Watashitachi no Shiawase na Jikan
“I have something I don’t want to lose”
“So much so that these terrible feelings have grown.”
A pianist who attempted suicide 3 times, Juri, is taken to help her aunt at a prison where murderers who killed indiscriminately are sentenced to death. There, she meets a man named Yuu who took the lives of 3 people. A mother’s antagonism–a brother’s death… Together they embrace the violent rebellion in their hearts caused by the large, deep scars they carry. However, before long, they both embrace an earnest hope in their hearts. “I want to live”…
An adaptation of novel by South Korea’s most popular female novelist, Gong Ji-Young.
Juri’s life is dark, lonely and painful. With a mother who wishes Juri was never born, while things can’t get any better, right?
Juri has attempted to commit suicide 3 times. And every day was a burden. #3987, Yuu, has a lot of similarities as Juri. Both painted with a past, a darkness, a death.
Yuu’s life, gosh. I can’t even describe how cruel and twisted. But truthfully, things like this happen in real life and it pains the crap out of me. Sentences such as “Sorry bro…” utterly crushes me. The back story to Yuu’s life, oh, I don’t…I can’t.
Aunt Monica is the sweetest, wisest, little woman. Gosh I just want to hug her. She is lonely but kind. Some of the things she does just make me tear up. Sahara Mizu did a great job drawing her. Her postures, movements made me want to cry. Aunt Monica has more depth as you read on. She has her past and her unfortunate events.
The warden is also so kind. I always have this image of evil wardens and I think that is true in most part but the warden in this manga is just so cute and kind. Awwww~
This manga was dark, and hollow. It seemed to suck your soul out. I wanted to cry so bad. (Thank you Lynn for warning me before hand. I have a box of tissues at the ready. But Lynn, I want to yell at you because WHY DID YOU INTRODUCE ME TO THIS PAIN?!!! ;______________;). But this manga was not all pain and sadness, there were beauty, elegance, and magic. The pages flew by with each passing one, more intricate delicacy seemed to fly off the page. The arts was beautiful, lyrical, and thoughtful.
This manga was powerful, dark, light, and just purely beautiful. This manga is about life, living, and enjoying. I highly recommend this manga! If you are going through a hard time, please, I beg of you, read this!
PLEASE PLEASE PLEEEEASEE read the quotes I have written down. My words above can’t describe how amazing this manga is…….soooo please read some of the quotes from the manga and see for yourself? 🙂
Random thought: Yuu looks like Haru from Tonari :3 Cute!
“I was always looking for a place where the bad days didn’t keep running by…” ~ Yuu
“To me, the hours that pass by each day are just an agony that I want to throw in the trash.” ~ Juri Mutou
“Yeah, you were the only reason I didn’t pick better ways to kill myself, Aunt Monica. It’s the thought that there actually is somebody who’d miss me and grieve for me that makes my heart ache.” ~ Juri
“If you pardon the things that unfortunate people do, then what of the people killed by his selfish acts? And the people who say he should be the one killed?” ~ Juri
“You said that the hours of every day are trash. However, that is the way someone lucky enough to welcome the next day thinks.” ~ Aunt Monica
“Grudges don’t simply disappear. And I know that no matter what people tell you to comfort you, it just sounds like sarcasm.” ~ Aunt Monica
“Is a rope around the neck and a drop from the gallows all that we can do for a guy who lived his life without ever smiling? ~ Inoue
“We were only granted 30 minutes every Thursday. Today may be the last day…and so we continued to talk, even about trivial little things, and even if our throats became sore…”
“In that moment…I was happy.” ~ Yuu
“If only the entire week was Thursdays…” ~ Yuu
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