We Were There, Vol. 9

僕等がいた [Bokura ga Ita] #9

by Yuuki Obata

R to L (Japanese Style). The award-winning series known as Bokura ga Ita in Japan!

In my memory I link together fragments from the past when we were together...

...to create a clear image of him in my mind.

But I no longer know if that image is really him.

That moment I see in my mind may have never existed.

Genres: Manga, Romance, Shojo, Graphic Novels, Comics Manga, Slice Of Life, Drama

200 pages, Paperback

First published December 20, 2005

About the author

Yuuki Obata (小畑友紀) is a Japanese mangaka.
She won a Shogakukan Award for New Mangaka category in 1998 through her first creation, "Rain Drops".

Reviews

[Jenny Clark · Rating 4 out of 5]

This has some mystery to it now. I do wish it had not went to last year of college and then back to second year of high school. I feel like the bit about Yano in the Tokyo high school should have come first. I wonder what happened to his mom, and what does the paper with Yamomoto's name mean??

[Faye · Rating 1 out of 5]

I kept on reading and yet I seem to not like this manga.

[CJ - It's only a Paper Moon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ugh. Angst!!!

[Pennin · Rating 4 out of 5]

"the past isn't the only thing we can never get back. every moment, even this very moment, we're living an irreplaceable moment in time."

"we did everything we could back then. we did our best. we didn't lie or do anything wrong. we didn't fail. we did everything possible that seventeen-year-olds could do. but time distorts feelings and recollections. the promise i made has turned to tears, the vow i made has become a sharp pain in my heart, and my beloved is forevermore a memory."

"the reason it's lonely on your own isn't because you're by yourself, but because you have a memory of being with someone. because you remember the happiness you felt being together with that person. there are a lot of things that would be easier if you hadn't known that happiness. the happier you are, the more factors there are that can cause unhappiness."

[Franchesca Nicole · Rating 3 out of 5]

I can't!!! This time skip and the build-up of what has happened is so sad! It was a hard scene to read where Take was telling Nanami that she currently "reminds him of someone." I couldn't get over how she waited 5 years, and he still hasn't gone back to her. I'm not sure if I'd be able to do that! Nanami, as selfish as she can be sometimes, deserves to be happy. This volume was better than the other volumes in terms of heart-wrench! I can't wait to see what actually happened with Yano.

[Kotomi PV · Rating 5 out of 5]

La historia ya se está tornando triste, me pongo en el lugar de Nana-chan y duele, ya empezaremos a conocer un poco más la pespectiva de Yano, aunque ya sé que ha sufrido mucho en ausencia de Nana. Espero con ansias el próximo tomo.

PD. Por un momento creí realmente que Takeuchi-kun besaría a Nanami, OhMyCat

[Gaby · Rating 4 out of 5]

"El pasado es muy importante. Sin embargo, no sólo es el pasado lo que no podemos recuperar. A cada momento, ahora mismo, cada momento que vivimos intentando recuperar el pasado son momentos que perdemos y que tampoco van a volver."

Retomando este manga, tengo sentimientos encontrados. Yano, es mejor que tengas una BUENA razón para haber desaparecido durante tantos años... me da mucha pena de Takeuchi y hasta el anterior tomo era un personaje que me gustaba mucho, pero en este tomo no tanto. Cuando finalmente tiene a Nanami junto a él, no hace nada y todo se vuelve incómodo (aunque no ayuda que ella tenga en su mente a Yano todo el tiempo).
Sigo fascinada por la belleza de los dibujos, la escenografía y algunas frases... voy a por el siguiente.

[Elaine · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm loving this series more and more! This was different from the other volumes but that was due to the circumstances. I really feel like I'm growing up with the characters as I am reading their story. I can't wait to see what happens next.

[Emma · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 stars. Damn, this is getting really good. Went from a highschool romance to a mystery!

[aliyah]

the tiktoks weren't lying sadly

[-moonprismpower- · Rating 4 out of 5]

Now they are in their 20’s. And where’s Yano? I’m so worried about that boy.

I don’t like Nanami with Takeuchi. It just feels awkward. They’re meant to be just friends.

[Hannah Green · Rating 5 out of 5]

What’s going on 😫

[Claudia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Chapters 32-35

[Mehsi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well that was a confusing start of the manga. Suddenly we are 5 years in the future. Nanami is now a senior in College, writing her thesis and searching for a job. At first I didn't even recognize her.

But after you get used to that future thing, the book feels all natural, like you didn't miss anything. I am sad to read that Yano just disappeared, left without any kind of message (well atleast not to Nanami). Though I still think that after that long, Nanami should just move on. Yes Yano was good, he was perfect for you, but after 5 years...

