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Hikigaya Hachiman – chàng trai trẻ mang thật nhiều những vết thương lòng từ quá khứ, người quá đỗi quen thuộc với sự cô độc tách biệt hoàn toàn với mọi người xung quanh, thế nhưng giờ đây lại nảy sinh một sự khó chịu đầy xa lạ. Quả nhiên là do sự vắng mặt bất thường của cô gái vốn là cầu nối mọi người trong câu lạc bộ tình nguyện ư… Toàn những chuyện sai lầm xảy ra mà cả Yukino hay Hachiman đều không đủ khéo léo để giải quyết. Những mặt không được phép cho ai thấy của cô Hiratsuka, sự đối xử ngọt ngào mà đắng cay với Totsuka, sự gào thét và những lời than vãn của Zaimokura, trận đấu phục hồi danh dự và bảo vệ lập trường bằng đấu bài kiểu Chiba,… Đâu đâu cũng chỉ là những kẻ chạy loạn sai hướng, liệu những tháng ngày bình yên có trở lại được với câu lạc bộ tình nguyện không? Câu chuyện tình thanh xuân lãng mạn bi hài của một kẻ cô độc và ngược ngạo sắp bước sang bản đàn thứ ba.
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First published November 20, 2011
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January 19, 2020
3.5 stars
November 2, 2017
Hachiman Hikigaya is this close to having real friends.
Sad, isn't it?
Not that Hikigaya knows it, or that his friends know of it, but yeah, in some weird and twisted way, the world's greatest misanthrope has somehow managed to [almost] acquire real-life human friends. It's quite sad. . .
This third volume of MY YOUTH ROMANTIC COMEDY. . . returns to the brilliantly depressed, silent, and violent ruminations of the original narrative: Hikigaya sucks at life, so he endeavors to eschew as much of life's grand attenuations as possible: "I'm a nothing person. I don't affiliate myself with any kind of label [..] The truly stalwart don't run with a group. Being alone is like standing against the whole world. Me versus the world" (p. 51).
As such, youth remains an illusion and happiness is as relative as it has always been. Human satisfaction is ridiculous (if not downright ridiculing), and the Kafkan institutions around which one orientates these greasy tendrils of emotional fulfilment are naught but cosmic disruptions of the one eternal truth: man is alone.
This sounds haughty, sure, but one of the great things about this series of light novels is that Hikigaya's bad behavior and pretentious musings usually carry a slice of truth to them. For example, when he and Yukinoshita venture to the mall, only to slink into the section for women's clothing, the young man's assessment of his culture's ill-contrived attempts at gender parity (and the subsequent danger of compartmentalizing co-opted interests) isn't just cynical, it's actually quite valid.
And twenty-five pages later, when the duo crosses paths with Yukinoshita's ebullient elder sister -- "[Haruno's] physique is perfect, she's academically peerless, she's intelligent and athletic, and she's kind and caring to boot." (Yukinoshita, p. 88) -- Hikigaya's standoffish response is typical, but it's also spot on: "She's wearing a mask."
MY YOUTH ROMANTIC COMEDY. . . is a swan song to the loner in more ways than one. What with the enduring threat of social media, video programming, and the regular and everyday pressures of professional and academic obligation, the plight of the lonesome human is slowly fading into obscurity, as ironic as that sounds. Thankfully, Hikigaya's resurrection of all things great about solitude, cynicism, and self-loathing proves yet again the value of observational skills, contemplative thought, and on many occasions, just not giving a shit.
This volume, at large, centers around the club's inability to retain members (however few there may be), and ultimately settles on repairing the non-relationship between Hikigaya and Yuigahama. It's fun to see these characters, who will never admit they care for one another, do everything they possibly can to stay true their flimsy friendships: Yukinoshita won't admit she likes being relied upon; Hikigaya won't admit he likes being proven wrong, if it means he'll be enlightened even further; and Yuigahama won't admit she is as bitter as everyone else, yet hopeful at the very same time. It goes without saying that this is one very, very weird group of friends.
