The Girl I Saved on the Train Turned Out to Be My Childhood Friend (Light Novel), Vol. 4

by Kennoji, Fly Orr (Artist), Sergio Ávila (Translator)

ONLY ONE CAN WIN! Finally, the screenplay is complete, and Ryou Takamori and the crew can start filming their short movie! After borrowing equipment from Ai Himejima’s agency, they head to a faraway beach to shoot one of their scenes. It’s not all fun and games, however, when an argument breaks out between Hina Fushimi and Shizuka Torigoe― and that’s before Ryou learns Hina and Ai are auditioning for the same role in a musical! He roots for both, but he knows only one of them can pass…

Genres: Light Novel, Romance, Japan

168 pages, Paperback

First published May 12, 2021

Reviews

[Ron · Rating 4 out of 5]

The class was shooting a film. After a sleepover that did not quite turn into a planning session, Ryou as director and Torigoe as screen writer had to come up with a plan. They decided to go with a romance - a rivalry between two classmates over a single boy who would never appear in the film. Fushimi and Himeji would play the leads with others in the class playing side characters, running lights, and other needed tasks. Ryou's sister was recruited as the style coach and hairdresser for the film. Ryou got lucky that Himeji had connections to an agency that lent him a camera for the shooting. That agency also provided Ryou a summer job so he could acquire a computer to do the editing. And just to add to the tension, both Fushima and Himeji were in audition for a local musical. Ryou knew this, but they did not. Now will the film get finished? Will Ryou find his passion and what bombshell will come at the end of this volume? Well, read and find out!

[Craig Schorling · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a decent volume. It focuses mainly on the filming of the student film. The MC continues to be dense beyond belief but there are some really sweet moments in between. The cliffhanger was interesting and I'm curious how things will play out.