This drama touched me in so many ways. I randomly happened upon it and because of its uniqueness I decided to give it a try. I was very impressed with the life lessons one could take away from the show, but maybe I found my own given that I've done some pretty questionable things I'm not sure I'd be forgiven for either. The actors showed great emotion and I thought they found just the right people to play each part. The music did a very nice job of making the drama appropriately charged with just the right amount of emotion too, through all the characters' struggles and times of joy. I personally loved it. I thought there were some slightly unresolved issues in the end, but nothing too big if you try to reason why they were left that way. I loved the show's theme of the bonds that hold us all together reminding us that we aren't exactly alone even when we think we are (even if the theme is a little overused in general, especially I think, in Japanese stuff) The main thing I was able to get from the two main characters' friendship was that it was a really strong one, a friendship that makes you seem more like siblings than friends (which is the best kind). The ending definetely gave me that impression. Bottom line: if you want to watch something where it's very easy to sympathize with characters this would be something you might want to check out