This is a fantastic slice-of-life/schooldays manga, and I loved how low-conflict and low-stakes it was. The cat who wanders into the school and causes ever-so-slight mischief was a treat too. Can't wait to get a physical copy of this and start collecting the series!

Two class mates (Ganta Nakami & Isaki Magari) unknowingly have something in common - insomnia! A rumor about the fate of the school's former astronomy club keeps folks away from the school observatory which makes it a perfect place for the classmates to crash in safety. When the two find out about each other, their shared condition allows them to bond. But what will they do if the school administration finds out about their use of the observatory? A very nicely paced story with illustrations true to the story line. It will be interesting to see what develops in the future.

Thanks Netgalley for the opportunity to read this title.

Thank you NetGalley and VIZ Media for the arc of this manga!

Nakami and Magari are both insomniacs trying to catch some z's in peace. Where better than the old, abandoned, "haunted" observatory? This is a cute story, but a little disjointed and slow paced. I like the art style, and honestly anything with cats is generally an instant love for me lol.

This was a charming and quick read, and I'll be keeping an eye open for the next installments! Now time to go to sleep, because all the yawning and talk of sleep in this manga made me sleepy 😴 🤣

A easy going beginning to a series that introduces two characters who suffer from insomnia and are looking for a way to sleep or at least relax. The art is very nice though the pacing is a tad slow. Will be curious to see how the two characters develop in future volumes. This would fit into any collection that includes slice of life manga.

This manga is a fairly standard slice of life school story, focusing on two classmates that suffer from insomnia. The two find solace in the abandoned observatory (turned into a storage area after the astronomy club disbanded) and form a partnership to help each other deal with their insomnia. As their friendship grows, we learn more about them, Nakami is not well liked by his classmates and seen as annoying and grumpy whereas Magari is pretty popular. The volume covers their introduction and beginnings of friendship, with the added hurdle of their hangout place being discovered and having to create a new astronomy club in order to keep using the space. The art is great, though I had some trouble telling the background characters apart. This is definitely a slow pace, low stakes sort of story, and while i'm sure there will be some drama in future volumes, right now the mangaka is taking their time to develop the main duo and their relationship.

I think we all have trouble sleeping sometimes, and as a teacher pupils falling asleep in class can be frustrating and worrying. So I was intrigue by the title and outline of the comic. I was entertained by the narrative. The ending is endearing. The artwork is superb. (Recently I did a cover class in Art where the pupils were being asked to use tones in their drawings; I wish I had had this comic to show them.) First read through the dialogue didn’t quite gel; then I got to the end and laughed as I saw the comment that the comic reads from the right to left. Second time through made more sense. I have now found out there are many volumes in the series. Something to look forward too. Thank you to Viz Media and NetGalley for the ARC. The views expressed are all mine, freely given.

In a school's unused observatory, two teenagers discover their shared struggles with insomnia. Both wishing to keep it a secret from those around them, they decide to keep each other company through the nights and share the observatory space for taking naps throughout the day. They hate that losing sleep makes them irritable, but they value the relationship it is helping them build, even if the school has other ideas.

This is a sweet, easy-to-read story which takes a different angle on the narrative of typical teenage struggles. It combines the usual difficulties of friends, studies and fitting in amongst peers with the added element of their insomnia. It makes for a refreshing take on a familiar storyline.

It utilises a nice art style with, for the most part, distinguishable characters. Occasionally, the contents of a panel are unclear, with some being inferable from context whilst others one just has to skip over. It doesn't impact the story but does halt the reading experience.

The story is, at times, rather choppy, raising events and activities because they help to further the characters' explorations of their insomnia at the prospect of doing them rather than seeing them carried out. For example, there's a decent section dedicated to a school camping trip for which they discuss and deliberate over how it will be challenging for them, but the reader doesn't follow them on that trip. It helps to keep the pace up, yet it would have been nicer to see these realisations play out, as opposed to just the thought of them.

Ultimately, Nakami and Magari are charming, and their story will be delightful to follow.