Well...um...that was a bit anticlimactic. But good series nonetheless.
I enjoyed my time reading this. The only thing I can say about this manga is that it went on a steady pace. There was not a single bad part but there isn't any great parts that blew me away either. It was consistently flat line, but in a good way.
Some people hated that Kayo got married to someone else, but I think it's no problem. I didn't hate that part but I DO not like how it happened. Satoru was Kayo's closest and probably the best person she met. They spent so much time together. They supported each other and that support never wavered. I find it bizarre how she ended up with...who was it again?
Speaking of that guy, that's the second problem. He didn't receive any development, much alone screentime to fully support it. Him marrying Kayo came out of the blue which is bullshit.
Whether it's bullshit or not, nothing can really be done about it. 15 years is a long wait so I find it reasonable that she ended up with someone else. But to end up with someone as unremarkable as him...
What really made this manga great is the characters and dialogue. Boy was it good. The dialogue was simple yet refreshing. You know, I sometimes wonder, do people actually talk this way? Think about it, authors rack their brains to come up with a dialogue, can the same thing be said in real life? No. You don't walk around, or sit still to come up with something. Whenever you talk, it just comes out. And that's what I see here. No deep and profound bullshit that should've taken too long to realize and make you look like a goddamn philosopher. They were genuine thoughts that came from experience.
Characters were really likeable. They remain consistent, never deviate from their modus operandi. They were relatable. Their struggles, their will to overcome it and their motives felt realistic. They were fleshed out. A bit too young to have that mindset but can happen due to extreme circumstances, which indeed happened.
Debatable ending whether it's good or bad. I found it good because it's just like life, we have our ups and downs. It becomes exciting, then mundane. It's unpredictable, you don't know what will happen. And the fact that you expect a happy ending means you don't want life to work. Still, like a normal person with a positive mindset, I'm gonna be an optimist and hope that they do get together.
8/10.