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[DeepL Translation - needs review] This is the original edition of "To the Forest of Hotarubi", a masterpiece that can be said to be the origin of "Natsume's Book of Friends". This is a tender and sad love story about a boy who is neither human nor yokai, but a mysterious being, and a human girl. This collection includes "To the Hotarubi no Morihe" (To the Hotarubi Fireflies) and a special newly illustrated story, as well as "A Piece of Body Temperature" and "The Stars Cannot Be Seen," which...

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165

ISBN:

4592198409

ISBN13:

9784592198406

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JellyfishLoversays

May 7, 2025

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I enjoyed some short stories in this collection more than others, I think partially because I enjoy the supernatural elements this mangaka is known for and two of the three didn't feature that at all. There is an excellent sense of melancholy throughout, though! Plus, the bonus story at the end was very sweet.

Reading wise it's pretty easy! The vocabulary is more or less what one can expect from these types of shoujo stories. If you've read one before you'll have no trouble getting through this

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February 14, 2025