The Summer You Were There

The Summer You Were There (Japanese: 君と綴るうたかた, Hepburn: Kimi to Tsuzuru Utakata) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuama. It was serialized in Ichijinsha's yuri manga magazine Comic Yuri Hime from May 2020 to January 2024, with its chapters collected in six tankōbon volumes. It has been licensed for English release in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment.

The Summer You Were There
First tankōbon volume cover
君と綴るうたかた (Kimi to Tsuzuru Utakata)
Genre	Romance[1] Slice of life[1] Yuri[1]
Manga
Written by	Yuama
Published by	Ichijinsha
English publisher	NA: Seven Seas Entertainment
Magazine	Comic Yuri Hime
Original run	May 18, 2020 – January 18, 2024
Volumes	6

Synopsis

Shizuku Hoshikawa, a high schooler and loner, secretly writes a novel. When it is nearly summer break, it is read by Kaori Asaka, a popular figure in their class. Though Shizuku was prepared for harsh criticism, Kaori praises it highly and expects her to write her next work, a romance novel about the two of them. Shizuku refuses, but Kaori asks for a date if she will not write it.

Characters

Shizuku Hoshikawa (星川 雫, Hoshikawa Shizuku)

Voiced by: Reina Ueda (PV)^[2]

She is a first-year high school student who avoids interacting with others. Hoshikawa writes novels and posted Girl Lover's Suicide (少女心中, Shōjo Shinjū) on the novel site noveL. She has an older sister, Shizuka.

Kaori Asaka (朝香 夏織, Asaka Kaori)

Voiced by: Azumi Waki (PV)^[2]

She is a first-year high school student and Shizuku's classmate. A popular member of their class, she behaves cheerfully, actively calling out to Shizuku who avoids others.

Ruri Ichinose (一ノ瀬 るり, Ichinose Ruri)

She was Shizuku's classmate in fifth grade, and now attends a different high school.

Seri Ichihara (市原 芹, Ichihara Seri)

Ruri's friend.

Shizuka Hoshikawa (星川 静, Hoshikawa Shizuka)

Shizuku's older sister. She attends a beauty school and wants to be a hairdresser.

Shio Asaka (朝香 しお, Asaka Shio)

Kaori's younger sister.

Shion (シオン)

The Hoshikawa family's male dog.

Publication

Written and illustrated by Yuama, The Summer You Were There was serialized in Ichijinsha's yuri manga magazine Comic Yuri Hime from May 18, 2020,^[3] to January 18, 2024.^[4] Ichijinsha collected its chapters in six tankōbon volumes, released from January 18, 2021,^[5] to February 17, 2024.^[6]

The manga has been licensed for English release in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment.^[7]

Volumes

No.	Original release date	Original ISBN	English release date	English ISBN
1	January 18, 2021[8]	978-4-7580-2202-6	October 4, 2022[9]	978-1-63858-640-1
2	June 17, 2021[10]	978-4-7580-2266-8	December 13, 2022[11]	978-1-63858-779-8
3	February 17, 2022[12]	978-4-7580-2368-9	June 13, 2023[13]	978-1-63699-164-1
4	August 18, 2022[14]	978-4-7580-2451-8	January 23, 2024[15]	978-1-68579-959-5
5	March 16, 2023[16]	978-4-7580-2512-6	July 30, 2024[17]	979-8-88843-673-8
6	February 17, 2024[6]	978-4-7580-2660-4	January 28, 2025[1]	979-8-89160-667-8

Reception

The series was nominated for the 2022 Next Manga Award in the print manga category;^[18] it was nominated again in the same category in 2023.^[19] It was the most popular choice among English voters.^[20] It ranked eighth on AnimeJapan's "Most Wanted Anime Adaptation" poll in 2024.^[21][22]

See also

• The Girl I Want Is So Handsome!, another manga series by Yuama