It's never a coincidence. It's a choice. note I Want to Eat Your Pancreas Kimi no Suizou wo Tabetai is a novel by Yoru Sumino, published by Futabasha in June 2015. A live action film adaptation of the novel was released in August 2017 under the title Let Me Eat Your Pancreas. An anime film adaptation was released in 2018 by Studio VOLN and a manga adaptation was published by Futabasha between August 2016 and May its creepy name, I Want to Eat Your Pancreas is actually a bittersweet Romance. The narrator is initially referred to as "I" while his real name remains a secret for much of the narrative. He finds a book with the title Disease Coexistence Journal, which belongs to his High School classmate Sakura Yamauchi, and learns that Sakura is diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, leaving only a year to survive. After that meeting, these two people who never talked to each other before begin to spend their remaining time together, and Sakura's influence on the protagonist starts to slowly change him for the better. This newfound relationship, however, does not go unnoticed by those around them, not least Sakura's wary best friend sequel novel, To My Father and to Someone in My Memories Chichi to Tsuioku no Dareka ni was given out in certain theatres with the animated film's release in 2018, and tells the story of the protagonist's daughter Fuyumi as she finds out about the story of her father and novel and its adaptations contain examples of Adaptation Expansion The live action film includes a segment from whole cloth set 12 years later showing Sakura's continued influence on the lives of those around her so long after her death. Conversely, the animated film includes a scene where Sakura and the protagonist watch a fireworks display, which is absent in the book. Adaptation Name Change Sakura's journal; what it's called changes across adaptations. It's called the Disease Coexistence Journal in the novel and live-action movie, the Infirmity Novel in the manga, and Living with Dying in the animated film and English manga. Adapted Out The animated film does not include the hardware store scene. Sensei doesn't appear either. The All-Concealing "I" The protagonist. The only thing we know about the protagonist is that he's a guy and Named After Somebody Famous. We never get the name up until near the epilogue. An Aesop Life, and what does it mean to truly live life when there's so little time. Bittersweet Ending Sakura is fatally attacked by the criminal, but it is revealed she managed to read Haruki's final message to her. He also ended up befriending Kyoko. Black Comedy The protagonist remarks on how Sakura is able to pull this kind of joke, considering Sakura has her days numbered. Discussed when the protagonist read her Disease Coexistence Journal and ask if that was a joke. Black Comedy Cannibalism The title itself. Pulled by Sakura at the beginning of the novel. And again by the protagonist when he was contemplating what to write in his last message to Your cannibal spirit suddenly awaken, huh? Bridal Carry During a night together, the protagonist loses a game of Truth Or Dare with Sakura and has to bring her to the bed in this fashion. Note that Sakura herself is way too drunk to go to bed by herself. Cerebus Syndrome The story, for the most part, is fairly lighthearted with quite of bit of Black Comedy to around. When Sakura dies, it loses most of the funny moments and replaces them for many Tearjerker abound. Character Development The protagonist. As he spent more time with Sakura, he starts to value other people and become more curious about social engagements. Chekhov's News A murderer on the run is mentioned on TV which later the protagonist and Sakura discussed. The murderer later kills Sakura. Cherry Blossoms Heavily present in the story, especially given the main female protagonist is called Sakura and the beginning of the story takes place in early spring, rife with cherry blossoms. After her death in the animated adaptation, Sakura's continued influence is represented through a single cherry blossom petal on her tombstone. Sakura also compares herself to a cherry blossom tree, waiting to meet Haruki whose name means 'spring' to bloom, in her diary. Classified Information Haruki Shiga. The protagonist's name is changed to punny nicknames which usually concerning how others see him. It was later revealed at the end of the story when he talked with Sakura's mother. Another example is that Sakura has scribbled out his name in every entry of her journal, leaving black circles on his name. The Comically Serious A lot of comedy is milked from the protagonist's deadpan reaction to most things. The Confidant The protagonist to Sakura; he is the only person Sakura confides in about her You're probably the only one who can give me honest words and a normal routine for me. Contrived Coincidence Discussed. The protagonist says that it was just chance that he picked up The Disease Coexistence Journal and