The Five-Year Baby Secret

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  Posted by Readers in Japan

  Sep 11, 2025 (PST) | Translate to English
  Reap　what　you　sow
  Reap what you sow
  This review contains spoilers. 他のレビュアーさんがタイトルに「因果応報」を使ってらっしゃったので、ちょっとひねって英語を検索した。”Reap　what　you　sow”　直訳で「あなたが蒔いた種を収穫する」...原作者もそれを意識しての執筆だったのだろうか、まさに今作にピッタリの言葉で驚いた。その上で「ロミオとジュリエット」を想像させるヒーロー・ヒロインの家庭環境...それは両家の諍いの歴史を入れ子のような構造として両家を苦しめる。救いは”The　Five-Year　Baby　Secret”、つまり哀しい激しい紆余曲折はあったが、蒔かれた種を収穫させるトムの存在意義。さすがHQ、決してロミジュリ路線へは向かわない！

  This review contains spoilers. Another reviewer used “causal retribution” in the title, so I twisted it a bit and searched English.” “Harvest the seeds you sow” in literal translation of “Reap what you sow”... I was surprised that the original author also wrote it with that in mind, and that it was a perfect phrase for this work. On top of that, the family environment of the hero and heroine makes you imagine “Romeo and Juliet”... it torments both families with a history of quarrels between the two families in a nest-like structure. Salvation is “The Five-Year Baby Secret,” in other words, the meaning of Tom's existence to harvest the seeds that have been sown even though there were sad and intense twists and turns. As expected, HQ never heads to the Romiguri route!

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  Mar 02, 2020 (PST) | Translate to English
  これも因果応報なのか
  is this also causal retaliation
  This review contains spoilers. ヒーローマット母キャサリンの「ごめんなさい」は私の琴線に触れてきて涙が止まらない。大いに間違えても謝らない大人しか見てこなかった私には 夢物語のそれに酔うというよりも どうして現実はこうならないのかと憤りが大きい。謝罪の言葉などなくてもその気持ちが表れる行動が有れば少しは留飲も下がるというものだが、そんなことは無いのが目の前の現実。けれど、窮地に立って強靭であるのは男よりも女なのだろうか。ヒロインフルール父セスの老人と揶揄するほどに老け込んでしまった様とキャサリンのバイタリティ溢れる容姿の差がハッキリと作画されていないのは残念だが、負い目という十字架を背負うのと背負わせるのとの違いはやはり目に見えて分かるのならば、尚私には憤りを強くして読んでいて辛くなった。親世代の愛憎劇が子供に影響を与え、奇しくも子供の駆け落ちの日に親までも駆け落ちしていたとは何という皮肉なのだろう。たった一つの結果を導くためにどれほどの犠牲を払うのか？こうなってみるとセスの優しさというよりは優柔不断さが招いた結果と思わせたいのだろうが、そうではなくて 遅かれ早かれそうなっていたという事だ。最初に立ち戻って、どちらかに一欠けらの勇気が有れば、強さが有れば掴むことが出来ていたものを指の間から零れ落ちさせてしまった。けれど、それが無ければマットもフルールもトムさえも誕生してはいなかったわけだけれど(笑)昔読んだ本に 知識（知恵）なきところに愛は無し と書かれていたのを思い出した。愛を求めるならば、相応の知識が必要なのだと。それは学問だけではなくて、人とのつながりを良好にするためには何が必要かという事。この場合、マットとフルールには 分かってもらう努力という知恵が必要だったのだね。

  This review contains spoilers. Hero Matt's mother Catherine's “Sorry” touched my heartstrings and I couldn't stop crying. I've only watched adults who don't apologize even if they make a big mistake, so I'm more angry at why reality doesn't turn out like this rather than getting drunk on Yume Monogatari. Even if there are no words of apology, if there is an action that shows that feeling, it is a slight drop in drunkenness, but the reality right in front of me is that there is no such thing. But I wonder if it's women rather than men who are in a tight spot and are strong. It's a pity that the difference between how old she was ridiculously old and Catherine's appearance full of vitality was not clearly drawn, but if the difference between carrying the cross called a burden and being made to carry it is still visible and understandable, it made me even more angry and made to read it. What irony is that the love and hate drama of the parent generation had an impact on children, and strangely enough, even parents eloped on the day the child eloped. How much would you sacrifice to achieve just one outcome? Looking at it like this, they probably want to make you think it was the result of indecisiveness rather than Seth's kindness, but that wasn't the case; sooner or later, it just happened. I went back to the beginning, and if either of them lacked courage, they let what they could grab if they had strength fell through between their fingers. However, without it, Matt, Fleur, and even Tom wouldn't have been born (laughs), but I remember reading a long time ago that it was written in a book I read a long time ago that there is no love where there is no knowledge (wisdom). If you're looking for love, you need the right knowledge. It's not just about academics, it's about what is necessary to improve connections with people. In this case, Matt and Fleur needed the wisdom of making an effort to make them understand.

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  Posted by Readers in Japan

  Aug 12, 2015 (PST) | Translate to English
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  This review contains spoilers. 愛し合ってるのに、身内のしがらみにより引き裂かれてしまう二人が、愛を取り戻すお話です。二人とも一途で誠実なので、絡んだ糸をほぐすだけだったですが。丸く収まって良かった☆

  This review contains spoilers. It's a story about two people who love each other, but are torn apart by family struggles, regain their love. Both of them are unwavering and honest, so all they did was loosen up the tangled threads. I'm glad it fits in a circle ☆

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