After his appearance on TV, Arima hears from his birth mother. As he ponders why she has contacted him, he learns how similar they are. Will Yukino be able to save him from following the same dark path that she has?

In the long-awaited conclusion to this series, Yukino and Soichiro announce the pregnancy to their friends while graduation slowly creeps up. Their friends also solidify plans for the future. Hopes, dreams, and ambitions lead them down separate paths. Only time will tell if their friendships grow or diminish. Young adult.

After Soichiro threatens Yukino's status as most popular, Yukino tries to regain her idol-like popularity, struggling with her own inner problems while they develop a unique relationship.

This story depicts the romance between "perfect" student Yukino Miyazawa and her academic rival Soichiro Arima, and the relationships of several of their friends.

Coy and self-conscious high school student Karin Karino never paid much attention to boys until she met Kiriya, a popular student from a nearby boys' school. Karin and Kiriya embark on a romantic journey despite Karin's classmate Yuka's best efforts to sabotage their relationship, but Karin soon learns that living happily ever after isn't on the curriculum when she becomes Kiriya's center of attention, as well as embittered Yuka's bull's-eye on her dartboard of hate. When Karin becomes handsome Kiriya's object of affection, she wonders if she can truly deal with the consequences. Upon learning that Kiriya asked Karin to be his girlfriend, Karin's schoolmate Yuka bullies her and pushes her down a stairway to depression. Later, Kiriya asks Karin to go on a trip over their summer vacation, but their plans take one wrong turn after another. Can Kiriya bring Karin happiness? Or does his love just spell trouble?

Book reads right-to-left in the traditional Japanese format.

There's a fine line between strength and weakness. Everyone needs something to hold on to... ...just to live life. -- VIZ Media