therefore met Sakura. Sakura disagrees, saying that he consciously chose to pick it up and that destiny does not govern everything. Couple Theme Naming Present, albeit only made clear towards the end of the story. Sakura and the protagonist turn out to have this, with the protagonist's name being Haruki, making her the Cherry Blossoms to his spring. She even lampshades this in her journal. Covers Always Lie The scene depicted on the cover never happens. Dead Man Writing At the back of The Disease Coexistence Journal, there's a draft of Sakura's will. It was never finished. Death Is Dramatic Subverted. Sakura's death is offscreen and is never seen, with her killer being arrested and confessing to having killed her in an off-hand line. More emphasis is placed on the protagonist's reaction to her death. Defrosting Ice Queen Male version. The protagonist is shown acting indifferent towards Sakura's illness at first, but he starts to warm up after learning more about Sakura's true self. This is the reason why Sakura chooses him to spend her time with. Deadpan Snarker The protagonist himself, who replies to most of Sakura's cajoling with snark and dry comments. Deuteragonist As a romance, it can be debated which of Haruki and Sakura is the protagonist, and which the Deuteragonist. Diabolus ex Machina The Kishōtenketsu plot structure requires a third-act twist The foreshadowed criminal just happens to attack Sakura, rather than any of the other thousands of people living in the city, and shortly after she gets discharged from the hospital and is looking forward to meeting the protagonist again at that. Expository Hairstyle Change The protagonist's hair is shown to be shorter and a bit wavier when he visits Sakura's grave. Extreme Doormat The protagonist. Although he refuses to do something usually what Sakura commands, in the end, Sakura just makes him do it. First Love Exclusive to the novel, but the protagonist relates to Sakura a story about his first love, a girl with a habit of referring to inanimate objects as "-san". The epilogue reveals Haruki made this story up and that Sakura was his First Love. Foregone Conclusion Sakura dies. In the prologue, we are shown the protagonist wasn't attending her funeral. Foreshadowing A stabbing criminal is discussed in the beginning of the movie. Turns out that same criminal would be the one that murdered Sakura. Friendless Background The protagonist. Taken to the extreme by having him claim to not remember having a single friend since elementary school. Gallows Humor By Sakura. No surprise, as she's the only character who is about to die. Maybe falling into misery isn't a choice for her. Genki Girl Sakura is initially shown as a happy-go-lucky character, unusually chipper about her looming death. Then it's revealed that she actually is afraid of dying and only acts that way to make people not worried. Green-Eyed Monster Sakura's ex-boyfriend makes a brief appearance by chatting with the protagonist after a rumour that he and Sakura are going out together. Later, he appears and strikes the protagonist after seeing him going to Sakura's home. Groin Attack Sakura does this to a guy harassing an old woman. Heroic BSoD The protagonist undergoes this after Sakura is murdered. He refuses to leave the house for days. Hey, You! The protagonist and Sakura never use each other's names, with Sakura commenting on the protagonist refusing to let her mention his name. In her will, she speculates it's because he was afraid of her becoming important to him if he used her name, and so she never used his for the same reason. It Always Rains at Funerals It does indeed rain at Sakura's. Lampshaded by the protagonist, who says that she wouldn't have liked it. Killed Offscreen The criminal's attack on Sakura is not depicted and protagonist and audience alike only find out via a news broadcast on TV. In the animated movie, only the scene of the crime is shown. Leaning on the Fourth Wall The protagonist delivers this twice. First, he says that only readers know where the first chapter is. Second, he says that this is not a novel. Loser Gets the Girl After the 'incident' in Sakura's home, a minor character punched the protagonist and made him fall to the ground. Sakura rushes to him and yells at the other guy while bringing the protagonist to her home. Love Confession Downplayed. During an after-school stride, Sakura and the protagonist had this exchangeSakura If I say that I want a boyfriend, what will you do?Protagonist Actually, what will I do?Sakura [shakes her head] Nothing. Never mind. Minor Major Character Sakura's ex-boyfriend is built up to be one of the main characters, but he only appears in two scenes. Manic Pixie Dream Girl A Reconstruction. The narrator becomes part of her life, but not the center of it. Sakura has a family, other friends she spends time with, and a best friend who naturally sees the narrator as an interloper. She needs something from him — a friend who won't overreact to her