Story: The story was pretty intense. It touched on very mature subject matter. This manga is the first of its kind that I have encountered, so to me it was different and stood out a bit from the rest. I don't want to give too much away regarding the story, so I'll just leave it at that.

Art: Honestly, I wasn't too impressed with the artwork... it did take some getting used it... but I was able to look past it since the story itself was so intriguing.

Characters: The character development was great. You see and feel the growth of each character and immediately come to understand and sympathize with them.

Overall... even though I didn't dig the art... obviously the characters and the story will win out. The manga was both heart breaking and heart warming at the same time... you truly feel the characters emotions... I actually teared up just a LITTLE bit. When the author can get the reader to actually feel the emotions of the characters, then I would say that the author has successfully conveyed their story properly and has completed a great piece of work.