Although the manga is over, the story of "Chasing After Aoi Koshiba" has not reached a formative end. The first volume set up the dynamic between our main character, a popular girl, straddling with her feelings for her equally popular classmate Aoi, who has a seemingly uninteresting friend group. The second volume fleshes out these characters and the third volume adds a pseudo resolution to our main characters story arc. The fourth volume abruptly concludes the story, leaving a gaping hole in the reader's chest. There are countless story threads that are set up in the first three volumes that will never be tied up.In the first page of the manga, we set up the expectation that we will learn about six female characters, but we only get four. The story relegates two of its supporting characters into nothing more than set dressing. One male character, at least, does get upgraded and becomes a prominent part of the middle volumes. The author perfectly sets up a story relating to how two characters who should hate each other become best friends in early adult hood, but nothing comes of it.

This manga was shaping up to be an above average romance story. The intrigue set in after the first volume. We had interesting stories and interesting conflicts. I was an avid fan, even though it wasn't heavily talked about.

It's hard to recommend something that feels like it abruptly ended. I don't want to say that the manga is not worth it, because there is a lot to like about the cast and the narrative, but why read something that will let you down? Who knows, you might think the ending is perfectly satisfying, but I'm sure most people who get invested in this manga will continue to daydream about what could have been.