illness. And, it develops, she wants to learn something from him. Most of all, they share a friendship, not a romantic relationship. Friendship-with-benefits is on the table, but they have only teenage-level maturity to handle it. The characters acknowledge it might have become a romantic relationship, given enough time. Meaningful Echo The words "I want to eat your pancreas" are said several times in the story. They originally come up under the Black Comedy Cannibalism context with Sakura explaining that eating a healthy person's organs was believed to cure one's own diseased organ and therefore joking she should eat the protagonist's to cure her own illness. They come up again as the last words of Sakura and the protagonist to each other, the protagonist's final text to Sakura and the last words of Sakura's will, expressing the depth of their relationship by that point. Meaningful Name "Sakura", or cherry blossoms, are known for being extremely beautiful flower that only lasts for a week in April. Sakura is extremely energetic and optimistic, only to be revealed that she has pancreatic cancer and has a limited time to live, which gets cut short due to her murder. "Haruki" takes its first kanji from the word "haru", or spring, the season where cherry blossoms bloom. Our protagonist "blooms" Sakura into becoming the person she wants to be, and he does the same. She even remarks on the coincidence of their names matching so well in her will. In the sequel novel, Fuyumi, the protagonist's daughter. Fuyu, or Winter, comes after Spring. Named After Somebody Famous The protagonist. Both parts of his name come from famous Japanese novelists and are frequently mentioned on this site. Guess who. Haruki Shiga. Near-Rape Experience When Sakura makes very clear she doesn't want a romantic relationship, then pressures Haruki to have sex, then dismisses it as a prank, he feels like she's making fun of him and slams her to the bed. When he sees Sakura starts to cry, he realizes that taking his anger out on someone he cares about hurts them and him, then runs away. Nice Guy The student handing out gum to the protagonist. The protagonist's Character Development is displayed through his interactions with him; at first he rejects the gum, and towards the end he accepts his gum, and implicitly his friendship. No Name Given The protagonist's name isn't revealed until the end, only referred to as I/"Boku" 僕. His name is eventually revealed to be Haruki Shiga. Not So Stoic The protagonist, three times See Near-Rape Experience above After Sakura is killed, he is so visibly distraught he refuses to attend her funeral and doesn't recover enough to visit her family home until days later. The animated adaptation amplifies this by showing him walking out of the living room after seeing the news broadcast announcing her death and stumbling on the stairs to his room, unable to get up. After reading Sakura's farewell message, the protagonist finally sobs in front of her mother. Not The Illness That Killed Them While Sakura is dying of pancreatic cancer, she actually ends up getting murdered by a serial killer. Not What It Looks Like When Sakura forces the protagonist to hug her in the hospital, Kyoko walks in. Cue a friend's rage. Is Serious Business See Near-Rape Experience above. Opposites Attract How the protagonist and Sakura view each other. She explicitly states as much in Living with Dying, which Haruki reads after her death. The Philosopher Sakura Yamauchi. Despite her 'messy' attitude, her view of life and death is remarkable. Plot-Based Voice Cancellation During a train ride, the protagonist tells Sakura his name. The animated film cuts to a noise from the train as he's saying it. The Pollyanna Subverted with Sakura Yamauchi. Although she's shown to be carefree and has a happy-go-lucky attitude, she's actually desperate that she wouldn't be able to tell the truth to her beloved ones and she'll die. Alone. The Prankster Sakura Yamauchi, who spends a lot of time teasing and prodding at the protagonist. This is especially shown off during the Truth-or-Dare game and the protagonist's visit to her house, where her tendencies end up going too far. The Promise The protagonist makes Sakura promise to tell him when she'll die, and promises in return to return her copy of The Little Prince. Both promises are broken when Sakura is murdered. Red Eyes, Take Warning Red-eyed Kyoko is one of the more hostile characters to the protagonist. Red Oni, Blue Oni The protagonist's blue to Sakura Yamauchi's red, and Sakura herself being the friendlier blue to Kyoko's more suspicious Red. The Reveal The protagonist's name and the contents of the Disease Coexistence Journal. In order, his name is Haruki Shiga, and the contents of the diary include a will directed specifically at Haruki for him to read after her death. An example exclusive to the novel's epilogue. The protagonist tells a story to Sakura about his First Love, a girl who referred to everything, even