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A quietly gorgeous French-language adaptation of Makoto Shinkai's anime, this two-issue series from Pika Édition distills the achingly bittersweet story of two childhood friends drifting apart across time and distance. Illustrated with a delicate, watercolor-like touch that mirrors the original film's visual poetry, each issue traces a single chapter of their lives—from the promise of a snowy commute to the melancholy of adult disconnection. A faithful and visually stunning entry point for readers new to the tale, it captures the universal ache of missed connections with the same tender precision as the source material.