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砂時計 [Sunadokei] #5
Sand Chronicles, Vol. 5
Can the sands of time heal all wounds?
Twelve-year-old Ann and her divorced mother move from big city Tokyo to her mother's rural hometown. As the years pass, Ann learns to trust and depend on her new friends--Daigo and aristocratic siblings Fuji and Shika. But when Ann moves back to Tokyo to be with her father, will she be able to maintain a long-distance relationship with Daigo?
Shika will stop at nothing to steal Daigo from Ann. And the competition ramps up when an attractive girl resurfaces from their past. Meanwhile, Fuji patiently waits to win Ann from Daigo. But who do Ann and Daigo want to be with...?
Twelve-year-old Ann and her divorced mother move from big city Tokyo to her mother's rural hometown. As the years pass, Ann learns to trust and depend on her new friends--Daigo and aristocratic siblings Fuji and Shika. But when Ann moves back to Tokyo to be with her father, will she be able to maintain a long-distance relationship with Daigo?
Shika will stop at nothing to steal Daigo from Ann. And the competition ramps up when an attractive girl resurfaces from their past. Meanwhile, Fuji patiently waits to win Ann from Daigo. But who do Ann and Daigo want to be with...?
192 pages, Paperback
First published December 20, 2004
About the author
Hinako Ashihara
75 books121 followersPseudonym of Ritsuko Matsumoto, Japanese manga artist.
Debut with "Sono Hanashi okotowari shimasu" in 1994 on Bessatsu Shoujo Comics.
Japanese name: 芦原妃名子
Debut with "Sono Hanashi okotowari shimasu" in 1994 on Bessatsu Shoujo Comics.
Japanese name: 芦原妃名子
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May 21, 2009
The story here is a very quiet one, yet it works because the obstacles in the path of Ann and Daigo's romance are real and significant. For Ann especially, learning to stand on her own feet and look for her own future is very important; she resists the loss of self that defines true love in way too many other shojo manga series. I can actually see this story ending up in a lot of ways--Ann/Daigo, Ann/Fuji, or even Ann/someone we haven't met yet--but I trust that Ashihara to tell any of those stories in a way that works.
(Okay, I still suspect it will be Ann/Daigo, but I have a big soft spot for Fuji too. Though for Fuji's sake, it would be sweet to see someone fall in love with him the way he has fallen in love with Ann.)
(Okay, I still suspect it will be Ann/Daigo, but I have a big soft spot for Fuji too. Though for Fuji's sake, it would be sweet to see someone fall in love with him the way he has fallen in love with Ann.)
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 14, 2022
"maybe now is not the right time, but any pain, one day, will fade into the past. right now, all you need is to look straight forward and live optimistically."
this one really hit me right in the feels, it's the story i need in my life at this moment.
this one really hit me right in the feels, it's the story i need in my life at this moment.
June 24, 2023
i understand why they had to break up but I def do not like it 😩
June 14, 2024
VIDEO REVIEW HERE: https://youtu.be/pQREVpbRfpY
I know there was a quote I wanted to write down, but I forget where or what it was because halfway through this volume I officially broke down and started crying 😭😭😭
Every volume feels more painful than the last and I'm like please don't be an ongoing trend for the rest of the series?!
Thankfully this volume ended on a hopeful note in that each character is slowly moving forward one step at a time.
However, I can't say I want them to "get on" with their life because if it were that simple, I don't think any of us would still struggle as adults.
But I do want to mention Shika because I was really upset with her in the first part of this volume, even though I was impressed at how the creator used her struggle to reflect Ann's as well. I think it was really well written and showed her struggle in a powerful image of how her worries have been building all this time. Unlike Shika's dream though, I thought Ann's was more hopeful and it hurt my heart with how she is acting now.
I'm thankful that Daigo had someone around him to pour wisdom into him. (Or at least an adult figure who was willing to listen and not tell him what to do.) I really feel Daigo took on a new life in this volume that made him more compelling. Not saying he hasn't been because he definitely has! But we see HIS heart and HIS struggles, and I appreciated that as a reader. Doesn't make my heart hurt any less for him though.
