Aside from whether Rena's disease is a pure fiction, I like how the characters deal with it. This manga indeed contains adult materials, but they're not mind-wrecking. Instead, it's kinda encouraging, slice-of-life things. The idea is so original. The plot is solid and awesome. Rena who can't live without Agawa's kiss, even though they don't love each other. And Asou, Agawa's girlfriend who has to deal with Rena. How Asou-Agawa's love development despite Rena's problem. How Rena deal with her family and her dream-boy (which is, thank god, not Agawa) about her disease.Everything's wrapped beautifully.
Asou is a great woman, and she's my favorite character here
Anyway, if you're 18+, fine with some nudity, and tired of stupid smut or shallow shoujo ordinary plot, I highly recommend this manga. Super interesting.

Both manga have the terrific quality of showing us highly believable, somewhat idealized relationships. Of course the semi-lolicon subplot in this one is absurd, but the depth of understanding of the amazing messes that people can get into when they're trying to work out a relationship is as spot on here as it was in "Strawberry". The only difference is that "Strawberry" had younger characters

As for the semi-loli subtext, well, having it in there is just another example of the unique genius of manga, IMHO. Having read literally thousands of manga, I've come to realize that having an element in the story that's JUST over the line of standard morality is the genius of this form.

Cartoons with titillation. It's a brilliant combination! The use of cartoons is a great advantage for the storyteller because it make it possible for him to present impossibly beautiful people and impossible adventures. The addition of slightly transgressive titillation elements in turn makes up for the one great drawback of cartoons -- there can't be enough text/conversation in them to fully convey the characters' feelings and thoughts and by doing so hold the interest of a smart and/or adult reader.

This is one of the best manga I've ever read. As far as I'm concerned it shows how amazingly much truth about human feelings a cartoon medium can convey.

... Last updated on February 25th, 2013, 12:01pm

at first the plot seemed ridiculous but it was surprisingly good...
I want to see how this end... Rena x Amagi seems pretty "obvious" so I hope that's not going to happen.

kudos to the manga-ka. Some serious shits here to get away from the overwhelming amount of wimpy romantic shounen. Quite a strange way to form an awkward triangle. And horny situations . Really curious about the ending, as I read the raws but didn't comprehend what happens at the end.

I really liked this series in the beginning but I didn't like the direction it took after a few volumes. What could of been a really good romance just turned into a really dumb story with no real meaning at all.

... Last updated on December 30th, 2015, 12:57am

Like usual with Kitazaki Taku's works, it's pretty twisted, but the kind of twisted I can appreciate. If you don't get too absorbed and don't take it too serious, it's a pretty addicting and fun read. Recommended.

As some others have said, this is one little messed up series XD Should be tagged as "psychological" as well. Not too easy to just read through, sometimes the drama, jealousies, twisted stuff, etc are scary as hell. But very interesting! It's definitely quite a different kind of manga, totally worth reading

Oh and also, 100 points to the mangaka for making the main character a hot guy \(*o*)/

... Last updated on January 15th, 2012, 9:05pm

The story, although initially based on the disease, actually focusing on live style and relationship. Triangle loves are fine, but in this manga, somehow I feel that the main man character is just so despicable. The only thing I get from this manga is that essentially the mangaka potrayed that all women are stupid and only capable to love one love in her whole life. I bet in real life, no women would want to accept the shit of watching her own boyfriend kissing another girl.

Story wise, I feel like vomit because the mangaka is trying to portray that the small girl is very pitiful. In reality, she could do something else, like using lab-assisted saliva preserving. (I admit I only read vol 4 and 5, but I believe that saliva can be transferred on different ways other than kissing each other).

it's rare to have some mature(in real matue not teenage) romance in manga to be serious a nice change from overage series flooding the scene
I hope more translators keep these unknown gems

Merely saying it's good probably doesn't do it justice. It is a combination of good art and storytelling. The drama is real and intense at times, yet not overdone and overblown. The characters manage to successfully express their thoughts (AMEN to that) instead of pointless bogging down the story, act in a believable way (for a real human) and are more than just a mishmash of stereotypes.

Yet even when it's a decidedly realistic story, it still does its job as a work of fiction : providing ample entertainment along the way, instead of just depicting the gritty realism of human relationships for the sake of realism. I have a high opinion of this manga, having read the first 4 volumes.