Treasure Chest of Words 0628 [Creative works are basically all lies. But precisely because they are made-up stories, they can sometimes have more power than the truth. If you can shake the heart of the receiver, fiction can even rival the truth.]

"A film adaptation, really!" Naoto, a second-year high school boy, has the draft for a manga he drew in the past, "Thinking of You in Spring," seen by Haru, who serves as the director for the film club. Naoto, who cannot bring himself to accept an offer from a genius girl who has won awards for students, gradually begins to realize why this work he wrote in the past touches people's hearts as he gets involved in the film production himself. Is talent or theory more important for expression? While facing each other head-on and clashing, the two are drawn to each other, but Haru is hiding a serious illness. A heartbreaking youth novel full of tears and surprises.

・"When I encounter a sad story, I imagine a different future that the author didn't choose. Stories can be freely changed by the author. That's why there could have been a development where no one died."
Evoking emotions—laughing if it's a comedy, feeling fear if it's horror, or excitement if it's suspense—might be the foundation of creation. But for me, I just can't help but avoid sadness.
"It may be true that tear-jerking developments have a certain popularity. But most of them should be able to stand on their own without death occurring. In that case, it's obviously better to have a happy ending and make the receiver feel happy too." P55
・Unexpected things happen when you get involved with people and society. It was one trouble after another, but thanks to that, I was able to come up with new and interesting developments. P91
・Creative works are basically all lies. But precisely because they are made-up stories, they can sometimes have more power than the truth. If you can shake the heart of the receiver, fiction can even rival the truth. P133
・The feeling of wanting to be close to someone. P144
・Because people's hearts are rich and complex, they change due to trivial influences. P148
・If you can notice a flaw, you can improve it. Since we're at it, let's identify others too. P155
・The magic hour seems to be the time at sunrise and sunset when the world is filled with soft hues. Only during that short time is the beautiful world captured on film through the lens. P168
・I organize ideas in a notebook and rack my brain to see if they can take shape. When I list ideas in a notebook, there are times when elements that seemed unrelated suddenly connect. But perhaps because my thinking is rigid when I'm deep in thought, I usually don't notice the combinations. What you need at times like that is to relax. P170
・Reality is so painful. Even so, why do I have to feel painful emotions in stories too? P200

・If you act confident, people won't suspect you, right? P209
・To convey something important, there are times when you have to discard things even if you are deeply attached to them. P223
・There is a meaning to telling sad stories. We will definitely lose important things. That is precisely why sad endings exist—to help us accept and overcome that. P245