Like all the previous volumes, I don't know where this series is going, but I do feel Fuji will be a much more prominent character. I'm not…excited about that because while I like his character, I don't want him to even potentially pursue Ann romantically...
I know there was a quote I wanted to write down, but I forget where or what it was because halfway through this volume I officially broke down and started crying 😭😭😭
Every volume feels more painful than the last and I'm like please don't be an ongoing trend for the rest of the series?!
Thankfully this volume ended on a hopeful note in that each character is slowly moving forward one step at a time.
However, I can't say I want them to "get on" with their life because if it were that simple, I don't think any of us would still struggle as adults.
But I do want to mention Shika because I was really upset with her in the first part of this volume, even though I was impressed at how the creator used her struggle to reflect Ann's as well. I think it was really well written and showed her struggle in a powerful image of how her worries have been building all this time. Unlike Shika's dream though, I thought Ann's was more hopeful and it hurt my heart with how she is acting now.
I'm thankful that Daigo had someone around him to pour wisdom into him. (Or at least an adult figure who was willing to listen and not tell him what to do.) I really feel Daigo took on a new life in this volume that made him more compelling. Not saying he hasn't been because he definitely has! But we see HIS heart and HIS struggles, and I appreciated that as a reader. Doesn't make my heart hurt any less for him though.
Like all the previous volumes, I don't know where this series is going, but I do feel Fuji will be a much more prominent character. I'm not…excited about that because while I like his character, I don't want him to even potentially pursue Ann romantically...
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January 16, 2024Oh yeah… we’ve reached the point of every shōjo manga when our main protagonist goes bonkers for no reason ..
January 13, 2013
OH.
EM.
GEEZAY.
.......(*sniff.)
...............(*sniff sniff)
Oh no.....(*sniffle)......(*sniffle)
Urrrgh (*sniff)....(*cough).......Grggh! (*sniffle sniffle sniffle sniffle sniffle sniffle sniffle sniffle sniffle sniffle sniffle) I HATE WHEN MY NOSE GETS CLOGGED WHILE I'M CRYING!!!!!!!!!!
(I'm not necessarily crying right now but I swear. I'm this close to it.)
I want to just... do THIS:
And then jump into the book and go right to Ann's face and say
SDIFJALSGUWSAPDNGALSDBUIASNFASABBADOOGIE!!!!!
(*Ahem...) I would like the fellow review readers to know that...no. I didn't read this whole book.
I only...opened it up. Halfway.
And then I saw the worst spoiler I could ever see. And I don't want to spoiler it for the rest of you because....just because it's horrible.
WHAT THE (BLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP*)?!
NO.
NO. NO. NO. NO!
NO!
(*cough) (*wheeze) (*sniffle sniffle) NOOO!
Noooo...
Noooooooo! NO!
To the review readers that I love very very much...
Don't ever tell somebody you love them just to leave them!
"I love you" is something very important. It doesn't mean NOTHING unless you use it and abuse like a butt face!
And there's nothing worse than believing someone when they say "I love you"...and then having them change their mind.
There's NOTHING I despise more in this universe...than heartbreakers.
And liars.
And cockroaches. (Ewww, how I desPISE cockroaches...)
And to me...liars and heartbreakers...ARE cockroaches!
But seriously.
EM.
GEEZAY.
.......(*sniff.)
...............(*sniff sniff)
Oh no.....(*sniffle)......(*sniffle)
Urrrgh (*sniff)....(*cough).......Grggh! (*sniffle sniffle sniffle sniffle sniffle sniffle sniffle sniffle sniffle sniffle sniffle) I HATE WHEN MY NOSE GETS CLOGGED WHILE I'M CRYING!!!!!!!!!!
(I'm not necessarily crying right now but I swear. I'm this close to it.)
