The Garden of Words
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- Create Date：2021-10-04 09:55:00
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Midori Motohashi
- ISBN：1939130832
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Summary
Can a poem save your life？ Words are powerful。 Insults and rumors can derail a career; a bit of encouragement can give someone the strength to pursue their dreams。 When a high school boy skipping class to sketch shoe designs and a taciturn woman drinking a morning beer meet in a Tokyo park， they say little， but the woman bids farewell with an ancient tanka poem。 Will the boy figure out the poem's meaning-and its corresponding response-before it's too late？
Reviews
Nicolas Zamora
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Pronto Reseña
Schenze
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 The manga fills a few little holes from the movie， making the story alive with little details。 The whole "chase your dreams" plot is kind of the main structure， but it ages like milk at the end。 The manga fills a few little holes from the movie， making the story alive with little details。 The whole "chase your dreams" plot is kind of the main structure， but it ages like milk at the end。 。。。more
Constanza Pozo
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La historia es linda pero quedó mejor la película que el manga， es lento y no alcanzas a empatizar con los personajes y sus historias
Gemmi00
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Precioso。
Mati
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Lo lei por recomendación de un amigo。 Es un poco aburrido。 Se pone interesante cuando Takao se entera que Yukino es una profesora， pero eso es casi llegando al final。 No me causó una gran impresión。 Para marcar algo bueno diría que esta bien desarrollado y termina de una manera muy creíble。 No lo recomendaría。
Camden Johnson
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The art style in this manga is wonderful and I have been eagerly anticipating watching the movie for quite some time。 I enjoyed the message of the story but I felt kind of uncomfortable with one of the plot lines later revealed in this。 The dialogue was also placed in odd panels which made this hard to read and very confusing。 I may still watch the movie at some point and I hope it fixes this story as I felt it was too short and there wasn’t enough to make me attached to these characters。
Ariana 🎐
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Me gustó mucho。 Es dulce y lindo。 Y como todo lo de Makoto Shinkai te deja ahí。。。 🥺💔 voy a ver la película prontamente
Mariann
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Literally just pedophilia
Bell Potter
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（Aviso: lectura hecha en ejemplar en español， publicado en México。 La presente nota se modificará cuando se dé de alta en GR la edición correspondiente）。
Emma Piper
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I actually really enjoyed this manga once I had managed to figure out the formating。 It had way too many bubbles per page on some pages。 As for the romance， it was a typical teacher/student will they/won't they that didn't developed and I found it very refreshing。 I also liked the never give up on your dreams theme。 I didn't understand some plot twists but it didn't ruin the story。 I actually really enjoyed this manga once I had managed to figure out the formating。 It had way too many bubbles per page on some pages。 As for the romance， it was a typical teacher/student will they/won't they that didn't developed and I found it very refreshing。 I also liked the never give up on your dreams theme。 I didn't understand some plot twists but it didn't ruin the story。 。。。more
Mikaela Garcia
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Feels like I was reading some of my own memory。 I could feel some of Takao Akizuki thought and that feeling of being lost in life。 The love story was good and not in a very romantic way。
Juanita
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Muy bonita historia pero creo los mangas no son mis libros preferidos
Jamie
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This is the expanded novelization of Makoto Shinkai's film of the same name。 It is also my favorite film of his。 This telling adds more character perspectives; characters who were just briefly in the film are given complete chapters all their own and are infinitely more complex。 I give this my highest recommendation。 This is a beautiful story that aches with that lonely sorrow we call love。 You don't need to have watched the film or even have an interest in anime or animation to find beauty here This is the expanded novelization of Makoto Shinkai's film of the same name。 It is also my favorite film of his。 This telling adds more character perspectives; characters who were just briefly in the film are given complete chapters all their own and are infinitely more complex。 I give this my highest recommendation。 This is a beautiful story that aches with that lonely sorrow we call love。 You don't need to have watched the film or even have an interest in anime or animation to find beauty here。 。。。more