So yeah, I was cheering for Takeuchi when he confessed, and they kissed. Finally! Takeuchi + Nanami = <3 <3 <3

We also got a chapter about Yano, how he started in his new school. It was interesting, but Yano seemed different.

Also why do we still have them (and also on the other cover 10+) on the covers, when they are 5 years further in time, and not even together anymore?

[Roo Winchester · Rating 4 out of 5]

Releyendo los anteriores tomos, me doy cuenta claramente porqué dejé está historia sin acabar. Pero estoy decidida a darle un cierre, así que marcando como leído este tomo, doy comienzo al principio el fin.

Lo estoy leyendo lento y con calma, porque mi corazón no da para más. Con cada capítulo parece que las cosas se vuelven peores, y no tengo con quien compartir tanta tristeza sin que se ría de mi porque es una historia de ficción. Así que poco a poco, paso a paso la voy a ir terminando.

Deseo desde lo más profundo de mi corazón que todo termine con un gran "Y vivieron felices para siempre" aunque no creo que sea el estilo de la autora. Pero realmente lo espero con todas mis fuerzas.

Quiero parar de llorar. ¡Y Por el amor de dios, alguien que aleje a takeuchi de mi vista y me traiga a Yano de vuelta!

[kuristina- tabreez · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's been five years since Yano left for Tokyo, and four of those years ago he broke contact with Nanami.
When Nanami moved to Tokyo for college she asked all of her peers to help her find him but to no avail.
Nanami can't help but continue to hope and hold her promise to wait for him, even though everyone around her is telling her to give up and give in to Takeuchi, who, even now, still harbors romantic feelings for her. But just what happened to Yano? Is he even still alive? Will Nanami be able to chase his ghost forever...?

[nidah05 (SleepDreamWrite) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Its like how when you start to like the series. You getting into it, wanting to know where the characters, story will go. But then as you read each volume, whether you're following the manga or just come back to it now and then. You just aren't as interested in the series as you were in the beginning. But at the same time, you still kind of like it. This is how I feel about the series so far. But still wanting to read more. An okay but still good volume though. Love the covers though. Very pretty and in a way, reminds me of a water color style.

[Soobie is expired · Rating 1 out of 5]

URCA!! Son passati quattro anni e Nanami ancora pensa a Yano e continua a rifiutare il povero Takeuchi. Non un saluto, non un messaggio. Niente per anni. E Nanami continua a stare attaccato all'individuo... No buono per la sua salute mentale. Anche se forse, lentamente, Takeuchi si sta facendo strada nel suo cuore.

L'ultimo capitolo presenta un flashback: l'arrivo di Yano a Tokyo. E magari nel prossimo volume l'autrice spiegherà cosa caspita è successo per fargli ignorare Nanami per anni.

[Jenny Derochemont · Rating 4 out of 5]

Even though Nana and Takeuichi are finally together it's obvious that she still thinks about and loves Yano. I'm not sure what exactly Yano was going, though, but he should have contacted Nana. I feel like somehow Yano will eventually come back and then Nana will break Takeuichi's heart once again.

[Softreflection · Rating 5 out of 5]

I don't understand why teh covers are of them in high school, they're grown up know. Also, I can't stand yamamoto. I just can't, had to skip a chapter just to not read about her. Seriously, I hate her, I completely feel no simpithy for her.

[Chelsea · Rating 4 out of 5]

Just a continued unhealthy binge on this wildly tragic yet heartwarming series.

You ever been so unbelievably mad and stressed at a character's circumstances even though you know real life is unfair too? Yeah that.

[Hannah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nanami is so dumb. She shouldn't go out with her boyfriend's best friend if she hasn't let go of Yano yet. It's obvious that she's just using him to fill in Yano's place. I also have a bad feeling about Aki. I don't like her at all.

[Rosario Rolon · Rating 5 out of 5]

I must say going to another school never thought Yano could fit in once again. Making yet another girl fall for him. Yet he still has Nanami in her cellphone.
I will read this until the end .love it still. I am still wanting more.

[Marina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sad.

[Fugo Feedback · Rating 3 out of 5]

Una promesa de reencuentro que se lleva el viento unos cuantos años al futuro... Maldito manga verosímil y depresivo. ¡Esperemos que pueda leer el final uno de estos años!

[Rosa · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was so mad at the beginning, cause I was with questions of what the hell happened. But I guess I just have to keep reading to find out :)

[Jace · Rating 5 out of 5]

The first and the best shoujo manga I have ever read nothing made me feel what I felt the same as We Were there did.

[Dony Grayman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Edición argentina, tomo 9. Último publicado en el país hasta la fecha (10 de febrero 2012)... Viene lento.

[ale (taylor's version) everett · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mucho dolor para mi

[lucen (aka. ellie)]

oh damn, time skip?? i vibe with it