i was very pleased with this work. (though, i really wasn't with Suzu no Ne ga Kikoeru ). Here, the artwork is so fine, the characters are very pretty. If your thing is long-haired men you’ll be very pleased. Really, it’s weird that the artwork is even better than the one in her latest works (k no kouzu for instance), here there are no problem as body proportions. In this manga, their legs weren’t too short and had a proper length and their heads weren’t out of proportion with the rest of their body (big foreheads!).
Also the plot was very GOOD, nice suspense, I was swept away by the story and really wanted to know what had traumatised the guy. This isn’t a light romance but this is all for the best.
Main themes: facing your misdeeds and not running away, accepting the blame, friendship, faithfulness, trust, betrayal, and the strong taking advantages of the weak, atonement, and the necessity to accept ones past and to keep moving forward.
I also appreciated a lot the fact that the story was set in the edo period (the most interesting and most flourishing period in Japanese history in my opinion) Besides, I love historical mangas.
For those who liked it and who are looking for a similar story you should read Mumyoutou by Duo brand ! this is a must read in my opinion.
I give it a 9 for the artwork and a 8 for the story.