1 Litre of Tears

By Aya Kito · Konno Kita

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１リットルの涙 · ja · originalلتر من الدموع · ar1 Liter of Tears · en1 Litre of Tears · enA Diary of Tears · enیک لیتر اشک · fa1 լիտր արցունք · hyUn litro di lacrime · it1 Litre no Namida · ja-ro1리터의 눈물 · ko1 litr łez · plDiário das Lágrimas · pt1 Litro de Lágrimas · pt-br1 литр слёз · ruบันทึกน้ำตาหนึ่งลิตร · th1公升的眼泪 · zh一公升的眼泪 · zh1公升的眼淚 · zh-hk一公升的眼淚 · zh-hk一公升眼淚 (Cantonese) · zh-hk1 kong-chin ê Ba̍k-sái (Southern Min) · zh-ro

The manga is based on a dramatic tragedy diary written by Aya Kito, published shortly before her death. The diary, a true story based on her own life, was originally written in first person. It is about a girl coping with her teenage life along with a degenerative disease. She keeps a diary of not only what she does but how she feels and the hardships she must endure. Initially, the diary's purpose was for Kito to chronicle impressions she had about how the disease was affecting her daily life. As the disease progressed, however, the diary became Kito's outlet for describing the intense personal struggles she underwent in coping, adapting, and ultimately trying to survive her disease. As she notes in one entry, "I write because writing is evidence that I am still alive." (Source: Wikipedia))