So before I start this review, I think I should note that I am quite a fan of Mitsuru Adachi's manga, and Rough was one of the most recent mangas that I've finished. In comparison with his other works, this manga was relatively short, 12 volumes at around 10 chapters each, this I feel is a plus for the manga overall, because sometimes his longer works (e.g. H2) drags a bit. So alright, I'll just go through the categories then.. Story - it's been noted and referenced a few times within the manga, that the main characters are like Romeo and Juliet. Having said that should be enoughto paint a picture of how the story should be like, yes? Rival families + their kids liking each other? It was warm, it was sweet and it was satisfying. Adachi never goes over the top when it comes to romance/relationships and that's one of the things I love about his works. I wasn't bored by the story at all, and I'm surprised Adachi even managed to throw a few cliffhangers in there (lol @ the translator's notes).

Art - typical Adachi's style, although his character art never seems impressive at first, and always seems to recycle characters (think of them as movie actors/actresses playing different roles - it's like a parallel universe sometimes!), the characters tend to stick to you because of their soft and easy forms I believe. But you have to give him credit, even though his characters aren't the best looking out there (but more realistic, not like your typical anime/manga style/stereotypes), the environment art is always top notch.

Character - once again, I love the characters that Adachi comes up with, they always seem to fit in well and sometimes they make you think "isn't that such an ideal family" etc etc.. The character development was good too and I think Adachi always does a good job at keeping main characters as mains and support characters as support.

Enjoyment - well all up I finished the manga in like 2~3 days, is that no enjoyable enough?!

As an extra note, I was really impressed with the ending actually. I was wondering how Adachi was going to end this one. Although the endings always seem somewhat predictable (with the exception of like H2 probably), I never expected him to end it with this "style" I guess :P.