Veronica Ippolito
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~Takao è un giovane studente che si sta preparando per diventare un artigiano fabbricante di scarpe。 Un giorno， mentre salta la scuola per andare a fare schizzi in un giardino in stile Giappone tradizionale， incontra Yukino， una donna giovane ma più grande di lui molto misteriosa e particolare。~Premetto di amare Makoto Shinkai， i suoi #film e i suoi manga riescono sempre a trasmettermi tanto。E， questo che mi mancava sia in un modo che nell'altro， è stupendo。Dai tratti delicati e maturi， si riesc ~Takao è un giovane studente che si sta preparando per diventare un artigiano fabbricante di scarpe。 Un giorno， mentre salta la scuola per andare a fare schizzi in un giardino in stile Giappone tradizionale， incontra Yukino， una donna giovane ma più grande di lui molto misteriosa e particolare。~Premetto di amare Makoto Shinkai， i suoi #film e i suoi manga riescono sempre a trasmettermi tanto。E， questo che mi mancava sia in un modo che nell'altro， è stupendo。Dai tratti delicati e maturi， si riesce ad affrontare molte tematiche serie e importanti （sia dal punto di vista adolescenziale che adulto）。Entrambi i personaggi sono ben delineati， con caratteri forti ma allo stesso tempo sensibili。Takao è un semplice liceale， salta scuola nelle ore di pioggia ed è proprio qui che incontra Yukino， una donna affascinante， triste e misteriosa。Tra i due si instaura subito un bel rapporto， fatto di confessioni e speranze， ma qualcosa frena Yukino e Takao non riesce a capirne il motivo。Cosa nasconde quella donna？Perché non riesce ad aprirsi come vorrebbe？Ogni pagina è intrisa di discorsi profondi， particolari e disegni stupendi。 ~Le prime pagine del manga sono anche a colori， cosa che mi è piaciuta tantissimo。~ La copertina è stupenda， in tutti i sensi e colori。~ 。。。more
Sreehitha
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Rating: 4 🌟 🌟 🌟🌟 🎄The PlotAkizuki， a teen with a dream to make shoes skips classes on rainy days。One day he meets a lady in the garden， he finds her weird at first but slowly they start connecting。 The lady supports him and his passion and akizuki helps in the way he can。 ♒ My Thoughts I watched the film a while back and i have been smitten since then。 This is one of my favourite storiesA bit disappointing because it doesn't has a sequel。 I really want to know the aftermath but yeah the very tal Rating: 4 🌟 🌟 🌟🌟 🎄The PlotAkizuki， a teen with a dream to make shoes skips classes on rainy days。One day he meets a lady in the garden， he finds her weird at first but slowly they start connecting。 The lady supports him and his passion and akizuki helps in the way he can。 ♒ My Thoughts I watched the film a while back and i have been smitten since then。 This is one of my favourite storiesA bit disappointing because it doesn't has a sequel。 I really want to know the aftermath but yeah the very talented Makoto Shinkai thought why dont i end the graphic novel at that point where readers have no other option but to yell， scream and cry。Yukino is a very patient and calm lady， it went really good with her job。 As the book ended without a definitive ending， i chose to believe that akizuki pursued his dream and flew to Shikoku。 I take 1 star 🌟 because of the lack of a sequel。 The Characters had depth and i want to recommend this to all readers who are suckers for cute and sweet romance。 💕 。。。more
Kulwinder Singh
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Simple， Yet Impactful！ The manga focuses on Takao Akizuki， an aspiring shoe-maker， who keeps meeting a mysterious woman， Yukari Yukino at Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden on rainy mornings and gradually falls in love with her。“ɪ ᴡɪꜱʜ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴀ ᴄʟᴀᴘ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ᴀꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴋʏ ɪꜱ ᴄʟᴏᴜᴅᴇᴅ， ʙʀɪɴɢɪɴɢ ʀᴀɪɴ， ᴛʜᴇɴ ɪ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ʏᴏᴜ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ʟᴇᴀᴠɪɴɢ。”“ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴡʜᴇɴ ɴᴏ ᴛʜᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ꜱᴏᴜɴᴅꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴏ ʀᴀɪɴ ꜰᴀʟʟꜱ， ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ʙᴜᴛ ᴀꜱᴋ ᴍᴇ， ᴛʜᴇɴ ɪ ᴡɪʟʟ ꜱᴛᴀʏ ʙᴇꜱɪᴅᴇ ʏᴏᴜ。”It's a story about ambition， love， hope， and how wild rumors can Simple， Yet Impactful！ The manga focuses on Takao Akizuki， an aspiring shoe-maker， who keeps meeting a mysterious woman， Yukari Yukino at Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden on rainy mornings and gradually falls in love with her。“ɪ ᴡɪꜱʜ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴀ ᴄʟᴀᴘ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ᴀꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴋʏ ɪꜱ ᴄʟᴏᴜᴅᴇᴅ， ʙʀɪɴɢɪɴɢ ʀᴀɪɴ， ᴛʜᴇɴ ɪ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ʏᴏᴜ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ʟᴇᴀᴠɪɴɢ。”“ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴡʜᴇɴ ɴᴏ ᴛʜᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ꜱᴏᴜɴᴅꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴏ ʀᴀɪɴ ꜰᴀʟʟꜱ， ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ʙᴜᴛ ᴀꜱᴋ ᴍᴇ， ᴛʜᴇɴ ɪ ᴡɪʟʟ ꜱᴛᴀʏ ʙᴇꜱɪᴅᴇ ʏᴏᴜ。”It's a story about ambition， love， hope， and how wild rumors can wreck a person emotionally from inside-out。 With full of emotions and easy-going storyline， you can't help but be drawn to it like a moth to a flame。 The story also ended on a positive note which I really liked。 。。。more
