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Forget Me Not #1
それでも僕は君が好き（１）
法律事務所で働く芹澤（せりざわ）は、職場からの帰り道、交通事故に遭う。その時、彼のもとに駆け寄ってきたのは、見覚えはあるが誰かわからない女性だった。病院で目覚めた芹澤は、彼女が誰かを思い出すべく、過去の恋愛を振り返るが……。恋愛中の人も、休憩中の人も、誰にでもある「忘れられない恋」！ 台湾の小説を原作に、透明感あふれるタッチで描かれた珠玉の恋愛オムニバス。
193 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 15, 2016
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June 7, 2022
Empieza bien, misterio, toxicidad.... Como va a terminar esto? Quién es esa chica?
April 13, 2016
Strangely difficult yet also an honest portrayal of how peer relationships can affect how we treat others, Forget Me Not puts you in the odd position of defending the protagonist when it isn't clear that we should. Not that he's "bad," but...
Full review eventually appearing on ANN.
Full review eventually appearing on ANN.
November 1, 2017
This book reminds me of most shonen mangas, because the male hero is.... an anti-hero. His actions are immature, and weak, and he is a complete loser because he is YOUNG, like many people makes mistakes during their youth. The book is dark, and somewhat disturbing but I enjoyed it...
June 8, 2020
Let’s call this a complicated book. I felt bad for Serizawa, but I kind of didn’t like him that much either. He definitely grows a little through the story, which makes him less onerous to spend time with, but it’s also clear that he’s left a lot of wreckage in his wake over the years.
The central mystery of who the mysterious girl who comes to his aid might be IS a good one and it’s compelling enough that I might put up with another volume of jerk males and poor impulse control.
However, you do have to realize that while there might be a happy ending at the resolution of all this, you’re going to be wading through a lot of melancholia to get there. This is a story about reflecting on the lives you’ve touched, both in the good and bad ways, and that won’t be for everybody.
The central mystery of who the mysterious girl who comes to his aid might be IS a good one and it’s compelling enough that I might put up with another volume of jerk males and poor impulse control.
However, you do have to realize that while there might be a happy ending at the resolution of all this, you’re going to be wading through a lot of melancholia to get there. This is a story about reflecting on the lives you’ve touched, both in the good and bad ways, and that won’t be for everybody.
September 29, 2017
A nice portrayal of how important communication is between people--and a warning about how easy it can be to mess things up with careless words or actions.
I'm looking forward to reading more of this series.
I'm looking forward to reading more of this series.
August 3, 2019
Muy buen comienzo de manga, con ganas de seguir sabiendo que mas pasa
May 14, 2023
entra bien la verdad
September 8, 2017
The cute cover hides the dark, bittersweet tones of this manga. Excellent first volume.
March 2, 2017
Just read this book because it was a suggested purchase. I thought the premise very cute and found myself wanting to read book 2. I had a hard time following which was the current time vs the flashbacks, but other than that - it is a great manga and will be a great addition to our manga series. Suggested Purchase. Grades 9+ for language and some raunchy moments.
September 26, 2021
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Wow, j’ai été bluffé par ce titre et pas la poésie qui s’en dégage page après page !
Yusuke se rend au travail quand il est victime d’un accident de scooter en croisant une personne, qui lui rappelle un amour de jeunesse. Quand il se réveille à l’hôpital, il veut retrouver cette fille qui a prévenu les secours, mais impossible de remettre un nom sur ce visage.
C’est ainsi que la quête de Yusuke va commencer. Il va petit à petit se rappeler et se souvenir de chacune de ses rencontres amoureuses, de ses actes manqués, de ses ruptures, de ces comportes qui ont infligé beaucoup de douleur à certaines…
Cette histoire est d’une beauté sans nom ! On y met en avant les relations humaines et leur psychologie. Le tout, agrémenté d’une bonne dose de mystère.
L’intérêt de cette histoire est que nous suivons deux temporalités différentes. On suit Yusuke dans son présent, avec ses regrets, mais également dans son passé, avec toutes les erreurs qu’il a pu faire.
Nous sommes emportés avec ce récit, dans une atmosphère douce-amère et à la fois mélancolique. De plus, le style de dessin est délicat et expressif.
Ce que j’ai surtout apprécié dans ce manga, c’est qu’on explore la complexité des relations humaines.
