To Every You I've Loved Before

by Yomoji Otono

A heart-tugging story of young love that transcends parallel worlds!In a world where people regularly travel between slightly different parallel universes, Takasaki Koyomi lives with his mother after his parents' recent divorce. Awkward and studious, he has trouble making friends at his new school until his classmate Takigawa Kazune seeks him out. She claims that she's moved here from another world where she and Takasaki are in love... but could he be the one who's actually from a parallel world instead?

To Every You I've Loved Before and To Me, The One Who Loved You are parallel universe novels by the same author and released on the same day. They can be read in either order to complement each other.

Genres: Light Novel, Romance, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Fiction, Japanese Literature, Young Adult

175 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 23, 2016

Reviews

[Yeon]

Nai xừ nai xừ. Rất thú vị.

Bối cảnh truyện là thế giới nơi tồn tại các thế giới song song. Giải thích một cách đơn giản thì, ví dụ bạn cất cục gôm trong hộp bút nhưng lại phát hiện nó nằm trong hộc bàn thì đó không phải là do bạn đãng trí, mà là do ý thức của bạn đã dịch chuyển sang thế giới song song khác, nơi "bạn" cất cục gôm trong hộc bàn. Thế giới song song càng gần với thế giới gốc thì độ tương đồng càng cao. Ví dụ "mình" ở thế giới gốc và "mình" ở thế giới song song thứ nhất đều chọn học ngôn ngữ Hàn, nhưng "mình" của thế giới song song thứ 20 lại chọn học ngôn ngữ Trung chẳng hạn. Thế giới song song là nơi các khả năng được thực hiện.

Vấn đề là, "ta" của thế giới đó có phải là "ta" nữa hay không?

Xoay quanh câu hỏi đó, truyện là hành trình giúp nam chính và nữ chính tìm hiểu đáp án liệu họ có thể chấp nhận người kia ở một thế giới khác không dù có cùng gương mặt và tính cách. Thà là bạn không biết, chứ lỡ đang thân mật mà phát hiện người yêu mình đã bị dịch chuyển ý thức từ một thế song song khác thì chết dở =)) Nhưng mà kết giải quyết khá gọn gàng đấy, và mình khá là thoả mãn với đáp án đó.

Lời thề lãng mạn nhất chính là "Anh nguyện ý yêu mọi khả năng mà em có thể trở thành" bởi vì cuộc sống là một chuỗi những lựa chọn.

Highly rec cuốn này nhé, đọc xong tự hỏi liệu "mình" của thế giới song song có chọn học tiếng Trung và đang thức đêm cày bản dịch đam mẽo trả nợ thay vì ngồi gõ cái review này không =)) Liệu có thế giới nào cưới được anh Chiến không nhỉ, chắc thế giới 1000 =))

[Thamy]

This is something like a twin book. The events happen to the same characters but in parallel words, so just as in the other, we follow the story of how Koyomi days changed since his parents' divorce, when he had to choose if he would live with his mother or his father. For this book, he chooses the mother, and that defines even how he'll call himself. While in the other one he referred himself as ore, under his father's influence, in this one he never manages to change from boku.

I liked this story better. Not only it's lighter—although it made me cry at exact the same moment as the previous one—, but it feels more complete. If you're in doubt of where to start, you choose the other one. If you're picking just the one to read and don't want to read the other, then you go for this. Why start from the book I found not to be as good? For one, this book's first chapter is a direct continuation. I also think the other book gives you a lot more explanation of the universe, maybe because it focuses more on Koyomi's researches. While this one applies them. Finally the random explanations I read before had a use. To be honest, maybe they should be read at the same time? But that would probably be too confusing. As much as Koyomi here had a whole different life, he is not so different from the one there. At least there he seemed to have more reason to be like that.

I still haven't watched the animes, and I can't imagine how it will work out there, but the story doesn't have so many happenings for it to cut too much. It might even be more worth it to just watch them.

In any case, I did enjoy the book. Nevertheless, I still think it had the potential to be a lot more. (Not that I remember what I wrote in my review for the other one.)

(By the way, in each book Koyomi pairs up with a different girl, and I think I'm Team Shiori—the one from the other book—notwithstanding how much I preferred the story of this one.

