katikat | Shinobu Gotoh's "Secret Contract" (manga), #120

Story by Shinobu Gotoh, art by Kae Maruya. The story of Yuichi and Iori is quite sad as they are separated by supernatural circumstances - I admit that I even got teary-eyed in places - but the manga ends on a hopeful note so it's not really an unhappy ending, more like the story is left open ended and you can supply the ending you would like. The thing that catches your attention from the start though, is the art. Wow, the art is amazing, enthralling even I would say. I need to find other works by Kae Maruya!