This is one of the best romance manga I've read. For me, Its one of those manga/anime that you get a bit depressed when you finish it. The length is just right as well imo. Thought there would be some rage moments because of one of the categories and one of the comments below me but its not that bad... I was actually dreading it till that other guy disappeared lol.

Was looking forward to her other works but sad to know the author is gone now Definitely recommended if you want to read a somewhat realistic romance with older characters instead of the usual generic shounen middle school/highschool ecchi/romance/comedy.

I began reading this with low expectations, expecting perhaps a 6/10. It's just so hard to find a good male-demographic romance. And the fact that it opens with the main character seeing EVERYthing when he stumbles upon a naked woman just lowered my expectations.

But almost all the nudity and sex scenes were well placed.
Even the side romances were handled well.
Cliches are always a problem with this genre. Like Ruka's friend from that hot spring hotel.
The complication in the middle was 100% predictable but that didn't really bother me like it almost always does. Perhaps because the mangaka was planning for it to happen since the beginning. Perhaps because I couldn't see the story going for 10 volumes any other way.
Still, for the most part I was very pleased with the main characters and their (mostly) original characterisation.

Anyways, it really is sad that the mangaka died, according to Roninwarrior. I definitely would've looked forward to her next work.
I'm putting this up there with Haru yo, koi amongst my favourite seinen-romances.
EDIT: In hind-sight, not THAT comparable to Haru yo, koi. That's one of those manga where i look back on it and it seems better with time. This is slightly the opposite. I may have over-praised a little. It happens.

... Last updated on December 19th, 2012, 7:11am

just another one of those..series gets dragged too much cuz of the coward and stupid male character. 70% of the manga is the result of Main character's coward and stupid way of thinking.

the main girl ended up in bed with another man which is annoying. the only thing i enjoyed about his stupid decisions is that he had many many sex with another chick.

enjoyable series? well, once that other guy disappeared, i guess you can enjoy the series a bit more.

Unfortunately, when I went to look at what else the mangaka of this work might be doing it turns out she died. Very sad news... What a great piece of work Hetakoi was and Nakano Junko's talent will definitely be missed.

I highly recommend this to anyone who likes a bit of a roller coaster ride of a love story.

I really wanted it to be finished so i could read it and finish it but now tht i caught up with it and finished reading, im so sad tht its over. i loved it. one of my fave mangas along with ichigo 100

Yep, I'll second Raikou's comment, except that I have a single "complaint":

And, I wholeheartedly believe that because Shizuka IS Grampa... instead of cigarettes, he should have used a pipe!
-But then again, how many college kids do you know of that would actually use a pipe? Hahahaha!

All in all, the art is fantastic, the plot is fantastic (though the drama is pretty fickle), and generally, the story is just... fantastic!

I give this a 10!

I just finished it this morning. Thank you village idiot for taking the time to scanlate this, and releasing them all at once... it was a pleasant surprise.
an incredible manga that I think all fans of Seinen should read, it starts out off pure like a Shonen romance but real life soon rears its ugly head and it becomes dramatic
all the turmoil that people seem to hate about this manga, I'm taking about when things become awkward and the distance between the two characters grows...it all has its purpose.
they develop the two leads separately and it works, their motivations really fuel the misunderstanding that makes this a incredible but frustrating read.
people tend to forget that we read books and manga, and watch films in order to feel something. the fact that this work can invoke such emotion in people proves its worth.
in the end, it's a hell of a ride... and the reader and characters make it there together... I'm glad it wasn't easy because that makes it all the more satisfying when the final curtain falls.
A seinen masterpiece, read it.

This is an awesome manga. All the hate on volume 5, I think along with some rage, the story from his past was very sweet in a way. I liked volume 5 a lot. This manga excels quite well at what it's trying to do, at how it's telling its story. I believe it's noticeably different from similar manga, making it "fresh". Recommended read.

... Last updated on May 25th, 2012, 1:43pm

Too annoying. I hate it when the situations are arranged to create misunderstandings, And you can't get more of it than in this manga. The main guy starts out as someone uninteresting, then gets some character and then doesn't even try to undrstand what is happening and on top of it deceives himself.
The main girl is kinda good though, but nothing amazing.

In the end I give it a 8 but I'm stopping at the end of volume 6. I don't get any pleasure from reading it, I just wanna go and shake the characters up so they would stop f***ing around

i think the ones who aren't satisfied with the whole thing in/after volume 5 should just think about it. Imagine you're in granpas situation, what would you do? The thing he did was probably the most realistic choice. So yeah just my 50 cents about that, great read in my opinion and a bit more realistic look at romance (not completely realistic, but at least more than the so generic shounen romances). Generic happy ending and a bit predictable, still was enjoyable

... Last updated on August 20th, 2012, 12:05pm