[Lanmreading]

Đọc bộ này xong lại càng thấy thế giới song song thuyết phục ghê. Giải thích về thế giới song song siêu dễ hiểu, đọc xong cũng cảm thấy bản thân mình từng gặp tình trạng y chang. Kiểu nhớ là cất thẻ sinh viên ngay ngăn kéo mà lục đi lục lại không thấy, tìm khắp nơi cũng không thấy, mấy hôm sau mở ngăn kéo ra lại thấy nó ở đấy. Có thể do mình nhớ nhầm, nhưng cũng có thể là do mình lỡ dịch chuyển sang thế giới song song khác gần đó chăng?

Nhưng thế giới song song không biết thì thôi, nếu nó được phổ biến nghiên cứu rõ ràng như trong truyện thì chẳng biết nên vui hay nên buồn? Liệu ta có phải là ta nữa không? - Đây cũng chính là câu hỏi mà nhân vật chính phải vượt qua đi tìm câu trả lời cho mình.
Nói chung là thú zị phết, mỏng nữa nên đọc siêu nhanh, để đọc quyển còn lại xem như nào =)).

Mà chả biết vô tình thế nào nay còn lượn fb có cái topic cũng kể về thế giới song song luôn á =))

[Bao]

Mấy nay lười đọc kinh khủng, thấy anime chuyển thể từ cuốn này đang được chiếu mà hôg đi coi đc nên quyết định đọc. Truyện dễ thương, câu chuyện tình yêu cũng thú vị, đặc biệt là khúc làm quen nhau. Tên truyện cứ làm mình tưởng sẽ nhắn gởi đến nyc đồ chớ nhưng hông đâu nha. Diễn biến ở giữa chuyện thì bị đều đều nên chán. Có mấy điểm trog truyện hông logic gì hết, đọc mà bực mình á.

[Keybladium]

I really love the concept for the parallel words taking place in two books. I’ve watched both movies so I know what happens in both universes which made it easier to follow along with the book.

I really like the structure of the book, it’s not that long but each chapter tells a different stage of the characters life through age and whilst it can move pretty fast, it felt like a nice enjoyable pace with everything advancing and it was a nice story that wasn’t anything serious or plot heavy, but just something unique and fun.

I also enjoyed the concept of the alternative realities and the worries and problems that it delved into, I found it to be quite creative and some plot twists (whilst not many) were pretty well executed too.

One thing that I would’ve preferred was a little more depth in the relationship between the stages of “wanting people to leave her alone” to the whole “I’m ready to be married” since it didn’t feel like there was enough emphasis on their growth and relationship between those 2 points, but I did like all the characters and I liked their relationship too but it could’ve definitely been better.

It can also feel like not too much has happened aside from the key moments, but I still enjoyed it. It was a nice and fun easy read and it didn’t take long to finish it either.

I found the book a lot easier to understand with all the concepts of alternative realities too so i found myself immersed a lot more in the book (I did enjoy the movie too but I was little confused at times).

Overall a really good book and I’m looking forward to reading the other book soon!

[Jess]

“hidup di dunia memiliki nilai yang sepadan dengan risiko-risiko yang ada. kita semua hidup beriringan dengan risiko itu.”

it’s such a fun experience ending this duology with this book, sangat puas dengan ending dan storylinenya. lumayan bikin emotional juga di awal buku saat membahas hubungannya dengan sang kakek. i love that i can read more of Kazune dan akhirnya tahu bagaimana hubungannya yang sebenarnya dengan Koyomi. di buku ini pun lebih jelas di tulis tentang sub-genre romancenya dan belajar menerima seseorang yg kita cintai sepenuhnya, bukan hanya satu sisi saja.

downside buku ini adalah aku berharap peak plotnya udah ada sejak awal atau pertengahan. soalnya konfliknya baru berasa di 20 halaman terakhir, makanya aku lumayan pelan baca buku ini di pertengahan plot dan cepat banget nyelesain-nya waktu udah deket endingnya.
overall, i enjoy my reading experience with this book.

[Utha]

Aku belum pernah nonton sih, jadi ini pengalaman pertamaku menyelami ceritanya. Intinya sih bukan novel seleraku.

