The Girl Who Runs Through Time, Vol. 1

The Girl Who Runs Through Time #1

by Yasutaka Tsutsui, Gaku Tsugano

After finding a broken beaker in the science lab, Kazuko finds herself back in her own past and learns she can travel through time, but her attempts to use the ability to help others always change the future and may bring bad consequences.

Genres: Manga, Science Fiction, Graphic Novels, Romance

192 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2008

About the author

Yasutaka Tsutsui (筒井康隆) is a Japanese novelist, science fiction author, and actor. Along with Shinichi Hoshi and Sakyo Komatsu, he is one of the most famous science fiction writers in Japan. His Yume no Kizaka Bunkiten won the Tanizaki Prize in 1987. He has also won the 1981 Izumi Kyoka award, the 1989 Kawabata Yasunari award, and the 1992 Nihon SF Taisho Award. In 1997, he was decorated as a Chevalier Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French government.

His work is known for its dark humour and satirical content. He has often satirized Japanese taboos such as disabilities and the Tenno system, and has been victim to much criticism as a result. From 1993 to 1996, he went on a writing-strike to protest the excessive, self-imposed restraint of Japanese publishers.

One of his first novels, Toki o Kakeru Shōjo (1967), has been adapted into numerous media including film, television and manga. Another novel, Paprika (1993), was adapted into an animated film by the director Satoshi Kon in 2006.

Reviews

[Ruth · Rating 3 out of 5]

Although it has an interesting premise, the first volume of this series feels more than a bit jerky and lacks a consistent flow. The dialogue is somewhat stilted and it's not always clear what is going on using the art either. Still, it's not unenjoyable, it's just not as good as I was hoping after having seen the related Girl Who Leapt Through Time movie.

[Heather · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very cute but frustrating. I was getting bored until the "secret" of the story was divulged at the end. Then the rest of the story was more interesting and made sense. If only it could have been interesting without knowing the secret and then becoming better when you found out ... wow, that probably makes no sense but I don't want to spoil it.

[Cassie Fleurs · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was expecting more of everything yet even after realizing it lacked the better art of a girl who runs through time and also didnt really give us a connection with the characters i kept reading, its good enough to be enjoyable and its a really sweet premise, love overcoming time.

I was also dissapointed that they didnt at all explain how it was that she time traveled.

[DoctorFeddy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cosa faremo se avessimo il potere di saltare attraverso il tempo, rivedere persona cara che ora hanno lasciato la nostra vita, questa è quello che è successo Kazuko Yoshiyama, una ragazza come tante, ma la domanda che mi faccio sempre quando vedo queste tipo di storie, la razza umana come userà come userà questo potere o se la vuoi chiamare scoperta la userà con parsimonia rispettando le regole o con cupidigia fregandosene altamente delle regole causando numerosi disastri temporali? comunque alla storia del manga mi è piaciuta la intesa tra Kazuko e Kazuo ( che poi si scopre essere un viaggiatore del tempo).
la ragazza inconsapevolmente crea dei cambiamento nel tempo che sembrano molto piccoli ma che tornando nel presente diventò grandi cambiamenti, poi soprattutto il senso che scatena il potere di Kazuko, l'olfatto che è un senso che evoca ricordo a cui siamo legati ed è cosi anche per la protagonista il suo potere secondo me è il modo per rimediare a una scelta, creando un altro futuro perciò la frase "time is, time was, time is not".
Nel complesso la storia si presenta come una commedia con un pizzico di fantascienza, mostrando im pericoli che si incombe nel controllare il tempo, ma anche che l'amore può sbocciare in qualsiasi e tempo, anche l'unico modo che abbiamo di viaggiare nel nel tempo è solo attraverso i nostri ricordi e la immaginazione, ponto forte che un individuo ha.
il mio voto per questo manga è 7
mentre i disegni 6,5

[Lourdes Fierro · Rating 3 out of 5]

Kazuko es una chica corriente, pasa el tiempo con sus amigos, estudia mucho y cuida de su familia. La rutina se rompe en el instante que se desmaya. Algo dentro de ella conecta con sentimientos y sensaciones fuera de lugar, paseando por recuerdos del pasado que parecen cambiar ¿está viajando en el tiempo? Se dice que una simple modificación en el pasado puede perjudicar seriamente el presente y el futuro. Es por ello que nuestra protagonista procura ser precavida, hacer el bien, pero las intenciones no son suficientes, el caos reinará en su entorno y ella debe hacerse responsable de las consecuencias de sus actos.

[Evey Morgan · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5/5

[Kristin · Rating 2 out of 5]

The beginning part with the grandma was good. After that it went downhill.

[Sanctuary · Rating 2 out of 5]

Para mí, el gancho fue el punto de partida: Kazuko, una joven estudiante, adquiere el poder de viajar en el tiempo. Muy típico, de acuerdo, pero no deja de ser una buena base para una historia interesante.

Sin embargo, no me ha gustado el desarrollo de la historia. Para no eternizarme, me limitaré a comentar los dos aspectos que más me han molestado:

- La trama me ha parecido poco cohesionada, iba saltando de un punto a otro sin más (el intento de usar el olor a lavanda para conectar me ha chirriado bastante, para mí el recurso no funciona).

- No me creí las reacciones de los personajes. Con qué facilidad acepta la protagonista su nuevo poder, y qué rápido olvida todo dilema moral (cuando el accidente con el camión tiene consecuencias aun peores a causa de su interferencia... pues un par de viñetas donde se ve triste, y ale, luego al torneo de kendo con toda la energia del mundo.). O la reacción de la profesora (pues sí, así porque sí, se cree sin más todo el tema de los viajes en el tiempo. Lo más normal del mundo).

Y podría seguir, hablando de lo desaprovechado que está el argumento, lo típicos que son los personajes... pero tampoco creo que esto se merezca mucho más.

¿Algo que salvar? El punto de partida (contada de otra manera, la historia hubiese podido funcionar. Le veía potencial) y el dibujo.

[Selena Pigoni · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty art and interesting concept, but for the most part, that's all it had.

The story was all over the place. One minute they're doing this, then something totally different. Time travel can do that sometimes, but it killed the flow of the story, making it even more confusing and all over the place than it normally would be. There was nothing to show the reader that a "transition" had occurred sometimes.

Over all, look for the movie, "The Girl who Leapt Through Time." Same story (I believe movie was based on the same novel this is based on, but don't quote me), but the flow is much better and you don't end up going, "What just happened?" like you do after reading this.

[Jason Seaver · Rating 2 out of 5]

I loved the recent animated feature, but was rather cold to this manga version. It feels very rushed, with not enough time to get to know the characters and some art where I just could not understand what was happening.

[Christine K · Rating 2 out of 5]

Honestly great plot and so intriguing. I've read through it several times and I'm still discovering new nuances in the plot. The reason its not rated higher is because of one use of the Lord's name in vain.

[Cindy May]

I like the movie better - it's certainly a lot more sentimental and a little easier to follow.

[Elizabeth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really good book about a girl and time travel