Ano Hi no Kimi wo Dakishimeta nara

Description

Ever since Hidetoshi told his best friend Kengo that he was gay at graduation, and Kengo responded with "we'll always be friends no matter what,” Hidetoshi was determined to keep things that way. Though Kengo realized that Hidetoshi probably wanted to confess to him, he keeps his mouth shut in fear of ruining their relationship. But when Hidetoshi gets involved with an abusive boyfriend, Kengo feels that he can no longer just sit back and watch…

Type

Manga

Related Series

Ashita no Kimi wa Koko ni Inai (Adapted From)

Associated Names

If Only I Held You That Day...

Zawrócić Czas (Polish)

あの日のきみを抱きしめたなら

如果那天有緊緊擁抱你的話

擁抱那一天的你

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Bliss

Latest Release(s)

v.2 c.12 (end) by Bliss 15 years ago

v.2 c.11 by Bliss 15 years ago

v.2 c.10 by Bliss 15 years ago

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Status in Country of Origin

2 Volumes (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?

Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter

N/A

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User Rating

Average: 8.1 / 10.0 (623 votes)

Bayesian Average: 8.02 / 10.0

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Last Updated

June 18th, 2020 6:35pm PDT - 5 years ago

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Genre

Drama Romance Slice of Life Yaoi
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Recommendations

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Author(s)

Sakiya Haruhi

Artist(s)

YAMAMOTO Kotetsuko

Year

2008

Original Publisher

Gentosha

Serialized In (magazine)

Rutile (Gentosha)

Licensed (in English)

English Publisher

N/A

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

Weekly Pos #697

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Monthly Pos #1865 (No change)

3 Month Pos #3175 (No change)

6 Month Pos #4388

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Year Pos #5521

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by aominedaiki
11 years ago

Rating: 1.0 / 10.0

Okay. I felt this was okay, there were parts of it that just made me go What the hell? (i.e. when Kengo forced sex on Hidetoshi, because hello he did not give verbal consent) but otherwise, I thought it was a decent read. Until, of course, Kengo's interactions with his ex-girlfriend. He's a bloody victim blamer. His ex-girlfriend had no intent of cheating, and her husband is a possessive, jealous twat that abuses her because she's kind to other people. That's not sending out mixed signals oh my god. Just because someone is kind or nice to you, it doesn't mean they're bloody flirting with you. Honestly. That's a clear indication of a toxic relationship right there, because if your partner gets so jealous you can't even have friends of the opposite gender, really, the best thing to do is to get out of it. And what does Kengo do? HE TELLS HER TO GO BACK TO HIM. Even after she has told them how depressed she feels, and how she's only staying in the relationship because she's afraid it might kill him if she leaves. That's a clear sign of an unhealthy relationship. Kengo made it out to be her fault for her husband hitting her.

And oh my god I'm so annoyed. Like, how is it ever the victim's fault the other person decides to lay their hands on them? Whether it's abuse, or rape, IT'S NEVER THE VICTIM'S FAULT. No matter how the other person acts, or dresses, because the attacker is the one who has chosen to carry out these acts.

And the comment below also, yeah there are people who are into sadomasochism, where it's consensual on both (or more) ends, but manipulation, abusing, making your partner feel worthless to the point they think they deserve it, no that's not freaking right. Are you listening to yourself? That's as much of a psychological phenomenon as Stockholm Syndrome is. You're encouraging emotional abuse, and rape culture. You're putting it onto the victim. Like ricecake24 said, this kind of thing influences peoples' way of thinking. They allow for people to think that it's okay to abuse your partner if they're supposedly leading other people on, it's creating potential abusers and rapists.

And I think this is the problem in our society, this sort of stuff is romanticised, and is so overlooked, become a norm, which is why I feel so many people think this is a 'beautiful' or 'lovely' story.

... Last updated 11 years ago

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Made my heart go 'thump' xD

by Sasageru
14 years ago

Rating: N/A

This is a really beautiful story. I was really surprised by how sweet and innocent it was at times, its a story i want to hug xD The art is pretty nice, its generally quite clean and the characters are all easy to pick out as individuals and its not drawn in an overly obvious fashion (shows more realism). As for the story, adorable. It's really very romantic, and it has realistic aspects. The characters were full of life and personality, they were deep and obviously given alot of thought. This is a nice light read, it'd go well with a cup of hot chocolate and a blanket 😛

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Confusing...

by hotarusasaki
11 years ago

Rating: N/A

I feel like with the way it was told and the random flashbacks made it more confusing and I felt like I didn't get the full potential of this plot/set up. There is a oot of room for improvement, but if it was less confusing and occasionally Out Of Character, I would have liked it a lot more. But it is still above average (5) so I'm giving it a 7.

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Actually, To be honest...

by Aki x Tomoharu
12 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

I think this 10 vote might be too generous, but I LOVE YAMAMOTO KOTETSUKO TTwTT I know the story itself isn't written by her, but still, the art is so cute =w=... Let's see... It's definitely not as hilariously cute as Yamamoto's work, but it still has a nice vibe to it 🙂

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not bad

by maayan15
13 years ago

Rating: 8.0 / 10.0

Well this manga wasn't bad at all actually it was very good and deep,
but i gave it 8 points because from the point they was together they did it almost every time they was alone together,
i don't have problem with sex,but in this case it didn't helped the story at all.
the ending also could be better, i think there were many unresolved problems in the end.
But after all, this was a fun read and I wouldn't skip this manga

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Very beautiful story:)

by Gattaca88
13 years ago

Rating: 9.5 / 10.0

The development from friends to lovers was very heartwarming and I always love watching that kind of journey. Hidetoshi and Kengo made a lovely couple. I loved how gentle they were with each other and the way they looked at each other sigh very romantic.

The two people who loved each other and were extremely gentle to one another got the happy ending. She showed us a happy and healthy relationship between Hidetoshi and Kengo. The message the author conveyed (to me) was that is how a healthy relationship should look like 🙂

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Great

by shojojunkie
15 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

This made me think. The explanation of why the guy takes the hits from his abusive partner is quite right, the way I see it, and the story wouldn't have been complete without the factor of being in an abusive relationship. This is a rare great story that actually touches a sensitive issue common in a lot of gay relationships. I'm just glad the plot did not go into the issue of male dominance in a male-male partnership, which would have been interesting but did not fit the plot.

A ten for a great manga!

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irritating main characters

by tekiteki
12 years ago

Rating: 7.5 / 10.0

The art is fine and the story&dialogs are neat. But both main characters were not my type and maybe that's why i found this manga rather dull ^-^;

P.S. "domestic violence this", "domestic violence that" ^^; You guys talk like if you have attended the same psychology course :-). There are many people young and old who are asking for violence with their nasty and irritating attitude. And they do it deliberately, being fond of initiating conflicts and, who knows, maybe even receiving 'punishment'. There are different people and morals, one never knows, what is better for another person. I don't understand those who like dangerous extreme sports, as well as I don't understand Hidetoshi, who wants to keep in touch with his violent partner, and I don't understand Kengo who is attached to Hidetoshi nevertheless. But i know, there are such people, i had friends like Hidetoshi, and they were pretty happy with their rude partners г_г;;. Not that i comprehend it

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