Yasutaka Tsutsui

Gaku Tsugano

After finding a broken beaker in the science lab, Kazuko finds herself back in her own past and learns she can travel through time, but her attempts to use the ability to help others always change the future and may bring bad consequences.

The Girl who Runs Through Time

Ranmaru Kotone

After 17 ordinary years on Earth, Makoto Konno's journey was about to be ended by a freak accident. Then, life gave her a reset button. With her newfound time-leaping powers, she immediately sets out to wipe off all the little annoyances in her daily life, from failing grades to iffy relationships that she can't handle. But as her time-leaps get more frequent, she is forced to realize that every change she makes has profound repercussions that she can't foresee...and should her powers fail her, the consequences could be disastrous...

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The Girl who Leapt Through Time

Luisina Rivoira

My recommendation? Stick with whichever adaptation you prefer. There are plenty to choose from.

One of the most popular books by Tutsui, a stellar name in Japan. He is as famous as Murakami there. The animated science-fiction romance film won numerous awards and got positive reviews. It's an absolute classic. One of Tsutsui's best-known and most popular works in his native Japan, The Girl Who Leapt through Time is the story of fifteenyear- old schoolgirl Kazuko, who accidentally discovers that she can leap back and forth in time. In her quest to uncover the identity of the mysterious figure that she believes to be responsible for her paranormal abilities, she'll have to push the boundaries of space and time, and challenge the notions of dream and reality.

The Girl who Runs Through Time

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