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Our Reason for Living (僕たちの生きた理由 Bokutachi no Ikita Riyū) is a horror manga by Kazuyuki Watanabe (渡辺和幸) that was serialized and published from 2015 to 2017 and contains 6 Volumes with 69 total Chapters, or 'Reasons', 63 main chapters and 6 extras which were exclusive to the Digital release of the series and cover some extremely important unseen events, but were left untranslated for over 6 years
This page mainly serves as a directory for Volumes and Chapters in case users find it more comfortable to browse through than the Comic category
== Plot Summary ==
Akira had made up his mind to confess his feelings to Himeno, the girl he liked, on the day they graduated elementary school. But what was waiting for him in the classroom was Himeno like he had never seen her before! Before they knew it, Akira and his classmates were trapped inside the school, unable to escape. Who was doing this, and why? Mysterious forces close in on the 11 fearful children, as if to laugh at them. This is the story of a harsh fate that awaits them. Does a hopeful future await them, or an ending filled with despair…? (From the series' MangaDex page)
== Volumes & Chapters ==
Bokutachi no Ikita Riyuu consists of 6 Volumes with 69 total Chapters in the following order;
=== Volume 1 ===
# Reason 1 - Congratulations and Goodbye
# Reason 2 - The Devil's Beginning
# Reason 3 - Night of Screams
# Reason 4 - The Crossroad Between Life and Death 
# Reason 5 - Oh, God!!
# Reason 6 - Determined to Win
# Reason 7 - Fight For Your Life!!
# Reason 8 - A Boy Appeared 
# Reason 8.5 / Extra Reason 1 - THE OTHER SIDE Type: [L]
# Reason 9 - Trap 
=== Volume 2 ===
# Reason 10 - Breakup
# Reason 11 - Cursed Book
# Reason 12 - A Puppet 
# Reason 13 - Stray Dog
# Reason 14 - Quickening Memory
# Reason 15 - A Speculation 
# Reason 16 - Triple Crisis 
# Reason 16.5 / Extra Reason 2 - THE OTHER SIDE Type: [L] -EP 2-
# Reason 17 - Dolls on the Loose
# Reason 18 - Another Killer
# Reason 19 - A Pure Heart of a Girl
=== Volume 3 ===
# Reason 20 - Forgotten Friends
# Reason 21 - Broken Friendship
# Reason 22 - Mikami Revisited
# Reason 23 - August 14 (Pt. 1)
# Reason 24 - Four Pictures
# Reason 25 - The Person Who Borrowed The Book
# Reason 26 - The Death of the Puppetmaster
# Reason 26.5 / Extra Reason 3 - THE OTHER SIDE Type: [L] -EP 3-
# Reason 27 - Between a Rock and a Hard Place
# Reason 28 - Counter Attack
# Reason 29 - Masks 
=== Volume 4 ===
# Reason 30 - Anger 
# Reason 31 - Mysterious Numbers
# Reason 32 - Breeding Doubt
# Reason 33 - Wails
# Reason 34 - The Clock Tower
# Reason 34.5 / Extra Reason 4 - THE OTHER SIDE Type: [α]
# Reason 35 - Shocking Data
# Reason 36 - Stirring Up Confusion 
# Reason 37 - True Form
# Reason 38 - Puppet Hell
# Reason 39 - Crest 
# Reason 40 - Secret of the Clock Tower 
=== Volume 5 ===
# Reason 41 - Two Puppetmasters
# Reason 42 - Attack on Puppet
# Reason 43 - Thinking of You 
# Reason 44 - Traitor
# Reason 45 - Judas
# Reason 46 - Blood Trial
# Reason 47 - Forward!!
# Reason 48 - I Won't Let You Die!
# Reason 48.5 / Extra Reason 5 - THE OTHER SIDE Type: [γ]
# Reason 49 - August 14 (Pt. 2)
# Reason 50 - August 14 (Pt. 3)
# Reason 51 - August 14 (Pt. 4)
=== Volume 6 ===
# Reason 52 - My Darling
# Reason 53 - Unbelievable Times
# Reason 54 - The Man in the Portrait 
# Reason 55 - The Hammer
# Reason 56 - Determination 
# Reason 57 - Rage
# Reason 58 - Invitation From the Devil
# Reason 59 - Prophecy 
# Reason 60 - Entrusted Hopes
# Reason 61 - Successor
# Reason 62 - The Final Choice 
# Reason 63 - My Reason for Living 
# Reason 63.5 / Extra Reason 6 - THE OTHER SIDE Type: [δ]
== About the Author ==
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== Trivia ==
* It's unknown why despite the series stating the characters are in elementary school, Class 2 is all 16 years old and Class 3 is all 17
* The paperback version of Volume 2 depicts Himeno hanging in the front instead of Akira, as seen in the Digital version
* Paperback versions of Volumes 1 and 2 don't get printed anymore and they're shown to be a bit rare to obtain
** It may be due to Kodansha dropping the series after the 2nd Volume releases and the physical version of the series is taken over by a different publisher. The new publisher does not print Volumes 1 and 2 of the series, only Volume 3 to Volume 6
* The beginning of every Volume has a special illustration called an Opening Page
== Gallery ==
File:Volume 2 Paperback.png|Paperback version of Volume 2's cover
File:Vol1 OP.png|Volume 1's Opening Page illustration
File:Vol2 OP.png|Volume 2's Opening Page illustration
File:Vol3 OP.png|Volume 3's Opening Page illustration
File:Vol4 OP.png|Volume 4's Opening Page illustration
File:Vol5 OP.png|Volume 5's Opening Page illustration
File:EveryoneColors.png|Volume 6's Opening Page illustration
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