inanimate objects with "-san". He later reveals, while visiting Sakura's grave, that he lied not having the heart to correct Sakura due to seeing her reaction, and the phrasing he uses afterwards heavily implies Sakura was his First Love. Running Gag One of the classmates keeps offering the protagonist gum. One of the signs of his change in attitude is his eventual acceptance. Safety in Indifference The protagonist's motivation in having no friends; if he doesn't have any friends, he can't be hurt, therefore remaining indifferent to others keeps him safe. He repeats this after the Near-Rape Experience and subsequently being beaten down by Sakura's ex-boyfriend, but Sakura convinces him it's worth continuing their friendship. Secret Diary Sakura's Disease Coexistence Journal. She Is Not My Girlfriend Female version. Sakura usually answers this every time someone asks about her relationship with the Random Kid Are you two going out?Sakura Nope! We're just good Random Kid [confused] The protagonist also says this to Takahiro and Kyoko, who are unconvinced due to the amount of time he and Sakura spend alone together. Spiritual Successor A number of reviewers and viewers, including IGN and this one, spoilers! draw comparisons between this and Your Lie in April, with both involving an energetic Ill Girl secretly afraid of her mortality who draws a troubled, withdrawn male protagonist out of his shell. Both female protagonists die with unfulfilled promises to the male protagonists. Both works also draw heavily on Cherry Blossoms imagery and its connotations regarding the transience of life and love. Starts with Their Funeral With Sakura's, to be specific, and the protagonist not attending it. The Stoic The protagonist is unemotional and antisocial, before meeting Sakura. The Stinger After the animated film's credits, the protagonist and Kyoko visit Sakura's grave together. Suicide as Comedy Pulled by Sakura during the hardware store scene. It made the shop assistant confused, Excuse me, I'm looking for a rope for suicide. But the one that won't leave a scar. What kind of rope do you think will do? That Was the Last Entry The Disease Coexistence Journal stopped on the date of Sakura's death and the protagonist's final message to Sakura. There Is Only One Bed Subverted by the protagonist. After bringing Sakura to the bed in the hotel, he sleeps on the sofa. Though he does relent after a Truth or Dare session in the animated movie. Took a Level in Cheerfulness The protagonist gradually becomes less aloof and starts to look at the world with a smile thanks to Sakura's influence. Title Drop See Black Comedy Cannibalism above. It is also dropped again twice towards the end; the protagonist's final message to Sakura, and the final line in Sakura's will. Trailers Always Spoil The third trailer makes no attempt to hide that Sakura's cheerfulness is a Stepford Smiler act. Two-Teacher School The only teacher that shows up is Sensei, the librarian, and he does not appear in the animated film adaptation. Unresolved Sexual Tension Between Sakura and the protagonist, due to Sakura's illness and the protagonist's antisocial tendencies. The Foregone Conclusion ensures that it remains unresolved. Wham Line Sakura being the victim of the criminal as relayed through the news comes as a shock to protagonist and audience alike. Wham Shot Sakura's murder on the news headline. The final line of The Disease Coexistence Journal has these words "I want to eat your pancreas", which was the last text the protagonist sent Sakura. Will They or Won't They? The story goes back-and-forth on whether the protagonist and Sakura will act on their feelings. It ultimately doesn't matter, seeing as Sakura dies by the end. The heavy implication is that the only reason they didn't act on their feelings was due to Sakura's impending death, however. What Does She See in Him? The protagonist and Sakura's classmates are wondering why Sakura want to spend her time with the quietest and most unattractive guy in the class. What Is This Feeling? The protagonist is unaware of his own feelings up to the point where he reads Sakura's journal after the funeral. Your Days Are Numbered Sakura, due to her terminal pancreatic disease, has only a limited time left to live. Her time is reduced as her condition worsens although she is murdered before her disease can kill her.Thatsaid, I Want to Eat Your Pancreas is a bit heavy-handed in its delivery. The dialogue is sometimes too on the nose for its own good, causing some of the key emotional beats to feel forced.
