The White and Blue Between Us

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  Posted by Readers in Japan

  Jun 25, 2023 (PST) | Translate to English
  鼻の奥がつんとしました
  The back of my nose felt tight
  夏の灯台のある風景が印象強く、二人の日常を流れるように見せてくれました。さらっとしているのに最後にはなんだか鼻の奥がつんとして、静かに流れるようだけど不思議に感動させられた作品です。レビューが今の段階での平均点では購入しなかったかもしれませんでした、表紙絵の魅力で購入して良かったです。

  The scenery with the summer lighthouse was impressive, and it showed me the daily lives of these two people flowing through. Even though it was quiet, the back of my nose felt somewhat tight at the end, and I was strangely moved even though it seemed to flow quietly. I may not have bought it with an average review score at this stage, and I'm glad I bought it because of the appeal of the cover picture.

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  Posted by Readers in Japan

  Aug 06, 2025 (PST) | Translate to English
  灯台と空白の７年
  Lighthouse and Seven Empty Years
  This review contains spoilers. 高校時代交際した同級生の再会ストーリー。星☆3.7高校3年の春に三島と石崎帆澄は人知れず交際を始めた。三島は灯台守をする祖父の後を継ぐため自由を制限されていた。そんな姿に石崎は興味をもつ。石崎は漁師をする父と、自営を営む母、そして都会へ出た兄をもつ家庭で育った。ごく普通の高校生だ。二人の交際は制限つきの中でも楽しかったのだろう。しかし進学を期に石崎は三島を振って島を出る。そして７年後、島に戻ってくる作中に空白の７年間の描写はない。石崎は三島に会って再び恋しくなる。別れ話が自分を守るためのものか。それとも相手を大事にしたいが故の別れなのかを理解できる十代はどのくらいいるのだろうか。島に残った三島、外の世界を体験した石崎。数か月の楽しい思い出と失恋。傷ついた心を持て余す時間。壊れた関係を修復することはできるのか。この物語の軸は石崎が想いを伝え、三島が再び受け入れるかが鍵になっている。なかでも心ひかれているのが潮騒と灯台が織りなす風景だ。灯台の向こうには別の島が浮かび、朝日と夕日が二人の背景にはいる。ストーリーは登場人物の生きざまがメインだが、灯台が見える高校や海沿いの道はなにげに郷愁がある。自分にも同じ人生の思い出がある。よく水平線に沈む夕日を見にいった。日の入りは数分間のドラマだ。泣くときもあるし、心湧きたつこともある。そのときの感情を思い出と共に記憶する。１度は別れてしまった石崎と三島。長い人生に必要な７年であり、大事な潮目になったと信じたい。評価がそれほど高くないのだが、島と灯台、海と空の舞台に自分を投影するのも悪くないと見直した作品。

  This review contains spoilers. This is a reunion story of classmates they dated in high school. Star ☆ 3.7 In the spring of their third year of high school, Mishima and Ishizaki Hozumi started a relationship without anyone knowing. Since Mishima succeeded his grandfather, who was a lighthouse keeper, his freedom was restricted. Ishizaki is interested in that kind of appearance. Ishizaki grew up in a family with a father who was a fisherman, a mother who was self-employed, and an older brother who went out to the city. Just a normal high school student. The relationship between the two was probably fun even with restrictions. However, when he went on to college, Ishizaki left the island after leaving Mishima. And seven years later, there is no depiction of an empty seven-year period in the story where they return to the island. Ishizaki meets Mishima and misses him again. Is the farewell story meant to protect yourself? Or how many teens can understand whether it was a break up because they wanted to take care of their partner? Mishima remained on the island, and Ishizaki experienced the outside world. A few months of pleasant memories and heartbreak. Time to spend with a broken heart. Can broken relationships be repaired? The axis of this story is whether Ishizaki conveys his feelings, and whether Mishima accepts it again is the key. What particularly captivates me is the scenery that interweaves the sound of the sea and the lighthouse. Another island floats on the other side of the lighthouse, and the sunrise and sunset are in the background for both of them. The story is mainly about the characters' lifestyles, but the high school and seaside road where you can see the lighthouse are somewhat nostalgic. I have memories of the same life. I often went to watch the sun set over the horizon. Sunset is a drama for a few minutes. There are times when I cry, and there are times when my heart rises. I remember my feelings at that time along with my memories. Ishizaki and Mishima have broken up once. I want to believe that it was 7 years necessary for a long life, and that it was an important turning point. The reviews aren't that high, but I've reviewed this work so it's not bad to project myself onto a stage of an island, lighthouse, sea, and sky.

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  Posted by Readers in Japan

  Jun 01, 2022 (PST) | Translate to English
  7年後の
  7 years from now
  This review contains spoilers. 大嫌いな嘘でお互いがお互いに傷ついて忘れようとして忘れてたけど、帰ってきたら思い出して関わりたくないと思っていても、顔を見たら離れられなくなる拒絶しても心は求める、少しずつ埋まる距離に心は救われて周りも理解があって良かったと思う、理解のない話も見てるから理解があって許可されてこのままでって感じが良いと思うずっといてもだんだん理解してもらえない、わかってもらえないとかあるから良いと思える

  This review contains spoilers. We both were hurt by lies they hated each other and we tried to forget it, but even if we remember and don't want to get involved when we get back, we can't leave when we see our faces, our hearts seek even when we reject them, I think it was good that my heart was saved by the distance that fills up little by little and that people around me understood, and I think it feels good to stay this way because I'm watching stories I don't understand, it's fine I think

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