Sometimes a story just hits you hard. By some miracle, it came at that perfect, serendipitous time in your life when the narrative itself can resonate with your innermost thoughts. This manga did that for me. Not because I have anything particularly in common with any of the characters themselves, but because their stories touched me on a deep emotional level. I cried - for longer and harder than I care to admit - when I finished it. I think it filled a hole in me that I even didn't realize was there.

I feel like its a bit pointless to repeat what so many other reviewers have praised about this manga, so I will keep this brief:

Read it.

I don't know if it will affect you like it did me, but there's something really special about Holyland that you can't really appreciate until you experience this work of art for yourself. You won't regret it.