Premisnya menarik sih, tentang dunia paralel yang ternyata jadi lumrah dan "ada". Bahkan, dipelajari. Kayak dua karakter utamanya, Koyomi dan Kazune. Mereka berdua sama-sama punya kedua orang tua yang bekerja di dalam disiplin ilmu tersebut. Ada jurusannya juga weh~

Ini lebih ke arah cerita tentang Koyomi dan Kazune yang ikut ekperimen dunia paralel, mempertanyakan apakah perasaan akan tetap sama meski bertemu dengan partner di dunia lainnya. Karena sebagaimana harusnya cinta sejati, cinta itu harus menerima tiap potensi yang ada.

Namun, nggak ada sparks yang muncul saat membaca ini. Yah, selain bukunya yang cantik. Atau memang pengaruh terjemahan? Entahlah.

1,5 bintang

[Kumala Dee]

Ternyata pernah nonton filmnya walau ngga selesai karena membingunggkan, tapi jadi terjelaskan di bukunya ini. Sebenarnya kisah cintanya Koyomi ini ngga terlalu menarik buatku, tapi memang kehidupan pararelnya bikin jadi beda dan agak seru.

[khang]

Đọc 1 ngày là xong, nói chung cũng hay. Thế giới song song được xây dựng rất thú vị 👍

[Gus]

Review lengkap keseluruhan seri ini dapat dibaca di: To Me, the One Who Loved You

[Rémi Moonen]

Cette histoire me met extrêmement mal. Que ce soit en film ou en livre. Les deux romans (l'autre étant To me, the one who loved you), chacun dans un univers différent, sont très beaux mais ils sont également très tristes. Banger quand même

[Janine]

An easy 4/5! Finished in 2 hours. I’ve chosen to read this one first and have yet to read the other, but I am open to changing my rating to 5 stars if I think the other book compliments this one well. I have also yet to watch either films, so this is my first exposure to this story.

I just want to say, as an avid romance reader, soulmates trope is my absolute FAVORITE of mine. This book showcasing how one couples love expands through the multiverse had my heart fluttering the entire time. The way they kept their vows to love each other and all their possibilities despite the obstacles was so touching. [SPOILERS] My favorite part was when Koyomi0 realized Koyomi13 had framed Kazune0 for the crime under the premise that he loved Kazune13 more than anything. Yes Koyomis vow to love every Kazune was challenged, but in a way it also showcased how his love for Kazune in every possibility (specific to his world) runs so deep that he would do anything for Kazune to happy and safe and protected. It was wrong of him, of course, but I loved reading the passionate narration of it. Kazune in worlds 0 and 13 also made questionable choices that left Koyomi13 in a bind, but that is expected - she was placed in a very difficult situation.

Overall, I’m excited to read the other book (and watch both movies) and see how they tie together and who the other older woman at the end was. I’m satisfied with the ending and how Koyomis narration was a dedication to love - if this didn’t have another part to it I would’ve loved it as a stand alone story. This story will definitely have me reflecting upon all the love in my life and gratitude that I have for others.

[Sheeta]

Setelah membaca buku ini, aku menjadi semakin bertanya-tanya, dunia paralel beneran ada nggak, ya?

Pada buku ini, diceritakan bahwa Koyomi adalah seorang anak yang mengalami social awkward yang tidak begitu pandai bergaul dan memulai hal baru. Yang kemudian hidupnya menjadi berubah sejak ia diajak ngobrol oleh Kazune. Setelahnya, Koyomi baru tahu bahwa ternyata sekarang ia berada di sebuah dunia lain, atau dunia paralel, dan Kazune yang mengajaknya berbicara adalah seseorang yang datang dari dunia ke-85. Kazune juga mengaku sebagai pacarnya di dunia tersebut. Padahal, di dunia tempat Koyomi sekarang, mereka hanya teman sekelas.

Dunia paralel membuat segalanya menjadi membingungkan bagi Koyomi, dan terus-terusan mempertanyakan, apakah dunia paralel nyata atau tidak?

Ia sendiri juga tidak paham, ada berapa Koyomi yang sebenarnya?

Pada novel ini, meskipun ringan tapi kita diajak untuk berpikir cukup dalam tentang kehadiran dunia paralel dan ambiguitasnya.

[Manolache]

“To you, Kazune. I wish I could send a message to every you I’ve loved before. I’d tell them how happy I am now—all because you were there.”
Truly a lovely story, excited to read the adjacent one and complete this puzzle of a book

[Mich, the bibliophile]

I took interest of the Japanese anime movies: To Me, the One Who Loved You and To Every You I’ve Loved Before because people said that you would experience different ending depending on order you watch the film. Being me, I researched through the internet for people’s opinion on which order is the optimum one, there are several options and of course I choose the order that fit chronologically. After watching both movies, I immediately searched for the ebook in Kindle and I kid you not! There are things that are better explained in the book and the endings got me sob more than when I watched the movies (at least for To Me, the One Who Loved You).

