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To start off, I'll say that this manga is definetely worth your time, no matter your background or life situation.
Having said that, I don't feel that its merit relies on well-built characters, a compelling story, its art (even though the art itself is as per usual with Asano, outstanding) or a nicely put finish. The merit of this piece relies on the fact that it is less of a tale but a collage of human fantasies.
This collection of twisted desire, selfishness, despair and wrath is displayed in an absolutely unrelatable way since it is certainly unbelievable that any teenager no matter how traumatized or ... stranded might display this train of thought. But being observed separately, difficult as it may be to alienate these singular moments from the overarching story, they gain much more weight and suddently one might feel itself in communion with the characters.
Thus Inio Asano presents a set of characters that lack any restraint and thus accomplish all the things we might have felt like doing at some point and didn't, and they do so at an extraordinarily fast pace. This adds the visual impact that a more introspective exploration of these thoughts might've lacked.