Nagabe

とつくにの少女 5

[Volume 5 rating: ★★★★☆]

Jan. 13, 2023

**The Girl from the Other Side Volume 1
**The Girl from the Other Side Volume 2
**The Girl from the Other Side Volume 3
**The Girl from the Other Side Volume 4
**The Girl from the Other Side Volume 6
**The Girl from the Other Side Volume 7
**The Girl from the Other Side Volume 8
**The Girl from the Other Side Volume 9
**The Girl from the Other Side Volume 10
**The Girl from the Other Side Volume 11

 My overall thoughts will be posted at the final volume 

Possible spoilers ahead, you've been warned...

Chapters 21-25 

We learned that after being transformed from being a person free of the curse to being an Outsider, that is not the end of it. Just like what happened to Auntie, who suddenly become a tree herself, that one Outsider revealed that it was destined for an Outsider like them, to become something like that, and being able to forget things is just the first part of it. 

To be able to spare Shiva the pain, Teacher chose not to say anything about Auntie's fading memory. But that only made Shiva more upset the moment she learned about the truth from the other Outsider. She was upset that her Teacher lied to her. And this is the first time Shiva and Teacher has a huge 'fight'. That actually turned out for the better and got them to understand more of each other.

They also decided to travel far to get away from the soldier that was transformed into an Outsider. As they travelled, Teacher once again fell into deep thought about the situation regarding the revelation that involved Shiva, and the little girl seemed to notice that. She tried to make the Teacher laugh and even told him that she wanted to protect him as well. I swear, their relationship is so wholesome! They're each other's anchor and support. Both of them are looking out for each other and tried to lessen the other person's burden and I freaking adore that!

This volume should have been rated a half star lower than this but Shiva and Teacher's wholesome show of their relationship made this volume solid!


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とつくにの少女 4

[Volume 4 rating: ★★★★☆.25] 

January 11, 2013

**The Girl from the Other Side Volume 1
**The Girl from the Other Side Volume 2
**The Girl from the Other Side Volume 3
**The Girl from the Other Side Volume 5
**The Girl from the Other Side Volume 6
**The Girl from the Other Side Volume 7
**The Girl from the Other Side Volume 8
**The Girl from the Other Side Volume 9
**The Girl from the Other Side Volume 10
**The Girl from the Other Side Volume 11

 My overall thoughts will be posted at the final volume 

Possible spoilers ahead, you've been warned...

Chapters 16-20

After returning back to their house outside the wall, Shiva has her moments of self-blame because of what happened in the small village, where all the villagers were killed after being 'cursed'. She thought that her single white lie caused those horrifying, tragic scenes that she witnessed and also caused her Auntie to transform into an Outsider. It was too much for a small child like her to bear all of this, but her Auntie assured her that it was not her fault at all. 

On the other side, Teacher learned a bit of truth about Shiva being adopted by Auntie when she was still a baby after being abandoned in the forest, and no one knows who left her there and where she actually came from. It's also quite obvious that she's blaming Teacher for what happened to Shiva and accused him of touching her and giving her the curse, even calling him a monster. Seeing the Teacher feel some strange, unknown feeling in his heart, which we all know as a feeling of pain and despair, my heart is also aching for him. He felt that all he did for Shiva all this time only caused the little girl to bear all the sufferings. Just like Shiva, he also has his own moments of self-blame. He felt distant while looking at the other two, feeling like he's someone who shouldn't be there. He felt so insecure and the unease is just growing in his heart. 

I was actually kind of resentful to the old lady when she tried to convince Shiva to go with her and leave that place, just the two of them. That little bit of moment when the Teacher was waiting for them to come back, I was feeling the anxiety he was feeling as well. She's a child and even though she likes being with Teacher, I still don't know how she will react if her Auntie wants the two of them to leave that place. But even though she's a child, at the end, she's also a smart child. Shiva noticed the tension growing between the Teacher and Auntie and because of her, the misunderstanding between them was somehow resolved.

 Shiva? Who might that be?  -- Auntie

I actually still stand by my guess about the memory possibly fading after turning into an Outsider. I've already mentioned it in my past review how Shiva noticed that the Teacher kept forgetting some things he used to say, but it appeared as an unnoticably small detail that one can overlooked it, until this volume. Auntie's condition made me feel so sure. I don't want Teacher to forget Shiva because if that happened, I can already see myself shedding tears. 

Though that's not what surprised me, but the last part of the volume. Because of the unique, gloomy art style of this manga, it was quite hard for me to discern who it was but I think that head that was thrown by the other Outsider was Auntie's? I still don't know what happened but it really caught me off guard! I also still don't know where those other Outsiders stand in this story and I can't wait to know more!



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とつくにの少女 10

[Volume 10 rating: ★★★★☆]

Jan. 18, 2023 

**The Girl from the Other Side Volume 1
**The Girl from the Other Side Volume 2
**The Girl from the Other Side Volume 3
**The Girl from the Other Side Volume 4
**The Girl from the Other Side Volume 5
**The Girl from the Other Side Volume 6
**The Girl from the Other Side Volume 7
**The Girl from the Other Side Volume 8
**The Girl from the Other Side Volume 9
**The Girl from the Other Side Volume 11

 My overall thoughts will be posted at the final volume 

Possible spoilers ahead, you've been warned...

Chapters 46-49 

This has got to be the greatest revelation in this series. This volume is mostly Teacher's flashback on his perspective before he met Shiva. It was confirmed that he was the doctor Albert before the Great Purge happened and he somehow lost his identity along the wauy for the past six years, forgetting it and all about himself. We also got to see Teacher and Shiva's first encounter when he found her abandoned in the forest. 

But that revelation about Teacher and Shiva's connection, about how he was turned and where Shiva really came from. I was expecting something like Shiva being Teacher's biological daughter, but the truth is much more surprising than that possibility. I don't know how I feel about the truth, but for Teacher, I don't know how he's able to handle the truth. And the last part at the edge of the cliff, woohh!

One last volume left!


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とつくにの少女 5

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