I want to just... do THIS:
And then jump into the book and go right to Ann's face and say
SDIFJALSGUWSAPDNGALSDBUIASNFASABBADOOGIE!!!!!
(*Ahem...) I would like the fellow review readers to know that...no. I didn't read this whole book.
I only...opened it up. Halfway.
And then I saw the worst spoiler I could ever see. And I don't want to spoiler it for the rest of you because....just because it's horrible.
WHAT THE (BLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP*)?!
NO.
NO. NO. NO. NO!
NO!
(*cough) (*wheeze) (*sniffle sniffle) NOOO!
Noooo...
Noooooooo! NO!
To the review readers that I love very very much...
Don't ever tell somebody you love them just to leave them!
"I love you" is something very important. It doesn't mean NOTHING unless you use it and abuse like a butt face!
And there's nothing worse than believing someone when they say "I love you"...and then having them change their mind.
There's NOTHING I despise more in this universe...than heartbreakers.
And liars.
And cockroaches. (Ewww, how I desPISE cockroaches...)
And to me...liars and heartbreakers...ARE cockroaches!
But seriously.
November 23, 2015
I cried so much; the pain was real! The story is so good!
March 19, 2018
I got tired of how dramatic the characters were over issues they continued to ignore or avoid.
January 4, 2023
volume 1->10 (no spoilers)
FR
Pour commencer l'année 2023; j'avais envie de me relire quelque chose que j'aime, une lecture doudou.
Alors, clairement, ce manga ne peut techniquement pas entrer dans cette catégorie réellement, parce que on parle notamment de suicide. Mais c'est une lecture très nostalgique pour moi.
Je l'avais découvert à un moment assez compliqué pour moi, et bizarrement, j'étais tombée totalement amoureuse de l'histoire, malgré la difficulté, malgré les personnages dont je ne supporte pas forcément ce qu'ils.elles disent/font.
Et malgré les défauts, malgré ce que moi, je n'aime pas...
C'est toujours un coup de coeur. Je suis toujours amoureuse.
Mon avis n'a pas changé. Je n'aime toujours pas les mêmes choses. Et j'adore toujours les mêmes choses.
Je ne peux pas le recommander à tout le monde, au vu des sujets. Mais si vous pouvez gérer les cw, n'hésitez pas !
ENG
To start the year 2023; I wanted to re-read something I like, a cuddly reading.
So, clearly, this manga cannot technically fit into this category really, because we are talking about suicide in particular. But it's a very nostalgic read for me.
I had discovered it at a time that was quite complicated for me, and oddly, I had fallen totally in love with the story, despite the difficulty, despite the characters of whom I don't necessarily support what they say/do.
And despite the flaws, despite what I don't like...
It's always a crush. I'm still in love.
My opinion has not changed. I still don't like the same things. And I still love the same things.
I cannot recommend it to everyone, given the subjects. But if you can handle the cws, don't hesitate !
FR
Pour commencer l'année 2023; j'avais envie de me relire quelque chose que j'aime, une lecture doudou.
Alors, clairement, ce manga ne peut techniquement pas entrer dans cette catégorie réellement, parce que on parle notamment de suicide. Mais c'est une lecture très nostalgique pour moi.
Je l'avais découvert à un moment assez compliqué pour moi, et bizarrement, j'étais tombée totalement amoureuse de l'histoire, malgré la difficulté, malgré les personnages dont je ne supporte pas forcément ce qu'ils.elles disent/font.
Et malgré les défauts, malgré ce que moi, je n'aime pas...
C'est toujours un coup de coeur. Je suis toujours amoureuse.
Mon avis n'a pas changé. Je n'aime toujours pas les mêmes choses. Et j'adore toujours les mêmes choses.
Je ne peux pas le recommander à tout le monde, au vu des sujets. Mais si vous pouvez gérer les cw, n'hésitez pas !
ENG
To start the year 2023; I wanted to re-read something I like, a cuddly reading.
So, clearly, this manga cannot technically fit into this category really, because we are talking about suicide in particular. But it's a very nostalgic read for me.
