I've heard so many of my friends rave about this manga series that I was really excited to read it, but I was told to go into it "as blind as possible", so I went in thinking it was just a basic contemporary romance about some high schoolers. Nope. There is so much more to this than "just" a romance.

First, let me say that these characters are SO PRECIOUS and I would protect any of them at all costs—especially Suwa! I feel like he's the quiet, unsung hero of this story, in a sense, and he breaks my heart so much but I just love him. Naho is so precious, and her girlfriends are wicked protective and flawless. Even Hagita is a trip, though he's my least favorite.

Orange has some very minor sci-fi elements, but that's all I'll say, because if you don't know what the story is about, please don't look it up—just grab a copy and read it. This has been one of the most tragic, lovely, sweetest stories, and I'm on the edge of my seat, dying to read the next volume right this moment.

There is one thing I'd like to offer a trigger warning for, though, but I'm going to put it into spoiler tags in case you want to go into this manga knowing nothing at all:

Spoiler

major trigger warnings for talk of suicide (including descriptions), attempted suicide, suicidal thoughts, grief, death, and depression.