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Truly lovely. These stories are so rich and the children are so tender...gentle, polite, brave, brash, foolish, silly, and hopeful, all at once. At times a bitter warning to adults that their choices have far-reaching implications, at times a reminder that to be young is to be filled with a capacity for anything and everything, irrespective of environment.

My favorites are Mr. Adachi, Sei, and Haruo. Of course the children are the stars but the adults at the home are truly commendable. Mr. Adachi is not cool or suave. He does not play a character; he isn't paternalistic or apathetic. He treats each child as a ... human being and weathers each outburst with patience. Someone to aspire to emulate.

Taiyō Matsumoto has done it again. The realism that this manga can portray is extraordinary. The way each character is fleshed out, the way they act during certain situations is so realistic it’s almost as if the manga is a live adaptation itself. Especially with chapter 26 and the last two chapters.

Matsumoto didn’t come up with some grandiose plot that he was going to stick to when writing this manga, and it makes this story much more meaningful, he let his hand go free on the pages, which is hard ... to do in this industry with success. Recommend this to any and all ages. Sure Matsumotos drawing might be displeasing for some(I love it), but it’s best when the author draws how/what they like, if not, it can become painful for them to continue their art in servitude.

Instantly became one of my favourite mangas, and I tend to reread it when I feel a certain way. Its been a while since I’ve read a manga so tearfully honest and heartbreaking with its stories about these foster kids living their lives knowing they’ve truly been abandoned. Although these characters aren’t real these are true feelings that any young person can feel especially real children who have felt alone.

Without saying anything too personal I sympathized with these kids as someone whose felt a disconnect with my own family, so although these characters aren’t real it was kind of validating to know that there’s ... people that feel the same way I do.

Frankly, it took me a little while to get into it just because i wasn’t too fond of the art style but it grew on me gradually and kind of fits the childhood theme with its scribbly lines and watercolour.