I had discovered it at a time that was quite complicated for me, and oddly, I had fallen totally in love with the story, despite the difficulty, despite the characters of whom I don't necessarily support what they say/do.
And despite the flaws, despite what I don't like...
It's always a crush. I'm still in love.
My opinion has not changed. I still don't like the same things. And I still love the same things.
I cannot recommend it to everyone, given the subjects. But if you can handle the cws, don't hesitate !
January 10, 2018
So far i have really like the sand chronicles story. The Sand Chronicles is about this girl name Anne Uekusa, in the first book she is twelve and she goes to live with here grandparents with her mom. her mom was a little unstable it felt like in the book and one day her mom had written a not saying something like pleas take care of my daughter mom and dad and then a little bit after that you hear that she had committed suicide. then pretty much after that it's about anne and how shes a teenager and all that kind of stuff. Right now I'm on the 5th on and its been one of my favorites. Anne and Daigo are kind of on the rocks and Shika is trying to take Daigo way from Anne. on the other hand though Fuji is slowly trying to win over Anne. Anne has already been through so much and now this it would be a lot for a 15 year old girl. Also in this book Anne moves back to Tokyo with her dad where she try's to keep a long distance relationship with Daigo. I would recommend this book if you were in too teenage books and about love.
September 14, 2021
Ohhhh noooo. I loved Daigo and Ann together! But they did seem codependent on each other. He can’t “save her” and she felt like she couldn’t make him happy.
I’m rooting for Fuji, just so Ann can experience a 2nd love but I’m ultimately hoping for her and Daigo to be reunited in the end (from the cover of vol 10, I might be right! Hehee)
I’m rooting for Fuji, just so Ann can experience a 2nd love but I’m ultimately hoping for her and Daigo to be reunited in the end (from the cover of vol 10, I might be right! Hehee)
March 10, 2024
“More often than not, first loves are fruitless like that.
It’s lucky that you could understand and love each other so much.
It’s too early right now,
But one day,
It will become a beautiful memory”
crying in the club rn
It’s lucky that you could understand and love each other so much.
It’s too early right now,
But one day,
It will become a beautiful memory”
crying in the club rn
September 27, 2019
Sad and gloomy volume. You can feel their pain, it is heartbreaking. I hope the next volume isn't so sad!!
April 26, 2022
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 10
January 3, 2024
“For now I’ll just… move forward one step at a time.”
Pain.
Pain.
August 17, 2024
Viz manga app, ch 9-10. Mostly sad, but ends on a hopeful note. They all need a little happiness for a while.
May 18, 2025
my heart shattered into 100 tiny little shards, but that's fine...
December 5, 2016
Another good volume.
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March 27, 20253.5
"Sigue adelante, siempre adelante... Hay que seguir viendo".
Me gusta que acabe en una nota esperanzadora después de todo lo que ha ocurrido en el tomo. Y es que tiene toda la razón, porque por mucho que pueda parecer el fin del mundo, no lo es y hay que avanzar aunque sea poco a poco.
Ya lo comenté cuando actualice que había leído el primer capítulo y parte del segundo, pero vamos que lo de que corten me ha jodido lo suyo por mucho que lo entienda. Sinceramente no creo que sea buena idea que Ann se lance ya a una nueva relación, así que agradezco que vaya a tomarse un tiempo para pensarlo bien, aunque me sigue chirriando que sea con Yuuji, más que nada por lo que le dijo a Daigo de él durante el break up... Pero bueno, Daigo probablemente vaya a darse una oportunidad con la chica de judo que en su momento jodió bien a la Ann so it balances out me parece.
Lo que si quiero ver es adónde va Shiika, porque lo de este tomo ha sido loco, se le ha ido mucho y ahora vuelve a estar sola, aunque es consciente de como la ha cagado así que a ver qué tal.
"Sigue adelante, siempre adelante... Hay que seguir viendo".
