Watashitachi no Shiawase na Jikan

The feels man... this manga oh boy you'll get the feels by the end if you want a good read about two people who in the most unlikely way meets each other. Both who struggle with suicidal thoughts, finding a purpose to live. Knowing this won't be a happy ending as we are set up from the start that this won't be a happy ending story.

It has a good character development and for the short story it manages to tell a wonderful story. It gave us enough time to know who they are and then just enough for us to care before reminding us of the impending doom.

When you find someone worth living for, it makes everyday worth living wishing we can have just one more day.

I really enjoyed this story a lot and I think if you have time, check it out! It isn't a lot of to read and it is beautiful. Showing us that there's life worth living for and hopefully those who struggle with suicidal thoughts can learn from this.

A beautiful telling of a love story between two people who can't be together but long to be together.

I read this manga because I had seen so many people raving about how incredible it is, how touching and poignant. I do not particularly agree with that statement, though I do not disagree either. It is certainly not the best single volume work I’ve ever read, but it had a clear and emotional message that, having dealt with both my own and many other’s depression for years, can thoroughly appreciate.

Watashitachi no Shiawase na Jikan is about a suicidal young woman who meets an inmate on death row and slowly learns to appreciate life. It is an adaptation of a Korean novel called Maundy Thursday by Gong Ji-Young. The story is a little predictable, though the ending is still quite emotional. The art is interesting; the watercolors are beautiful, and the interior art is rather different from what one expects in a dramatic romance manga (but reminded me a bit of the work of Junji Ito, had he gone in a much different direction). The story is short, a single, 8 chapter long volume, that can be easily appreciated to its fullest in an hour or less.

Although I do not quite agree with the sheer amount of praise this story is getting, it is worth reading. It is a touching and emotional story that forces its audience to ask some questions that one might not ask on a daily basis. Definitely worth checking out if you have some free time.

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Watashitachi no Shiawase na Jikan or Our Happy Time is a tale of how a death row inmate and a former pianist, who both lost the will to live. Form a bond that helps them move on from their past pain and struggles. It is a story that I find very overrated, which is not a bad thing. I just think that people have a very biased opinion on this work, and will not respond to criticism well. This will be my unbiased, subjective opinion on each aspect of this manga.


Story: 6 - The story for this manga was executed well in 8 chapters, which is very impressive in itself. However, there are some inherent flaws with the story, with the pacing being the first issue. I get it, it was only 8 chapters, but a longer stretched series might of had more of the developmental and progressive details of the story be fleshed out more. Also, as a fan of the romance genre, I found this story to be a bit underwhelming. The dialogue between the two main characters set up their relationship to be more of a close friendship. Does sharing personal past tragedies make a man and woman fall in love together. Well, I can't really answer that, but the execution of this story makes the reader question this, so this fails in that sense.


Art: 7 - The art was fairly done well in this series, it wasn't spectacular. But very pleasing to look at, so it looks fine.


Character: 5 - This was where I was truly disappointed. The characters could have been so much more, but the author really didn't go deep enough. We got two past tragic stories with the main characters, and they were a bit generic but enough to get you attached in this short story. This manga basically outlines a huge detail with a backstory of a character, and slowly peels off the details behind what they shown through the progression of the series. It was executed fine, but they could have delved into their characters backstories a little more. Also, does sharing past tragedies make you fall in love. This relationship to me seemed more of a close friendship with strange circumstances. But the ending, it was probably not what readers wanted. I found it really realistic however, as this bond formed by these two helped them move on with life, sort of, (readers know what I'm talking about)


Overall: 6 - This is a short read, so maybe 30 minutes at most. You may reread this manga, or just be able to hold a discussion about it. It's a sweet story about two people with strange circumstances who help move on from their pain through their strong bond. It's sad, but sweet at the same time. It's a great read for people who are okay with bitter-sweet endings.

It truly had meaning of reality. It tells you a lot about world, and what actually happen to real people. The artist drew the eyes with emotion into them, which gave me the sense that this just wasn't only art. The characters were like real people, but people with tragic lives. I enjoyed how the characters communicated and were faced with real things. All together, it was an amazing story. Which I recommend with a cup of tea.

Death penalty is a theme thaat seems to be loved by Hollywood in the late 90s, seeing the amount of movies about it that were produced and realesed, and specially the ones that were to the Oscars and won some. The trend dissappear quickly in the next decade. In anime, despìte death penalty exists in Japan, still feels like a taboo, something that authors didn't want to write about. and even seinen titles seems to help to give a treatment of this theme. This short manga dares to do it. Doesn't want to make you think if it's wrong or right, instead, tells a love story. Not the love story of two teenagers who fall in love in high school, something that many readers has already get sick and tired. The love story of a guy in death row and a suicide ex-pianist who survived rape. It writes about edgy mature themes, but the story doesn't have any shock value. Everything is beautiful, and also painfully realistic. You'll never found anything over the top, the author doesn't need to exagerate the situations to make you feel the same as the characters and empathysize with them. The story is really sad, specially the last chapter. If you want to enjoy mature drama, and also a manga you won't believe it hasn't yet an anime adaptation, this is for you.

