I loved this manga so much! Orange is such a heartfelt story with such poignant characters. Plus the artwork itself is beautiful!

Naho and her group of friends try desperately to fix the present after learning from their future selves that they could have saved their friend. The characters realize that they don't want to become their future selves who are full of regrets about their past. They want to make sure they speak their minds and open their hearts so they live their life with intention and truth, not regrets and suppressed desires. They learn that it's hard to always know the right thing to say or do to make someone happy, so all you can do is try your best and be open and earnest and then you know you have given it all you've got.

This story reminds me of loss, and the feelings of regret about what you should have done differently but no longer can, and the hyper awareness of our limited time together when we experience loss in our lives. It is a sad thing to think about, that we have limited time together with our loved ones, but perhaps this is something necessary to keep in mind to make sure we are not using this time in a way that will just come back as regrets. That instead, we can use this time to make sure we are doing our best to show others how much we care and not allowing fear to hold us back from the things we really want.

As far as the bonus story at the end, Haruiro Astronaut, I wasn't big on the story and the characters but she did do a really good job of making super cutesy characters like she wanted. ( )

Collection 2 contains the second two books of the series, and completes the storyline.

Trigger Warnings: depression and mentions of suicide

This volume is a continuation of the first volume, with chapters 4-6.

I enjoyed this volume, though not as much as I had the first.

Sections time jumped in this volume. It would take me a page or two to realize it was in the past, or that it was in the alternative timeline. I kind of wished there was a little bit more of a difference, or even a panel that said when they were...

I do also wish there was more emphasis on the help Kakeru still needs after the fact. I'm all for friends being there to help you out, but there is still more needed.

Regardless, I still quite enjoyed the volume and was happy that I read it. I devoured it nearly as quickly as I had with the first one. It became stressful at times when I was worried about what would happen and I hoped it would end nicely, but in some spots I wasn't sure! ( )

One of ðeſe nice climate Japaneſe ſtories. ( )

Saccharine and lacks depth. Ultimately disappointing. ( )