Rose Minako
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Questo manga mi ha colpito molto sia per i disegni molto delicati， caratterizzati da visi dolci ed espressivi， sia per la storia molto coinvolgente che ti fa sognare a piccoli passi insieme ai protagonisti。 Il finale non è netto， ma lascia intendere un lieto fine， quindi mi piace。
Rossana Karunaratna
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Ví la película de este libro antes y debo confesar que la película me encantó por la belleza de la animación que transmite los sentimientos que el libro describe con más eficacia。 Es una historia de sentimientos complejos en la que la naturaleza y la poesía se conectan con el mundo interior de los personajes。 El libro recoge todo ello ligeramente mientras que la película refleja la intensidad de la historia。
◍◍ꇙꅐꋬꁅ◍◍
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3。5
Sakura
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Lo leí super rápido， pero me encantó。Fue como un shot pequeño pero hermoso de emoción。
Petrosino
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Avendo visto il film niente di nuovo è venuto fuori， ma allo stesso tempo ho apprezzato il tratto。 I due medium sono interscambiabili， ma non posso consigliare a mani basse questo rispetto all'altro。 Avendo visto il film niente di nuovo è venuto fuori， ma allo stesso tempo ho apprezzato il tratto。 I due medium sono interscambiabili， ma non posso consigliare a mani basse questo rispetto all'altro。 。。。more
Leonor
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Bella adaptación al manga de la obra de Makoto Shinkai。 Un romance poco común， entre dos desconocidos que tienen en común la pasión por los días lluviosos。。。
Benjamin Juarez Uribe
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Muy buena historia， la relación de apoyo de los protagonistas fue hermoso。 Es una historia que se siente real y su cierre fue mejor que el de la película。
Aaron I
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This is an adaptation of the film （much more in-depth）。 I enjoyed reading the story， though I’ve seen the film。 As some one who’s been in a relationship with someone that’s was nearly a decade my senior， I can relate， albeit I wasn’t in high school when it happened。 So there are some strange instances where you’re wondering if there’s ulterior motives or just raw human emotion。 I tend to lean on raw real human emotions for my opinion on this story。 I like to think of hearts meeting each other an This is an adaptation of the film （much more in-depth）。 I enjoyed reading the story， though I’ve seen the film。 As some one who’s been in a relationship with someone that’s was nearly a decade my senior， I can relate， albeit I wasn’t in high school when it happened。 So there are some strange instances where you’re wondering if there’s ulterior motives or just raw human emotion。 I tend to lean on raw real human emotions for my opinion on this story。 I like to think of hearts meeting each other and connecting。 In the end， I see it as they’re going to put their heads down and do what they have to get done and mend themselves together， be it schooling or work and then come back together when it’s more appropriate。 That’s how I see it and take the story。 I enjoyed it， but again， the movie is way more gripping and makes you feel a lot more， the manga is more of a summary。 。。。more
Genevieve Singzon
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 THE GARDEN OF WORDS by Makoto ShinkaiBefore I bought the book， I didn’t really try to look for any review of it and so I thought that this is a any sort of graphic novels。 I just liked that it is of Makoto Shinkai， the famous writer/director of the well-loved Kimi No Nawa， Weathering with You （haven’t actually watched yet）， and 5 cm per Second （you can watch it via Netflix）。 The book is actually just the usual novel， no graphics at all。 I wasn’t disappointed though。 Surprised was what I felt tha THE GARDEN OF WORDS by Makoto ShinkaiBefore I bought the book， I didn’t really try to look for any review of it and so I thought that this is a any sort of graphic novels。 I just liked that it is of Makoto Shinkai， the famous writer/director of the well-loved Kimi No Nawa， Weathering with You （haven’t actually watched yet）， and 5 cm per Second （you can watch it via Netflix）。 The book is actually just the usual novel， no graphics at all。 I wasn’t disappointed though。 Surprised was what I felt that it’s format is actually similar to what I am used to reading。 I was also happy that the pages are of great quality and that the book itself comes in hardcover。The story revolves around the lives of Akizuki and Yukino who， by chance or by fate， have first met in an arbor on a rainy day。 