Wow! This was a really well-written, character driven manga. Following the friendship of the main characters was an emotional roller coaster. Their interactions all felt very genuine, and the characters were all flawed in ways that made them feel more real. The mangaka was able to capture both the extremely happy as well as extremely sad moments, and draw the reader into sharing the emotions of the characters.

The use of music and the way that it reflects and inspired the emotion in the manga was PHENOMENAL, leagues beyond any other musically themed manga that I have read before. Even without sound, I always felt immersed in the music and the mood that it created.

The artwork was good, and very effective at conveying the emotions, thoughts, and actions of the characters without having to use excessive words. I appreciate it when the picture is composed well enough to speak for itself. The background imagery was very simple, but in a way that allowed the characters to take restaurants be the focus of the story.

My only complaint was that the female main character, Ritsuko, was somewhat bland and underdeveloped when compared to Sen and Kauro. She wasn't a bad character, or a weak-willed female that constantly relied on being rescued by the men in her life, but her character lacked depth. Although she was an important character in the story, her purpose was mainly to be a love interest and friend to Sen and Kauro. Not much is known of shown of her outside of her relationship with those two men.