r/WantToEatYourPancreas r/WantToEatYourPancreas A community to discuss I Want To Eat Your Pancreas The anime film, the live action film, the manga, the light novel. We can also discuss anything that this story made you feel or change in your life, as well as theorizing about potential sequels, deeper meaning to the story and what if scenarios. Members Online • by [deleted]Iwant to eat your pancreas is a Japanese animated romantic drama that's based on the novel of the same name. The film follows the relationship between a girl with pancreatic cancer and an emotionally stunted boy. As their relationship progresses, the two learn more about each other and themselves. However, this may not be enough when an Description Links are NOT allowed. Format your description nicely so people can easily read them. Please use proper spacing and day, I – a high schooler – found a paperback in the hospital. The “Disease Coexistence Journal” was its title. It was a diary that my classmate, Sakura Yamauchi, had written in secret. Inside, it was written that due to her pancreatic disease, her days were numbered. And thus, I coincidentally went from Just-a-Classmate to a Secret-Knowing-Classmate. It was as if I were being drawn to her, who was my polar opposite. However, the world presented the girl that was already suffering from an illness with an equally cruel reality… The best-selling, award-winning debut work by Yoru Sumino “Bestsellers 2016 Overall by NIPPAN” – 4th Place “Bestsellers 2016 Paperback Fiction by NIPPAN” – 1st Place “Bestsellers 2016 Overall by TOHAN” – 5th Place “Bestsellers 2016 Literary Books by TOHAN” – 1st Place “Bookstore Grand Prix 2016” – 2nd Place “DA VINCI BOOK OF THE YEAR 2015” – 2nd Place “Bestsellers 2015 Literary Books by TOHAN” – 6th Place As of May 2017, this book has sold over million copies. Associated Names One entry per lineChcę zjeść twoją trzustkęI Want to Eat Your PancreasJe veux manger ton pancréasKimi no Suizou wo TabetaiKimisuiตับอ่อนเธอนั้น ขอฉันเถอะนะキミスイ君の膵臓をたべたい我想吃掉你的胰臟 Related Series N/A Recommendations You Shine in the Moonlit Night 5The Probability I Can Kill My Wife Without Being Found Out 2Yuri in Which the World Will End in Ten Days 2Boku no Bungeibu ni B*tch ga Irunante Arienai 1Jaku-chara Tomozaki-kun 1Ordinary I and Extraordinary Them 1Recommendation Lists Lets CryPersonal Must Read Japanese Light Novels Great No...Great novelsNovel ListFor the true web/light novel connoisseur Latest Release Date Group Release 06/03/20 Pajama Days movie ss 05/22/17 Pajama Days extra 05/21/17 Pajama Days c10 04/22/17 Pajama Days c9 04/17/17 Pajama Days c8 03/20/17 Pajama Days c7 02/19/17 Pajama Days c6 01/15/17 Pajama Days c5 01/02/17 Pajama Days c4 10/22/16 Pajama Days c3 06/12/16 Pajama Days c2 05/07/16 Pajama Days c1 05/06/16 Pajama Days c0
Alsoknown as Let Me Eat Your Pancreas, the coming-of-age tearjerker that inspired two films! A high school boy finds the diary of his classmate—only to discover that she's dying. Yamauchi Sakura has been silently suffering from a pancreatic disease, and now exactly one person outside her family knows.
I purchased this novel from Chicago’s Kinokuniya store location for I now have a car again and am super happy that I am able to go to Kinokuniya more often. I’m just more excited about books when I can pick them out in person and it makes me happy to randomly spot a book that has been on my mind for a while. I was on the look out for some light reading and decided to pick up some books by Sumino Yoru as it seems like his books are popular in the language learning community. I have heard of I want to eat your Pancreas君の膵臓をたべたい but I was surprised to find that this book was a runner up for the 2016 Booksellers Award. That really peaked my interested and helped me to make the purchase. I also picked up a copy of Sumino’s Blue, Painful and Brittle青くて痛くて脆い. Sumino’s novels tend to turn into many other forms of media such as movies, anime, and manga which can make these novels great language learning tools. I want to write reviews for more novels that would be useful for language learners who are more towards the start of their literary journey, but its hard as I live in America and do not have access to low priced books or normal Japanese libraries. While I have found some libraries that have Japanese novels, they are all closed to the public due to COVID. I am hoping that once the vaccine starts rolling outI am getting mine December 2020!!! that it will be easier for me to find lower level books to read. Story review This is a story of how two complete strangers form a bond over a shared secret and slowly/quickly become friendsdepends on who you ask. Haruki is a quiet bookworm who spends his time avoiding all forms of social interaction and being holed up in his room reading novels. Haruki is waiting in the lobby of a hospital for a post-surgery check up when he finds a random novel that someone has left behind. Being the book lover that he is, he picks up the book to see that that person was reading only to find out that is was a diary. With in the first few sentences, the author of the diary mentions that they have less then a year to live and are working on living a good life with their sickness instead of living in fear. Haruki feels bad about accidentally invading someones privacy and starts to put the book back before hearing someone call his name. It was someone from his school that