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  Posted by Readers in Japan

  Mar 30, 2026 (PST) | Translate to English
  逃げるしかないじゃない…
  we have no choice but to run away...
  ひと夏の淡く切ない恋。小学生のふたりが経験する至上の経験。とても素晴らしい作品でした。母親と二人暮らしのなつると、一人で生活を切り盛りする理生。秘密めいた可愛らしいふたりから、魂の奥底まで染み入るような純粋な恋になるふたり。作品の中心に仄暗さを抱えているにもかかわらず、作画の可愛らしさがえぐみを抑え込み純粋で透明感あるひと夏の恋に昇華していました。子どもではどうにもできない限界がある。この無力さをどうすればいいのか、涙が止まりませんでした。理生の心を思うとどんどん涙が湧いて出てきてしまう。なつる母の発する言葉にも理生への憐憫や世間への憤りが感じられてまた涙。いろいろと考えさせられる作品でした。なまじフィクションと言い切れないところが辛い。＊＊216ページ＊＊

  One summer's pale and sad love. A supreme experience for two elementary school students. It was such a wonderful work. Natsuru lives with her mother, and Rio manages her life alone. From two adorable and secretive people, the two become pure love that seeps into the depths of their souls. Despite the darkness at the center of the work, the cuteness of the drawing subdued Egumi and sublimated into a pure, transparent summer love. There is a limit that children can't do anything about. I couldn't stop crying wondering what to do about this helplessness. Tears welled up more and more when I thought about Rio's heart. I also felt pity for Rio and resentment of the world in the words uttered by Natsuru's mother, and I was in tears again. It was a work that made me think about many things. It's painful that it can't be called serious fiction. ＊＊216 pages＊＊

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  Posted by Readers in Japan

  Feb 16, 2026 (PST) | Translate to English
  切なく悲しい
  Sad and sad
  This review contains spoilers. 子供ながらに、いつか良くなることを信じてお祭りに父と弟と行けることを信じて懸命に生きている理生ちゃんを見ていると胸が苦しくなる。おじいちゃんのご遺体をどんな気持ちで埋めたのか、子供がそんなことを考えなくてはいけないのが悲し過ぎる。切なくて悲しくて胸が苦しくなるけど、それをたった1巻でまるで映画やドラマを見たかのような価値のある作品だと思います。

  This review contains spoilers. It makes my heart ache when I watch Ri-chan, who is a child, lives so hard that she believes that she will get better someday and that she will be able to go to the festival with her father and brother. It's so sad that children have to think about how they buried their grandpa's body. It's sad, sad, and heartbreaking, but I think it's a worthwhile work as if I had watched a movie or drama with just one volume.

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  Posted by Readers in Japan

  Jan 02, 2026 (PST) | Translate to English
  想像よりはるかに良かった
  It was far better than I had imagined
  This review contains spoilers. ぜひ読んで欲しいです。立ち読み部分だけでは全く伝わらない。子供ではどうしようもない状況で弟を守りながら生きる少女、少女を守りたい少年。誰にも言えない秘密が思ったより重いですが、未来ある終わり方でホッとしました。先生の他の作品も読みたいと思うくらい良かったです。

  This review contains spoilers. I definitely want you to read it. The standing reading part alone doesn't convey it at all. A girl who lives while protecting her younger brother in situations where children can't do anything, and a boy who wants to protect girls. The secret I can't tell anyone is heavier than I thought, but I was relieved that it ended in a way that had a future. It was so good that I wanted to read the teacher's other works.

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