A few years later, I was looking at the manga list of MAL when I saw it: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time... manga?! I was so shocked. And so I checked it out.
It was a short read. It only contained 5 chapters and each chapter has 40+ pages.
Basically, there's this girl named Makoto Konno who can leap through time (hence the title) and every time something happened that she dislike, she'll just jump back. So the plot just centers around that and the fact that there are consequences whenever she "time leaps".
I'm happy that the manga is somewhat different from the movie version that for a while I thought, "Hey. Maybe the manga will give me the very happy and satisfying ending I really want the movie to have!"
I was wrong.
I, an avid fan of the movie, barely understood what happened. I kept on clicking the right arrow button, hoping that a new page would come out instead of the "The End" that was shown on my screen but it was hopeless. When it finally sunk in, I was like "Wait, that's it?!". I have A LOT of questions regarding the ending of the manga. It's a bit better than the ending in the movie (just A BIT) but so confusing and too open-ended.
The plot is almost the same as the movie except for some scenes and the ending of this manga. I also realized that this is even more fast paced and left out a lot of details. I'm just glad I saw the movie first before reading this.
As for the art, I think it's above average compared to other manga.
So now, the question is, is it worth reading? I have two answers depending if you have already seen the movie version or not.
If you haven't seen the movie yet, I suggest that you go and watch it first. The movie explains the "time leap" and the circumstances better than the manga. But well, if you're feeling a bit daring and would like to take a risk, you can go ahead and start reading. You should make sure to still watch the movie though! It's really great!
If you have seen the movie, reading this manga is A MUST. If you're like me who's a bit disappointed on the ending of the movie, you can find a bit of satisfaction by reading this manga. Take note, however, that you should read this from the VERY beginning and not skip to the last chapter. There are some scenes that can be found here that's not in the movie and vice versa. Believe me, I tried to read the last chapter and I didn't understand what was going on. Hence why I suggest that you start from chapter 1.
Overall, despite all of my complaints, I still think that this manga is a good read and is a nice accompaniment for the movie.
Story: 7/10
Art: 7/10
Character: 7/10
Enjoyment: 7/10
Overall: 7/10
