“Nanoka seeks "happiness" through three women, discovering deeper connections and self-understanding.”
I Had That Same Dream Again
また、同じ夢を見ていた
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Synopsis
Nanoka seeks "happiness" through three women, discovering deeper connections and self-understanding.
Bold and witty Nanoka Koyanagi believes she is above the typical assignments that her teacher gives in school. Rather than participating in her physical education class, the young girl crafts a foolproof argument to avoid any activity altogether. Instead of being impressed, Nanoka's worried teacher decides to give her a new task—to find the meaning of the word "happiness." As Nanoka mulls over the answer to such a difficult question, she seeks advice from two of her closest friends: Obaa-chan, an elderly woman living in the woods; and Abazure-san, a young woman living alone in a nearby apartment. Along the way, Nanoka befriends high school student Minami at an abandoned building, whom she initially met while Minami was hurting herself. Each of them has a different outlook on life, making Nanoka's mission to figure out what it means to be happy even more challenging. During her search, it seems that there is something bigger drawing Nanoka to these three women. The more she investigates, the closer she gets to her friends and learning about herself.
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Running avg · Dec 2021 → Sep 2025
- 9 “Spoiler free! How would you define happiness? That’s the question being asked by this thought-provoking story. I’ll be honest I wasn’t expecting a whole lot from this novel but the faint air of...”
- 10 “This is an inspiring story about a little girl in search of happiness. It tackles the obstacle of the question itself: "What is happiness?". Through the whole manga the little girl tries to find...”
- 7 “Mata, Onaji Yume wo Miteita is the story of an elementary school girl, "Koyanagi Nanoka", finding the meaning of "happinness". Right at the beginning, she is assigned by her teacher to find the...”
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A Novel Publication
- Format 11 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 28m approx
- Published Feb 2016 – ongoing
- Source Novel media type
- Ref. BS-M57191 catalog