Hajimari no Niina

Hajimari no Niina

Author: Minamori Koyomi

Synopses  (From Shoujo Crusade).

10-year old Niina is special. This is because she has the memories of her past life as a girl named Chitose still intact. Among these memories is a promise with Chitose's boyfriend which Niina then decides to try and fulfill. But can she really?

My opinion:

It is going to be difficult to talk about this manga and not reveal any important information but I will do it. For you sake, mina-san! 

Just a quick note: 

The fact that the protagonist was once another girl that the male protagonist had loved in the past, and that she knows it, is not a spoiler since it is stated clearly since the very beginning and even in the synopses of the manga. Anyway, let’s start!

This is my second time reading Hajimari no Niina. If I’m not mistaken, I started to cry since the first pages I went through, both in my second and first time reading it. Each phrase, each character reactions, everything is full of sweet, sad, and interesting emotions. It makes you think about life, about your life, and about how time flies fast and that nothing is granted since the start. That we’re eventually are going to die and separate from everything we once loved and cherished. But it isn’t only drama. As most of the mangas, it has this Japanese comedy-like feels. It is also adorable and sometimes even funny.

This manga also deal with age gape. The main character Niina is 10 years old while the male protagonist is 25. But he isn’t loli con or anything lol lol their relationship progress in a really good and realistic pace. Nothing is rushed. Her love for him remains the same. As for him, he started to learn how to love this new version of Chitose (Nina), first in a friendly and very innocent way since she was still a kid.

It is interesting how the author was able to deal with the fact that he was still too much attached to the past. He was lonely and lost with his memories of how his beloved Chitose died and he couldn't do anything to save her. That he had let go of her hand when he shouldn't. 

Therefore although he was given a second change to be with his soul mate, it wouldn’t be never the same. He and she were new version of themselves. Him from being older, and she from being younger and in fact another person. He would have to start everything again and love the main character for who she was. Not for what she once had been in her previous life.

I do not particularly believe in reincarnation but I did like the way the author used the theme. She did a good job.

Actually she did a good job with everything. I can’t even say what I didn’t like. Everything was nice and satisfied. From the beginner to the end. I would be proud of myself if I had writing such touching story. It is just amazing.  Even if you do not like romance or drama, you should still read it. It might expand your concepts of life and of love.

Maybe I will do another post later on talking about this manga more deeply and with spoilers, who knows? For now, sayonara!