Oboreru Knife

Description

Official English: INKR

A beautiful and mature sixth grade girl from Tokyo suddenly has to move out to the country side of Japan with her family. The girl, Natsume, then meets a boy and from then on she begins to feel 'something' in her body, like a surging wave.

Official English Translation

This manga has been adapted into a JDrama live action movie on Nov 5, 2016

Type

Manga

Related Series

N/A

Associated Names

Drowning Knife

Drowning Love

Oboreru Naifu

Shattered Knife

The Knife That Dropped in Water

À fleur de peau

السكين الغارقة

溺れるナイフ

溺水小刀

물에 빠진 나이프

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Latest Release(s)

v.12 c.46 by Evil Flowers & ShoujoHearts 3 years ago

v.12 c.45 by Evil Flowers & ShoujoHearts 4 years ago

v.12 c.44 by Evil Flowers & ShoujoHearts 4 years ago

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Status in Country of Origin

17 Volumes (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?

Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter

N/A

User Reviews

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Forum

3 topics, 9 posts

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User Rating

Average: 8.5 / 10.0 (325 votes)

Bayesian Average: 8.32 / 10.0

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23%

17%

Last Updated

April 14th, 2024 12:56am PDT - 1 year ago

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Genre

Drama Mature Psychological Romance School Life Shoujo Slice of Life
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Author(s)

Artist(s)

Year

Original Publisher

Kodansha

Serialized In (magazine)

Bessatsu Friend (Kodansha)

Licensed (in English)

Yes

English Publisher

Azuki (digital)

INKR Comics

Kodansha USA (17 Vols - Complete; digital)

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

Weekly Pos #700

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Monthly Pos #1889 (No change)

3 Month Pos #3073

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6 Month Pos #4055

(+46)

Year Pos #4987

(+312)

List Stats

On 1235 reading lists

On 1111 wish lists

On 253 completed lists

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Oboreru Knife Gets Live-Action Film

10 years ago

They should make an anime for this

11 years ago

With Whom Do You Think Natsume Will End?

11 years ago

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Started off good but went downhill

by kira6
8 years ago

Rating: N/A

I remember reading this and liking the beginning, so I came back to finish up the series but god did it go downhill.

Natsume truly attempts to move on from being nearly raped, but Kou does not. At first we are led to believe that Kou left Natsume for "her own good." He was unable to protect her from the rapist, so he willingly gets out of the picture. He leaves Natsume so Natsume can find happiness with Otomo, who is the “nice guy.”

Ok, he gets into fights, he’s rude, he’s selfish, he’s turning into the stereotypical “bad boy.” But I still think he’s a good guy, trying to do what he thinks is right in a frustrating way. And the author was clearly letting us know that Natsume and Kou would get back together. When it happened, I thought I would be ecstatic. I shipped them. There was no way anything could go wrong. But yes, yes it did.

After the rape incident, Kou had no redeeming qualities about him whatsoever. And believe me, I LOOKED. I WANTED to find a redeeming quality about him. But all I found was reasons for Natsume to avoid him with a 10 foot pole. Just a few: he baited his brother into being beat up in his place, he pimped out a girl that liked him, forcefully kissed his brother’s girlfriend in front of Natsume to get back at her (and afterwards the brother slapped the girlfriend?????), and we haven’t gotten to the worst one yet folks. I still kept reading, hoping for a redeeming change before they inevitably got back together.

But here we go folks, the way they get back together. Kou basically blackmails, hits, and rapes Natsume. Repeating the first traumatic incident a second time. The author literally draws a superimposition of the old rapist on Kou since Natsume sees him as the old rapist. But then she opens her eyes and goes “Oh, it’s Kou.” She accepts it, because “he, too, was unable to move on” or something. Basically, she can't help but go back to “save" her violent, abusive, first love who showed no redeeming qualities whatsoever after they split. This all happens while she’s with still with Otomo, so she goes to break it off with him out of guilt.

I truly had high hopes for this manga when I started reading so long ago. But I can’t bring myself to read past this second rape. Apparently Kou turns sweet later on, and him and Natsume end up happily ever after. But does that negate what he did?

... Last updated 8 years ago

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mindblown

by roxaboxen
15 years ago

Rating: N/A

Everyone should read this now. So far it's only up to vol 7 in english scanlations, but they go up to vol 10 in if you can read chinese (me: painstakingly, but I want to know what happens so bad).

