Amazing plot and very detailed. I wish there was more romance at the end since they are finally happy but I just really enjoyed the story

love the plot. the art is phenomenal. the feeling is all dramatic. but that's what threw me off. i don't like dramatic feel. i want to feel the excitement, the laughter. the joy. but i felt too much heavy tension and some of the characters are just unbelievable. though i would admire kira and rei, i wouldn't say i want to be them.

Really good! But really dark. There were things I loved, things I hated, but in the end it's a really character-driven plot and since I loved the characters, I stuck it through to the end. I thought the art (which is really gorgeous!) really matched the persona of the story - which was moody, if I had to give it a word. It gave a sense of wistfulness to every scene, which lent the story depth and a seriousness most shoujo manga tend to forego. A very interesting change-of-pace, if a bit chaotic for my liking - conflict everywhere, no breathing space for its protagonists. Just when they're getting happy, a bomb hits! That sort of thing. There wasn't a real plot flow to it, just a string of rather unfortunate events thats stockpiled its characters' misery. But don't get me wrong (lol) it's a really good read, just slightly depressive. Not something to read to elevate your mood, but a riveting story nonetheless.

This manga has so many genres packed into one. Romance, psychological, drama, shoujo, mystery, etc. Its freaking AMAZING. Its so intense in ALL of the categories its in. I would definitely read this manga again.

... Last updated on June 26th, 2011, 1:26am

I loved this manga from beginning to end. this was the first shoujo manga ive ever read and i loved it to death. i do think it should have been mature but that doesnt matter. the connection between kira and rei is undeniable and it made me cry at certain parts i read all the volumes in 3 days and recommend it anyone.

I read this back in early-2008...
Back then, I was not so much into drama-romance shoujos, as I was just starting to read mangas.
So I had put it on-hold since then. (only read the first volume at the time)
Now, after reading the whole thing from start to finish in this couple of days, I must say...I am really quite surprised. I mean, it's shoujo after all, so I found it really peculiar that this kind of mature series was in a shoujo manga. But then, I thought, maybe it depends on the magazine if they'd allow it or not.

Anyways...the maturity and complexity of this work got to me. I didn't even think "this is so impossible," I thought it was pretty good. It was great. The thing is, the truth was written all over this manga. We can't say that EVERYONE is good deep inside...but then again, NOT everyone is bad deep inside either. The story touches the points of how humans ARE in real life. There are just people like that. It can't be helped...there are laws that were given for us to follow...and as long as it abide the law, it is NOT RIGHT. My point about that, is that...just because of the laws, it doesn't mean it's always correct. (so you can say I even agree with Kirishima on that part) But I also think, we were given reason to know which WE think is right to do and which isn't in this kind of society. The world goes round and round, people will continue killing, people will live their lives, people will still be dying, babies will still be born, some people will be sane, and some people insane...etc.
Humans are ugly, I always thought this...well, to be honest, I still think it's this case. But there are some that make me think "humans can still be beautiful in some way." Nowadays, these things are hard to find...however, I've seen it in this manga again. We can live the way we want, and I like that that's what this manga was trying to tell me...at least part of it. We can live all we want, but sometimes, we can't always succumb to something that we know may never bring us back to how we really are. After reading this...I feel compelled to keep living the way I want "a person that will do what she things is right and not be forced to do things she knows will not make her happy." Mostly, do good, and no matter how bad times will come, don't succumb to the darkness and stay and follow the light.

Anyways...don't be afraid to try this out. If you all think it might not satisfy you, no, you should REALLY TRY this series. It might open your eyes, so I really recommend this. (Even if you think you might not like it, you should still give it a try. I mean, I was once there...but I don't regret giving it a try even though it's late. ^_^)

I'll first admit this isn't the type of manga I'm usually interested in ... although I've had it in my Wish List for some time, I would only ever read the first chapter, then give up only to try again a month later.

So I'm only 14 ... but I liked it. It was pretty dramatic, but remotely realistic, in a way, and I liked how the characters gained more depth throughout the books.
I mean to be honest I thought Rei was going to remain the traumatised playboy he is ... but I was wrong. I was expecting him to be a little similar to the main male protagonist in "Heart" by Rie Takada, but no.

One thing is though, I might have to spend a while convincing my mum to let me buy it with the amount of "maturity" inside the books ... --"

Lol i sounded serious with my subject but... Ah huh... This is purely for mature audience... this is Not like SEX mature but MENTALLY mature. . . Because when u read the catogories all bunch of stuffs lile "incest" (which did not take place in this manga) "rape" which is not specifically performed nor depply approached in this manga.. I'm being honest here... I thought this is some Kinda perverted manga and all, so i did not even give a try on it but i was wrong(thou the ctgrs sound scary ... This manga is not that bad.... It is indeed only for mature reader because the manga starts off with a dark mood which continued through out the story, yep it'll get you hooked ... But warning IF YOU ARE A SUPER SHOUJO/GIRLY/NOOB/15 below reader... DO NOT.... i mean it DO NOT READ THIS MANGA.... it will mess up ur mind, it will make you go crazy this manga is no ordinary fluffy manga with cool bad boys... This manga has a very deep plot ... It i DO NOT reccomend this to young readers... But if you love dark and deep plot manga.. THIS MANGA IS THE BEST YOU WOULD EVER READ!!! try it! Goodness it'll make you think hard , it'll make you notice somethings you were never aware off... Either in your life or ur sorroundings... This manga touches REAL LIFE (^_^)

... Last updated on February 15th, 2011, 2:36pm

I totally loved this manga. The plot and characters were amazing and the romance between Kira and Rei was positively delicious! XD (SPOILER) I was a tad confused at the beginning when Rei was talking about his twin's death. Did his twin jump of his own free will? Did Rei tell him to? I got the point eventually though. This is definitely a classic and a must-read for romance manga fans everywhere! I <3 Kira x Rei! XD

... Last updated on December 27th, 2010, 10:37am

The beginning was beautiful! and intense. The middle was deep and alll about the past and how it affected themselves and did i mention intense and towards the end, where the basterd step dad reunited with his 'finally emotionally (and probably physically)healed daughter' was just awesome which lead to the growing romantic tension between the love-crazed bad boy and shy artistic daughter! This iwas a very good read! i liked it alot! The ART within the art was beuatiful but the art (general manga) took me some time to get used to. OVER ALLL reccommended to all teenage shoujou romance fans.