Ao Haru Ride is the perfect mix of drama, romance and friendship. Every chapter is fast paced and exciting, which is probably why I finished reading it so quickly. The leads have extremely great chemistry and you can see perfectly the reason why the two love each other.

Individual characters were also great. Each has unique personality with lots of layers on them and all act and react naturally. The friendship and all the interactions doesn't feel forced.

I see myself relating to some of the characters and who knows you might be able to relate as well?

Overall, this is a manga that I won't get tired re-reading. You may see some cliche moments from here and there but this is the type of cliche that is done right.

Trigger warning: Emotionally prepare before reading this. You may find yourself wanting to have the same lovelife as Futaba. I can't really count the doki-doki moments on this (what a ride!)