I enjoyed this series immensely. It was everything I was hoping for, so it gets a 10. 😛
I was actually pretty skeptical when I began reading due to some, in my opinion, harsh reviews; however I, as stated above, loved this series. The art work was beautiful, and complimented the time setting and characters nicely.
To: slykid , I believe you misinterpreted that scene in the manga, as it appears he is simply remembering holding her hand in her old age, or as she passes away. It's not what's left of her. :T
Also, to the people who commented saying Hana was very annoying at times, I disagree, I didn't find her behavior annoying at all. I thought she was a very cute character and I loved her. :] However, considering she is supposed to be 14 at this time, she does seem very immature for her age... I suppose throughout the story I ignored the age she was supposed to be, and saw her as about... 9 years old? :T
All in all, a very good read. I would recommend it. 🙂 Although if your a romantic, prepare for some tears in some of the chapters 😉 ^^
Edit Seems I forgot to mention, slykid, their children could retain some human qualities. Sheesh. It's not la la land.