It should perhaps be disclosed in critiquing this area of the story that I do have personal experience in knowing people who have committed suicide and struggling with mental health in general. About as much as one can be in dealing with this subject matter. While cultural differences and this already very dicey subject matter can easily lead to a piece of work that is laden with potential controversies to warn about, Orange is pretty high up there as being sensitively handled on a surprising universal level. This is a story full of nice and good-hearted characters who take every step in trying to help each other. (If the embed doesn’t show up, it’s Morphogenetic Sorrow from the 9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors soundtrack) Only half-joking in saying this, I need to make a series on this blog called Time Travel Tearjerkers, and this will be its theme song. For those unfamiliar with manga, the text bubbles/paragraphs are read from right to left. Note : A few pictures are included in this review, I took them personally of the paperback omnibus edition of Seven Seas Entertainment’s English Translated release of Orange. Who is this mystery boy, and can Naho save him from his destiny? The heart-wrenching sci-fi romance that has over million copies in print in Japan!

The letter begs Naho to watch over him, saying that only Naho can save Kakeru from a terrible future. Her future self tells Naho that a new transfer student, a boy named Kakeru, will soon join her class. At first, she writes it off as a prank, but as the letter’s predictions come true one by one Naho realizes that the letter might be the real deal. On the day that Naho begins 11th grade, she receives a letter from herself ten years in the future.

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