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Reset is a great manga. The three characters we follow are Touma, the "main character" of sorts, Sou and Maki. Touma and Sou are childhood friends that started dating towards the end of middle school, while Maki is Touma's classmate. The three of them are involved with the basketball club, Touma is their manager, Sou is the club's captain and Maki is also a member of the team.

The plot lays within Touma and Sou's relationship. Despite being a couple for a while now, Touma is not sure about Sou's feelings because of the way they started dating: when Sou was crying on Touma's shoulder because ... of a breakup, Touma confessed to him and then they started dating. Because of that, Touma feels like Sou is only with him because he needs someone - anyone - to be with him and obsess over. As Maki finds out about their situation, he starts to get involved in their relationship, wanting to help Touma to untangle this complicated relationship.

However, the main point of the manga is the contrast between those three characters. We get Touma, who is not really happy on his relationship, full of insecurities and guilt because of how it started; Sou with his obsessive way of loving; and Maki, a guy who can't really understand how this type of obsession, strong enough to lead to unhappiness, could possibly be called love. Seeing the development of Touma and Maki's friendship as well as how Maki's arrival changes Touma and Sou's relationship.

The art is very good and consistent throughout the manga. The design of the characters is very nice and their expressions tell you everything you need to know about how they're feeling and what they're thinking.

Overall, this manga is very interesting. The art is great, the storyline is somewhat unique and the development of both the characters and their interpersonal relationships is extremely well done and honestly, the only negative thing I have to say about it is the fact it doesn't have a sequel.