Apr 18, 2025
A short but complete, melancholic story of love and friendship. The length feels just right. It feels like you are reading a very big one-shot: there are no gaping holes between chapters, and even the volumes don't cut the story into pieces. A very smooth read indeed.
The characters are sufficiently deep and interesting.
The art is also quite nice.
Why an 8 then? Personally, there wasn't much at stake in here. Since the friend (Kajiwara) is no longer with the main pair, his son (Kaoru) acts as the only connection to him. However, it's obvious he can't change the dynamic much. What I want to say, if
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Kajiwara himself was there, it really could become a love drama due to all the main guy's (Koutarou's) uncertainty. A real love triangle would arise, which can't exist with his son as a main character. And considering that half of the story is presented via flashbacks, as well as the fact that at least some part of the uneasiness in Koutarou's heart could likely be erased by having a good talk with his wife, without Kaoru's help, paints rather an unimpressive, heart-wrenching points-wise, picture. Combine that with a rather silly reasoning for acceptance at the end, and the MCs' pain seems to have been exaggerated all these years.
I still recommend this, though. Not a tearjerker, and never tries to be one, but a unique piece of literature.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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