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“A boy befriends his dying classmate after learning her secret pancreatic illness, sharing her final months.”
I Want to Eat Your Pancreas
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8.68
70 rank · 12,871 readers · 496 favorites
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Romance
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Synopsis
A boy befriends his dying classmate after learning her secret pancreatic illness, sharing her final months.
A high school boy finds the diary of his classmate—only to discover that she's dying. Sakura Yamauchi has been silently suffering from a pancreatic disease, and now exactly one person outside her family knows. He swears to her that he won't tell anyone what he learned, and the shared secret brings them closer together in this deeply moving, first-person story that traces their developing relationship in Sakura's final months of life. (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)
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Community consensus
Derived from 4 sampled reviews
9.3
/10
What 4 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 10
mode 10
σ 1.30
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.30 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 2.25
Running avg · Jun 2022 → Dec 2024
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “This novel is an absolute masterpiece that provides deep internal monologues, extra scenes, and meaningful character growth that significantly expands upon the film adaptation. There are no...”
- 10 “This manga features exceptional characterization, realistic dialogue, and a deeply relatable portrayal of life's bittersweet ups and downs. There are no notable flaws, as even the tragic and...”
- 7 “While the writing is not brilliant, I found the novel to be an engaging read that managed to keep my attention throughout. The story relies heavily on tired wish-fulfillment tropes, featuring a...”
Verbosity
Short · 25%
Medium · 25%
Long · 50%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — I Want to Eat Your Pancreas begins and ends here.
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A Novel Publication
- Format 10 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 20m approx
- Published Jun 2015 – ongoing
- Source Novel media type
- Ref. BS-M49488 catalog