The reflection is long and spares not a word for poor Aiko.

It’s rare to find a story that, despite being fairly ordinary, hits every note with such eloquent accuracy. Rather than being a tear-jerker or a personal favourite for various subjective reasons, this is one of the first shows on my favourites list to earn its spot based on sheer competence.

Yeah, sure...

I basically suspended true tears at the end of ep.5, when the "deal" was struck between Jun and Shinichiro.