Let me just start off by saying: DO NOT WATCH THE ANIME. Compared to the manga, the anime is complete crap. (My apologies if you have already seen the pita-ten anime and are scouting out the reviews to see if the manga is worth-while.) The manga is much darker, and more in depth than the anime. Pita-ten is the first, and by far the best, manga I have ever read. And this is coming from a life time lover of CLAMP's mangas. Koge Donbo- I salute you. Another thing to remember: Yes, this is a pretty common shoujo story-line. A boy befriends a magical being, blah, blah, blahskip to happy ending. Pita-ten is not like that.

Story: 8
Kotarou Higuchi is a calm sixth grader who lives in an apartment with his ever absent father. His life is considerably normal, until one day he gets a new neighbor who has an unhealthy obsession with him. This neighbor is Misha, and as it turns out, is a dysfunctional angel whose mission in life is to make kotarou happy.
As Misha and Kotarou's friendship grows (or inevitable love, in Misha's eyes), Kotarou learns that his past is shrouded in more mystery than he believed was possible.

Art:9
Koge Donbo's style is unbelievably adorable, but she has a way of making her characters very emotional when the time calls for it. Of course, Pita-Ten is not without it's comedy moments, and the art makes it 10 times better.

Characters:8
Again, the manga goes more in depth into the main characters than the anime. You may be suprised to find that Shia (another mysterious resident who moves in with Misha) has a darker personality than you remembered. The characters in Pita-Ten are all memorable, and all play in part in Misha's unexpected interruption into their lives.

Enjoyment: 9
I never found myself doubting where the story was going through all 8 volumes. Sure, things get a little bit stranger near the end, but in a way that it's not unrelated to what was happening earlier on.
I can honestly say I laughed at some parts, I cried at some parts, and I was generally glad I had spent the time to read it when I was done.

Overall:
Pita-Ten is a story about love, the mistakes we make, friendship, death, and the hard choices that come our way.
Trust me when I say you won't regret reading this wonderful, sometimes heart-wrenching story.
Thanks for reading.