The story itself, however, toes a line of being wholesome and heartwarming while also exploring difficult themes of mental health and suicide. You’ll come to love each of them in their own way. Naho, Kakeru, and the other four are incredibly well-realised characters with quirks, wants, loves, and detailed backgrounds. As the story continues, we learn more about not only Kakeru but every fleshed-out member of this group of highschoolers. When she gets to school, she does indeed meet Kakeru, and he is quickly assimilated into her group of friends. The letter also includes instructions on how to save Kakeru, something that the Naho of the future failed to do, and has had to live with that regret. This future self tells Naho that, today, she will meet Kakeru.

However, in the very first chapter, we are introduced to a new addition, a transfer student from Tokyo named Kakeru.īefore we meet Kakeru, the day begins with Naho receiving a letter from someone who claims to be her from ten years in the future.

Orange takes place in Matsumoto, a small city in northern Nagano and largely set in the high school that Naho attends with her group of friends – Suwa, Azu, Hagita, and Chino. Published in two omnibus volumes and a third companion volume, Orange is the kind of manga that we didn’t know we wanted, but that we all desperately need. The beautiful Orange manga is a story about Naho, her friendships, and the sacrifices she and her friends are willing to make to save a person they all love. But while Orange is told through her eyes, it is hardly her story alone. We also follow the story of Naho’s 27-year-old future self (seen mostly through letters from the future).

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