Me gusta que acabe en una nota esperanzadora después de todo lo que ha ocurrido en el tomo. Y es que tiene toda la razón, porque por mucho que pueda parecer el fin del mundo, no lo es y hay que avanzar aunque sea poco a poco.
Ya lo comenté cuando actualice que había leído el primer capítulo y parte del segundo, pero vamos que lo de que corten me ha jodido lo suyo por mucho que lo entienda. Sinceramente no creo que sea buena idea que Ann se lance ya a una nueva relación, así que agradezco que vaya a tomarse un tiempo para pensarlo bien, aunque me sigue chirriando que sea con Yuuji, más que nada por lo que le dijo a Daigo de él durante el break up... Pero bueno, Daigo probablemente vaya a darse una oportunidad con la chica de judo que en su momento jodió bien a la Ann so it balances out me parece.
Lo que si quiero ver es adónde va Shiika, porque lo de este tomo ha sido loco, se le ha ido mucho y ahora vuelve a estar sola, aunque es consciente de como la ha cagado así que a ver qué tal.
March 7, 2017
This volume specifically was soooooo insanely heartbreaking and relatable. omg. This series is breaking my heart.
November 13, 2021
pain, so much pain😭😭😭
February 19, 2017
When I began reading manga (which was only two months ago), I never expected to read something that was truly touching. I thought it would all be fun and cute. This series changes my mind completely about the type of manga I like. Sure, I enjoy reading funny manga like Special A or cute manga like Fruits Basket, but I enjoy reading manga with a realistic story line and deeper meaning much more. It’s just better that way. That’s what this series was for me and I can only hope I’ll find more like it.
The artwork is a little muddier than I like. I’m more partial to defined drawing, rather than the scratchy drawing so often found in shoujo manga. I think it’s meant to give a more dreamy quality, but I just find it a bit on the annoying side. Since I liked this series so much, I’m willing to put that complaint aside.
The character development in this series is just unreal. I didn’t think manga was capable of that kind of thing. I couldn’t have been more wrong in that assumption. Ann’s development throughout the series is heartbreaking and incredibly realistic, considering her age. She goes through so many of the screw-ups and indecision that comes with being a girl in her teens or early twenties. I felt that I could relate to her throughout most of the series because I have gone through a lot of the same things. Daigo has a tendency to be a little more hard-headed, but it definitely the more mature of the two. He makes no secret of his complete devotion to Ann, even when she’s too messed up to realize what’s in front of her. He’s unwavering and therefore a more static character. However, this doesn’t hurt the series, as it is about Ann growing up, not Daigo. The situation Fuji and Shika find themselves in is a little more dramatic. They too are developing characters and both do a lot of growing up. Their search for their true identities is one that gives the series a bit more intrigue. They both learn a lot they didn’t know about themselves along the way.
This is certainly the best written manga I’ve come across. If you’re into manga, or are thinking of trying it out I highly recommend this series. It’s definitely girly shoujo manga, but it’s got a great story.
The artwork is a little muddier than I like. I’m more partial to defined drawing, rather than the scratchy drawing so often found in shoujo manga. I think it’s meant to give a more dreamy quality, but I just find it a bit on the annoying side. Since I liked this series so much, I’m willing to put that complaint aside.
The character development in this series is just unreal. I didn’t think manga was capable of that kind of thing. I couldn’t have been more wrong in that assumption. Ann’s development throughout the series is heartbreaking and incredibly realistic, considering her age. She goes through so many of the screw-ups and indecision that comes with being a girl in her teens or early twenties. I felt that I could relate to her throughout most of the series because I have gone through a lot of the same things. Daigo has a tendency to be a little more hard-headed, but it definitely the more mature of the two. He makes no secret of his complete devotion to Ann, even when she’s too messed up to realize what’s in front of her. He’s unwavering and therefore a more static character. However, this doesn’t hurt the series, as it is about Ann growing up, not Daigo. The situation Fuji and Shika find themselves in is a little more dramatic. They too are developing characters and both do a lot of growing up. Their search for their true identities is one that gives the series a bit more intrigue. They both learn a lot they didn’t know about themselves along the way.
