--- product_id: 9695977 title: "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time" brand: "yasutaka tsutsuidavid karashima" price: "£14.88" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 10 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/9695977-the-girl-who-leapt-through-time store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # The Girl Who Leapt Through Time **Brand:** yasutaka tsutsuidavid karashima **Price:** £14.88 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Girl Who Leapt Through Time by yasutaka tsutsuidavid karashima - **How much does it cost?** £14.88 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/9695977-the-girl-who-leapt-through-time) ## Best For - yasutaka tsutsuidavid karashima enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted yasutaka tsutsuidavid karashima brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description The Girl Who Leapt Through Time ## Images ![The Girl Who Leapt Through Time - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/818ogsyRAwL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Nice story *by L***. on Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2012* As a story, I really liked the concept of The Girl Who Leapt Through Time. Keep in mind that this is the *original* story. The first few movies were based on this story, and the anime is a sort of sequel to it. The sentences are a little bit choppy, but this book was translated from Japanese to English, so that's either how Japanese grammar and syntax work, or the translator didn't do the best job.The characters are developed a little bit at the beginning, but overall I found that the book was more plot-based. It's not exactly a book that you can analyze in-depth, but the story is good overall.You also get a second story in this book (or at least I did) that is about facing fears. It doesn't go particularly in-depth either, but it's still a good read.I do recommend at least reading the book if you are at all interested in science fiction. Yasutaka Tsutsui is supposedly very famous in Japan, and this is a good book to use as a jumping point into other Japanese literature. ### ⭐⭐⭐ Interesting Story... but a Little Too Short *by D***O on Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2014* I came to read Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo, or as it's officially translated, "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time", after first watching part of the (loose) anime adaptation in class and then viewing the book's film sequel (free on Amazon Prime!). I actually liked the sequel; it had a great storyline and really made you think after viewing it. The main ideas of the original story (or specifically, the original film adaptation from the 1980s) are recapped in this one (the protagonist learns about her mother Kazuko's past), but I want to see the source material.I know this may seem a little negative, but my studies involve analyzing text for meaning through word choice, sentence structure, etc., so I was happy to read a book that was geared toward a younger audience so I'd just be able to take in the story without much thought. It reads very easily; one reviewer of the book mentioned that its second half was better written (or translated) that the first, but both are extremely simple forms of writing. Was this the work of the translator, or was this written simply for junior high students...?You may have read that last sentence and thought, "Wait! There's a 'second part'?" The first half of the text is in fact the story of the girl who leapt through time, but the second half is an entirely different story about a girl who explores her fears and tries to learn their origins. Thinking that I'd read a final chapter where the two protagonist girls came together, I was a little let down that the stores were not connected. Other than them both dealing somewhat with time (Kazuko and her time leaping and Masako and learning about her past), these stories are unrelated.I don't know why two short stories are included or why the second one isn't mentioned in the description, but the reader should know when the story ends so as to not form expectations like I did. Overall, this was a fun reading, something I finished in probably less than two hours while commuting to school.If you have seen the anime or any of the other adaptations, I suggest you read this! Even if it isn't the most scholarly thing to look at, you are still seeing where these films came from. I enjoyed it, and so will you. Once you have read it, check out the other films, too! It can be a great experience comparing them all! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ If you read the manga and seen the movie you will like this book! *by A***R on Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2011* This is th original story and I have to say that after watching the movie and reading the manga based on the book and the manga based on the movie, that they didn't give me an ending I was satisfied with. But when I read this book I went through the emotions of being mad, happy, and sad. But I am very much satisfied with how it originally ending. To think a story from 1967 can be this detailed and have interesting imagination of what the future will be like. 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