This Manga is a must read! The innocent looking cover should not trick you into think this is a happy story (it does have that too) for kids. It deals with death, shinigami, and even suicide. If you've watched the anime; the manga in many points is a better more mature story.

In the manga- more information is given on the shinigami's past lives, why are they connected to Mitsuki. In the manga Izumi was my favorite character, in the anime I just wanted to shoot him.

Eichi in the manga is more then just Mitsuki's first love, and it will either creep you out, or make you cry. I cried.

Even secondary characters have much more to handle in the manga in the cases of the Dr., Oshige, Madoka, and even Mitsuki's grandmother.

Best of all though, is the manga has a happier ending for more characters.

The artwork is of course the detailed cute innocent style of Arina, No complaints. I would say this anime and manga deserved more attention then what it got in the USA.