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“Uta lives with her first love Kaoru, now married to her brother, while their marriage shows cracks.”
If I Could Reach You
たとえとどかぬ糸だとしても
7.36
4,586 rank · 16,534 readers · 273 favorites
Drama
Girls Love
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Synopsis
Uta lives with her first love Kaoru, now married to her brother, while their marriage shows cracks.
Uta Naruse's first love moved beyond her reach before she could fully realize her feelings. Kaoru, her childhood friend and the object of her affection, married Uta's brother, Reiichi. Due to some difficulties with her parents, Uta now lives with the joyful newlyweds. After a year of sharing a home with her crush, Uta finds it increasingly difficult to come to terms with her feelings. Her only solace comes from relaying her troubles to her friend and confidant, Kuroe. Grappling with what she imagines to be a forever unrequited love, Uta is unable to find peace. However, recent events hint at issues in Kaoru and Reiichi's marriage. Perhaps they are not as happy as Uta imagined.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 9 sampled reviews
7.6
/10
What 9 readers settled on.
78%
recommend
Score distribution
median 9
mode 9
σ 2.31
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.31 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.2 pts
Recommenders 8.7 · others 3.5
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Score over time
↓ 1.44
Running avg · Dec 2017 → Nov 2024
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “I read 22 chapters all in one go, and I've got to say that this story flows very well and does a great job at conveying emotions to the reader. Although they have nothing to do with each other, I...”
- 7 “This story is a prequel to a manga I wish existed. Spoilers ahead. This manga has a constant sense of weight that is hard to describe. In most stories like this, something heavy might happen to set...”
- 8 “There's a lot that could have gone wrong with a premise about a high school girl in love with her adult step sister but I'm pleased to say that this manga is actually quite good and does not engage...”
Verbosity
Short · 33%
Medium · 56%
Long · 11%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 37 × 7 ch × vol
- Total read 4h 56m approx
- Published Nov 2016 – Oct 2020
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M41936 catalog