nobahn's Manga

Just what that is may be obvious to seasoned manga readers, and it is some of the other story factors that keep it from feeling too terribly stale. As of this volume, however, it seems clear that the series, which totals twelve volumes, is setting up Yuna and Rio and Akari and Inui to be the main couples, although to be honest, I would not be surprised to see that get a bit changed up going forward. However things progress, Sakisaka does have a deft hand with this brand of shoujo romance, and both her clear, well-planned art and her characters combine with the plot to make it greater than the sum of its relationships, even at this early stage. It also has enough differences from her two previously released series that it doesn't feel like a retread of her own work, which is not only the mark of a skilled author, but also a good sign in general. Add in that this won the 63rd Shogakukan Manga Award for shoujo manga, and any concerns the end-of-volume plot point raise may turn out to be for naught.