I loved the manga. The art was really beautiful!!! (SPOILER ALERT!!!) Still, the ending, while good, it wasn't perfect. The rest of the characters just grow up and get other jobs, nothing else on their personal lives. The fateful confrontation with the Hanabishi and Aoi's parents wasn't all that climactic, I was expecting more. Plus, the love scene (which was the reason why this final volume came wrapped in a plastic bag and was rated MATURE ) looked painful and the art style didn't help at all here!!

Oh well, you can't have it all, I guess.