flower" became a hot topic. Did Aki die, or was she able to meet Hakusei while still alive, and what happened to Hakusei? The final episode, which could be interpreted as either a happy ending or not, was a big hit with fans' interpretations.
Observation 1: Usuhoshi is dead
First of all, Usuhoshi will die in that river at the end. However, Aki will continue to wait for Usuhoshi to pick her up, even though she is old. However, Usuhoshi made a promise with Aki that "When you have completed all your roles and are able to return to being just a woman from being a queen, one fine day I will come to pick you up." However, Aki is performing her duties as a queen, even sacrificing sleep every day. She is also loved by the people. Aki, who only wished for happiness as a woman, must have had some difficulties.
Consideration 2: Coma due to the Millennium Flower
And Aki, who was put into a coma due to the Millennium Flower, continues to sleep without waking up. Aki's wish was a sad one: "I don't want to die as a queen." And there is a scene where Usuhoshi comes to pick her up saying, "I'm here." This must be when Aki dies. At this point, Aki has returned to her old form, which may mean that Aki's wish to "not die as a queen" has been fulfilled. And after reuniting, they set off on a journey.
Consideration 3: Both of them are dead
From this, we can see that both Aki and Usuhoshi are dead. This makes sense when Hikari says of Midorisemi, "I couldn't give her life, so after death she belongs to her." But what I'm wondering here is why her body disappeared.
Consideration 4: Why did Aki's body disappear?
One of the scenes that remains mysterious in the final episode of "Queen's Flower" is why Aki's body disappeared even though she was supposed to be in her room. Harukoto and the others said that it was interesting because it was impossible, but broadly speaking, this is also the mysterious power of the "Millennium Flower". For example, if Aki had died while sleeping, her wish to "not die as a queen" would not have been fulfilled. This may have been left vague on purpose to allow readers to interpret and imagine various things.
Observation 5: In the scene where Usuhoshi comes to pick her up
In the scene where Usuhoshi comes to pick her up, Aki says, "I can smell the flowers. I'm sure Harukoto put some flowers nearby." Petals were fluttering around Aki, and as soon as the petals landed on the wrinkled hands of the aged Aki, her hands suddenly became young again. This must be the power of the thousand-year-old flower. In fact, Usuhoshi's lines from the past include, "Facing death, I remember that I just wanted to give you a flower" and "I wanted to put a flower, not a sword, in your hand." He says he wanted to put a flower on her hand, but the scene where Aki's hand becomes younger as soon as a fluffy petal lands on it is connected to this scene.
Consideration 6: Usuhoshi brought the real Millennium Flower
From these, we can see that Usuhoshi brought the real Millennium Flower back at this time. Furthermore, Aki's wish was fulfilled thanks to the Millennium Flower, and she was able to meet Usuhoshi again. And the two of them can be together forever. By the way, in the last scene, Aki and Usuhoshi are back to their old appearances, which also means that Aki's wish to "not die as a queen" has been fulfilled. The two who died will go to heaven as they were when they were happy. In fact, when Aototsu died, he returned to his boyhood appearance.
There are many speculations about the last scene of "Queen's Flower"!
There are many speculations about this last scene. There are as many speculations as there are fans, and none of them seem to be correct. I wonder what happened to the two of them, but I'm sure they are living happily somewhere. If you haven't read it yet, be sure to check out the heartbreaking final chapter that will make you cry!
There's also another story!
In fact, there is another final chapter to "Queen's Flower" besides this final scene. Another version of the final volume was released as a special edition, and that one has a completely happy ending. The queen is actually the Earth Princess, and it follows a completely different story. If you're interested, be sure to read this one too. Here, Aki and Usuhoshi are reunited alive. You can also read beautiful illustrations and a message from the original author!
Summary of thoughts on the last scene of [Queen's Flower]!
The above is a summary of the thoughts on the last scene of "The Queen's Flower". What did you think? There are many different theories about the ending, which is quite thought-provoking, but it is sad. I'm sure you're also curious about the content of the other story. I've introduced it in a separate article, so I hope you'll read that as well. "The Queen's Flower" makes you think about all sorts of things, so I think it's fun to watch it over and over again and think about the last scene in your own mind. Each character has a different story behind them, so it's a fun work!