was in the same class as him but who he has never had a real conversation with before. Sakura mentioned that her illness was a secret and asked Haruki not to mention it to anyone else. Haruki thought that life would go back to normal, but suddenly Sakura also decides to work in the school library with him and they start spending more time together. Sakura isn’t much of a reader and doesn’t really know any novels outside of The Little Prince. Haruki doesn’t seem to understand why Sakura would want to waste her short life in the library and thinks she should be out there doing something exciting. But Sakura’s idea of living her life is experiencing as much of the everyday experiences as she can. Haruki asks her about what she wants to do before she dies and she starts to invite him on little outing such as spending too much money at restaurants and going to cute cafes. From the start of this novel, the author made the stylistic choice of not writing down the main characters nameHaruki. There is a lot of dialog in this book, so in place of the characters name, there is a description of the character followed by a name suffix. Like Mr. classmate who knows my secret’ or Mr. plain looking classmate’ depending on what time the conversation is taking place in the story line. Despite this choice, it is really easy to keep track of which character is which. But it does contribute to the fact that the main character falls a bit flat. The male student is like a blank state. His personality is description is basically just a lack of personality all together. His only hobbies are reading novels and avoiding social interaction. Its almost like his only use in the story is to be a vessel for the life lessons that the character Sakura has to teach. Sakura herself seems to fall into the trope Manic Pixie Dream Girl.’ Let’s say you’re a soulful, brooding male hero, living a sheltered, emotionless existence. If only someone could come along and open your heart to the great, wondrous adventure of life… She is the childlike whimsical girl who is attractive, popular, energetic and she is here to change Haruki’s life and bring him out of his shell. It seems both strange to the reader and the main character themselves that this type of girl would take a sudden interest in such a boring guy. While Sakura seems like the perfect personification of this trope at times, Sakura is an individual with her own motivation who is going through major life changes with her current illness. I just wish that in the novel they showed more of how Sakura acted with her other classmates. I would love to see how it compares. Sakura claims that she no one else in class knows about her illness and her conversations with the main character really seem to center around her death and how she is trying to handle it. Is Sakura just a stereotype of a bright and energetic popular high school student who only lives for others? Is she hiding her pain behind her smile? Or is she just able to finally be herself to the one classmate who randomly found out her secret? While there are some issues with the story, I really like how this author was able to write dialog in a way that seemed completely natural. Sometimes what the characters were saying didn’t match up 100% depending on their own motives or attention spans. A lot of books have dialog that seem too scripted or stiff, but this book just have the perfect about of randomness that made it seem like a real conversations that would happen between classmates. My experience reading this book I bought this book expecting it to be an easy read. Like I think I had the image that it was written in a style for young students who just aren’t that into reading. But that wasn’t the case and the difficulty seems to be about average for books that I end up picking out for myself. I enjoyed the book, but if I would have taken the time to read a few more pages before picking it up, I think I would have rather picked a book with a more mature story line. Sometimes I have a hard time finding movies or TV shows to watch and end up watching media set in high schools and it gets old. But I knew that this author was popular with language learners and I am glad that I got the chance to read this book and write a review to help other decide if its a good fit for them or not. I have started to write an article reflecting on how I choose what novels to read and it got me thinking about how I have been really getting into the idea of reading books or watching movies that are really popular in Japan. I don’t really feel the same about media in English and the books I usually read then to be all over the place. I don’t go out of my way to read popular or award winning books in English. But for books in Japanese, looking at different awards and popularity rankings has become one of the main ways I pick out novels. I recently have been thinking about how to overcome cultural differences and increase the amount of shared experiences that I have with the