To Every You I’ve Loved Before, is the story of Koyomi Hidaka’s life when he chose to live with his mother when his parents got divorced, instead of with his father as in To Me, the One Who Loved You. In here his life is the complete opposite of what happen in To Me, the One Who Loved You. Even his personality is different. He’s more cordial, confident, and most importantly positive.
This world’s Koyomi befriended Kazune Takigawa at school. Kazune deceived Koyomi as his ‘girlfriend’ from world 85 to get revenge on him as he passed the valedictorian speech torch to her during the high school entrance ceremony. She felt deceived by Koyomi because it made her felt she got the highest mark when in fact only the second highest. But their relationship evolved and they both fell in love with each other (head of heels).

Because the event in To Me, the One Who Loved You never happen, Koyomi did not work endlessly in the institution. Nevertheless the technology was still progressing the same as in the other parallel world. He did not have the same impact of the technology since such a young age. Though he did experience the shift when he was little as it did happen in To Me, the One Who Loved You when the Koyomi from To Me, the One Who Loved You wanted to see his dog once more. In this world Koyomi, he experienced seeing his grandfather again who passed away and received an inner healing.

The same as To Me, the One Who Loved You, it explores the theme of choices and causality in the world. However, it also emphasised the notion of love. What would you think of or how you would feel when you love someone in this world compare to loving same someone in the parallel world.
The To Me, the One Who Loved You book when compared to the movie only have slightly difference and mainly adding more information regarding the tech. However, I could not say the same for this one. To Every You I’ve Loved Before book have different impact to me compared to when I watch it. The best I could say is that firstly, the book added more layer to Koyomi’s personality and his thought process regarding the overall theme of the story, thus the book complemented the movie. And secondly, the movie change some (minor) of the premisses how the event unfolds, e.g. the letter from Kazune as I believed it was beautifully done. Hence the movie also complements the book.

Therefore, I would say, you can watch or read To Me, the One Who Loved You to understand To Me, the One Who Loved You; but need to both watch and read To Every You I’ve Loved Before to understand To Every You I’ve Loved Before. Thus said, I think it was the reason why some preferred to watch To Every You I’ve Loved Before after watching To Me, the One Who Loved You. Because if I was going to watch To Every You I’ve Loved Before first, it would throw me off. But after reading, I can definitely say either sequence is fine.

[reading with violet ✨]

❝Bởi vì anh đã như thế nên anh chợt nghĩ rằng có khi anh thứ 13 cũng như vậy, cũng chỉ hành động vì mỗi mình Kazune thứ 13.❞

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Không hẳn là tiếp nối cuốn “Nhắn gửi một tôi, người đã yêu em”. “Nhắn gửi tất cả các em, những người tôi đã yêu” sẽ kể về câu chuyện của Koyomi ở thế giới mà Koyomi không gặp Shiori, thế giới mà nơi câu chuyện bắt đầu từ tình bạn và đi đến tình yêu của Koyomi và Kazune (người bạn đồng nghiệp đã ở bên và giúp đỡ Koyomi trong phần truyện kia).

Truyện kể về quá trình cả hai ở bên nhau và cùng trưởng thành trong thế giới mà con người dần có thể di chuyển qua lại giữa các thế giới song song. Với thiết bị IP tiên tiến được đeo trên tay mỗi người dùng để đo đạc và hiển thị xem mình đang ở thế giới nào, hai nhân vật chính phải chật vật giữa việc liệu người ngồi trước mặt mình có phải là người thuộc thế giới của mình hay không. Từ đó dẫn đến việc liệu Koyomi có thể yêu mọi Kazune được không và ngược lại.

Nếu như nghĩ đây là một phần truyện hoàn toàn riêng biệt thì không phải, bởi vì theo cách nào đó cả hai cuốn vẫn có liên kết với nhau. Chính vì thế mình thấy đọc cuốn “Gửi một tôi,…” trước sau đó là “Gửi tất cả các em,…” để có thể dễ nắm được tổng quan cách vận hành của các thế giới song song, ngoài ra câu chuyện cũng mượt mà và ý nghĩa hơn.

