The first half was fun and I did have happy time when reading it, in contrast, the second half was dark and full of sorrow.
The story was about hardship, love and friendship of the young ones.
I usually dont buy the plot that express deep love bound between the youngsters, but the author made me believe it exists. Nowadays, true love is rare in modern society, to read this story warms my heart and made me cried (the last 50 eps)
I love the Anime so much and I'm glad I read the manga.
So many deep words that jerks my tears.