average Japanese person. Since I was raised in a different country and a large part of the Japanese population is not used to interacting with those from a different culture I cannot help but think that increasing the amount of shared experiences will help with my friendships and relationships. Level Preface Just to give some background to my current level. I have been using Japanese for a long time now, but just decided somewhat recently to be more serious about gaining fluent literacy. This year I have finished reviewing over JLPT N2 materials and have started on N1. I am planning on taking N1 in 2021. I started reading novels in 2020 and have read over 20 to completion. Vocabulary N2 student level The vocabulary in this book was more difficult then I thought it would be. Just based off of the vocabulary, I think I would rate it a low N2 student level. But there are other factors involved that make me think that this book would be a good choice for N3 level learners. N3 level students who have already read a few books should be able to tackle this novel no problem despite the vocabulary. There are not many specific vocabulary groups that I found in this book. It is set in a high school with the main characters being high school students. There is a decent amount of vocabulary that is based on school life. One of the main characters does spend some time in a hospital as well, so there is some light use of medical terms. 笹船 – There is one word in this book that stuck out to me, 草舟そうしゅう・くさぶね. I have never seen the word before and it wasn’t in my dictionary. I looked it up online and it seems like quite a few people were looking it up specifically due to its appearance in I want to eat your Pancreas君の膵臓をたべたい. The best simple explanation I was able was on Yahoo and it said 「流されやすいと言う意味合いらしい」which I take to mean basically means someone is who too easy to persuade. A grass blade floating in a river really has no choice or influence in what direction it goes in. This seems to fit Haruki pretty well as while his only desire seems to be to read books while avoiding people, he pretty much goes along with whatever Sakura wants even though he complains about it often. Grammar N2 student level This book is written in first person from the perceptive of a high school student. Before buying this novel, I was convinced that all of Sumino’s books would be around a level N3 based off comments that I have read online. But after reading thought this book… it doesn’t seem to be the case. Due to the topics discussed in the book, a lot of the grammar seems to be written in a reflective or musing style that made use of lots N2 grammar points. The main character is well read which I think reflects in his sentence structures and thought process. But, I do think the the setting of the book itself makes the book fairly easy to understand. Its the story of two high school students spending time in basic settings such as the school library and cafes who are getting to know each other. You know right from the beginning that Sakura does not have a long time left to live. All of the characters in this novel speak in standard dialect, so even beginning readers will not find dialog to be too difficult in this novel. This book is fairly dialog heavy which might help readers get through the story more smoothly. The main character and Sakura’s speech are both properly gendered so language learners may be able to find good phrases to incorporate into their spoken Japanese. Also both of the main characters are the same age and speak in causal Japanese to one another. Cultural References I do not think that readers have to be very familiar with Japanese culture to understand this story. As with any story written by a Japanese person for Japanese people, reading any book will help you learn more about Japanese culture bit by bit. Who should read this book? Readers who have a strong grasp of N3 concepts. This is a great book for those who like anime or books that have many different forms of media. The age of the characters and the setting may put some people off from this book. The books I tend to read have characters that span from young children to elderly. But the style of this book does feel like it was written for a younger crowd in mind. For students who are at an earlier stage in their studies but a huge fan of the story line, I think this could still be a good book choice. I do think the the setting of the book itself makes the book fairly easy to understand. Its the story of two high school students spending time in basic settings such as the school library and cafes who are getting to know each other. You know right from the beginning that Sakura does not have a long time left to live. The concepts discussed in this book are not complicated and it is dialog heavy. These points combined with the fact that there are many of forms of media that one can use while going through through this book could make it a good choice for N3 level students as well. Length