From then， they are going to discover the dilemmas each of them are trying to cope causing their frequenting the arbor。 Warning for the faint-hearted， the story involves a （or almost a） May December affair。 I didn’t mind though。 I even found myself rooting for them in the end。The story was presented in chapters of switching points of view， not only that of Akizuki and Yukino， but including also that of others relevant to the plot， equipping us with better understanding of all the important events in the story and of the characters themselves。 I particularly connected with the character of Aizawa who first showed resistance to the standards but eventually gave in to it。😅One thing that I also enjoyed from the book is the inclusion of some beautiful romantic short poems form Man’yoshu （the oldest collection of Japanese poetry） at the end of each chapter。 You will also find that these poems are actually significant to the story and weren’t only there for aesthetics。 Mr。 Shinkai added notes to the poems to give an explanation to their meaning。One common thing that you will notice in every Makoto Shinkai film/novel is that the ending leaves you hanging。 It will not tell you that the characters lived happily ever after or they ended up cursing each for the the rest of their lives。 No， it will encourage movie/book analysts to come up with their own theories。😁 。。。more
Julia Do Porto
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Un manga ermoso。Un poco triste al final， pero emocionante， con amor proivido y cariñoso。
Richa
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Cried the whole time， I love this so much。 The movie was equally good。
The Heart Is a book
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Manga di Makoto Shinkai e Midori Motohashi， dove ci raccontano una storia di parole non dette， di amore e solitudine。Le immagini sono veramente belle， la storia purtroppo non mi ha preso tantissimo， in alcuni punti l'ho trovato un po'frettoloso ma nel complesso è stata una lettura piacevole。 Manga di Makoto Shinkai e Midori Motohashi， dove ci raccontano una storia di parole non dette， di amore e solitudine。Le immagini sono veramente belle， la storia purtroppo non mi ha preso tantissimo， in alcuni punti l'ho trovato un po'frettoloso ma nel complesso è stata una lettura piacevole。 。。。more
Konstantin R。
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[rating = B+]I watched the anime first （about 45 minutes） and it was so beautiful。 This manga is the same story and animation。 I actually almost felt it was unnecessary to finish it after I'd watched the movie！ This story is about two sad， lonely people who meet one day in a park when it rains。 Takao is a first-year high school student and wants to make shoes。 He meets Ms。 Yukino， a rather mysterious 27-year old woman who drinks beer and eats chocolate， and they start to talk and whatnot （very s [rating = B+]I watched the anime first （about 45 minutes） and it was so beautiful。 This manga is the same story and animation。 I actually almost felt it was unnecessary to finish it after I'd watched the movie！ This story is about two sad， lonely people who meet one day in a park when it rains。 Takao is a first-year high school student and wants to make shoes。 He meets Ms。 Yukino， a rather mysterious 27-year old woman who drinks beer and eats chocolate， and they start to talk and whatnot （very sweet）。 Then the rainy season is over and they don't see each other for a while。 Back in September， they run into each other in an"odd" place。 Drama！ Conflict！ I liked this tender and hopeful manga about a boy with a dream， a goal， and a woman who is inspired by the boy's "naive" persistence。 I put off watching the anime movie for like three years and I am so happy I finally watched it！ 。。。more
Ale_opinionerd
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Recensione a cura di ale_opinionerd， completa su blog。opinio-nerd。comIl giardino delle parole， è questo il titolo in italiano portato da Star Comics， un unico volume disegnato da Midori Motohashi， tratto dall'omonimo mediometraggio diretto da Makoto Shinkai。Il nostro protagonista， Takao， un giovane studente liceale con un grande sogno nel cassetto， diventare un calzolaio。 La scuola non alimenta il suo sogno， e nelle giornate di pioggia si reca al solito giardino per mettere in atto il suo sogno， Recensione a cura di ale_opinionerd， completa su blog。opinio-nerd。comIl giardino delle parole， è questo il titolo in italiano portato da Star Comics， un unico volume disegnato da Midori Motohashi， tratto dall'omonimo mediometraggio diretto da Makoto Shinkai。Il nostro protagonista， Takao， un giovane studente liceale con un grande sogno nel cassetto， diventare un calzolaio。 La scuola non alimenta il suo sogno， e nelle giornate di pioggia si reca al solito giardino per mettere in atto il suo sogno， ed è proprio qui che incontra una giovane donna， Yumino。 Un colpo di fulmine， quello che scatta tra di loro， ma sono molte le cose che la giovane non dice， incontrarsi è una ventata di aria fresca， Takao è sempre più motivato a realizzare il suo sogno， questo è anche opera delle parole di conforto di Yumino。 。。。more
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