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Just Because！
「妳注視著心上人的側臉，看起來無比美麗──」
國中時期轉學至福岡的瑛太，
在高中生活只剩下三個月的期間，
因為父親調職的緣故，再次回到故鄉‧鎌倉。
在轉入的高中裡，
瑛太遇見他曾經抱有淡淡情愫的美緒，
以及美緒傾心的陽斗。
與瑛太在國中時期是棒球搭檔的陽斗，
忽然表示想向某位女性「告白」……
學測、畢業、戀愛──
描述高中生們青春年華與內心掙扎的群像作品，
也是動畫『Just Because！』的原作小說。
國中時期轉學至福岡的瑛太，
在高中生活只剩下三個月的期間，
因為父親調職的緣故，再次回到故鄉‧鎌倉。
在轉入的高中裡，
瑛太遇見他曾經抱有淡淡情愫的美緒，
以及美緒傾心的陽斗。
與瑛太在國中時期是棒球搭檔的陽斗，
忽然表示想向某位女性「告白」……
學測、畢業、戀愛──
描述高中生們青春年華與內心掙扎的群像作品，
也是動畫『Just Because！』的原作小說。
322 pages, Paperback
First published November 25, 2017
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October 8, 2022
My first light novel, purely in Japanese language. I chose this based on the fact that I watched the 12-episode anime a few years ago.
Now I understand why anime can be quite different from the novel. At ~330 pages, this light novel is -short-. The anime expanded a lot on several events that only appear as mere comments in the book. They also restructured some events so that they happen at different place, and even with different people (example: Hazuki's new haircut is first seen by Mio in the book, but by Eita in the anime). This is to be compared with 君の膵臓をたべたい ("I want to eat your pancreas") story, which is also a one-volume book but converted to a movie (which is about half the length of 12-episode TV series).
Overall, I like the light novel's own flavor. Compared to the anime it felt like a lot of things were "skipped", like the final part of the story with Mio and Eita's exam. At the same time, in texts it felt like the characters' personal conflict (especially Mio and Eita) and thoughts are much better conveyed. Note that because a lot of things "skipped" are between Hazuki and Haruto, it means that compared to the anime these two characters are much more secondary and feel less important in the novel. In that sense, Mio and Eita really stand out in the book.
I bought the e-book from Bookwalker, so it's also convenient to read. It's good to know that I am at a level where despite the need for dictionary search (sometimes a lot), I can read this quite alright. What got me stuck often is the name of the monorail/train stations, which follow real Japan's setting, as well as baseball terminology (the sport that both Haruto and Eita are involved in the story).
I don't know how many Goodreads users read books in Japanese here, but I recommend this to anyone who likes slice-of-life story of young adults (the characters are in their final year of high school, facing graduation).
Now I understand why anime can be quite different from the novel. At ~330 pages, this light novel is -short-. The anime expanded a lot on several events that only appear as mere comments in the book. They also restructured some events so that they happen at different place, and even with different people (example: Hazuki's new haircut is first seen by Mio in the book, but by Eita in the anime). This is to be compared with 君の膵臓をたべたい ("I want to eat your pancreas") story, which is also a one-volume book but converted to a movie (which is about half the length of 12-episode TV series).
Overall, I like the light novel's own flavor. Compared to the anime it felt like a lot of things were "skipped", like the final part of the story with Mio and Eita's exam. At the same time, in texts it felt like the characters' personal conflict (especially Mio and Eita) and thoughts are much better conveyed. Note that because a lot of things "skipped" are between Hazuki and Haruto, it means that compared to the anime these two characters are much more secondary and feel less important in the novel. In that sense, Mio and Eita really stand out in the book.
I bought the e-book from Bookwalker, so it's also convenient to read. It's good to know that I am at a level where despite the need for dictionary search (sometimes a lot), I can read this quite alright. What got me stuck often is the name of the monorail/train stations, which follow real Japan's setting, as well as baseball terminology (the sport that both Haruto and Eita are involved in the story).
I don't know how many Goodreads users read books in Japanese here, but I recommend this to anyone who likes slice-of-life story of young adults (the characters are in their final year of high school, facing graduation).
January 24, 2026
4.5 stars
Leave it to Kamoshida Hajime to take a fairly straightforward love polygon story and make it so that by the end of it I would die for these kids and their inability to communicate with one another. I just wish more people knew about this anime so that more people will appreciate it when I inevitably write fanfiction of it.
I sent a passage to my wife where the author describes a purely incidental train ride in great detail, down to each station it stops at and tunnel it goes through, and she instantly knew who the author was. Combined with his inability to write a neurotypical character ever, I think that Kamoshida-sensei is exactly my kind of autistic.
Leave it to Kamoshida Hajime to take a fairly straightforward love polygon story and make it so that by the end of it I would die for these kids and their inability to communicate with one another. I just wish more people knew about this anime so that more people will appreciate it when I inevitably write fanfiction of it.
I sent a passage to my wife where the author describes a purely incidental train ride in great detail, down to each station it stops at and tunnel it goes through, and she instantly knew who the author was. Combined with his inability to write a neurotypical character ever, I think that Kamoshida-sensei is exactly my kind of autistic.
April 12, 2019
以下包含與動畫的比較
無法給予好評
3.5/5
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還是感謝這部小說讓我留意到動畫
再被 Yanagi Nagi 優美的原聲帶還有不錯的OP吸引
特別是以小號為主角的的樂曲《in unison》
雖然以前因為小號的個性與我相差太大，練得相當痛苦
事後回憶還是好懷念啊
無法給予好評
3.5/5
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還是感謝這部小說讓我留意到動畫
再被 Yanagi Nagi 優美的原聲帶還有不錯的OP吸引
特別是以小號為主角的的樂曲《in unison》
雖然以前因為小號的個性與我相差太大，練得相當痛苦
事後回憶還是好懷念啊
June 18, 2021
Chắc do mình qua tuổi mộng mơ cũng lâu rồi á, nên mình chả hiểu sao Izumi lại thích một con nhóc hâm hấp như là Mio 🤣 Nhưng dù sao đến cuối câu chuyện, hai đứa cũng nói với nhau được những gì cần nói, vậy cũng vui rồi 😁
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April 27, 2023
ชีวิตรักวัยมัธยมเตรียมเข้ามหาลัย รักสามเศร้า
แอบรักเขาแต่เขาไปรักคนอื่น วุ่นวายใสๆ กลิ่นอายญี่ปุ่น
เมือง Kamakura เกาะ Enoshima
กับความรู้สึกแอบรักแต่ไม่กล้าบอก สนุก อ่านเพลิน
แอบรักเขาแต่เขาไปรักคนอื่น วุ่นวายใสๆ กลิ่นอายญี่ปุ่น
เมือง Kamakura เกาะ Enoshima
กับความรู้สึกแอบรักแต่ไม่กล้าบอก สนุก อ่านเพลิน
September 12, 2025
Thấy đoạn Mio thích Eita hơi nhanh, còn lại ok.
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