i think the obvious criticism of this manga would be its brevity. there was scope for a whole lot more. it really gave off the impression that taniguchi had been told by publishers that he needed to wrap it up. i thought that taniguchi did well in playing a fine balancing act between agreeable formula and some more mature reflections on family life. it was respectable that he didn't go all ecchi with the school life, but i also think that all of the overwrought 'uwaa~ this can't be real...' stuff was a waste of panels. all in all, a bittersweet little package on the realities offamily life, and on savouring what you have.