A Distant Neighborhood
Also known as: Haruka na Machi e, 遥かな町へ, Harukana Machi e, Quartier Lointain, Barrio Lejano, Quartieri Lontani, Um Bairro Distante, Odległa dzielnica, Daleko susjedstvo, Vertraute Fremde
by Jirou Taniguchi
Who hasn't thought about reliving their past, correcting perceived mistakes or changing crucial decisions? Would this better your life or the lives of those closest to you? Or would your altered actions prove even more harmful? One man gets the chance to find out... Middle-aged Hiroshi Nakahara is on his way home from a business trip when he finds himself on the wrong train heading for his childhood hometown. His footsteps take him to his mother's grave and it's there that he is catapulted back into his life as an 8th grader - but with all his adult memories and knowledge intact. As he struggles to make sense of his predicament his adult memories of his childhood return but are somehow subtly changed. The questions start to form ... would his father still disappear without explanation? would he still marry his wife? (Source: Ponent Mon)
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The StoryHoard editorial verdict
A quiet, aching time-slip story in which a grown man returns to his childhood neighbourhood and gets a second look at the choices that shaped his family.
Pros
- A thoughtful exploration of regret and second chances
- Gentle, precise art that lets small moments land
- A short, complete run that feels deliberately shaped
Cons
- The reflective pace will feel slow for some readers
- The emotional payoffs hit hardest for readers with family memories of their own
Read this if you liked:ErasedMushishi
Read the full take
A man steps back into the neighbourhood of his childhood, and the story asks what would change if he could correct what he now understands. I found that question deeply affecting. The book does not reach for spectacle. Instead it lingers on ordinary houses, neighbours and small conversations, and that restraint is its greatest strength. The art is gentle and precise, so the quiet moments land with real weight. The honest catch is that the reflective pace will feel slow for readers who want the plot to move briskly, and some of the emotional payoffs depend on the reader's own family memories. The run is short and complete, which helps it stay focused. Still, it is a lovely meditation on regret, love and the people who shaped us. If you want a story that makes you look at your own past more gently, start here.
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