This is certainly the best written manga I’ve come across. If you’re into manga, or are thinking of trying it out I highly recommend this series. It’s definitely girly shoujo manga, but it’s got a great story.
August 27, 2011
Another heavy volume. Although all these volumes are heavy. There are few moments of humor. The volume starts after Daigo told her he needed a break, some time to think. He obviously needed quite a bit of time, because he never called her like he promised. Ann and Daigo are trying to forget their pain in the heat and relaxation of summer, but it's not working too well. Ann can't stand the wait any longer, so she flies to Shimane to meet Daigo. There's a beautiful page spread when they meet at the airport; they're holding onto each other like it's the end of the world, like nothing exists other than them.
That one embrace is about as close as Daigo and Ann get in this volume. Ann is increasingly haunted by herself. She's terrified that she is the proverbial albatross around Daigo's neck. That her darkness and sadness will only bring him down. And honestly...she's right. Ann is miserable and she depends upon Daigo far too much to mask her sadness. In the end, it's Ann who decides to formally break up with Daigo. Not because she doesn't like him, but because she loves him so much that she doesn't want to hurt him any longer.
Meanwhile, Shika and Fuji are doing their best to get at Daigo and Ann respectively. Prior to their break-up, Shika tries to convince Ann that she's going to kill herself in order to terrify Ann. It works quite well. The only one who gets hurt in the process is Ann. Unfortunately for Shika, Daigo sees right through her and is pretty disgusted. Fuji on the other hand appears to be more persuasive in his attempts to get Ann to give him a try. At least that's what it looks like at the end of the volume.
I love the feel of normal Japanese life that we experience in this series. While the plot is overdone, the characters are normal teenagers. It's interesting to see what they typically do during the summer. Or how hard they have to study to get into a university. I feel like I learn something with every volume.
That one embrace is about as close as Daigo and Ann get in this volume. Ann is increasingly haunted by herself. She's terrified that she is the proverbial albatross around Daigo's neck. That her darkness and sadness will only bring him down. And honestly...she's right. Ann is miserable and she depends upon Daigo far too much to mask her sadness. In the end, it's Ann who decides to formally break up with Daigo. Not because she doesn't like him, but because she loves him so much that she doesn't want to hurt him any longer.
Meanwhile, Shika and Fuji are doing their best to get at Daigo and Ann respectively. Prior to their break-up, Shika tries to convince Ann that she's going to kill herself in order to terrify Ann. It works quite well. The only one who gets hurt in the process is Ann. Unfortunately for Shika, Daigo sees right through her and is pretty disgusted. Fuji on the other hand appears to be more persuasive in his attempts to get Ann to give him a try. At least that's what it looks like at the end of the volume.
I love the feel of normal Japanese life that we experience in this series. While the plot is overdone, the characters are normal teenagers. It's interesting to see what they typically do during the summer. Or how hard they have to study to get into a university. I feel like I learn something with every volume.
July 1, 2014
ARGH! I was SO SO very much frustrated while reading this volume. Gosh, I was really wanting Ann and Daigo to be together, and Daigo had even been pushing Shika away in order for that to happen, but Ann totally RUINED IT for no reason!!!!! They could have worked things out, if Ann had been more willing to be committed.
Just reading this has made me incredibly depressed, and not just for the characters, but it has put me into a legitimate pessimistic mood.
If you have read any of my reviews in the past for this series, you would know how much I dislike Shika. I HATE ANN MUCH MUCH MORE BECAUSE OF HER POOR DECISION!
Some people might disagree with me, and say she made the right choice, but I found it unreasonable, and pointless to break something off that could have been easily fixed.
IT'S MY OPINION, DONT ARGUE WITH ME.
