Alternative TitlesEnglish: Life Synonyms: Raifu Japanese: ライフ
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Type: Manga
Volumes: 20
Chapters: 80
Status: Finished
Published: 2002 to 2009
StatisticsScore: 7.941 (scored by 526 users)
Ranked: #6922
Popularity: #552
Members: 1,140
Favorites: 76 1 indicates a weighted score
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SynopsisAyumu Shiiba is studying for the all-important high school entrance exams. She is struggling to get by, but thankfully has help from her best friend Shii-chan, who is at the top of their class. Test results come back and their friendship falls apart when Ayumu surpasses Shii-chan's scores and gets into her high school of choice while Shii-chan doesn't! Losing Shii-chan is so painful for Ayumu that she starts cutting her wrists for comfort. Hoping for a fresh start, Ayumu arrives at her new high school and finally opens up to a new friend, Manami. But will Manami prove to be the friend that Ayumu truly needs or send her further in a downward spiral? (Source: Tokyopop) |
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Tuttle1
20 of 28 people found this review helpful
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23 of 80 chapters read
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10 |
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9 |
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10 |
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10 |
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The drama isn't too exaggerated so it protrays what a high school girl would be likely to go through in her time. Making friends, getting stabbed in the back, exiled and tortured. The main character is mentally weak till she meets a true friend that lifts her up out of the she's in. She helps the main character believe in herself and enables the main character to stand up to the bullies. It sends a message that all you really need is ONE good friend to get you through the bad times rather than a whole bunch of fair weather friends. It's an excellent read. Every time I finish a new volume im left craving more! read more
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yakusoku
7 of 13 people found this review helpful
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80 chapters
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10 |
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10 |
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9 |
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10 |
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10 |
Story: This manga follows a girl, Ayumu, who falls into a lot of drama through high school. I have no complaints for the story. situations and problems the main character go through - they really pull you in and make you want more. the plot is quite unpredictable and the pacing is fast.
Art: The art is explicitly drawn to invoke the deep emotions that Ayumu experiences. It goes in favour with this manga - destructive and full of emotion.
Character: The tough moments that ayumu has to go through are moving and you might be able to relate to it if you had similar experiences. there are many 'evil' people in this manga, it's quite surprising actually. all of the characters are very realistic, like i said you can probably relate to her situations; the characters of this manga are the main complication of the storyline. the author portrayed many of them to have a terrible, evil mind on the outside, but we get to see why they have their bad personality later on. The characters are the main attraction of this manga. i have never been bullied to the extent that ayumu had, and i have never seen it like this before. This bully situation is what really hooks you in this manga.
Enjoyment: Life shows how great high school drama can go up to, and how harsh bullying affects a person. We develop a sense of compassion for the main character throughout the manga, and a sense of hate towards her classmates. I'm sure anyone who picks this up will not stop reading. This is a wonderful manga, I definitely recommend it to anyone who wants to read a dramatic and fast paced series. read more
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Same author.
Drama, school, psychological, josei.
Both are great mature stories, and the girls protagonists, whose life is a mess, get into difficult situations, but try to fight and to finally reach happiness.
Both manga show how classmates, especially girls, can be mean.
If you enjoyed one you totally must read the other too.
both the main character got bullied by her classmate.
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Same mangaka, Keiko Suenobu, and a lot of similarities.
Both are mature and dramatic series, and involve schoolgirls with either school or love problems and their efforts to solve them.
Happy Tomorrow is made of only 4 chapters, while Life is still on-going, anyway both are worth reading.
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