**SPOILERS WARNING STAY AWAY IF YOU HAVE NOT READ MANGA YET**

This was such a hard hitter man like the ending would definitely make you upset. The whole manga is very much heavy because we have two individuals here, who experienced hard times in their lives. Our female lead Juri , was raped by her piano teacher in which her mother didn't believe her and bet Juri up. This made her quit piano and caused her to attempt suicide 3 times. To help get through rehabilitation, she was asked by her aunt who is a nun to visit inmates, who basically have no family of their own.

This is when she met our male lead Yuu and he is currently on death row due to his involvement by killing a man and a mother with a child. It doesn't explain much on why he killed the man but apparently from my guess, he was a crime boss that made Yuu be involved with gangs? Also from seeing the vision on what he told Juri, the killing of the woman and child was an accident. Yuu also had a young brother who was blind and he got killed too.

The only criticism I have with this manga is that it's rather short to explain properly on the crimes that Yuu did. Like if this was 15 chapters, we would get more details on the crimes Yuu was involved in. You just be unsure if he only was involved with one of them or all of them. Yeah it made me brain big with full of questions to say the least.

Anyways this manga definitely gave me the feels in its ending. Juri was so strong for admitting forgiveness to her mother. If that was me, I would immediately shut her out of my life cause she was so vile and disgusting towards Juri for admitting about a paedophile who destroyed her. The mother literally disgusted me in this!

If you need a good cry, read this manga. It is very good folks👍

"If only the entire week was Thursdays..."

Watashitachi no Shiawase na Jikan, is a manga adaptation by Sahara Mizu of the story "Our Happy Time", written by South Korean author Gong Ji-young. If you enjoy this manga I recommend giving the book a read as well!

Where do I start? Watashitachi no Shiawase na Jikan is an incredible 8-chapter manga able to to convey immense depth and feeling.

In the story you follow Juri, a 30-year old woman who has numerously attempted suicide. Her Aunt Monica, a nun, makes regular visits to death row convicts to provide them with company and someone to talk to. After Juri's most-recent suicide attempt, her aunt asks her to accompany her in visiting one of these death row inmates as an alternative to staying in a mental hospital.

Agreeing, Juri meets inmate #3987, Yuu. Yuu and Juri have a lot in common in that they both wish to die. Both Yuu and Juri have suffered great tragedy in their lives which is slowly revealed as the story unravels. There's a lot of wonderful dialogue and communication, nothing feels superfluous or superficial. It's all genuine, each character so perfectly human in their motivations and actions.

It's difficult to go into more detail without giving too much away and thereby sullying the overall experience. It's a must-read manga that will leave a lasting impression.

I have been completely obsessed with Manga and Anime for years now but not once did I ever contemplate finding one that would affect me as deeply as Watashitachi no Shiawase na Jikan . In my opinion the success of this Manga is due to the fantastic storyline which is conveyed in such a simplistic manner. The Story doesn't shy away from difficult topics and moral dillemas. After studying capital punishment in depth as part of my higher RMPS course i felt that i could deal with the topic in a very matter of fact type way thus avoiding any emotional involvement but this piece proved me wrong.

The Mangaka is very talented as in the short 8 chapters the amount of depth and detail within the character development is impressive and something many mangas struggle to emulate in series containing many more chapters. The main characters work well in conjunction to each other and evoke sympathy from the reader.

The art wasn't anything particularly special and frankly I have seen better art in other mangas however the simplistic art allowed the storyline to shine whether or not this was a conscious decision by the mangaka it worked very well and for this reason I gave it a 9.

After a very long winded review I guess all I can really say is I urge you to read this Manga, the ending is quite predictable but I do feel like it is the only ending that would sit right with the rest of the story. Once your tears stop I can assure you you wont regret reading this .

I tried to empathize with the main characters, but I failed. They're just too much of a stereotype - the villain/hero with a tragic past who faces his destiny with stoicism, and the spoilt girl who also has a tragic past and doesn't know how to deal with it (or simply doesn't want to). They have both been through a lot. Seriously, A LOT. Too many tragedy to keep this story plausible. It just feels overly dramatic, and I couldn't relate to it.
Do you know ho saved the day? Inoue. The innocent, genuine, kind, truly good-tempered guardian. He's really trying to help Yuu (and Juri too) with no other reason but to be kind to the others. I really liked him and his personality.

As for the art, the chara design is very good, but sometimes it feels like the characters are just doing the same facial expressions over and over again.

Watashitachi no Shiawase na Jikan is for sure a special manga. No matters if you like it or not this story will probably not let you indifferent.

I really like how unique the characters are, all of them have such a strong personality and have so much to tell. Regardless of whether or not you agree with their point of view it is for sure interesting to read something as deep.

Speaking about the theme, I would say that it is very special. It is mostly a combination between the consequences of a childhood filled by traumas and the capital punishment. The capital punishment part isn't really developed and it is there mostly as support, but the other part is very good. I think that this story is pointing out how much your life experiences can turn you into something you aren't, and how hard it is at the end to have a strong opinion about someone. The relationship between the two main characters is also very interesting and shows how much impact can someone have in a person life.

On the other hand I think that the story is a little bit too short, by my point of view there is a lack of overall development. Sadly sometimes I was feeling that the story was jumping.

Regardless of that, this manga is very good and I think that everyone trying to understand what the author is telling is gonna enjoy his reading.