Les cerisiers fleurissent malgré tout
Pretty nice read with touching moments. The story deals with death and life or, more in general, with the fragility of life. It deals also with the 2011 Japanese earthquake and how a promise can condition someone's life.
I found it to be somewhat deep. The protagonist feels a bit like an alter-ego of the author (the book is sold as an introspective story) and the feelings conveyed feel really genuine.
The protagonist, Itsuko, had heath problem since she was young. Since she overhears the doctor tell her family that her illness had already killed other kids, she starts dealing with death without concentrating too much on life, not until she meets a teacher that teaches her how to... deal with life. Later on, once she's grown up and after the earthquake, she has to learn to accept death.
The way the story is told and the pacing is pretty good. The art is nothing fancy but I like it. It concentrates more on the characters than the backgrounds though in such a character driven story I feel this is a positive.
If any of you French/Italian manga lovers have some money to spare, give this book a look, it's worth it.
