“Runaway teen returns to island, experiences chaotic time distortions with childhood friend Akari to solve mystery.”
Wait for Me Yesterday in Spring
きのうの春で、君を待つ
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Synopsis
Runaway teen returns to island, experiences chaotic time distortions with childhood friend Akari to solve mystery.
Two years ago, high schooler Kanae left his small island community of Sodeshima to pursue his academic dreams in Tokyo. When that life falls short of his expectations, he runs away from home to return to Sodeshima and his childhood friend, Akari. But before they can reconnect, something strange happens—Kanae finds himself experiencing time in a bizarre and disorienting way. As he struggles to understand what's happening to him, Kanae discovers that the flow of time on the island isn't what it seems. With each passing day, he experiences events out of order, forcing him to piece together fragments of memories and moments that don't quite align. Armed with only his determination and his deepening bond with Akari, Kanae must navigate this temporal mystery to protect those he cares about and find his way back to a normal life. (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)
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What 9 readers settled on.
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σ 0.50 · scores cluster tight
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↓ 0.56
Running avg · Aug 2022 → Oct 2025
- 10 “*One Light Novel that Everyone should Read* i read this because someone at Youtube suggest me this because of Tunnel Summer Movie (and i dindt like that movie). but after i'd see the cover and...”
- 9 “From beginning to the end, Mei Hachimoku has beautifully demonstrated his writing capabilities with simple yet complicated time travel mechanics, amazing character building, and intricate character...”
- 9 “It‘s a very clever piece. I‘d see it on eye level with Tunnel to Summer. You can definitely see the author‘s style and his fascination with time travel, especially a concept called boot-strap...”
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A Light novel Publication
- Format 7 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 0h 56m approx
- Published Apr 2020 – ongoing
- Source Light novel media type
- Ref. BS-M59755 catalog