Về giữa sách và anime chuyển thể, mình đánh giá cao việc bản anime đã cho mình thấy được nhiều góc nhìn hơn của Kazune, một cô gái kỳ lạ và thông minh, ở cuốn sách trước chỉ có thể là một người bạn tri kỷ luôn luôn bên cạnh Koyomi và rồi cũng có thế giới mà cô có thể trở thành một người vợ hạnh phúc khi có Koyomi bên cạnh.

Mình cảm động về đoạn cuối khi mà Koyomi cuối cùng cũng có thể gặp lại Shiori, dù không hề biết gì về nhau, một phần nào đó trong Koyomi vẫn cảm thấy nhẹ nhõm và vui vẻ đến lạ thường khi biết Shiori - một người lạ qua đường - hiện đang rất hạnh phúc.

[Nona Ana]

To Every You I've Loved Before mengajak pembaca berkelana melintasi dunia paralel, di mana cinta dan takdir dipertaruhkan di antara dunia yang berbeda.

Setelah orang tuanya bercerai, Koyomi Takasaki memilih tinggal bersama ibunya dan bersekolah di SMA setempat. Di SMA ini lah Koyomi bertekad untuk meninggalkan citra seorang juara kelas, namun niatnya jadi gagal karena ternyata lingkungan sekolah Koyomi sangat kompetitif dan terlalu fokus pada studi. Akan tetapi, tiba-tiba saja Takigawa Kazune datang dari dunia ke-85 dan mengaku sebagai kekasihnya! Padahal, di dunia yang ia tempati sekarang, keduanya hanyalah sepasang siswa peringkat atas yang belum pernah mengobrol di luar kelas.

Kazune menjelaskan bahwa dia datang ke dunia ini untuk mencari Koyomi yang hilang dari dunianya. Dia juga mengungkapkan bahwa ada banyak dunia paralel yang tercipta akibat pilihan-pilihan yang dibuat oleh Koyomi, dan bahwa dia memiliki kemampuan untuk berpindah antara dunia-dunia tersebut. Koyomi yang awalnya tidak percaya, akhirnya terlibat dalam petualangan bersama Kazune untuk menemukan dirinya yang lain dan mengungkap rahasia di balik dunia paralel.

To Every You I've Loved Before menurutku cukup menarik, menggabungkan unsur-unsur romance, drama, dan fiksi ilmiah. Novel ini seakan-akan mengajak pembaca untuk mempertanyakan rasa cinta yang dimiliki pembaca kepada pasangannya. “What if, di dunia parallel 33 dia begini, apakah kamu masih cinta?. Seandainya dia yang sekarang bertukar dunia, apakah perasaanmu masih sama?”.

#ToEveryYouIveLovedBefore menunjukkan bagaimana pilihan-pilihan yang manusia pilih dapat mempengaruhi hidup. Penulis juga berhasil membuat plot yang seru dan penuh kejutan, yang membuat pembaca penasaran dengan apa yang akan terjadi selanjutnya. To Every You I've Loved Before ini juga menyajikan pesan tentang arti cinta, identitas, dan kebahagiaan. Overall. To Every You I've Loved Before cocok buat pembaca yang menyukai cerita-cerita yang romantis, fantastis, dan filosofis.

[Shiro]

7/10 for the 2 books

This books is the second one I read in order. The concept was really interesting. I liked it, though i found it kind of interesting that the books were quite different in their plot. It was almost as if reading different books. Not bad per se, but interesting. And it was fascinating to see how Koyomi was in this book actually happy and content. Kazume meant the whole world to him, and in "to me, the one who loved you" Shiori meant the whole world to him. To the point of insanity. Though it was just a matter of coincidence. Isnt it the same Irl? If you didnt talk to that person who is now your best friend. You would have no idea they existed and maybe had a different best friend. Its not that unconceivable is it not?

Or how Kazune traveled 13 worlds away to see her son. What if she was locked there forever. Would Koyomi be able to accept her? Would he be able to love her? Would you? If this happened? For me.. Im not sure.. It would be difficult. But maybe? maybe not?

