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Also known as Let Me Eat Your Pancreas, this deeply moving first-person story is about a high school boy who finds the diary of his classmate - and discovers that she's dying. Yamauchi Sakura has been silently suffering from a pancreatic disease in school, and now exactly one person outside her family knows. He swears to her that he won't tell anyone what he learned, and the shared secret brings them closer together. The two have very little in common, but they find themselves drawn to each other in Sakura's final months to live.

An unhappy girl who engages in self-harm, a high schooler ostracised by her classmates, and an old woman looking to live out her twilight years in peace - what could three such different people have in common? That’s what grade schooler Nanoka Koyanagi is trying to find out. Assigned by her teacher to define what “happiness” means to her, Nanoka tries to find her place in the world by exploring her relationships with these three strangers, and through them, comes to know herself.

This heart-wrenching drama about two university students and their growing disillusionment--from Yoru Sumino, the author of I Want to Eat Your Pancreas and the Eisner-nominated I Had That Same Dream Again--was adapted into a live-action film that's now on Netflix (Blue, Painful, Fragile).Two young people in their first year of university, drawn to each other’s passion, establish a secret society to pursue those ideals. But as time passes, the demands of a world that isn’t kind to dreamers threatens to force them apart, filling the space between them with shattered hopes and the fallout of lies. A tender, tragic tale about growing past pain and the cruelty of youth, by acclaimed author Yoru Sumino.

An unhappy girl who engages in self-harm, a high schooler ostracized by her classmates, and an old woman looking to live out her twilight years in peace - what could three such different people have in common? That’s what grade schooler Nanoka Koyanagi is trying to find out. Assigned by her teacher to define what “happiness” means to her, Nanoka tries to find her place in the world by exploring her relationships with these three strangers, and through them, comes to know herself.

From the award-winning author of I Want to Eat Your Pancreas and I Had That Same Dream Again comes a brand-new novel: a tender coming-of-age story about the tangled lives of teenage girls.Seventeen-year-old Akane has everything she could ever want: friends, a boyfriend, and an all-round perfect life. No one knows that her every move is a calculated performance, dictated by a compulsive need to be liked. Her flawless act is disrupted when she meets a man named Ai, who looks and sounds exactly like the protagonist of Akane's favorite novel. Can this be a coincidence? And if not, what does it mean?From Yoru Sumino, bestselling author of I Want to Eat Your Pancreas, comes this ensemble drama of fragile hearts and intersecting fates.

Five high school classmates hold secrets close to their hearts - hidden talents, unspoken feelings, and buried pain. As they collide with each other on the path to growing up, they might jostle some of those secrets free. From Yoru Sumino, acclaimed author of I Want to Eat Your Pancreas and I Had That Same Dream Again comes a gentle, intriguing tale about love, life, and the things we leave unsaid.

ENTER THE HERO! The Culture Festival is right around the corner, and Class 2-A is putting on a superhero show with Miki in the starring role! Her real-life secret power allows her to see a seesaw in people’s hearts, always letting her know what they think of her. Miki does everything she can to make sure she stays on people’s good sides, but when the pressure of the lead role starts to become too much, can she keep it together?

Chizuru and her best friend Hibiki have always been close, though Chizuru is very aware of how close Hibiki wishes they were. Now recently engaged, Chizuru wants Hibiki to move on and be happy with his life but knows the only way he can do that is to finally admit his feelings out loud. But while Chizuru has only the best intentions for Hibiki, could her confession plan wind up backfiring or will this completely ruin their friendship?

It all started with a livestream on a bottom-tier YouTube prophecy channel. The message was simple—the world is ending.Was it true or a hoax? No one knew. But then people began to see strange things that no one else could, and as belief in the prophecy spread, so too did a creeping madness. Convinced the end was near, people began to act.A high school girl who’s always played the “good kid,” a teacher who secretly claims to be a demon, a college student who self-destructs in front of his childhood friend, an office worker learning to cook from his senior at work, a young man playing a song of love for his wife, and an innocent girl as wild as a beast.To tear through this crazy world, staying “normal” is no longer an option. Unleashed and unrestrained, each of them charges toward their final destination—no matter the cost.