Creative Award Impressions | Hikari ga Hikaru / U
Set in a group home, this story brings together children and adults who are each carrying something they cannot bear alone. While one cannot change the environment they were born into or their past, the mysterious bonds between these characters—who were once strangers—gradually form a large circle, giving them the strength to live in the present.
That said, this is not a story that preaches grand slogans like, 'Even if you can't change the past, you can change the future yourself!'
What I gained from this story is
“Miso soup is delicious, isn't it?”
That is all there is to it.
It is a novel sensation, but while reading, I felt the presence of two people who do not appear in the story. One is myself. The other is the author, U.
Of course, I empathize with the characters, but the feeling is more like I am having a conversation with U through the characters. Well, that is just my own personal take.
I felt this way during this passage spoken by Yukiko. I especially like this part.
There are parts of me that are 'strange' in the same way as everyone else, and parts of me that are 'strange' in a way that is different from everyone else. The sum of all of that is who I am.
(Omitted)
Because within everyone, there are things that are the same as others, and things that are different. The sum of all of that is that person. You cannot swap them out. That is why each and every person is a precious existence. Is this way of thinking 'strange'? Is it not 'strange'?
I do not think it is 'strange'.
I am not sure if this is the right way to convey this feeling, but if I were to use an analogy, it would be like this.
U gently brushes the back of my hand with a cotton swab soaked in disinfectant. Even though there is no wound, it stings, and that is when I first realize there is a small scratch there.
I thought I didn't have the experiences or the burdens that the characters carry, but I learned that I did have a sort of tear that connected to them. Then U says this:
“Don't worry. I see you!”
I felt this sensation while reading. Besides Yukiko, I also felt it in the episodes involving Hikari and Kanzaki. Surely, there are parts of me that resonate with them. To turn such a feeling into a story—it is like being a magician or a doctor.
Oh wait! U is a doctor.
Also, the conversations exchanged during tense scenes were just too funny!
No matter how tense things were, I couldn't help but laugh at those lines, and I found myself retorting 'Hey!' many times lol.
I think this pacing is also a factor in why I felt U's presence on the other side of the story.
It was so much fun!
Is U 'strange'?
I do not think U is 'strange'.
Please feel the warm perspective woven by experience.
If you would like to know what kind of person U is, who watches over us from the other side of the story, please read this as well.
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