It also made me kind of disappointed that Shika would stoop to such lows, such as how she insisted on trying to convince Daigo to be her boyfriend, even when he'd rejected her multiple times with Ann still on his mind, and how when she 'disappeared', she had said: "I was falling... I didn't want to be the only one. It was easy to take Ann with me."
-__- Now that's just low Shika...
It's sweet that Daigo wants to become an elementary teacher, and that he's becoming good friends with Ayumu again, (even though he might be using her for her notes), but it seems EVERY SINGLE girl has a crush on him!! If you think about it, the story is really up to Daigo now that Ann dumped him.
Fuji has stopped smiling, (I noticed because the few times he did I realized he's kinda cute :3)
I'm not sure where this story is going with Shika, but I'm totally seeing Ann+Fuji and Daigo+Ayumu right now, (from what has happened.)
Curious for volume 5, but also frustrated. (I don't like reading a manga seriesand constantly be getting full-blown angry with one character in particular...)
Just reading this has made me incredibly depressed, and not just for the characters, but it has put me into a legitimate pessimistic mood.
If you have read any of my reviews in the past for this series, you would know how much I dislike Shika. I HATE ANN MUCH MUCH MORE BECAUSE OF HER POOR DECISION!
Some people might disagree with me, and say she made the right choice, but I found it unreasonable, and pointless to break something off that could have been easily fixed.
IT'S MY OPINION, DONT ARGUE WITH ME.
It also made me kind of disappointed that Shika would stoop to such lows, such as how she insisted on trying to convince Daigo to be her boyfriend, even when he'd rejected her multiple times with Ann still on his mind, and how when she 'disappeared', she had said: "I was falling... I didn't want to be the only one. It was easy to take Ann with me."
-__- Now that's just low Shika...
It's sweet that Daigo wants to become an elementary teacher, and that he's becoming good friends with Ayumu again, (even though he might be using her for her notes), but it seems EVERY SINGLE girl has a crush on him!! If you think about it, the story is really up to Daigo now that Ann dumped him.
Fuji has stopped smiling, (I noticed because the few times he did I realized he's kinda cute :3)
I'm not sure where this story is going with Shika, but I'm totally seeing Ann+Fuji and Daigo+Ayumu right now, (from what has happened.)
Curious for volume 5, but also frustrated. (I don't like reading a manga seriesand constantly be getting full-blown angry with one character in particular...)
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 16, 2015
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La couverture est jolie et retrace parfaitement ce que ressentent les personnages dans ce volume.
Au départ, nous sommes confrontés à l’ambiance assez triste qui continue à se déverser dans ce tome. Nous étions inquiets à la fin du tome précédent, et maintenant, ça ne fait que confirmer notre ressentiment.
Nous ressentons comme une gène et une infinie tristesse entre nos personnages principaux tout au long de ce tome. Nous ne nous sentons pas à notre place, car ça touche réellement l’intimité de ceux-ci, mais une autre part de nous nous donne envie de savoir s’il y a une lueur au bout de ce tunnel.
Nous voyions les personnages sous un angle différent. Cette fois-ci, ce n’est pas la petite vie qui se déroule autour d’eux qui est en premier plan mais bien leurs sentiments, ce qu’ils ressentent au plus profond d’eux et ça rend vraiment cette histoire encore plus intéressante.
Même les dessins parlent pour eux. Si nous n’avions pas les textes, nous saurions que cette histoire est triste et nous ressentirions toutes leurs émotions.
Un personnage en particulier est plus que pénible et nous commençons à le détester pour son insistance et son manque de savoir vivre.
Vers la fin, nous sommes surpris que ça se passe comme ça. Nous ne nous serions pas du tout attendus à ça surtout de la part d’un personnage en particulier.
Les dernières bulles de cette histoire sont très touchantes et tristes, mais nous donnent totalement envie de savoir ce qu’il va se passer par la suite.
Est-ce que j’ai aimé ce livre ?
J’ai adoré ce tome, car j’ai vu les personnages sous un angle totalement différent des tomes précédents. Je me suis encore plus attachée à eux et ça m’a donné encore plus envie de lire la suite.
