[wontaek]

Originally Posted by octoberasian

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Now... hmm... this episode was just one tearjerker after another.

It looks to me, that Aono is doing a mass altering of everyone's memories, erasing any existence that she, Yorito, and Matsuri ever existed. I don't think it's the work of Matsuri, since I don't think I've ever seen her manipulate anyone's memories.

wontaek said is true: "I always believe that things are better revealed instead of being hidden in the long run, as you can't tell a lie forever." You simply cannot keep telling a lie forever. Eventually the truth will be revealed. Yorito knows he isn't real, and I know that he can't continue going to school knowing full well that he can't age. It would bring up too many questions once suspicions arise. And, it seems that the best route is for all Yakas-- Matsuri, Aono, and Mayuko-- to disappear from the lives they've encountered in this town.

The first people to have their memories altered were Yorito's classmates, then Mana and Aono last. It was just sad watching this happen. But, I guess this is the only way.

It looks like now to be Matsuri killing Aono. And, if Yorito's existence is tied to Aono, then he, too, will disappear. There are still two more episodes to go. Most likely the fight between Aono and Matsuri takes place during Ep.12. The death of one or both of them ends in 13.

The suggestion that somebody else stated that all three will disappear (Aono, Matsuri, and Yorito) seems likely, and maybe Matsuri is the last to die. The OP sequence is perplexing though: It still shows Yorito (most likely due to the sleeves shown) as closing a photo album of Matsuri. It's the one thing that someone else pointed out in the other thread that I can't figure out.

I'm, then, reminded of both the OP and ED songs as I reread the lyrics. I think the first now refers to Aono and the ED is Matsuri's. It seems to hint at what might happen in the end.

The story has just gotten sadder and sadder. It seems all three will disappear.

Lastly, is it just me or did anyone think that possibly Mana really did like Yorito and was about to tell him before sunset? In the end, she couldn't even say "Goodbye" and he just disappeared.

The impression I got from Sola manga series was that Mana did have active interest in Yorito. One of point my wife made was that it is impossible for Mana to even occasionally cook Yorito's dinner unless she really liked him. In real life you almost never see a girl cook for anyone outside her immediate family. One exception I know was this story about two Korean student in graduate student dorm and it resulted in marriage as she said she gotten so used to cooking for the guy, she didn't think marrying him would make much difference in her life. If Sola was a game, choosing Mana would mean choosing to live like regular human being as long as possible, and I predict there will be a Mana route in Sola ren ai simulation game, which will appear soon.