This is a very sweet manga, and is more about the power of friendship and community and having someone who Sees you, than it is about romance. I thought it was very emotionally intelligent, tugs at the heartstrings! ;___;

It does deal with some mature themes, like suicide and grief. But there is an uplifting message underneath, about not living with regrets and taking a chance on yourself.

It's a beautiful manga to read, too. The speech bubbles are tailored to personalities and emotions, you can hear the tone in the text very clearly, nothing lost in translation.

I DID get annoyed by just how obtuse or mousey Naho is on occasion. You know what it means when someone holds their hand out to you, they want to hold hands! Take his beeping hand!!!!

But all in all, a moving read.