La couverture est jolie et retrace parfaitement ce que ressentent les personnages dans ce volume.
Au départ, nous sommes confrontés à l’ambiance assez triste qui continue à se déverser dans ce tome. Nous étions inquiets à la fin du tome précédent, et maintenant, ça ne fait que confirmer notre ressentiment.
Nous ressentons comme une gène et une infinie tristesse entre nos personnages principaux tout au long de ce tome. Nous ne nous sentons pas à notre place, car ça touche réellement l’intimité de ceux-ci, mais une autre part de nous nous donne envie de savoir s’il y a une lueur au bout de ce tunnel.
Nous voyions les personnages sous un angle différent. Cette fois-ci, ce n’est pas la petite vie qui se déroule autour d’eux qui est en premier plan mais bien leurs sentiments, ce qu’ils ressentent au plus profond d’eux et ça rend vraiment cette histoire encore plus intéressante.
Même les dessins parlent pour eux. Si nous n’avions pas les textes, nous saurions que cette histoire est triste et nous ressentirions toutes leurs émotions.
Un personnage en particulier est plus que pénible et nous commençons à le détester pour son insistance et son manque de savoir vivre.
Vers la fin, nous sommes surpris que ça se passe comme ça. Nous ne nous serions pas du tout attendus à ça surtout de la part d’un personnage en particulier.
Les dernières bulles de cette histoire sont très touchantes et tristes, mais nous donnent totalement envie de savoir ce qu’il va se passer par la suite.
Est-ce que j’ai aimé ce livre ?
J’ai adoré ce tome, car j’ai vu les personnages sous un angle totalement différent des tomes précédents. Je me suis encore plus attachée à eux et ça m’a donné encore plus envie de lire la suite.
October 3, 2016
If like me, you want to put the book down halfway through because of Ann's very annoying behaviour, keep going just a few pages more and your determination will be rewarded.
Bravo, Ashihara, for writing so very, very well and true.
Bravo, Ashihara, for writing so very, very well and true.
August 8, 2009
An Emotional Roller coaster!
This manga series is upon one of the best that have ever been drawn. The story is so realistic to the point where you wonder if whats going on is going to happen to you. This is a story about a girl who falls in love with a boy, then the boy falls in love and then they think they will fall in love forever but..... *SPOILERS*
All I have to say is that this manga has LOVE, BETRAYAL, ADULT-STUFF, and DRAMATIC DRAMA!!
and I am not surprised that the author has won the 50th Shogakukan Manga Award for this manga and that this manga was labeled as one of the best teenage manga by the American library association (read in wikipedia)
This manga series is upon one of the best that have ever been drawn. The story is so realistic to the point where you wonder if whats going on is going to happen to you. This is a story about a girl who falls in love with a boy, then the boy falls in love and then they think they will fall in love forever but..... *SPOILERS*
All I have to say is that this manga has LOVE, BETRAYAL, ADULT-STUFF, and DRAMATIC DRAMA!!
and I am not surprised that the author has won the 50th Shogakukan Manga Award for this manga and that this manga was labeled as one of the best teenage manga by the American library association (read in wikipedia)
June 28, 2009
the best solidly realistic coming-of-age manga i know of. others probably have it beat all up (nana, saikano) but those have the advantage of settings and storylines that allow more scope. the art of sand chronicles is also fairly standard, though pleasantly rendered, rather than so finely expressive. but it's an excellent exploration of adolescence and at times truly heartbreaking (although i don't think Asihara has ever topped the first volume). a good manga to suck someone in with.
July 3, 2010
I'm never really a big fan of the main couple breaking up, but I'm still fascinated by this series. This one yet again goes no further than kissing and holding hands, but the drama is just intense. There is still very little language and I don't think anyone gets hit in this one although someone does drive someone else into a break down. I just figured out that my library doesn't have the whole series so if the next two books are as good, I may have to break down and buy the eighth and so on...
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