A Brief Moment of Ichika
At the age of 16, Ichika Sendawara learned that she only had two years left to live. Now a sophomore college student, she lives a busy, upbeat life, despite never knowing when the end will come. Everything changes when Ichika meets Professor Yurugi—for the first time, she feels she has something to live for. But then Yurugi quietly leaves the university, and Ichika is left wondering why, and what could have been... A gentle love story that grapples with the deepest existential questions we face in life. As the Shuji Terayama poem quoted in the text says, "If life is nothing but goodbyes, who needs life?" (Source: Kodansha USA) Note: Includes two extra chapters.
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| Entry | Score | Sources | Votes (weight) |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Brief Moment of Ichika | 7.30 | 2 | 3,544 |
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