This is a MUST read!! This is my favourite manga of all time. I watched the anime back when I was 12, and was very unsatisfied as I knew so much more could be done with the storyline and romance. And then I found the manga and I instantly fell in love. One thing for me that is a staple in manga is the characters, and how much development they get. With gakuen alice, you grow to love every single character and it really does make you feel a strange nostalgic feeling as you feel apart of their journey. It does an amazing job of being a great balance between light hearted moments and others i was sobbing at and there wasnt a chapter i was ever bored with. The romance was amazing. I loved how mikan and natsume we’re almost fated to be with eachother, it really added a lot of depth to their already adorable romance. The manga does a great job also at world building, we are shown a great amount of detail with the school and alices, it really seems realistic! I reread this manga as a 19 year old today and it still brought me so much nostalgia and joy with every page. The one thing i feel could have been better was the ending. I had a strange empty feeling back at 13 and still today after reading it. It was partially ofc due to me being on such a journey with these characters that it felt sad i couldn’t experience more, but i realised if the ending was better i would have felt less sad and more a happy sad feeling? I think the ending could have been more passionate with mikan and natsumes reunion, and ofc spoilers))) but i mean how are we meant to be satisfied with hotaru still missing? It felt a bit rushed but dont let this put you off as the ride itself of reading the manga makes up for it. I also noticed that a sequel manga was made, which I recommend people read after gakuen alice as it is set after the ending and i didnt find it out till recently. It shows us some adorable mikan and nastume moments as they are older. It isnt finished being translated into english so im waiting for more chapters but maybe we will finally get a more satisfying ending with this manga to make up for it, aka it would make the entire thing perfect:)