[Doraneko]

Originally Posted by haguruma

I'm still waiting for the 4th volume, but up to the end of volume 3 it's pretty much the same plot except for Akazawa having a more prominent role and some events being condensed. Don't know if you know anything beyond that, but I expected the finale to be a little longer anyway.

Spoiler:

No I haven't read the manga yet, and my previous post was only base on Xellos' post that the deceased one is never disclosed in the manga.

But then I reread it again and it seems like the subject of his last line of "it was almost impossible to guess who the 'Other' was" was the readers instead of the characters in the story. If it is so than my mistake.

As for the novel ending:

Spoiler:

The teacher = Reiko-san thing is really out of the blue. I can see enough hints throughout the story of Reiko being possibly the "one", but there is never any trait in the story for her being the teacher. The whole thing suddenly popping up at the end just sounds too convenient as a device to quickly end the story. Of course I may be not observant enough as I seldom read mysteries and horrors, but still...

I really like the story until the very last part. However unfortunately my overall impression of any series is to a large extent dictated by how it ends.