All I can said, is bittersweet. Out of all of the manga I've read, this one will be remembered for awhile. From reading the description, I was mixed up on the genders/names (me being mixed with names is common though). The story is in the male's point of view, not something I was expecting. There are a few parts from Shizuru (which also gotten me lost since I thought it was from Makoto).
I knew this would be a tragedy, even that there would be death. I found this on Yahoo Answers under the name of dead-manga-things (not really), so I chose it and Boku No Hatsukoi Wo Kimi Ni Sasagu (which I haven't had the pleasure of reading yet). So I knew what I was getting myself into; but it had a greater impact than I thought it would have. The summary is more into the middle of the story, so I was waiting for that scene.
I feel so bad for Shizuru. In the beginning, she started off as...weird. She's has hidden meanings in her words. All I can say, she was greatly done overall. I wish there was more of her adult life instead of pictures.
As for that one girl. I do have a little dislike about her. Even though it was Shizuru's wishes, she should have draw them together sooner. That's all I can say bad about her. She seems to know that he likes Shizuru, which I like since she restrains herself (not really) by not going after him. The place I read from skipped a couple pages, or not?, so I really have much of a clue what began to develop between them....before the timeskip.
Oh, and I can't find the movie! *Whines* I really wanted to see it after seeing these comments. Guess I will go search now.