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Sand Chronicles, Volume 6 (Sand Chronicles #6)

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R to L (Japanese Style). Ann and Daigo begin dating other people. But can anyone take the place of her first love in Ann's heart? Then, Ann learns a surprising secret about her father's romantic life!

Paperback, 200 pages

Published September 1st 2009 by VIZ Media LLC (first published January 1st 2005)

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Aug 27, 2011 Alison (AlisonCanRead) rated it 4 of 5 stars

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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Ann and Daigo are both trying to move on in this volume, with varying degrees of success. Actually, it's more like varying degrees of failure.

Ann and Fuji are formally dating now. They're so cute together but it doesn't feel right. Perhaps because they're each haunted in their own way. You'd think Fuji would be happier now that he knows that he isn't a product of his mother's affair - that Shika is instead - but he doesn't seem much happier. He's such a serious person that he can't ever seem tr...more Ann and Daigo are both trying to move on in this volume, with varying degrees of success. Actually, it's more like varying degrees of failure.

Ann and Fuji are formally dating now. They're so cute together but it doesn't feel right. Perhaps because they're each haunted in their own way. You'd think Fuji would be happier now that he knows that he isn't a product of his mother's affair - that Shika is instead - but he doesn't seem much happier. He's such a serious person that he can't ever seem truly happy. Or may be his underlying melancholy has more to do with the fact that he knows that Ann still loves Daigo and he can't change that. Fuji and Ann finally give up trying to be together when they both realize that Daigo will always stand between them - that he will always be more important to Ann.

Meanwhile, Daigo and Ayumu, the mean girl who stole Ann's hourglass in volume 1, are spending loads of time together. Ayumu is helping Daigo study for his university entrance exams. I like Ayumu. I like that's she's serious and straight-forward. I also like that she's the only one who takes Daigo seriously when he says he wants to go to college. Everyone else thinks Daigo's too much of a goofball and too stupid to get into university. As nice as a romance between them would be, it never quite gets there.

Meanwhile there are two big subplots. Shika can't stand living with her family, with the knowledge of her past and her mistakes, and wants a fresh start. She moves to Canada to study abroad. And it does get her past her past. She apologizes to Ann for her attempts to steal Daigo and overall seems much happier.

On a more successful romantic front, Ann's father and his longtime friend Kaede are secretly dating. When Kaede gets pregnant, she ironically wants to end things and live on her own with the baby. Ann finds out and insists that they get married. Soon, Ann's family of two becomes a family of four.

To further show the coolness of the glossary in Sand Chronicles, on pg. 129, Kaede says "'Cause I never told you." Ann's father seems shocked that Kaede uses the word "'Cause." This makes no sense to the English speaker. We use words like "'cause" all the time. The glossary explains that in the original Japanese, Kaede ended "her sentence with 'mon,' a childish sounding ending that is meaningless but adds a querulous tone to her speech...Ann's father is surprised that she is talking so childishly and vulnerably, which is out of character for her." It's so great to understand the context of words that would normally be lost in translation.(less)

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Jun 14, 2012 Wednesday rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: reviewed, shoujo-manga, romance-challenge, manga-series-i-ve-completed, favorite-manga

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Ann has finally decided to go out with Fuji. However, she can't get over Daigo. Ann's Shimane friend Suzuki calls and says she's visiting Tokyo. The girls meet up and hang out for the day, when Suzuki tells Ann that Daigo has already found a new girlfriend. Apparently, he's been with Ayumu for six months already. However, we find out that Suzuki lied to Ann out of jealousy -Suzuki has had an interest in Fuji, but Fuji was too interested in Ann to notice. It wasn't completely false that Daigo and...more Ann has finally decided to go out with Fuji. However, she can't get over Daigo. Ann's Shimane friend Suzuki calls and says she's visiting Tokyo. The girls meet up and hang out for the day, when Suzuki tells Ann that Daigo has already found a new girlfriend. Apparently, he's been with Ayumu for six months already. However, we find out that Suzuki lied to Ann out of jealousy -Suzuki has had an interest in Fuji, but Fuji was too interested in Ann to notice. It wasn't completely false that Daigo and Ayumu were spending a lot of time together, but it wasn't until Daigo heard that Ann was dating Fuji that Daigo began dating Ayumu. Also, exams are coming up, so Ann, Fuji, and a group of their friends go to a "study camp". They spend some time in a cabin by a beach, but mostly study for their exams. However, Ann's friends planned behind her back to leave a day early so Ann and Fuji are left alone. Ann lets Fuji in and lets him touch her, but she can't stop thinking about Daigo. The weekend doesn't end on a good note because Ann still can't let go of her past. Later on, Fuji returns to Shimane for Obon. He runs into Shika and finds out that she wants to study abroad in Canada. She also gives him a letter written to Ann as an apology. Finally, Ann asks her grandparents to come to Tokyo. While there, they attend Ann's dad's wedding, even though it hurts her grandmother to see him marry someone else.

So much happened in this volume, I kept remembering something else as I was summarizing the volume. Ann finally realizes her weakness, and continues to grow weaker, all the while hurting Fuji in the process. And I can’t believe that Suzuki lied about Daigo to hurt Ann. She felt horrible about it, but that’s still horrible. I was rooting for Ann and Fuji when they were left alone at the cabin, but was so disappointed by the way it went downhill afterward. I feel so sorry for Fuji. Ann’s trying to figure her feelings out, but is dragging Fuji down with her. One thing that made me happy about this volume is that Shika was finally able to escape from Shimane and perhaps find happiness. Finding out that Kaede was pregnant with Ann’s father’s baby was pretty shocking though. It’s great that they got married after a little conflict about the baby, but it hurt Ann and her grandmother. Be careful with this volume, it’s pretty intense.
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Apr 20, 2009 Dylan rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: manga

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Jul 03, 2010 Sarah Maddaford rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: manga, modern, mythology-japanese, realistic-fiction, romance, arlington, need-to-read-something-else-first

When Ann finally gives Fuji a chance, he's actually a model boyfriend. I just wish the story didn't veer away from the main paring, but it doesn't seem like it will go back. Now, I'm just hoping that they both find their ways to happiness. This book includes a fade out sex scene again, but other than that it is fairly gentle/clean whatever. There isn't any objectionable language or violence that I remember.

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Jun 30, 2012 Jennifer rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Nov 19, 2009 Melissa rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Shojo fans

Shelves: graphic-novels, read-2009

I'm personally a Fuji/Ann fan, so I quite liked this volume. ^_^ I think it's so adorable how much both Fuji and Daigo care for Ann. It's true that they both would like Ann for themselves, but more than that, they want Ann to be happy, which is so precious!

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May 23, 2011 Starbubbles rated it 3 of 5 stars

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I'm a little tried of constantly reading "epilogues."
2 years later...
6 years later...

It makes it tough feeling like I'm reading a continous story with all of these gaps.

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Sep 21, 2009 Joy rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 21c, manga, shojo-manga, tachiyomi, chromatic, high-school-shojo

It's amazing how this series just gets better and better.

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Sep 02, 2010 Kate rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 8-sand-chronicles, manga-total-volumes

This series is way too melodramatic for me. I'm going to continue reading to the end, but it's not one I'd want to buy (thank goodness for libraries!) or reread, which is too bad because based on the first couple of volumes, I had higher hopes for the direction of the story.

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Jul 28, 2010 Laura Ashlee rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2010, manga

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