just finished it (started a few days ago but stayed up past midnight last night and then just finished during my break)

oh man, my eyes got watery when leo told alice that he had to propagate his seed NOW after she refused him when they started having sex. and then i did almost cry when alice started to walk through the city after she found out that Leo died and nobody had told her that he was going to die--gah! i'm doing it again as i'm writing now. i guess i'm just sentimental.

Mizushiro did a really great job of building it up and then paying it off. the reminiscences sequenced with the cityscapes and closeups were cinematic and evocative.

the pacing is just right and doesn't wallow too much in the mundane. ( )