The only sore spot for this volume of MY YOUTH ROMANTIC COMEDY. . . is Chapter 5, which follows the club as they play a ridiculous card game for 50 pages. It should come as no surprise to learn that this is a Zaimokuza chapter. Fittingly, the novel series' worst and most annoying character earns one of the series' worst/most annoying chapters. There are some incredible monologues toward the end -- "What's so praiseworthy about entrusting your sense of what's right to someone else?" (p. 131) -- but this chapter is very sluggish, and suits neither the pace nor the temperament of the greater series.
Still, this is a solid book. Watari has fully regained the initial spark of despondence that made this concept so comically sharp. And considering the author toned down the relationship pairing, and funneled such commentary into situational comedy instead of making (contriving) it a function of narrative design, the character dynamics have returned to their snappy originality, too.
Hachiman Hikigaya is still a rotten boy. But that's okay. Rotten or not, he's almost always right: "I've stopped bothering getting my hopes up and watching them die when all of it's just in my head. I expect nothing from the start, I expect nothing in the middle, and I expect nothing up until the end." (p. 150).
Sad, isn't it?
Not that Hikigaya knows it, or that his friends know of it, but yeah, in some weird and twisted way, the world's greatest misanthrope has somehow managed to [almost] acquire real-life human friends. It's quite sad. . .
This third volume of MY YOUTH ROMANTIC COMEDY. . . returns to the brilliantly depressed, silent, and violent ruminations of the original narrative: Hikigaya sucks at life, so he endeavors to eschew as much of life's grand attenuations as possible: "I'm a nothing person. I don't affiliate myself with any kind of label [..] The truly stalwart don't run with a group. Being alone is like standing against the whole world. Me versus the world" (p. 51).
As such, youth remains an illusion and happiness is as relative as it has always been. Human satisfaction is ridiculous (if not downright ridiculing), and the Kafkan institutions around which one orientates these greasy tendrils of emotional fulfilment are naught but cosmic disruptions of the one eternal truth: man is alone.
This sounds haughty, sure, but one of the great things about this series of light novels is that Hikigaya's bad behavior and pretentious musings usually carry a slice of truth to them. For example, when he and Yukinoshita venture to the mall, only to slink into the section for women's clothing, the young man's assessment of his culture's ill-contrived attempts at gender parity (and the subsequent danger of compartmentalizing co-opted interests) isn't just cynical, it's actually quite valid.
And twenty-five pages later, when the duo crosses paths with Yukinoshita's ebullient elder sister -- "[Haruno's] physique is perfect, she's academically peerless, she's intelligent and athletic, and she's kind and caring to boot." (Yukinoshita, p. 88) -- Hikigaya's standoffish response is typical, but it's also spot on: "She's wearing a mask."
MY YOUTH ROMANTIC COMEDY. . . is a swan song to the loner in more ways than one. What with the enduring threat of social media, video programming, and the regular and everyday pressures of professional and academic obligation, the plight of the lonesome human is slowly fading into obscurity, as ironic as that sounds. Thankfully, Hikigaya's resurrection of all things great about solitude, cynicism, and self-loathing proves yet again the value of observational skills, contemplative thought, and on many occasions, just not giving a shit.
This volume, at large, centers around the club's inability to retain members (however few there may be), and ultimately settles on repairing the non-relationship between Hikigaya and Yuigahama. It's fun to see these characters, who will never admit they care for one another, do everything they possibly can to stay true their flimsy friendships: Yukinoshita won't admit she likes being relied upon; Hikigaya won't admit he likes being proven wrong, if it means he'll be enlightened even further; and Yuigahama won't admit she is as bitter as everyone else, yet hopeful at the very same time. It goes without saying that this is one very, very weird group of friends.