Medium At 325 pages long, this is not a short novel. There is a decent amount of language learning that can be done from this book considering the price. If possible, I think its a good idea to pick a sub-200 page book for a learners first novel, but this novel could be a solid choice as well due to the fact that it is very dialog heavy. Related Media If possible, I recommend reading The Little Prince星の王子さま before you start reading I want to eat your Pancreas 君の膵臓をたべたい. I read it in reverse and I think knowing the story of The Little Prince would have added more to my enjoyment of the book. The Little Prince is out of copyright in most countries so you will be able to find it online for free on many websites in many languages. You can read my review of The Little Prince here, and here you can find a free e-book on Aozora Bunko. The author of this novel, Sumino Yoru, has written a few other books as well. Notable titles are 『よるのばけもの』『青くて痛くて脆い』『か「」く「」し「」ご「」と「』and 「また、同じ夢を見ていた」. I have not read any of these novels yet but I do own Blue, Painful and Brittle青くて痛くて脆い and after looking over the first first pages, it appears to have a similar feeling to I want to eat your Pancreas 君の膵臓をたべたい. I have heard that 「また、同じ夢を見ていた」is a fairly easy book to read and am looking forward to reading it in the future. If you are the type to like to experience one story over different media formats this is the story for you! There is a live action movie. This movie slightly differs from the novel as it is written from the perceptive of the main character after he has become an adult and reflects back on his time at high school. I have not read the manga so I am not sure if the story line differs at all. But there is a two volume set being sold and the story line appears to be loyal to the novel. And then there is the animated movie! I love reading Japanese novels and have seen that many people want to read them but don't know where to start. I have decided to share my experiences to help people reach their literacy goals. View all posts by KuriIWant to Eat Your Pancreas 君の膵臓をたべたい Kimi no Suizō o Tabetai (2018) Movie review. Directed and screenwritten by Shin'ichirō Ushijima (One Punch Man anime series), I Want to Eat Your Pancreas is an anime film adaptation of the 2015 Japanese novel of the same name by Yoru Sumino.It's the second on-screen adaptation after the 2017 live-action film adaptation.
I Want To Eat Your Pancreas Novel ReviewI Want to Eat Your Pancreas is not a title about shocking the reader, it’s a title about love love found, love lost, and that no man is an island. It’s a phrase repeated throughout the book, and it only gains more meaning and emotional weight as the story goes on. It’s a good story, and it works for people who have had similar experiences. I just wish it was written story is about a loner kid [Who Shall not Be Named-kun] his name is kept a secret and replaced with a phrase in brackets finding out that his popular classmate, Sakura, has a terminal illness of the pancreas. [MC-kun] is swept into Sakura's life as they go on adventures, both physically and emotionally, before she dies. Sakura isn't your normal dying character she is full of life. It’s refreshing for a character to see their terminal illness not as keeping her captive, but setting her may have heard about this because of the anime adaptation, which came out in Japan and is set to come out in America in a few months. I’m excited because it’ll work better as a movie than a novel.[MC-kun] is a very sullen and robotic character. That comes through the first-person narration which, while true to the character, isn't something that’s interesting to read. The book also “tells more than shows” which many light novels suffer from don’t tell me “she’s popular” show me through action that she is, though it does it better than most. Instead, the author focuses on the things that make this story good the dialogue and emotional and [MC-kun] have real chemistry and the way they bounce off each other is great. Their relationship is what drives the story forward, which softens my criticisms. The ending is very good and really packs a punch. The characters are laid bare and [MC-kun] lets emotion creep into his narration. If you’ve lost a loved one to terminal illness, expect to go through those emotions why I liked it as much as I did. While the writing was okay and might have gotten lost in translation the characters and relatability make it a better read. If you’re on the fence, I’d recommend picking this 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 to CartLearn MoreReviewini bersifat subjektif dan terdapat sedikit spoiler. I Want to Eat Your Pancreas atau Kimi no Suizou wo Tabetai adalah novel web yang terbit pada tahun 2014 dan pada tahun 2015 dicetak dalam bentuk fisik.Cerita karangan Sumino Yoru ini mendapatkan adaptasi live-action pada tahun 2017 dan yang terbaru diadaptasi menjadi anime layar lebar pada tahun 2018. . 138 347 353 168 465 391 348 40