En bref, c’est un titre avec beaucoup d’émotions, qui m’a énormément touché. J’ai été émue par Yusuke et ses relations passées, par ses regrets et je suis déjà impatiente d’avoir les prochains tomes entre les mains !
Wow, j’ai été bluffé par ce titre et pas la poésie qui s’en dégage page après page !
Yusuke se rend au travail quand il est victime d’un accident de scooter en croisant une personne, qui lui rappelle un amour de jeunesse. Quand il se réveille à l’hôpital, il veut retrouver cette fille qui a prévenu les secours, mais impossible de remettre un nom sur ce visage.
C’est ainsi que la quête de Yusuke va commencer. Il va petit à petit se rappeler et se souvenir de chacune de ses rencontres amoureuses, de ses actes manqués, de ses ruptures, de ces comportes qui ont infligé beaucoup de douleur à certaines…
Cette histoire est d’une beauté sans nom ! On y met en avant les relations humaines et leur psychologie. Le tout, agrémenté d’une bonne dose de mystère.
L’intérêt de cette histoire est que nous suivons deux temporalités différentes. On suit Yusuke dans son présent, avec ses regrets, mais également dans son passé, avec toutes les erreurs qu’il a pu faire.
Nous sommes emportés avec ce récit, dans une atmosphère douce-amère et à la fois mélancolique. De plus, le style de dessin est délicat et expressif.
Ce que j’ai surtout apprécié dans ce manga, c’est qu’on explore la complexité des relations humaines.
En bref, c’est un titre avec beaucoup d’émotions, qui m’a énormément touché. J’ai été émue par Yusuke et ses relations passées, par ses regrets et je suis déjà impatiente d’avoir les prochains tomes entre les mains !
September 22, 2017
~3.5/5
(Contains light spoilers.)
I thought the description sounded really interesting to me, and yet I still didn’t expect this.
Yusuke, now in college (I think? Or around that age at least), gets distracted while on his bike and gets hit. He finds out that the woman who distracted him also called for the ambulance, and that she’s someone he hurt in his past, but she won't tell him who she is. But there were so many girls he hurt, he doesn’t know who it was. And so we go back in his memory, meeting each girl he hurt in middle and high school, and what happened and why she might be doing this to him now.
We meet a couple of the women in this volume, one girl who he was too embarrassed to be upfront about his feelings with when his classmates teased him. Another foreign girl who he dated, and the breakup was bad from his point-of-view. And finally a teacher, close in age, who he forms a relationship with and who he encourages to be more confident.
This volume took me by surprise, and I didn’t quite expect this. But it was a pleasant surprise. He was a jerk in the first story, and at other times, but he learned. I quite enjoyed this volume, and I look forward to reading the next one.
[Read more at my blog, Geeky Reading!]
(Contains light spoilers.)
I thought the description sounded really interesting to me, and yet I still didn’t expect this.
Yusuke, now in college (I think? Or around that age at least), gets distracted while on his bike and gets hit. He finds out that the woman who distracted him also called for the ambulance, and that she’s someone he hurt in his past, but she won't tell him who she is. But there were so many girls he hurt, he doesn’t know who it was. And so we go back in his memory, meeting each girl he hurt in middle and high school, and what happened and why she might be doing this to him now.
We meet a couple of the women in this volume, one girl who he was too embarrassed to be upfront about his feelings with when his classmates teased him. Another foreign girl who he dated, and the breakup was bad from his point-of-view. And finally a teacher, close in age, who he forms a relationship with and who he encourages to be more confident.
This volume took me by surprise, and I didn’t quite expect this. But it was a pleasant surprise. He was a jerk in the first story, and at other times, but he learned. I quite enjoyed this volume, and I look forward to reading the next one.
[Read more at my blog, Geeky Reading!]
June 27, 2016
This is a sweet little manga! I enjoy the characters and the story that is being told. It is a tad predictable right now, but there is a chance that I have it wrong. We will find out when I continue!
May 15, 2018
[Review for vols. 1-4. Spoilers, obvs.]
The covers are a bit misleading, because they make you think it's going to be super girly. I picked it up because I tend to be impressed with what Kodansha puts out, no matter the subject matter. Plus, I cracked it open and the art reminded me a bit of the stellar A Silent Voice, so I thought I'd give it a shot despite my reservations about the cover art. Inside is an incredibly insightful profile of a young man who fails at relationship after relationship, despite his good intentions towards women and his attempts to treat them respectfully.
