I just finished reading the manga and truthfully am not a fan of these types of endings where they leave it for the reader to decide, as mostly everyone wanted Rea and Chihiro to end up together.

I wanted to give my opinion of what actually might have happened as people are saying Rea ends up living alone. But I think they actually end up together and clear some misunderstandings:

1. In the ending last panel it says:

"From now on....always...anywhere we go..Until i rot away"

Presumeably this is told by Rea and clearly means that they actually do end up together as it uses "WE".

2. The last chapter (extra) where Rea is shown as a legend is named "Sankarea if". This means that this is just an alternate ending where Rea lives alone. This chapter isn't the actual storyline just an extra.

Btw while writing this, in the Sankarea Wiki it says the grandchildren shown were actually Maro's and not Chihiro and Ranko's.

Hence, I think Rea and Chihiro actually end up together and live happily.

What is that mean is rea holding furuya head or anything?

This subreddit is so dead man I love sankarea so much but it's so underviewed. I wish there were more people to comment about it.

I just found this anime, I started watching it yesterday got to episode 8. God I fucking hate the dad. Someone tell me I'm not wrong to hate that man!

Also, really like the idea of the anime, just hate that there is only one season, I'll read the manga sometime.

out of pure curiosity started researching what the chemical formula may do and what each ingredient did though I could only get as far as the hydrangea was used as a natural source of cyanogenic glycoside which when consumed and broken down it becomes hydrogen cyanide which would be cause effects such as anti-oxidative, anti-inflammatory, and anti-aging effects and contributes to the regulation of autophagy and cell death. which could explain why the corpse bodies don't decay(from my limited knowledge).

back to the original topic, I want to know if anyone has found out the ingredients or at least translated what part of the book it did show(I attempted google translate but I kept getting gibberish or things like "stir then put in you mouth,add oil to the rice cake poison plants, or even changing things like mix to mint, blend, and one time I got miniature)

"MAJOR SPOILER" (READ AT YOUR OWN RISK)

What will be written below is to satisfy myself of the ending that I hope it to be.

Even then there could still be spoiler for new readers especially of the outcome of the manga.

SO AGAIN READ AT YOUR OWN RISK!

"The Final... Now That We Are Together" written in the POV of Chihiro...

We shall stay together forever till I rot... Or is it we?

1 year had passed since the unexpected encounter again with my beloved Rea

Since Rea wanted to live in the mountains away from the cities I decided to also go with her

Well of course I will go with her, it all started when we proposed to each other on that balcony at Gramps funeral and become a couple "Blushing"

At that time when I told her my decision to go with her, she excitedly agreed, she even jump and hugged me, that time I thought I was gonna die again but instead of losing a organ I will lose my breath..."awkward laugh"

Well everything went well, me and Rea are married now and we lived in a beautiful and peaceful cottage in the mountains.

I look at the door and started to miss her so much even though she just left to collect Hydrangea for our breakfast.

Oh yea! I forget to also mention (thinking quietly) after I was killed by Rea that first time due to her injected so much of the toxin into my body I somehow also turned into a zombie myself "oops"

Well Darin was so excited that she want to bring me to her laboratory at that time, because apparently I turn out to be another new species, a zombie that will not enter into confusing nor terminal state because apparently the person I love is a zombie as well "awkward laugh"

Well funny how it turns out, now me and Rea shall really stay together forever till we rot...

I suddenly heard a squeaking voice of the wooden door

Oh its Rea! Apparently in a years time I have changed from that awkward young man into someone who is more affection. I rush up from my chair and hug her and kissed her.

Moooo(in Japanese) look the flowers are now in the floor, she said.

Well I really missed you when I start to think about our past 1 year ago.

How about after breakfast lets go invite both our families and have a dinner together?

Rea blushingly agreed. She kissed me again in the lips and while my hands are still wrap around her waste she said, sure Chihiro lets go invite our family for a reunion dinner later.

After breakfast I help Rea water the Hydrangea Flowers in the garden we laughed and teased each other and had a good time together.

The time pass so quick and its already afternoon so we went to invite Rea's Mom and Dad and Darin, who is apparently staying in Japan studying in the same school as Ranko and we also invited Ranko and her family to a dinner in my house. Of course I already informed Dad and Mero we will have such dinner and they gladly agreed.

When night time arrived. Rea, Ranko, and Mero is in the kitchen helping Ranko's Dad preparing for dinner.

While they are there, Darin teased me on hows my daily life with Rea. Well of course I blushed hard. Remember the wonderful time we had and the first time we did right after we got married. Crap it just make my face turn red involuntarily!

After all the catching up the dinner is finally served.

Rea sat right beside me, poke me softly with her elbow, she jealously asked me, why I was so close with Darin and what are we talking about.

I whispered in her ears and said, well I told her how I enjoyed our time together and our very first time.

She turned red like a tomato.

Rea's Dad said in a calm loud voice and said cheers to Chihiro and Rea who have found happines, the kids raised their juice and the adults raised their beers and we raised our Hydrangea Juice and we all chugged it in one gulp...

Our dinner came to an end.

On our way back me and Rea walked on the street in a starry sky.

I reach out my hand and hold hers, we walk sweetly and closely with each other.

Tellling each other the wholesomeness of the dinner and also how I enjoyed everyones company.

After talking everything. I squeezed her hand tighter and said, Rea thank you for remembering me, for being so cheeful always, I cannot imagine my days without you, I really love you. In which she also replied, Chihiro thank you for staying with me and also choosing to sacrifice yourself the very first time to save me, I really really love you too!

"THE END"

is there any images of rea holding an ak or any gun for that matter. i couldnt seem to find any online.

even after many years i am still waiting for the season 2 and by the if you like sankrea you might also like princess ressurection my fav anime

I just finished binge reading Sankarea (around 5-6 hours) and while chapter 56 definitely leaves room for interpretation, I thought it's been pretty implied the two of them end up together.

But then I read 56.5 and it seems to be implying A. That him and Rae didn't get together or, B. They did get together but their own grandchildren don't know her (which confuses me on how they even had children in the first place if option B is true)

When I read chapter 55 I really thought that's the ending. I was bawling my eyes out😭

10/10

Hi guys I just finished the manga (everything even the extra chapter) and I liked it a lot. I want to think that they both stayed together and those children are from Wanko or Mero’s family. Is the anime worth it? I am planning to watch it as well!

I watched the first three episodes before crying myself to sleep. I kinda just noticed ecchi zombie anime and was like aight I'll try it out, WTH did I just find and why am I hooked on it haha. It's messing with my head!

I recently finished the show and personally I enjoyed parts of it but I felt like the show felt kinda flat,.I liked the concept of the series so I was wondering if the manga is better and worth reading.