@EnokizuYeah, I also think so. (;_;) I mean, we can still hope that she's going to write a post-reunion sequel when they have their first reunion in 2017, but I really doubt it. (Even though hope is the last thing to die.)
Shion's birthday 2013 would have been a perfect moment to publish something new, since it was the beginning of everything, and I think people were starving to read more about them; especially
**** fans.
Or maybe also last year, since it was the year the manga came to an end and No. 6 was still "fresh". (Sorry. XD I don't know how to describe it better... )
But well, we still have new fans now, especially since the manga is being published in other countries now, but the zenith of No. 6's glory is over.
I guess it was already over when I joined the Tumblr fandom in December 2013... because when I joined it, it was already very, very welcoming with old vs. new fandom discussions on Tumblr. ^^° But when they wait until 2017, a lot of "old" fans will have moved on. Especially in Japan, where you have new great novels, series and animes in abundance. It's easily forgotten.
Yeah, I also think that No. 6 is pretty perfect. But I also have to say that "Beyond" had contra-productive effects. Inukashi's chapter was quite nice, but especially Shion and Nezumi's chapters where depressing. Shion is changing, and I think he's already starting to get mentally exhausted... and Nezumi wants Shion to be a person of his past, even though he's thinking about him all the time. Beyond is very painful. Even more painful than the original ending and the epilogue, in which Shion seems to be fine. But I think he's not fine, when he's already a little wreck after just 1 year in the RC.
Beyond is promting new questions... but it doesn't help to put the story behind yourself with a good feeling. Because Nezumi is doubting... and Shion is done. The "real" end was probably better. ^^° It's sad, and it's a horrible open end... but it's also inviting people to write their own reunions. This effect is not to be underestimated, even though I'd also like to read an official reunion. (And I'd love to see a grown up Nezumi in Hinoki Kino's art style! >_<°)