Part of his problem is that he tends to idealize women--not quite to the point of objectification, but his use of pornography certainly doesn't help--and consequently freezes up around them to varying degrees with expected misunderstandings following. But the creators do an excellent job of showing us the difficulties he had growing up: a father who left for a mistress and a mother who subsequently became unhinged--and never really revealed her true self to him. It's pretty easy to connect his difficult relationship with his mother to his difficult relationship to women.
It might be tempting to put him in the "white knight" category, but the big difference there is that he doesn't seem interested in anyone else knowing it. He will impetuously rush to the defense of a woman he is close to but rarely ever checks in with her to ask if that's all right. In general, he makes a lot of assumptions about how his actions affect the women around him. This, combined with his low self-esteem, lead him to self-deprecate and inevitably the relationship deteriorates because his focus then turns inward and he loses that connection to what his really partners want or need.
I feel a lot of compassion for Serizawa because I think his heart is in the right place. But he tends to be a bit of a loner, and without sufficient external input, continues to spin on his relationship hamster wheel. Which is unfortunate, because he has an uncanny knack for attracting incredibly attractive women, haha.
I genuinely hope he learns something by the end, because his endless spinning is getting depressing! Most of the book is flashbacks, though, and early on we get an indication that the mystery woman who kicks off Serizawa's reminiscences has also made him think about his patterns in a different way.
I'm in the middle of volume 5, and it's still dealing with one of his past relationships, so there's only a volume and a half left for things to end well! Not that I'm counting on it, since the story has done a remarkable job of creating realistic interactions between Serizawa and his various women. So much so, that it can be heartwrenching, especially in the case of his relationship with Gucci.
Overall, it's an excellent series and I can't recommend it highly enough!
The covers are a bit misleading, because they make you think it's going to be super girly. I picked it up because I tend to be impressed with what Kodansha puts out, no matter the subject matter. Plus, I cracked it open and the art reminded me a bit of the stellar A Silent Voice, so I thought I'd give it a shot despite my reservations about the cover art. Inside is an incredibly insightful profile of a young man who fails at relationship after relationship, despite his good intentions towards women and his attempts to treat them respectfully.
Part of his problem is that he tends to idealize women--not quite to the point of objectification, but his use of pornography certainly doesn't help--and consequently freezes up around them to varying degrees with expected misunderstandings following. But the creators do an excellent job of showing us the difficulties he had growing up: a father who left for a mistress and a mother who subsequently became unhinged--and never really revealed her true self to him. It's pretty easy to connect his difficult relationship with his mother to his difficult relationship to women.
It might be tempting to put him in the "white knight" category, but the big difference there is that he doesn't seem interested in anyone else knowing it. He will impetuously rush to the defense of a woman he is close to but rarely ever checks in with her to ask if that's all right. In general, he makes a lot of assumptions about how his actions affect the women around him. This, combined with his low self-esteem, lead him to self-deprecate and inevitably the relationship deteriorates because his focus then turns inward and he loses that connection to what his really partners want or need.
I feel a lot of compassion for Serizawa because I think his heart is in the right place. But he tends to be a bit of a loner, and without sufficient external input, continues to spin on his relationship hamster wheel. Which is unfortunate, because he has an uncanny knack for attracting incredibly attractive women, haha.
I genuinely hope he learns something by the end, because his endless spinning is getting depressing! Most of the book is flashbacks, though, and early on we get an indication that the mystery woman who kicks off Serizawa's reminiscences has also made him think about his patterns in a different way.
I'm in the middle of volume 5, and it's still dealing with one of his past relationships, so there's only a volume and a half left for things to end well! Not that I'm counting on it, since the story has done a remarkable job of creating realistic interactions between Serizawa and his various women. So much so, that it can be heartwrenching, especially in the case of his relationship with Gucci.
Overall, it's an excellent series and I can't recommend it highly enough!
December 17, 2023
Remembering the pains of troubled love
After main dude Serizawa gets into an accident and is saved by a girl that recognizes him from his past a nagging familiarity overcomes him but he is not exactly sure who the mysterious girl is so his mind wanders into the past where his life crosses paths with certain females. He is not exactly the greatest Casanova leading him to wonder if the one that saved him was wronged by him in the past making him not only the main character of the story but also possibly a villain of sorts though hopefully not deliberately.
All in all the story has a pretty interesting beginning dealing with mystery and potential romance as the past collides with the present. Only time will tell if this fateful meeting will lead to love or perhaps Serizawa will fail once more as his past experiences taught him. I should also mention the art is really nice and although not always likeable Serizawa doesn't seem cruel either making me hope that he doesn't screw up to badly with she who saved him after his accident.
