I've ever read. I mean...what? The last story REALLY threw me for a loop lol but the third story had me going through a whole crazy mix of emotions and made me switch sides multiple times. You'll understand when you read it. Wow. This is a memorable one and a keeper--give it a read!

I really liked the stories. I especially liked Story 2 and 3. Some of the others say that story 2 is the weakest but i have to disagree with that if they mean in terms of the story itself. If its in terms of how deep the story was, i agree it was the weakest out of the first 3.

The last one was funny but i dont think i would read it again. The first one was confusing to me, so i cant really say if it was good or bad. I'll probably try to read it again and try to grasp the meaning of it.

Do I recommend this: Yes

... Last updated on June 12th, 2012, 6:26pm

I swear the last story "Chance encounter in the cosmos" is a parody for Maiden Rose lmfao. You have the main guy who's so pretty and in one panel you can see a flower drawn above his head (so totally like Taki and add to that the faces he makes during sex). Then you have the fugly other guy whose name is Klaus (yeah, Klaus lol). All the emphasis on his dick and fingers size and how huge he is and how fugly and how he takes on the pretty guy so screams of Klaus Von Wolfstadt to me. That Maiden Rose's Klaus is so much better looking than this Klaus though XD
So yeah, absolutely brilliant story. Made me go aww and eww and whaa the whole time XD

The main story "the Guardian" was... amazing. I love how this mangaka unfolds the events of everything. It kept me intrigued and guessing till the very end.

"Sora no Uragawa" was my favorite. Great story and again how all the events unfolded was brilliant. I absolutely loved the ending. It was realistic and satisfying to me.


"show me heaven" was the weakest one in the stories but I still enjoyed it immensely. It was light and sweet unlike the other two darker stories.

... Last updated on May 20th, 2012, 8:38pm

If it was only a oneshot I would give it a 10. What I never do with oneshots (I just like longer series), but this one was fantastic from the first panel (which was the best one and scary) to the end. No matter the possible incest theme. It shocked me how good it was. the second story was however quite average, I would give it a 7, the third one was disturbing and I disliked the end, although it was realistic. In any other manga, he would tell him everything. a 7 too. as for the last one, it was UNUSUAL. I don't think I ever read yaoi with an ugly man. It was funny, but only that. hmm...6.

But for the first one, I'm going to give it 9.

Only the cover story counts as tragedy, and even then, it's light. I really liked the characters, too bad there wasn't anymore.

The second and third stories were nice. I did feel sorry for the leads in the third, but that kind of plot always makes me feel so. But the fourth story? LOL What was I even reading? Looking at the cover and the artist, you'd never think there was a big hairy bara bear as a character.

stories are good i ve always skip this manga and didnt read but i liked it stories are so different from each other first you see flowers romance second you see rape angst and space launch^^but it is good that way you can read different type of stories in one volume
here's rating
1st story 9,3
2nd story 8,5
3rd story 9
4th story 8 (it is funny with ugly seme )

Last chapter.... LOL WTH! I laughed so hard, i also almost puked and the revelation at the end made it all the worse but i still can't help but laugh!

*Cough* anyway. Apart from the final utterly messed up chapter (still lol'ing) the other stories were all good, the first in particular made a bit of an impact, as did the one but last. I think i want to read more of this mangaka's works now.

i love KUNIEDA Saika work. the art might not be the best, but the stories are always great. they always make you go "yeah thats... wait what" or "WTF" or "OMG i didnt see that coming"
definitely recommended

The third and first stories were quite enjoyable. Particularly the third. The Other Side of the Sky was the most compelling, in my opinion. However, I must say,


Show Me Heaven seemed more "typical" for lack of a better word. It would make for a cute anime but was somewhat boring to read after how interesting The Guardian was. The Cosmos story... we're not even going to talk about that. I think it was a joke/parody. If I had to take that story seriously I would have to drop my rating significantly.

... Last updated on March 1st, 2016, 7:21pm

I don't know. I have mixed feelings over that oneshot. Everyone's waxing poetic about how great and wonderful the story is, but I'm not quite sure.

Okay, so a dead man narrating the story is pretty unique, and I admit, I was a little impressed by that. But I don't like the connections between the characters. After reading the thing, I'm not even sure what was going on, except that there is a dead guy telling the story.

Despite all the confusion, however, I do want to analyze the narrator a bit. The author's use of Kazuhiko Saibara as the narrator is very effective to the story. Through his perspective, the reader can never fully understand exactly what is going through the minds of either of the others. And the accusations and beliefs of the narrator - we can also be skeptical about those, because they are merely opinions. Kunieda provides a legitimate reason to keep certain truths in the dark, and I do appreciate that, although I would much prefer a defined relationship between the three characters.

All in all, not a bad read, but probably not a favorite either. I probably won't reread.