I should start off by saying the art is beautiful. Sometimes Natsume's eyes are a little too big for my liking, but other than that, I really like how the characters are drawn. Then again, it could be a like-it-or-you-don't scenario.

The female protangonist is unlike the normal shoujo females we come across. Yes, she's extremely pretty but other than that, she's a normal girl with her own thoughts that often jump between naivety and maturity. Things aren't always the way they seem and Natsume deals with those issues as realistically as you'd expect her to. Like someone else said, don't be thrown off by their age. Asakura started drawing them young for a reason. This manga really digs into the less-rosy aspects of being young and looking at things the way they are.

Kyou is always throwing me and Natsume off. He's a kid with a big responsibility and practically walks around like a star of the village, and naturally gains everyone's attention, especially Natsume. Without giving anything away, he's the character I have to rack my brains over the hardest. At first, it's crazy - the things he does and says - but when revealed, his human qualities are the most poignant. He is, after all, just a boy.

All in all, one can't help relating to this story, all of its painful, tender and joyful moments.

Drawbacks: Reading in chinese is making my brain hurt. If you're the type who can only read English, and like to read the whole series at one go, you might want to wait till it's completed scanlating.

I'm really into slice-of-life genres. I'm not saying this manga is extremely slow, because it does proceed at a pace I'm not tearing my hair over. However, it IS set at a rural village and Natsume spends a lot of her time wandering to the beach, so expect some scenes of the sea and flowers. Again, the art is spectacular.

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Loved it until

by skatergirlyui
10 years ago

Rating: 7.0 / 10.0

Gave it a 9 until the 50s where it ended up turning into the cliche type of shoujo where

The girl is finally properly dating the nice guy, tries to confront the bad boy, gets threatened into hanging out with him, gets abused, breaks up with the nice guy out of guilt, and finally gets together with the abusive guy. Who of course suddenly turns sweet a few chapters later.

So much wasted potential

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Captivating and Powerful

by tamamomaru
10 years ago

Rating: 9.7 / 10.0

There's something unsettling about Asakura's style here that is both lewd and elegant. Those eyes! Art style itself gave me guilty pleasure as I read this series in one sitting. There's so much more to this story than the usual web of tumultuous love between utterly flawed personalities. There are bigger topics that are tackled here that you wouldn't find in a mainstream shoujo. Children in a crumbled society with failed adults, a premature death of innocence, rampant with corruption and absent of love-- All dark and gripping. At times I thought "No! It's too much." Yet, it knew I needed more.
I thought I had issues with the character's ages at first, but the world they're wrapped up in is so believable that the way they behave makes so much sense, I'm vicariously nodding at ever dramatic turning point. Not to mention that world! Interweaving folklore, old money, and adolescent angst in a small country town governed by the sea and it's superstitions. Sound like a mishmash of genres? Maybe as I have described it, yes, but it's all there and all complementary to one another in order to deliver the unique tone of this well crafted story.

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Wowza.

by ImaginaryWishes
12 years ago

Rating: 9.5 / 10.0

Hmm, I've been meaning to read this for a while now... I was a bit hesitant because the plot's not what I usually go for. I thought it would be melodramatic and cliched, but the story really draws you in. Despite Kyou being the "bad boy" type that I detest, there's just something... magnetic about him. He and Natsume are just strangely interesting... I can't help but want to know more.

Compelling characters, masterful storytelling, layers and layers of complexity not to mention the gorgeous art--This one's a keeper.

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One of the best...

by fufufuyen
11 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

I've only read up to Chapter 32, but this manga is amazing. The drawings and story were kind of lagging at the beginning, but as the story progressed, I really began to appreciate the art style. It's not lacking in skill - it is just a little grotesque, sort of. It shows expressions so well even though Natsume and Kou and Ootomo can be such indifferent characters. It's dark, brutal, yet charming and endearing. I love Kou the way Natsume does - I almost feel sucked in by his presence. There is just something about him that you can't put your hand on - "a blazing fire."

The story is also set around pulling at your heartstrings and writing things that normally you wouldn't want to see. In times where we hate the cliche happy endings, this manga really pushes the limits of that desire to see something "different." So many times, we are faced with disappointed in a bittersweet way.