The only sore spot for this volume of MY YOUTH ROMANTIC COMEDY. . . is Chapter 5, which follows the club as they play a ridiculous card game for 50 pages. It should come as no surprise to learn that this is a Zaimokuza chapter. Fittingly, the novel series' worst and most annoying character earns one of the series' worst/most annoying chapters. There are some incredible monologues toward the end -- "What's so praiseworthy about entrusting your sense of what's right to someone else?" (p. 131) -- but this chapter is very sluggish, and suits neither the pace nor the temperament of the greater series.
Still, this is a solid book. Watari has fully regained the initial spark of despondence that made this concept so comically sharp. And considering the author toned down the relationship pairing, and funneled such commentary into situational comedy instead of making (contriving) it a function of narrative design, the character dynamics have returned to their snappy originality, too.
Hachiman Hikigaya is still a rotten boy. But that's okay. Rotten or not, he's almost always right: "I've stopped bothering getting my hopes up and watching them die when all of it's just in my head. I expect nothing from the start, I expect nothing in the middle, and I expect nothing up until the end." (p. 150).
May 23, 2018
This series reminds me a lot of the YA books I was forced to read in school, back in the days before Harry Potter and The Hunger Games. Books that meandered around for two hundred pages without any semblance of a plot, or even a goal for the characters to seek after.
February 17, 2018
I really like this series but it annoys me how there isn't an ebook release, so common YenON, get on that
Nothing much really happened in this volume but the characters are good enough that I didn't really mind.
Nothing much really happened in this volume but the characters are good enough that I didn't really mind.
April 1, 2018
This was a great volume. We had some progression with the overall plot and also we are getting to know the characters more deeply. The interactions between Hachiman and Yukino are pure gold. Also there were some additional tales in this book which did not make it into the series.
January 23, 2021
When I read it I really felt like something was lack and i thought to myself that this story must not be written by Wataru Watari himself. And at the last when all members meet at the Karoke, I was sure that the writer was not Wataru Watari.
October 2, 2024
3.0 - Entendo demais quem dropa aqui, não tem arco de desenvolvimento, o Zaimokuza é um saco, muita enrolação. Quem não vai muito com esse estilo mais sem nexo e sem rumo não vai querer continuar lendo.
December 17, 2017
additional stories that weren't present in the anime.
Worth the read
Worth the read
May 16, 2018
Still losing one star for the use of the word 'slut'.
May 19, 2019
Great to see some character development of the Queen of Ice Yukinon. As I thought from Day 1, Yukinon and Hikki have really good chemistry.
Read
April 12, 2020Perfect Book for Introverts, learned a lot from MC (Hikki).
August 13, 2021
"You know, though… June has too many damned insects. Why is there no debugging software for summer?"
November 22, 2021
☆☆.5 There were some chapters I liked, some I disliked, but overall it just wasn't as enjoyable as the previous two volumes. I'm not sure I'll be continuing the series.
September 8, 2017
Pros:
- Strong character development
- Hikigaya is better able to integrate into his new small circle of friends
- Yui is beginning to reveal her true emotions, rather than suppressing them
- Yukino is starting to become more expressive; less cold towards those closest to her
- Romance is finally developing
- Strong character development
- Hikigaya is better able to integrate into his new small circle of friends
- Yui is beginning to reveal her true emotions, rather than suppressing them
- Yukino is starting to become more expressive; less cold towards those closest to her
- Romance is finally developing
July 11, 2018
Getting new stories which was not in Anime was great, and the pace of the story is great as well, detailing every story.
May 13, 2022
Amazing!!!!
Loved every word as usual!! I strongly resonate with Hikigaya. This was pretty much my highschool experience, which I didn't mind, because everyone I was surrounded by were morons. And pretty much extends to this day. I'm still treated the same way. Mostly because I'm nuerodivergant and most people don't understand me. Either way this book is amazing.
Loved every word as usual!! I strongly resonate with Hikigaya. This was pretty much my highschool experience, which I didn't mind, because everyone I was surrounded by were morons. And pretty much extends to this day. I'm still treated the same way. Mostly because I'm nuerodivergant and most people don't understand me. Either way this book is amazing.