The ending was pretty nice. It looked like at the end of this book her met the old Shiori. Without him. And happy. And the condition of not meeting him to prevent the injury was met. And she led a happy life. Which is a bit sad but also intriguing. As Koyomi remains blissfully unaware while the Koyomi that tried to bring her back sacrificed everything.
Also let me talk about how Shioris condition was so sudden. Like if they didnt climb in together everything would be fine. But.. they did in every reality they were together. And there was nothing to be done. It is what it is sometimes..

Anyway, I enjoyed it and its kinda thought provoking.

[Wardah]

Aku udah lama gak baca buku sci-fic dan seneng ketemu sci-fic ringan yang seru gini! Bisa dilihat ya dari blurb, buku ini berkisah tentang Koyomi dan Kazune dan dunia paralel.

Terjemahan bukunya sendiri bagus dan mudah dipahami. Cuma kayak novel Jepang lainnya, ditulis dengan lambat dan banyak detail-detail lain. Untuk buku ini, detailnya itu tentang dunia paralel (yang jujur agak bikin nge-hang pas bacanya 🤯 karena bukan cuma ngomongin sains, tapi juga probabilitas gak terhingga).

Menurutku, ini juga yang jadi kurangnya buku "To Every You I've Loved Before". Pembaca udah dikasih tahu konflik dari blurb buku, tapi masuk ke konfliknya tuh lama. Udah lebih dari separo buku baru ketemu bagian itu. Banyak banget detail-detail world building-nya gitu.

Ceritanya sendiri lebih berat ke romance. Dan begitu udah selesai baca, aku paham buku ini tuh kayak dua sisi koin. Pembaca sebaiknya baca buku satunya lagi: "To Me the One Who Loved You".

Selain ada misteri yang belum terjelaskan, ceritanya kayak ada yang kurang lengkap. Nanggung gitu lho 🤏

Oya, bukunya udah dijadikan anime. Dan menurutku versi anime lebih satset. Selain itu, bagian yang kerasa bolong-bolong di buku ini tuh agak terjawab dan terjelaskan di anime-nya (meski cuma nonton satu anime-nya ya). Cuma tentu ada detail-detail yang juga ilang di anime sih. Yah semua media punya plus minus kan?

Overall, buku ini tuh ringan dan romantis. Dan aku suka banget sama konsep "mencintai semua potensimu" aaa kayak sweet banget gak sih? 😭🥹

[Fikriah Azhari]

“Sebuah perubahan besar yang kemudian datang menghampiri aku dan Kazune. Hal yang membuat eksperimen ini kemudian menjadi yang terakhir.”

“Aku mencintai seluruh potensi dari dirimu. Kali ini juga dengan seluruh 1% ketidakbahagiaan yang ada.”

Takasaki Koyomi dikejutkan dengan munculnya "kekasihnya" dari dunia ke-85. Padahal di dunia sekarang, Koyomi dan Kazune hanya sebatas teman sekelas yang tidak pernah berinteraksi lebih dari itu. Saat ini, keberadan dunia paralel memang sudah terbukti oleh laboratorium ilmu imajiner. Hal ini memungkinankan terjadinya perpindahan antarduania yang disebut sebagai paralel shift. Di mana semakin jauh jarak antardunia paralel, semakin besar perbedaan yang ada.

Namun, apakah diri mereka yang berpindah ke dunia lain adalah sosok yang sama dengan diri mereka sendiri? Jika di dunia paralel kalian bertemu dengan pasangan saat ini, apakah kira-kira kalian tetap akan saling jatuh cinta? Ketika terdapat perbedaan, apakah mereka bisa mencintai setiap potensi yang ada pada satu sama lain?

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Ada analogi mata dadu yang kusukai dalam buku ini. Katanya, seperti pada dadu yang punya enam sisi, manusia juga punya beberapa sisi yang tak terlihat, dan Koyomi berharap Kazune bukan hanya mencintai satu pecahan dirinya saja. Aku suka pemaknaannya yang selaras dengan kondisi dunia paralel yang mereka alami. Rasanya terkesima dengan ide Yomoji Otono.

Romansa keduanya berjalan beriringan bersama terus menerusnya pengembangan teknologi yang dikulik secara mendalam namun tidak terasa berat—yang berpengaruh banyak terhadap naik-turunnya hubungan mereka. Sebagai penikmat sci-fi dan juga romance, buku ini memenuhi ekspektasiku.

