I've finished this a couple of weeks ago and have been putting off writing a review because I don't know if I can write one that can describe how great it is. Anyway, this review is gonna be a long one.
First of all, this story definitely deserves to be labeled as a tragedy because the story's description itself already mentioned that our protagonist has a life-threatening condition.
Early on, we are shown that Ichika feels that there's no meaning to her life and the one person who managed to give her a purpose had suddenly disappeared.
So, when she accidentally bumped into that person, her ex-lecturer, Yurugi, we can see how desperate she became to have more of a connection with him. Soon after, the author reveals the reason why Yurugi had suddenly quit his job.
I won't mention the reason because it'll definitely spoil the story. I really suggest reading it to find out.
I don't know how many times I cried reading this because to me, the characters' desperation, sadness, regrets and hope were depicted really well by the author.
When we get to the scene where the desire to not die was expressed so strongly, it was just 😭 Their limited time spent together were really bittersweet. I can't imagine knowing that I don't have much time left to live and I appreciate how they did hurtful things, even though they didn't want to, just because they believe that it is better for the other person.
I think the author did a great job with this story. The art isn't exactly great but I really like her two-page spreads.
Anyway, this is a great story if you need something to make you cry. It is finally getting a well-deserved physical print and I think it deserves to be translated to English as well.