June 29, 2019
thật sự cuốn này khiến mình hứng thú hơn hẳn sau khi mình thấy khá thất vọng về tập 2. Quyển này còn có bonus track , rất tuyệt. Có rất nhìu chi tiết không hề có trên phim , và đọc lightnovel mới biết phim gộp sự kiện 8man tình cờ gặp yukino ở triển lãm cùng yui và cuộc đi chơi của 8man với yukino vào làm một. phần đánh bài khá hay và cuốn hút khiến nhiều khi phải dở khóc dở cười vì độ ngáo của zaimokuza :)))) và bonus track là tuyệt nhất, kể về buổi sinh nhật sau đó của Yuigahama. Đoạn này tác giả viết rất hay và hài hước, thứ mà tập 2 chẳng h�� có. Lêu lêu những ai chỉ xem phim :)))) thật tội nghiệp khi các bạn không biết đoạn này :))))
November 28, 2019
On the shorter side but still a fun slice of life with Hachiman and group.
March 25, 2016
Again I thought this was a really amazing book because I had soo many insightings that may or may not help me in the future and also because it was very interesting ever since the first book of the series i was instantly drawn in.
If you dont know already what this book is about. Its a loner who is currently going through his high school life and his name is hikigaya hamachi. He is the main protagnist and together with his comrades he is moving on and helping out. In this book which is the third book of the series the events get even more interesting because the main character finally puts down a heavy burdan but also got brave when that had happened.
Again I recommend this book to teenagers because this book is mainly about them and also it would be recommended to younger teachers as well in order to help your students more and maybe even communicate better with your students. I also recommmend this book because it gives you the perspective of a high schooler and also can let adults and other people know how some of the students feel in their daily lives.
If you dont know already what this book is about. Its a loner who is currently going through his high school life and his name is hikigaya hamachi. He is the main protagnist and together with his comrades he is moving on and helping out. In this book which is the third book of the series the events get even more interesting because the main character finally puts down a heavy burdan but also got brave when that had happened.
Again I recommend this book to teenagers because this book is mainly about them and also it would be recommended to younger teachers as well in order to help your students more and maybe even communicate better with your students. I also recommmend this book because it gives you the perspective of a high schooler and also can let adults and other people know how some of the students feel in their daily lives.
August 7, 2015
Okay, I might be just little obsessed with these novels.
One thing tho, have you ever tried to read a crappy english translation of a japanesse novel even when your native idiom is spanish? Yeah, that's one of my personal circles of hell. It's like inception or something.
Anyway, it's kind of nice to see how these novels turn less and less sexist over the course of the story and it's also depressing that I can relate to most of the things Hikigaya and Yukinoshita say. Life sucks.
One thing tho, have you ever tried to read a crappy english translation of a japanesse novel even when your native idiom is spanish? Yeah, that's one of my personal circles of hell. It's like inception or something.
Anyway, it's kind of nice to see how these novels turn less and less sexist over the course of the story and it's also depressing that I can relate to most of the things Hikigaya and Yukinoshita say. Life sucks.
May 30, 2015
Still, being able to talk about what you like as much as you like was a good thing, in my opinion. Even if, say, it wasn't something mainstream or the general public wouldn't accept it. It was a good thing, not thinking about whether others would accept what you like or whether you could get along with people who didn't really like you.
Hachiman is a blessing.
February 21, 2015
Hikigaya is still a total mystery to me.
March 22, 2016
2.5/5;
no me ha enganchado casi, hay partes muy aburridas y no ha pasado nada remarcable en la trama, así que voy a dejar que pase un tiempo hasta que retome el siguiente libro
no me ha enganchado casi, hay partes muy aburridas y no ha pasado nada remarcable en la trama, así que voy a dejar que pase un tiempo hasta que retome el siguiente libro
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