Secondo me vivere è questo: è ricambiare l'affetto di qualcuno. Non ci si riferisce forse a questo quando si dice vivere? Apprezzare qualcuno, arrivare ad amare qualcuno, arrivare a provare antipatia per qualcuno, divertirsi stando insieme a qualcuno, tenersi per mano con qualcuno: è questo, vivere. A stare da soli non si può comprendere la propria esistenza, sono le relazioni tra le persone a formare quello che è il vivere, per come la penso io. Se il mio spirito esiste è perché ci sono tutti gli altri, se il mio corpo fisico esiste è perché viene toccato da tutti gli altri; perciò è senza dubbio questo a dare un senso al vivere di una persona. (Sakura)
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tag 9 people you want to get to know better
thank u for the tag @matthewkniesys & @qhughes43 for the tag <3
three ships: ... i literally have no idea
first ship: nothing again 😭
last song/album: last song: say yes to heaven by lana del rey / last album: starboy by the weeknd
last movie: kimi no suizō o tabetai
currently reading: un cuento perfecto by elisabet benavent
currently watching: violetta
currently consuming: an unhealthy amount of videogames? or tiktok idk lol
currently craving: going out (i'm so bored)
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Review: I Want to Eat Your Pancreas
Original title: Kimi no Suizō o Tabetai
Author: Yoru Sumino
Illustrator: Idumi Kirihara
Date: 04/06/2023
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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I remember how the "I Want to Eat Your Pancreas" anime and manga were trending when I was in high school because the movie just came out (2018.). There were so many positive reviews, but the most memorable comments were about how sad the story was. So much so that a lot of people cried their eyes out during the film. Still, I never got a chance to read it or watch it until a few weeks ago, when my boyfriend bought the manga.
First and foremost, "I Want to Eat Your Pancreas" is about a teenage girl, Sakura Yamauchi, who is suffering from a severe pancreatic disease. One day, a highly introverted boy from her class accidentally finds out about her illness, so she takes her chance and decides to befriend him. Since he is the only other person besides her family who knows she's sick, she finds his company comforting. While they are seemingly polar opposites - she is a bubbly extrovert and he is a reserved loner, their relationship still manages to slowly develop over time.
Sakura is a very bright and energetic girl who doesn't stray away from social situations. Her personality might be a little bothersome and unrealistic at first, but her radiant attitude quickly becomes charming and lovable. Because she is so cheerful, she makes the reader forget how sick she really is. Her happiness sometimes gets cut off with a gut-wrenching panel which draws light to her poor health and unavoidable death, reminding the reader that she is just a scared little girl.
The author plays a lot with concealing the main character's name, making the other characters call him by the title of how they view him. For an example, depressing-kun. Depending on which character addresses him, the titles can get rude, mean or insulting. Even Sakura doesn't call him by his real name, even though he tells it to her at the beginning of the story. This play with names and titles is truly an ingenious tool which the author uses to set up the main character's development and personality, as well as the change he goes through as the story progresses.
While the story is often described as a bittersweet romance (even on the back of the book), I wouldn't necessarily categorize it as such. The relationship between Sakura and the boy often drifts between platonic and romantic feelings because of the intense, sincere love they experience for one another. Neither one of them knows how to process such strong emotions, but they know their bond is anything but ordinary. Even their classmates become convinced they have started dating and only refuse to admit it.
But as the story progresses, both of them realize they don't have to appease to the societal pressure to be together. Their closeness originated because they needed a friend, not because they were romantically interested in one another. And while Sakura does sometimes tease the boy and seems to be truly attracted to him, her actions are often guided by the fear she might miss out on the joys of a normal teenage life, not because she truly wants to be with him.
Moreover, the author often points out that life is about experiencing it with other people and finding your place in the community. A person cannot survive on their own, but they also do not have to appease to every single need from society. Romantic love is only secondary to the primal human need of just being seen, held and heard. This is what Sakura and the boy both learn from each other and why their relationship works.
Therefore, I consider "I Want to Eat Your Pancreas" as an ode to friendship, one which sprouted between two completely different people and which developed because they both needed each other.
The storytelling is incredible and perfectly rounded. The ending is foreshadowed, so it is not entirely unpredictable, but still shocking because of the plot-twist. The feeling of emptiness when Sakura dies is portrayed so well. Her personality had always been so loud and suddenly the panels seem so quiet after she's gone. The last few chapters are extremely emotional, to say the least. Both the author and the illustrator perfectly conveyed the feelings of all the characters, so it is not difficult to get entirely engulfed in them.
"I Want to Eat Your Pancreas" could definitely be considered a classic according to its popularity, influence and overall delivery. It offers stunning visuals, beautiful storytelling, cute characters and a satisfying, but somber ending. I absolutely recommend it, even to people who might usually not be into manga or anime.
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I Want to Eat Your Pancreas, 2018, Shin'ichirô Ushijima
The film tells the story of the relationship between a girl who is learning to "live with dying" and a boy who is learning to actually live. The tragedy of their story is not only given by the impending death, but also by their unfinished and unactualized relationship. The awkwardness and insecurity of young love are amplified by the particularity of their situation: Sakura is dying from a pancreatic disease. In the end, you feel there were so many things left unsaid and inexperienced. Only in death, they can come to terms with their feelings for one another and how much they care for each other. The prospect of her unavoidable death stops both from letting themselves express the feelings they so obviously held for each other, in fear of hurting themselves or the other. The title, I want to eat your pancreas, is given context in the film, and is an expression of their very special love, that transcends romantic and platonic love.
Stunning visuals, great character development and a touching story with a gut-punching plot twist at the end. 8.4/10
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There's this anime movie called Kimi no Suizō o Tabetai while I was watching it I can not stop thinking of levihan 😭 the girl gives such a hange vibes and the booooy omg he's levi even looks a like
Pd: hope you get well soon ❤
ohhhhh, i know that movie! ngl i cried a bit while watching it. but, omg, that movie as levihan au? too painful 😭😭😭😭
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