This is a manga that really just loves to pull on your heartstrings. There are few truly evil characters, a majority of the cast has a somewhat tragic backstory, the main cast goes through a shit ton of pain and suffering... it's the usual stuff. Though good for me, the usual stuff is written very well, outside of the incredibly convoluted plot that loses all sense of grounding by the end, like 80% of the battle manga I've read in recent days. It's what keeps this manga at a score of 8 instead of a 9, but it wraps up nicely at the end, no character feels underused, and I didn't hate the protag this time, so I'm willing to look over most of it. The art is pretty good as well.