This series is great in a unique way. It's about a shy and quiet girl who likes to draw, and so joins her high school art club, and finds a bunch of friends as a result. That's the whole story. On the surface, that is—but there's a lot more to it really. The true story of this manga is of the feelings that come and go, Sora's and the other characters', as they go through the most sensitive period of their lives. In other words, this is a slice of life manga of the most sweet and delicate kind. Only manga, and no other form ofcartooning I've discovered, seems capable of such gentleness of touch, and every time I find one of these loving little stories I get happy.