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Had to read this over several months because of the slow chapter translations, but I didn't mind one bit rereading it from the start over and over again. It's a really nice mystery story and surprisingly anti-climatic, but that's also part of the charm. For only seven chapters, the characters felt very fleshed out and complex, just like real people, and their choices and motivations were understandable. The art and pacing of the story is also very beautiful and well done. It's a great manga, sadly only one volume long, but since it's also pretty short it won't harm to give it a try, so ... I recommend to read it slowly and carefully!

This is such a beautiful manga. Not just the art: the plot, the romance, drama, the characters and the joy and pain you feel with them while accompanying them through their last year of high school. It is not perfect (nothing is perfect), but everything fits really well together and while the story may not be the most unique, it is executed beautifully and in such a grounded and realistic way. It is painful to see the protagonists Touma, Taichi and Futaba (and Masumi) struggle and there is always this underlying feeling that the way things are now, at least one of them is going ... to end up unhappy. But you see them trying so hard and living so earnestly and you just want the best for them. The characters are so inspiring and touching in a way that they make you think about your own life and the decisions you made. This manga really is worth a try in my opinion, but it shouldn't be rushed (honestly it would be hard to rush because the art is so good (the author has a really nice style) and some of the chibi drawings are just too cute).