On a side note, the question of whether one should watch the anime, or read the manga or the novel, I would say to read and watch all of them. The novel also shows Akari when she is in university and her life after university as well. In the anime, it isn't clear what those dreams he has are even for or how he met the various females he interact with. One aspect that I never realize till I read the novel was that Takaki is very observant and is able to understand what his partners are feeling and thinking.Īnother reason why I like the novel was that it made parts of the story that were confusing from the anime much clearer. Takaki seems to have a difficult time conveying his feelings to others and ends up hurting them. I guess this is normal in that communicating our feelings and ideas to others is a very difficult task, especially for those who are not articulate with their words. Often times I find my ideas and dreams to be vague and formless and giving them a form really loses a lot of meaning to it. One part that struck me was the difficulty of putting ideas and dreams into words. Takaki loves to think and you can see that through his dialogue with Akari and Kanae and through his frequent self-thinking. I kind of feel like Takaki is a philosopher and a poet. The novel also goes in more depth of Takaki on what he thinks, how he thinks, and the struggles that he goes through. Not having a sense of direction in life and being compared made Kanae anxious about life. We are expected to know what career we should pursue and to have found a sense of purpose in life which wears down people like it did to Kanae. Living in an age where society and media gives off this idea that we need to have our life together to do well in our life. It can be as petty as choosing what drink to buy from the convenience store to knowing what to do with your life. I really related to Kanae in that she struggles to make decisions in life. The novel shows that Kanae's troubles are not only about her love for Takaki but also facing the fear of not knowing what to do in life. But the novel gave another aspect to Kanae that I never noticed when I was watching the anime and reading the manga. I do admit that I was disappointed that the novel didn't cover Kanae after graduating from High School, which the manga covers. In the second part, the novel also does a much better job in retelling the main female protagonist, Kanae, and the challenges she faced. The phrase "You will be alright" gave Akari an assurance that there was a person by her side which gave her first step to face the world. Through her interaction with the main character Takaki, she starts to gain confidence and grows as a person. Akari always felt that she would never be able to fit in with her peers, that no one would ever love and accept her. She goes through a lot of psychological battles to get herself to attend school. We find in the novel that Akari is a very shy person and lacks confidence in herself. The novel beautifully portrays the psychological challenges Akari faces. Unlike the anime and manga, the novel covers in much more depth of the troubles of being raised a life where you cannot call a place home due to your parents moving often and the challenges they face when transferring to a new school. The novel contains sections in the viewpoint of Akari which the anime and manga lacks. As the novel's subtitle "One More Side" implies, the novel shows another side of the story by showing different perspectives that the anime does not cover. The novel goes much more deeper than the anime and the manga where it emphasizes the psyche of the main characters such as what difficulties they face with their life. The main character goes through a of struggle of losing a relationship due to being apart from his first love and has a difficult time getting over it. romance) and about how hard it is to maintain distance relationship. If you have ever watched the anime and read the manga, you will know that the main themes of the story is about moving on from your past connections (i.e. The story is very emotional and covers various themes of life that really connected with me.
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