This is a love story between a somewhat typical, quiet Japanese high school girl and the boy (?) she loves. It is important to note that it is not the love story or the object of her affections that is typical; just that she, Togawa Arika, starts out typical. Matsubue Takaomi is 'non-standard' at the very least.
The story starts out simply, with Togawa having lunch at school with several of her friends. Togawa has recently started going out with Matsubue and they quiz her about it. When they ask her what he is like, Togawa is at a loss for words. She is quite unable to explain what, why, or even if Matsubue thinks.
After that day at school, which Matsubue skipped again (as he seems wont to do), Togawa tracks him down at his house where he lives alone. His house is a rather strange, blockish building filled to the brim with arcane artifacts, knick knacks, and other bits of cabling and assorted hardware. Togawa finds Matsubue busily attempting to code something on his computer. She berates him for skipping another day of school, but he explains that he had programming to do. Togawa's appearence reminds Matsubue to ask a favor of her: he wants to drink some of her tears.
The story is a series of evolutions or revelations. Through Togawa's association with Matsubue, she is introduced to arcane aspects of Matsubue's world that she does not and continues to not understand through most of the story. As these events progress, we find that not understanding Matsubue and his bizarre ways is not a barrier to Togawa as she slowly moves into parts of his world.
As Togawa expressed herself to a mildly surprised Matsubue, "I want to know what you think, I want to know more about you." She spends the first half of the series following that thread, frequently getting into rather serious danger. It is also through this that we slowly begin to build a picture of Matsubue. We learn that he does indeed return Togawa's feelings and is willing to risk his life for her without looking back (or forward, he seems to prefer looking sideways).
The story is very engaging, leading you on enough to make you want to read the next chapter, expecting it will answer the questions posed by the previous ones. Usually it does not, but there are moments of revelation. Ueshiba Reach's art style starts out having fantastically complex backgrounds, with the main characters drawn in rather simple lines. As the story progresses you can see a marked progression of his style. By volume 8 the way he draws the characters has a beauty of line, still keeping some rather intense backgrounds.
So, what is this story? Is it a high school love story? Is it about how the plain, ordinary world is actually rife with mystic and arcane powers? Is it about a girl crossing over in to the world of the invisible powers? Is it about how a human and what may very well be a god cross paths? Or so much more? Or is it simply the deranged meanderings of a rather accomplished manga-ka? We may never know, but you can rest assured that this reader is anxiously awaiting his copy of volume 9, so that he can finally know what is behind door number 3!

Discommunication
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