May 06 2009
We Were There, Volume 2
It’s my fortieth birthday today, and as I was pondering what I’d like to post, I decided that there is nothing closer to my heart on a day like this than my distant past, which brings me to a series that feels more authentic to my teenage heart than anything I’ve read in a long time.
We Were There, Vol. 2
By Yuki Obata
Published by Viz Media
“Beloved. For the first time I understood what that word truly meant in the winter of my 15th year.”