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今までの自分にサヨナラを

Japan Cell Phone Novel Grand Award

今までの自分にサヨナラを

Salala

Sayu, a high school student who uses a wheelchair because of a congenital illness, begins to find meaning in her life after meeting Hikaru at a school festival. The story follows a girl who had given up on love and dreams as she slowly opens herself to a bright, direct affection.

illness and self-acceptancehigh school romancecourage to live

Work Information

A girl who felt trapped in darkness begins to accept herself after meeting a boy as bright as sunlight.

A merit-prize winner in the seventh Japan Cell Phone Novel Grand Award. Beginning with the meeting between Sayu, who uses a wheelchair, and Hikaru, who suddenly reaches out to her, the novel asks not only what love means but what it means to have been born.

Review Summaries

  • Readers connect with the heroine's gradual change while she still carries weakness and loneliness. The direct emotional expression makes the romance feel like mutual support.

Book Information

Publisher
スターツ出版
Published
2013-05-01
Pages
287 pages
Language
日本語
ISBN-13
9784883814183
ISBN-10
4883814181
Price
1100 JPY
Category
本/文学・評論

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