Kimi to Tsuzuru Utakata
The Summer You Were There
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Kimi to Tsuzuru Utakata

Alternative Titles

Japanese: 君と綴るうたかた
English: The Summer You Were There
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Type: Manga
Volumes: 6
Chapters: 32
Status: Finished
Published: May 18, 2020 to Jan 18, 2024
Genre: Girls Love Girls Love
Theme: School School
Serialization: Comic Yuri Hime
Authors: Yuama (Story & Art)

Statistics

Score: 8.601 (scored by 68956,895 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #1002
2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #1003
Members: 19,548
Favorites: 920

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Volumes: /6
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Synopsis

The self-conscious Shizuku Hoshikawa is on her way to dispose of her first and last novel. But before she can do so, the charismatic Kaori Asaka bumps into her and ends up taking the novel home. This turn of events greatly distresses Shizuku, as she does not want anyone to read the depressing story she wrote for her own satisfaction.

Initially expecting the worst, Shizuku finds herself in tears of joy when Kaori tells her the novel deeply moved her. Kaori wishes to read more of her stories, but as Shizuku did not plan on writing anything else, she has no idea what to write. As a result, Kaori comes up with a bizarre suggestion—their love.

Shizuku is skeptical of Kaori's intention and somewhat uneasy about what secrets she may be hiding behind her smile. Nevertheless, the two begin their odd summer vacation in pursuit of their own love story.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Background

Kimi to Tsuzuru Utakata was nominated twice in the Best Printed Manga category for the eighth and ninth Tsugi ni Kuru Manga Awards in 2022 and 2023.

The series has been published in English as The Summer You Were There by Seven Seas Entertainment since October 4, 2022.

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Reviews

Jan 28, 2024
Kimi to Tsuzuru Utakata, or The Summer You Were There, is the sort of manga you approach expecting full well to be sad, and it still manages to leave you utterly devastated by the end. It’s the sort of manga where you earnestly hope for the happiness of all involved, though, deep down, you realise that seldom is reality so simple. It’s a manga where turning to the next page transforms into a daunting task, with each chapter feeling like another step towards an unavoidable conclusion.
If I stay here, on this page, time stands still. If I stay here, on this page, the inevitable will ...
Jan 28, 2024
The very first thing I feel the need to tell you is that this manga is utterly devastating. It most certainly will leave you feeling empty, sad or overwhelmed so read it at your own discretion.

With that out of the way, let me start explaining why you SHOULD read this. Kimi to Tsuzuru Utakata is a manga written and illustrated by Yuama. It tells the story of Hoshikawa Shizuku, a girl who has abandoned her future and how she comes across a girl as bright as the sun to light her path. It presents itself in a particularly enthralling way. Both of the characters are ...
Feb 28, 2024
Man, it seems like the yuri/shoujo-ai genre is going through some kind of renaissance, what with so many of those titles being ported to the US, and several of them actually managing to range from good to amazing. I don't typically find myself reading a lot of yuri or shoujo-ai manga, more due to lack of time and lack of interest in romance in general, but these past few years I read some really good ones, such as Goodbye My Rose Garden and Yume no Hashibashi, not to mention all the ones that are much more frank about exploring LGBT themes. I do plan on ...

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