Haikei, Arishi Hi ni Saku Hanatachi e - Vol. 1 Ch. 4

[Ruhaye]

Bruh

 

[Amerine]

I was really curious how they'd resolve her being spotted with the brooch, that broke my heart a little

 

[GGSunny]

That was a lot more relatable than I would have liked.

Yeah this has happened to me before. When you're already lacking in self-esteem like Kasumi, it really hits you hard.

 

[shinmera]

Yeah this has happened to me before. When you're already lacking in self-esteem like Kasumi, it really hits you hard.

Happens a lot to me too, in more minor ways. Can't help but think that it was my fault, that I did something wrong, that I should have done better, that I can't keep up, that they don't like me, etc. Anything except putting the blame at someone else's feet, or even.... nobody's feet.

Her obsession with grades is also very reminiscent. I was never a good student, but I very much grounded my own worth as a person in how much output I could produce for a very long time. Still do to some extent, or in the very least it's hard not to think "I haven't done enough yet."

 

[outinthegardener]

Longshot, but is her letter exchange partner a ghost?! I watched A video essay on Doomed Yuri and it made me think of this series. Their letter exchange, the older/younger sister trope, the pressure of what happens when school ends... I has that Taisho era nostalgia. It would be a twist if she's writing letters with a girl from a century ago.

Probably not, though. It would be much more impactful if it were an actual person.

 

[Nuwanda1313]

Kasumi is such a great character

 

[stanvillainess]

Kasumi...

 

[stanvillainess]

Kasumi's lines hit me like a truck

 

[BambiiLux]

need to know more, kupo

 

[Orangechrisy]

Maaaaaaaaan

 

[sebaasdf]

This was really sad, but I cant deny this manga is incredible

 

[EchoGirl]

sadness of the failed meeting aside, 'took her life' is not a sentence i expected but i'm just more relieved her parents seemed to be supportive

 

[Amni_5]

I'm glad I started reading this on a whim. It feels pretty rare to see something so introspective in manga and be done as well as it is

 

[MelonManic]

Goddamnit I knew something was off, why was it such a shock huh?
Yes I see you in the background, your not slick I know what you look like now

Oh yo that is a way to show the passage of time I dig it

OMG she has no excuse for ghosting her like that, CAUSE I SAW YOU IN THE BACKGROUND.... Ah wait I just checked last chapter, I don't think that was her, but she was definitely lurking in the background I tells ya