You'd want to see Natsume saved. You'd want to see Kou show a flaw, but not in that way. I loved the idea of Kou being invincible, that it was "his land," that he had a god-like power that could sway and move anybody. This story started out as a typical model-girl story, but with her being thrown into a hickish town, everything changed. Kou is practically the embodiment of nature and life itself, and she is drawn to that. Risk-taking, fearlessness, and most of all - a purposeless passion. Kou moves her for no good reason, he brings about feelings she has never experienced - and she calls it "love."

As another person commented, I love how the story progresses through the character's life from since they were little. It's almost like Oyasumi Punpun in that respect as basically a coming of age story. I love their childish responses to their feelings and even danger. They are impulsive, they hate easily, they are violent...I feel like the mangaka captures the feeling of uncertainty and fleetingness so well, and the idea of centering the story around that is just profound. Even down to the jagged and faded lines of the drawings, this manga embodies and speaks a great deal of sense on the matters of passion and the inevitable.

Kou is transient, mysterious - one moment he is there, he is interested; the other he is gone and practically dead to you. It's a strange yet endearing character flaw/trait.

I'm so hyped about this manga that I may start to read chapter summaries...

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Hooked, but don't know why...

by jnatsumi
13 years ago

Rating: 9.0 / 10.0

Hmm.. I'm not sure how I should feel about this manga.
The romance is... different.
It's not the typical shojo romance. Sure, the girl did fell in love at first sight, but it wasn't named "love" at first --more like a deep devotion to something mysterious, unknown, or untamed. She loves him so much; he is her hope, her pride, her light, and her God. It's crazy.
The same thing goes the other way, ... but not as well articulated because it's mostly from the girl's pov.
Even though it may sound like a creepy obsession.. there's something to it that draws the reader in. I don't know what it is, but even though I have my reservations about the girl's ethical morality and mental state (questioned the same about the boy haha), I keep wanting more of their interaction.
The romance is about love gained and lost love. It's not an ideal story, but it's terribly captivating.

Since the girl's a model, we do get to see some glimpses of the entertainment industry.

I don't care too much for the art. Not my cup o' tea.

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Beautiful

by ChildofSecrets
12 years ago

Rating: 9.0 / 10.0

This is the kind of story that simply captivates you. It's rich in emotional and situational tension and shines brilliantly in story telling and character portrayal. But what this story does that is so unlike most stories - is that it has this unusual power to overwhelm you. To give you this deep, but modest understanding of youth in all it's shameless glory.

What do I mean by that? It's all those powerful feelings - the elation, the disappointment, the anticipation, and that familiar dreamy longing for time to stand still, to live in seemingly perfect moments. If you've ever been an over-idealistic dreamer in your youth you'll be easily wowed by this as I am.

But apart from my abstract/personal thoughts: It's a great dramatic romancey slice-of-life sort of manga. Natsume is a strong character, but understandably weak too. We hear all her thoughts and watch as time and situations change her perspective of things. And I love the romance. I like that her relationship isn't smooth, but rather unstable and realistic. Her relationships between the main characters are a bit unpredictable (boys and girls alike).

Read it and be taken by it.

... Last updated 12 years ago

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Uniquely Stunning

by sending
12 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

First of all, I LOVE this series. Natsume has won my loyalty, and I just want her to succeed in everything. She is not only a strong character with a mind of her own, but she deals with problems in a very realistic way. It is also clear that her ridiculous beauty is a curse rather than a gift. Seriously, her life sucks.

Kou is also one of the most interesting male leads I've encountered in shoujo. He's pretty crazy, but it makes sense in context. And make no mistake, this may fall under the category of shoujo but is no light-hearted romance.

I highly recommend this series for anyone who likes character development, slice of life, coming-of-age, or romance stories. Oboreru Knife is one of my favorites!

... Last updated 12 years ago

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Man, this story is frustrating...

by moonmystery
5 years ago

Rating: 7.0 / 10.0

I think I'm getting too old for this teenage angst stuff. It used to seem so cute and romantic, like the "epitome of teenage years"..... but man, seeing her deal with her PTSD is just rough.... these kids are too young to figure it out on their own, and end up lashing out at each other... If only they had accessible therapy...

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