For me this was the best manga I've read in a very long time. I've read pretty much all the popular/ suggested mangas which set the bar really high.... But for one that isn't as well known, this one really hit the mark for me in a good way, it was really REAL.

Characters: 9/10 You've got an annoying female character, the strong but passive female lead, a male lead that is quiet and doesn't show his emotions very well, and the popular male that gets what he wants, which leads us to having a not original story line, but it plays out well thanks to how real this manga is. PS THe characters are dynamic and develop.

Story: 7/10 As some of the other review mention, the beginning of this manga starts off some what light. Very happy and typical, but when you get towards the middle the drama begins. Our characters go through a phase of many trials: fighting with their weak selves and losing what is important to them, regret, mistakes. To the very end when the biggest mistake happens (though I don't really want to call it a mistake). It's something that happens in real life. You're in a relationship but one person doesn't trust/believe the other as much as they really should, because of that the one that was truthful ends up terrible hurt. Thankfully this is a happy ending, but the happy was too short.... I wish they would've expanded.

Romance: 7/10 It was more painful to read than it was happy. There were so many no no's and mistakes, but that's what I loved most about this manga. It portrayed the very real romance of young adults and the mistakes that can possible be made. Things like dating to forget, or letting those teenage hormones get the best of you. To relying to much on someone else's existence pretending you're okay when you're really not. Like I said, THANK GOODNESS this was a happy ending.

Overall: if you want to read romance that is real with very real scenarios give this one a shot. Everything makes sense and you can't exactly hate any one person... (well maybe except that other female lead..) I give this a high 8. Almost 9 if they would have had a longer happy ending :)