Rating (Out of 5): ~4
Publisher: Vertical Comics
Release Date: 2016
Volumes: 1.
Spoilers?: No.
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Goodreads Synopsis:
Natsuru Nanao, a 6th
grader who lives alone with his mother, strikes up an unlikely
friendship with the reserved and driven Rio Suzumura. Natsuru plays
hookey from soccer camp that summer, and instead of telling the truth to
his mother, he spends all his time with Rio and her kid brother at
their rickety house, where a dark secret threatens to upend their
fragile happiness.
Review:
This is a story about Natsuru, a boy, who forms a friendship with
Rio, a quiet girl. He lives alone with his mom. She lives with her
little brother, and takes in a cat that Natsuru finds. They form an
odd friendship at first, and slowly grow closer. When Natsuru finds
out some of the things that Rio has been through, has had to deal
with in order to grow up and take care of her brother, he wants to
help her, and take her away from it all.
Life can be very unfair at times, and for some people in particular. Rio has been
through some very bad things, and she did what she thought she had
to, to move past it. When everything is revealed, it's a sad story.
But Rio and Natsuru still had their close friendship, even when they
were apart.
Despite some of the awful things, this was a really sweet story.
Bittersweet, maybe. And the ending is really nice. It leaves it a
little open, I suppose, but I think it leaves it open for better
things. I think they both were able to grow and be better despite, or
because of, it all.
I really liked this story, and I hope that Ozaki's other manga gets
picked up at some point. (I'm still holding out hope for Immortal
Rain.)
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