I dont recall what it is that first drew me to this manga, but whatever it was, god bless.

Story: 10
Koishi Tageru no Blue follows the lives of 4 high school students as they go through trials of love and friendship.  This story has romance, friendship, humour, and drama without being too overwhelming. 

Character: 10
The one thing that really strikes me about this manga that's different from your other typical love triangle shojou manga is that there isnt a 'bad' character. You can sympathise with every character and understand their motives, insecurities and thoughts and perhaps even admit that you'd do the same in their sitaution. Ao, for example, isn't the type of mindless girl who would sacrifice anything for a boy, she values her friends just as much. The ideology of love/having a boyfriend is the most important aspect of a girls life that is presented is so many manga really irritates the feminist inside me but these characters, Ao especially, were a refreshing and realistic change.

Art: 8
The art is different, and admittedly can be messy at times; for those of you looking for hot bishies, you won't find any here (the charachter of Riku makes up for this loss) However one thing I have to congratulate Fujiwara on is the expressions of the charachters. They are absolute comedy gold, and make the charachters all the more loveable.

Enjoyment: 10
It's a fun ride, one that can be taken again and again - Its one of the few manga I can reread over and over and still love.