is a ''josei'' manga by

Maki Kusumoto Maki Kusumoto ( jap. 楠本まき, Kusumoto Maki, July 15, 1967, in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese manga artist. Early life Kusumoto started her manga art work at the early age of 16. Following a two year break from drawing to study ...

. Published in Japan by

Shodensha is a Japanese publisher of mostly non-fiction magazines and books, though it has recently begun publishing light novels and manga, including magazines which contain both. Shodensha publishes magazines such as '' Feel Young'' (a josei all-manga m ...

and licensed in English by

Tokyopop Tokyopop (styled TOKYOPOP; formerly known as Mixx Entertainment) is an American distributor, licensor and publisher of anime, manga, manhwa and Western manga-style works. The German publishing division produces German translations of licensed ...

Characters

* Mitsu – Deeply disturbed female protagonist with an interest in art. * Kishi – Love–struck male protagonist working as a bookstore clerk.

Reception

Dominic Nguyen of ''

Newtype USA is a monthly magazine publication originating from Japan, covering anime (and to a lesser extent, tokusatsu, manga, Japanese science fiction, seiyuu, and video games). It was launched by publishing company Kadokawa Shoten on March 8, 1985, with i ...

'' and Carlo Santos of '' Anime News Network'' have noted the artwork in this romantic tragedy.

References

External links

* Josei manga Romance anime and manga Shodensha manga Tokyopop titles {{Manga-stub