After glowing recommendations from not just a few friends I picked up the manga for the popular story “Kimi no Suiz0 o Tabetai~ I Want To Eat Your Pancreas” about a girl diagnosed with cancer who befriends a reluctant shy boy in her class.
Right now I’m about halfway through and so far it’s pretty much your standard “Manic Pixie Dream Girl” trope, i.e. “Spritely girl shows introverted guy how to really live life and then reveals she is dying which is what made her life life to its fullest”…
I’m wondering if there’s going to be some big dramatic turn that I’m not expecting coming up, because so far, though it’s been enjoyable to read, it hasn’t really lived up to all the hype I’ve been hearing about it!
I see that an animated movie based on this manga came out last year…maybe I’d better check that one out and see if it grabs me more…
Posted by zdorama @ zdoramaagain.blogspot.com
