And so this series reaches it's satisfying end! What a ride! I just skimmed back over my manga goodreads shelf and by my count I've started around 170 different manga series. This is only the 25th series I have ever read to the end, and I think it might be the longest I've ever finished. It took Akiko Higashimura around 9 years to draw the approximately 3,000 pages that make up this story. Even knowing that she worked with a large team of assistants, I am deeply impressed. One thing I noticed is that it looks like she switched to inking digitally for this final volume. I'm not sure many readers who aren't cartoonists themselves would notice, but the quality of the line art does change a bit. The size of the lettering also increases quite a bit from the previous book to this one, but again, I only noticed this because I really pouring over it. I don't begrudge Higashimura switching to a (hopefully) faster art style at the end of this amazing run. I am inspired by the humor and genuine heart of this story, it makes me want to write something equally sweet for all-age readers.