Sebagai yang suka nonton dorama, aku bisa kebayang gemasnya mereka terlebih di bagian kehidupan sekolah, apalagi mereka pasangan genius yang berada di peringkat teratas dan kemudian bekerja di laboratorium. Ini tuh istilahnya kayak me & you vs the world—Koyomo dan Kazune vs dunia yang kerap mengalami pergeseran. Aku suka karakter Koyomi dan Kazune, yang mau berjuang, berkorban hingga berdamai setelah melakukan upaya sejauh yang mereka bisa.

Sekarang aku menanti To Me, The One Who Loved You yang katanya akan terbit dalam waktu dekat.

[Mawa]

Romance Book written by man (:(:

Berkisah tentang dunia paralel, kisah cinta yg dimulai dari SMA, dua orang yang sama2 introvert bertemu dan saling jatuh cinta.

To Every You I’ve Loved Before - Yomoji Otono

Koyomi Takasaki, cowok pinter tapi susah nyari temen ya gara2 dia pinter. Gak belajar aja nilai2nya nyaris sempurna. SMP gak punya temen, lah masak SMA mau nyoba nyari temen juga susah sih.

Kazune Takagawa, cwek berkacamata, jg pinter, tp dia cuek pol. Pinternya nomer dua, si ambis.

Suatu hari, “Koyomi” ada yang memanggilnya dengan nama itu padahal biasanya dia dipanggil Takasaki. Cewek itu bilang dia adalah pacarnya dari dunia 85. Fisik dan namanya sama yaitu Kazune. Tapi kenapa sifatnya berubah drastis? Mengaku-ngaku pacarnya? Mereka aja jarang ngobrol. Kok bisa? Dunia 0 yg mereka saat ini berada berbeda keadaannya dengan dunia paralel.

Paralel shift, bisa jadi Koyomi yg di dunia 0 menyukainya, tapi jika Koyomi di dunia paralel lain apakah akan mencintainya seutuhnya? Terlepas dari potensi lainnya?
Lalu ada Optional shift, akankah diambil kesempatan untuk menjelajah dunia paralel lainnya?

[Thái Nguyễn]

Light Novel này khá hay nên đọc, trái ngược với kết cục có phần bi thảm của cuốn cùng tác giả và là 1 cặp với cuốn sách này. Cuốn sách có vẻ hơi khó hiểu khi có vẻ như là thuyết đa vũ trụ được quay quanh câu chuyện tình yêu này. Nhưng ít ra cuốn sách này đọc rồi rất dễ nghiện. Ta có thể thấy được sự phát triển 1 mối quan hệ, 1 chuyện tình với kết thúc viên mãn sau rất nhiều lần tỏ tình thất bại. Và rồi chung sống với nhau về già. Nhưng phải nói cũng vì xoay quanh thuyết đa vũ trụ và con người vô thức di chuyển giữa các không gian đó. Và rồi 1 câu hỏi xảy ra là nếu người yêu của bạn đã vô tình lạc ở không gian khác thì bạn có còn yêu người đó nữa hay không. Và ta của không gian khác, vũ trụ khác liệu có còn là ta. Phải nói là điều này rất xoắn não tuy nhiên bạn cứ đọc đi rồi bạn sẽ nghiện câu truyện đó. Và hãy nhớ cách nhìn nhận câu truyện của bạn sẽ rất khác nếu bạn chọn cuốn 1 cặp với tác phẩm này là cuốn đọc trước.

[Harumichi Mizuki]

Aku suka cerita setingan paralel shift-nya. Ngeri banget sih kalau hal semacam itu beneran ada. Tapi novel ini bisa membawakannya dengan ringan. Cerita haru tentang Koyomi saat kecil dan kakeknya yang ditempatkan di awal buku langsung membuatku menyukai novel ini.

Hubungan antara Kazune dan Koyomi juga sangat menyenangkan untuk diikuti. Dari dua orang peringkat atas yang tadinya begitu asing, bisa berubah jadi sepasang suami-istri yang mencintai hingga sebesar itu. Ngomong-ngomong aku sempat mengira Koyomi itu nama perempuan dan Kazune yang laki-laki. Ternyata kebalik.

Namun, adanya kasus pembunuhan yang baru dimunculkan mendekati bagian terakhir rasanya begitu off dan kayak salah tempat aneh. Belum lagi soal janji Koyomi dengan Perempuan Leotard di taman. Apa itu? Siapa Perempuan Leotard itu? Apa jawabannya bakal ada di buku To Me, the One Who Loved You?

