I also had hearing impairment in my childhood (but it's been operated), so I know how does it feel living with worse hearing. It's really depressing, and you might feel that you are alone, because you hear the others badly. The manga showed it authentically, and it's great that Kouhei could find a friend in Taiichi, who helped not only as note taker, but he cheered him with his happy-go-lucky personality.
As the story goes forward, they get even closer to each other. I read only 8 chapters, but I really like the story, and I don't think that I will regret this 10 points rating for this manga, because it's really the very best in its genre (Shounen Ai, Slice of Life). I will buy an original english copy of the manga series, and possibly a japanese copy as well.