After main dude Serizawa gets into an accident and is saved by a girl that recognizes him from his past a nagging familiarity overcomes him but he is not exactly sure who the mysterious girl is so his mind wanders into the past where his life crosses paths with certain females. He is not exactly the greatest Casanova leading him to wonder if the one that saved him was wronged by him in the past making him not only the main character of the story but also possibly a villain of sorts though hopefully not deliberately.
All in all the story has a pretty interesting beginning dealing with mystery and potential romance as the past collides with the present. Only time will tell if this fateful meeting will lead to love or perhaps Serizawa will fail once more as his past experiences taught him. I should also mention the art is really nice and although not always likeable Serizawa doesn't seem cruel either making me hope that he doesn't screw up to badly with she who saved him after his accident.
September 1, 2019
What I loved how it showed that communication is definitely key when it comes to relationships, friendships, just anything in general. I loved the flashback of Yusuke Serizawa in middle school because it shows how he grows up, it was one of my favorite chapters to read. When it came to in high school, I found it more disturbing just because of the experiences he had to go through. His first girlfriend, with loads of physical violence and how his "friends" would prank him (and as well bully). In college, I'm a bit confused because is he really with the teacher or not. Overall, it's not bad and I'm curious to where this leads too in Vol 2. It's also nice to see from the perspective of how it's told years after each of these relationships happened.
December 17, 2022
Avis volume 1 : bien que en lisant le résumé je pensais tomber dans les cases coup de cœur j'ai été totalement déçu par le manga, par sa construction et par l'histoire en elle même j'avoue qu'avec le recul je me dis que c'est un shonen et non un seinen et rien que ça ... j'aurais du m'en méfier. Bref je me suis énormément ennuyé depuis le début du manga mais j'ai préféré continuer et finir le volume 1 histoire de voir si c'était que le chapitre 1 qui me décevait ou si c'était valable sur les chapitres suivants. Donc j'abandonne la série.
May 2, 2020
When I read this as a younger kid, I did not like it at all. Now that I'm older and more mature, I find myself actually enjoying and understanding the characters and the story. I have to say, though, I really hope the Phone Girl is not the "Sassy Girl", considering that relationship was uncomfortably manipulative and abusive, most of it coming from her end. I don't think I could root for the main character to get together with someone who slaps him around at the slightest provocation.
October 27, 2018
So I started reading this book at a book store because of the beautiful art on the cover, but I put it back after what he does to Nobita. I finally picked it up from the library again, and I'm not impressed.
June 2, 2019
Manic Pixie Dream Girls, Tsundere rep, Hot for Teacher vibes, and the Mysterious Ghosts of Girlfriends Past — all in one volume! 🙄 (Thank you, Kodansha, that I spent only 99 cents on this first volume digitally!)
June 27, 2020
About the stories of a man reminiscing his past relationships and how he made decisions up to the present. A very good read. Completed the whole story and I highly remommend it. The ending is really great how all those past relationships affected his decision in the end.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 22, 2021
Is this whole series just him reflecting on all the shitty friends he had and how he was shitty to all the women in his life? My wife described it as the worst version of Mama Mia, but I'm think more Mambo #5.
November 7, 2021
Not really much to say. I just didn't like it. Serizawa was a jerk to pretty much every girl he met and most of the girls weren't good either. Nobody except the girl in the beginning was nice at all. I didn't like it and I won't be continuing.
March 22, 2017
I picked this book out based on the cover. Thought it would be a light and sweet read. The polt/story is a lot darker than what it looks! It's still a great read and I enjoyed it a lot. Looking forward to reading more of this series :)
May 9, 2017
SO CUTE
July 23, 2018
This was fun. I like the premise, as well as the fact that it got right into the story, not needing too much introduction.
The graphics are pretty good, I'm excited to see how this continues.
The graphics are pretty good, I'm excited to see how this continues.
March 10, 2019
Una intrigante historia que va cogiendo fuerza a medida que avanza.
March 14, 2019
3 1/2 stars. I enjoyed the story, but all the girls looked the same to me. Frustrating.
January 24, 2021
Primer tomo y me está gustando. Me ha dejado con ganas de más. 🤩
May 30, 2021
el primer capitulo es increíble, y, aunque pueda volverse muy animesca a veces, es muy disfrutable
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