Nanti aku coba nonton filmnya deh.

[Abi]

My prevalent thought after finishing this book was that it was an interesting read. I don't often read sci-fi, so I wasn't used to following the logic, ethics, etc. surrounding the parallel worlds.

The book is structured into four chapters, one for each part of the protagonist's life: his childhood, young adulthood, adulthood, and elderly years. I enjoyed the first and third chapters the most, since they felt more poignant.

I'd recommend this to fans of science fiction, but not romance, since the romance wasn't as well developed in parts 2/3 as it could have been, which affected my somewhat subdued emotional reactions when reading parts 3/4.

Overall, this was an okay read. It was nice to read a bit outside my comfort zone with the science fiction and parallel worlds aspect, but I didn't adore the story or the characters. 3.5 stars.

[Monif Chowdhury]

What a sweet multiversal love story! Really enjoyed this. I am gonna put the last paragraph from the book here:

"But before I go, there’s someone else I’d like to send my message to.
To the countless other sides of my die, far more than just six—hundreds, thousands, millions! To every me in every distant world. To each and every me who loved someone other than Kazune.
Because you loved someone else, I loved Kazune. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I’ve lived a truly blessed life.
And to that special someone other than Kazune, who loved a different me…
I send you all my gratitude and wish you the very best.
May you and your beloved find happiness somewhere in this world."


Now I'm gonna read the twin book.

[Affie]

To Every You I’ve Loved Before is a tender exploration of parallel worlds and parallel hearts. Unlike typical sci-fi that focuses on the spectacle of technology, Yomoji Otono uses the concept of "Parallel Skipping" to look at the intimacy of choice.To love someone in this story means accepting all of their possibilities.
The emotional impact builds gradually, leaving a quiet ache long after the final page. ​It is a brilliant "Choose Your Own Adventure" for the reader. Depending on whether you read this or its companion (To Me, The One Who Loved You) first, the ending feels entirely different. On its own, it’s a beautiful tribute to the choices that make a life.

[Recto Jr. Ruiz]

Too lazy, copy pasted from my Google Play review

Incredibly beautiful story with a mix of sci-fi, realism, and family. I already watched the movie, so I already knew the gist of the two stories. Nevertheless, the novels are just better. It was beautifully written, like a narration of the main character's life. One quote that impacted me the most was "I will love every you and all your possibilities". Love is never constrained by the limits of the world. If an alternate universe exists, I am sure couples will still love each other, in different ways of affection of course.

[konnichiwa.hoadesu]

đọc xong Nhắn gửi tất cả các em mình phải "wowww" lên một tiếng thật to, vì cuốn này giải đáp được hết những điều còn bỏ ngỏ ở cuốn Nhắn gửi tôi, tác giả đỉnh thật nha, liên kết giữa hai cuốn không có điểm nào chê, thế giới song song cũng trở nên thú vị, đọc cả hai quyển quyển nào trước quyển nào sau cũng đều có thể hiểu được hết.

cuốn này khá cuốn nên mình đọc cũng nhanh, xác định là light novel và cũng được có anime chiếu rạp rồi nên sự logic nó cũng nhẹ nhàng thôi. dù sao thì mình vẫn rcm nên đọc Nhắn gửi tôi trước rồi đọc Nhắn gửi tất cả các em sau để tìm được một kết thúc có hậu ạ.

[Lydia]

Loved the concept and was more science fiction than I expected but still very easy to ready. The Prologue...Epilogue was engaging and the first chapter was really good. The rest of the book kind of trended down - still good but not as clever. The last chapter- the investigation- was odd. It was the done of the story that pulled the idea together but felt out of place. *That* was what they had to go through?? It brought the point of 'shifting' across but they had such ordinarily lives prior so it was just out of place that they are involved in that...

[Sidney Reyes]

Truly amazing. That was fun. I read Chapters 1-3 in one sitting and read the last chapter a day after. I love the movie so I read the books. It was not a replica but something similar. Koyomi movie was kinder but Koyomi novel was smarter. I held my breath at some parts. I was afraid that Koyomi will not be true to his words but he still managed to. I loved Kazune's character as always. She was the best girl even in the book. The story was simple but it managed to capture my heart and made my mind think. Well recommended.