There have already been two OVAs of Kimi no Iru Machi after the original anime finished airing back in the summer of 2013. I didn’t want to write about the first OVA considering it was just a [...]
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The 26th manga volume of Kimi no Iru Machi includes an OVA that serves as a colossal flashback as Akari narrates a story about how she met her friends in her childhood days, times of loliness and [...]
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Seo Kouji’s “Kimi no Iru Machi” (A Town Where You Live) came to an end about a week ago and I thought I’d just share some of my thoughts on the series as a whole. This post will contain some spoilers [...]
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It was posted earlier today that Kouji Seo’s Kimi no Iru Machi (A Town Where You Live) would be coming to an end on February 12, 2014. In addition, an OVA bundled with the 27th volume of the manga [...]
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A long-stagnant romance and a boxing epic that never got off the ground both announce their end.
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Haruto explains his emotional decision.
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It is very rare for me to have read a manga before the anime comes out, mainly because I don’t read as much manga as I watch anime. However, in the case of Kimi no Iru Machi, I got to experience that not-so-familiar feeling of going into an anime knowing what happens. So, for such […] Related posts: Kimi no Iru Machi [First Impressions] Kimi to Boku [First Impressions] Rediscovering the Manga Love through Apps
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Photograph of something out of place violently forcing its way into an otherwise serene setting. Yes, that’s right. I did not forget about this show. While it’s true I never did plan on covering it beyond the first impressions, I think it’s worth it to give Kimi no Iru Machi a parting shot in the […]
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Asuka calls Haruto a liar and storms off. In the middle of the night he tells Rin about his situation, and she offers herself as a third choice, not helping. Back in Tokyo, Haruto dumps Asuka, who is crestfallen. He meets with Yuzuki and gives her his answer: they both desire the same thing: to […]
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With Takashi, Rin, and the others not expected back from the sea until late at night, Yuzuki and Haruto attend the Summer Festival together, just the two of them. They have fun, but while watching the fireworks from the pond, Yuzuki confesses that she still loves him, but tosses her necklace away, promising she’ll never […]
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Haruto sees off Asuka, then decides to give Yuzuki the necklace he bought her two years ago, as a birthday present from a ‘friend’. Haruto takes the bus to his hometown. Kaga, Takashi, and Nanami are wating at the stop, and they go to a hot spring. The next day while biking around, he runs […]
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Haruto tells Asuka about his “non-date” to FantasyLand with Rin, and she’s okay with it, but when he shows up, Yuzuki is there; Rin tricked them both into the date. They only go in briefly so Haruto can get a phone strap for Asuka. Rin admonishes him afterwords while he’s at work, and when he […]
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  Haruto tells Asuka about his “non-date” to FantasyLand with Rin, and she’s okay with it, but when he shows up, Yuzuki is there; Rin tricked them both into the date. They only go in briefly so Haruto can get a phone strap for Asuka. Rin admonishes him afterwords while he’s at work, and when […]
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A year and a half after moving to Tokyo, Haruto is now in university and dating Asuka. He decides to get a job at the Lawson Market to pay for a beach trip with her. He bumps into Eba Rin at the market. Haruto’s friend begs him to attend a group date, and he gets permission […]
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While Haruto and Eba are visiting Kyousuke, his childhood friend Asakura Kiyomi rushes in and begs him to undergo surgery, which has a small chance of success but will kill him if it fails. Haruto and Eba think its his decision to make. Ultimately he chooses to get the surgery, but it fails and he […]
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Eba tells Haruto about how she met Kyousuke in school and how he supported her when she had no one else to lean on. When she returned to Tokyo, she learned that he only had one year to live, so she decided to support him by being his girlfriend. When Haruto asks Asuka what to […]
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In a flashback, Yuzuki confesses to Haruto, and after he notices a girl who looks like her in a photo taken when he was a little kid, he goes through his diaries and discovers that he actually met Yuzuki years ago at the summer festival. Back in the present, Haruto confronts Yuzuki, demanding the truth […]
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Both Asuka and Kyousuke are concerned when they see a visibly forlorn Haruto. Kyousuke takes him on an exhilarating ride on his motorcycle as a distraction, telling him whether he decides to find someone new or snatch back Eba from her new boyfriend, he’ll support him no matter what. When Kyousuke is about to start […]
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Much like with “Gatchaman Crowds”, “Kimi no Iru Machi” is one of this season’s new series that didn’t really capture me, despite the show looking rather decent overall. Adapted from the “君のいる町” romance manga, its author Kouji Seo also wrote “Suzuka”. Read quite a bit of “Suzuka” when it was published years ago and also […]
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If a beautiful and charming city girl burst into your countryside life, stole your heart and disappeared without a trace, what would you do? That, my friends, is the soapbox-ish story of Kimi no Iru Machi. Alright, maybe things aren’t as cliché as you’d think. Adapted from Kouji Seo’s romance manga, Kimi no Iru has [...] Related posts: Kimi to Boku [First Impressions] Uta no☆Prince-sama♪Maji LOVE 2000% [First Impressions] Valvrave the Liberator [First Impressions]
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