The Otaku in 2200 A.D. Vol. 3

So after reading through the first two volumes, we get the third and final one and it's...okay. I actually like the plot beats better than the ending of volume 3 of 10000BC, which I felt was more rushed, but on the other hand I think that Chousuke was really running out of ideas for interesting sex scenarios. Then the final chapter itself was a bit of whiplash as it was angling for a dark ending but then couldn't quite commit to it.

Overall I might be making the book sound worse than it is, I still rather enjoyed the volume and the story in it, but I can't help but feeling a bit of disappointment relative to what it could've been. Between this set and 10000BC I guess I've formed a bit of an impression of "can't quite stick the landing" when it comes to endings for Chousuke, but it's still a fun ride anyway.

Certainly if you've read the first two volumes it's worth finishing the series, and if you haven't read any of them I'd recommend it if you're a fan of longer form hentai stories even if the ending is a bit meh.

This series is my favorite, but I hate the final chapter. I wish an alternative conclusion could be written. Here's one possible alternative final chapter:

As Ota and Anna have sex in Paradise, on Mars Professor Ubukata, Naomi, Newt, Mr. Penis and Kokomi want to save him. Ubukata explains that when Ota and Anna restore the time tunnel, it will still have the old rifts, 3 months ago, and 200 years ago. Plan: force Ota to exit 3 months ago, then Anna 200 years ago. Since two Otas will be arriving 3 months ago, experienced Ota would be fully absorbed into innocent Ota and have no memories of the past 3 months. To force Ota to exit 3 months ago, the machine on his back will be quickly programmed before Ota & Anna enter the tunnel. In the tunnel, the terminal pushes Ota through the nearest rift. Ota arrives in 2200 just like in Chapter 1, with a double-exposure effect as the 2 Ota merge. "A forest!" Anna arrives back in the love hotel. Her healed vision is her only proof that it wasn't a dream.

Ubukata checks the historical archive and all records of Ota killing Anna have vanished. Ubukata says Ota's 3-month loop will create a more vivid and intense memory in anyone he had sex with during the loop. Naomi tests it immediately and enjoys the realism. The others also test it in a double page spread of all four shrieking women thinking about their sex with Ota, and the standard motto ("Humanity's quest for ecstasy..."). The remainder of the Finale is a redrawn version of the end of Chapter 1, with more dialogue (emphasizing Ota's first-time innocence) and an occasional feeling by Ota that everything is familiar.

The last panel of the Finale could be: To Be Continued in Chapter 2, Book 1. [There is no "The End". Now Ota will be forever reliving those 3 sex-filled months in 2200, saving humanity with his idol each time, and the reader will be re-reading the saga forever.] This alternative ending would avoid all Ota's creepy behavior in the current final chapter.

Very good until the end. Don't know why the man had to go through all that.