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*****Thematic Spoilers*****I wouldn’t even say that this was a romance, even though it was explicitly one. The reason I say this is because it’s a manga about getting past your fears. “One who is satisfied can never be deceived.”(not said in the manga, just a quote I keep to myself) Takagi, who learned to continue her passion regardless of death, realized that the idea of death is that it exists to kill our dreams, making us unaware of what we can achieve in a lifetime. We, as people, are highly limited and are forced to conform to societal standards, which is why we always worry ... about what we can do in a short period instead of a lifetime. Amusingly like the idea of turning in a project in one night giving us so much stress, instead of what job we may have in 15 years.

This manga serves to remind us that though we are finite beings, we’re definitely allowed to dream beyond who we are. This is shown through the interactions between Hatsu and Hato. It attacks the purpose of life, proposing that humans purely exist to ‘chase,’ not to arrive at some destination. ‘Live in the moment,’ is the encapsulation I’d give this one shot. Oh, it’s a 9/10 because it’s only a one shot and I’m left starving for more, but I guess hunger would be an effect from any good work. I wouldn’t be lying if I said that this is a 10/10 too. I’m just not used to reading one shots.

Honestly, just forget what I said and give this a read. I took a lot from it because I think about the themes mentioned quite a bit, so I have a bias. (Also I commented this on mangafire.to, just felt a need to place this here too.)

Tear-jerker one-shot...

Do you know the feeling that you get when finishing a series that leaves you with a hole in the chest?... Well this one-shot is one of them!

Right from the start is a roller coaster of emotions. It´s a bitter sweet story that shows how fate can be so cruel even when you think you know what´s coming.
The main characters are very likeable and quircky, the pacing is well done to show the growth between characters.
The art and setting compliment the tone of the story so well and by the end you will want to re-read it.

When finished reading it, it gave me "I ... Want to eat your pancreas" vibes, which if you read or watch it you will know what I mean by the end.

Overall I´d love for a serialization but what we got was more than enough. it´s a great one-shot to read if you have a couple of minutes to spare. You won´t regret it :-)

How I rank (This is just my opinion):

(Inspired by Huang-Teizan)
10 - Bendicion de Dios
9 - Now this is Peak!!
8 - Bingeworthy!
7 - Good
6 - Enjoyable
5 - Either Echii or just enough to get by
4 - I´m just here to know how it ends.
3 - "Are you related to Rent a Girlfriend?"
2 - Que cojones
1 - My head doesn´t explode because it can´t.
0 - "Even a Hentai has a better story than you!"

I am going to keep this review short this one-shot is pretty alright. The idea for this story is pretty cool. Pretty much this girl Takagi has a heart condition where she only has a set number of heartbeats left before she dies. Takagi leads a boring life to avoid raising her heartbeat until she meets the male lead Iijima. Through meeting Iijima she decides to let loose and enjoy her life. The concept for this story is very cool. The problem is that the story is very short. Since the story is only 1 chapter long we have to cram in all this character ... development and plot into only 54 pages. I feel like this manga could have shined if it was instead made into a short series maybe 10-15 chapters long. With this length the author would have more time to flesh out the characters and make people really connect to the both of them and their romance. But, since it was only one chapter long they had to rush through and by the end you don't really feel anything as you haven't been given enough time to connect with the characters.

Overall this one-shot was a bit too ambitious and if it was a bit longer and fleshed the characters out a bit better I think this could have have been a bit more emotional and impactful.