Angel Beats! The 4-koma: Bokura no Sensen Koushinkyoku (2009)

When we were still in the world of living, death was something that came indiscriminately and randomly. So, there was no way to fight it.

If I lost my memories…and got a different personality…I might be able to. But then, what does it mean to be reborn? That isn’t the life I had anymore. It’s someone else’s life. Everyone only gets to live life one time [Yuri places her hand on her chest.], and it’s right here. I only get it once. This is my life. I can’t entrust it to someone, I can’t steal a new one, I can’t force it on others, I can’t forget it or erase it. I can’t stomp over it, laugh on it, or beautify it! I can’t anything! I’d have to-I’d have to accept my one shot at life no matter how cruel, merciless, or unfair I thought it was! Sir, don’t you understand? That is why I must fight. I must keep on fighting! Because…because I can never…[Slams her hands on her desk.] accept that kind of life!