Reviews

From the beginning, she meets the old boyfriend from her past life, so that's the running plot in the start. I thought that the whole manga would be about Niina as an eleven-year-old girl, but there is a time skip right after chapter one, which was surprising but well done. It made the story much more enjoyable. After reading the first chapter I think many people would drop the manga, thinking it to be about a silly little girl pining over an older man, but it really does get better. I liked her as an older girl in high school.

I found Niina to be a very enjoyable character. Because of the time that the manga spans, we get to see Niina in many years of her life, and the development in her personality and wisdom is very obvious and close to how a real girl would grow up. Of course, she does have memories from her past life, so she is different in that sense, but the main character must always be special, mustn't she? She grows from cute and innocent to mature and smart, not a flawless person but a real one, able to come to terms with who she really is.

The story is well constructed. Each chapter ended with something to look forward to in the next, whether it was a cliffhanger or a continuation of a subplot. I actually had to keep myself from reading so quickly just because I wanted it to last longer. I loved the mangaka's ideas, though, and the way she depicted emotion and feelings was great. Painful memories? You bet.

I have to say that I really enjoyed this series. I cried a few moments and laughed at others. The art was lovely and cute and the manga was great all around. Things I did not like we're the unexpected time skip (rather, how unexpected it was, not the fact that it occurred) and the falling action reaching the ending. The first half was more exciting to me than the last. However, it was a very poignant manga and I would recommend it to any shoujo lover.