A fleeting 3-volume series, charming and occasionally profound. The manga presents short, touching character vignettes that slowly lead us to a bigger concluding thread. Death, human purpose and loneliness are in focus, but it's a soft focus. I love the art style and want to own the physical volumes. The mangaka has a lovely way of stripping away the text during important emotional moments, letting a few beautiful panels convey a specific feeling or message. There's an effort to deepen the setting, but the world remains a little vague throughout. It's a beautiful and tasteful manga, maybe too tasteful? There was an opportunity to push the darker, edgier aspects of thisstory much further, which I would have probably liked, but it's easy to respect the mangaka's choice to play it safer/softer, because that's likely one of the reasons this work stands out.

Sukaraiti (katakana) or 'Skalighty' is a personal favorite for me, it fits my tone/vibe preferences super well.
It's pretty niche, but there are people who enjoy hidden hidden gems (hidden²), and people who will resonate with the lonely, sentimental mood. I'm here for all of that.