Rice Boy has that indie/hipster feel without the pretentiousness and all the imaginative fantasy you want.

The one qualm I do have is almost every character calls a member of their species brother (I guess it's akin to sista/brotha), so it's confusing to know which characters are really related or just being friendly. I mean who's out here tonguing down dudes they call brother?

Yeah. That's really not important. Anyway, I felt like I was on a journey with Rice Boy. Every discovery he made, I made. All the plot twists kept me on my toes too. I recommend it!

"Just one hope will keep you alive."

Another good volume. I'm forever getting invested in these shoujos (with love triangles). I like Fuji's development from high-strung to mellowed out. Onto volume 5