Title: 彼氏彼女の事情 (His and Her Circumstances) Vol. 6
Artist/Author: 津田雅美 (Masami Tsuda)
Book Size/Pages: Small B-6, 207pp., w/furigana
Original Serialization: Monthly LALA 3/98-7/98
First Printing: 10/10/98
Rating: 3/4

I'm surprised that it's only volume 6 and the story corresponds with the last few episodes of the anime. While the entire volume is good overall as has a lot of character development, I've always been against Arima and Yukino in bed. It didn't seem a little forced to me. The best chapter here has to be the one that concerns Yukino's dad. I don't think it ever made the animation, but it provides a lot of insight into her parents and why he stood up for her daughter in front of the school teacher in the previous book.

Bonuses are as usual, letters, and a mini-comic.

22. ACT22 ここより永遠に２ (From Here to Eternity, Part 2): Yukino's father recalls the story about how he ended up going to the same high school as Yukino's mother. During his third year in high school, his grandfather passes away and that's when they decided to get married and do so soon after they graduate.

23. ACT23 不在 (Absent): It's coming to the close of summer and Yukino is anticipating Arima's return. As usual, the friends are starting to pester her about homeworks as she's the smart one in the group. As Yukino is walking out the the door one night, a tall fellow waits by the door. It's Arima, a day early.

24. ACT24 恋 (Love): Arima fills her in on his victories at the inter-high school competition. As she looks at him more and more, especially his taller statue, he starts becoming more shy and starts avoiding him. This leads to a semi-confrontation where he tells her that he would never leave her.

25. ACT25 SHINKA (Evolution/Deepen): Yukino offers all her homeworks to him knowing that he probably hasn't been studying. With her kindness, he remembers how his status in his own family is. His biological father is the prodigal son in the family and he ditched Arima with his current uncle and aunt. Because of his dad's behavior, Arima has always been treated a second-rate family member despite his accomplishments. He was always in a state of depression until he met Yukino.

26. ACT26 晴れた日に永遠が見える (On a Clear Day, I Can See Forever): They spend the rest of summer studying, and hanging out, but mostly studying. On night on the way back from studying, it starts pouring, so they seek shelter at Arima's house. The parents are away, so the mice play, in bed. She's feels like a newlywed, but his self doubt grows.

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