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The focus of this series, that some other people have obviously missed, is not disability. At it's core it's a slice of life series about a girl with ESP powers that goes around encountering short stories evolving the supernatural. Each chapter is like a fairy tale, an urban legend, a fable, et. It's almost like Mushishi.

Not every story involving a disabled person is about the disabilities. And if your dismiss a series just because it overlooks the disability after reading merely 2 chapters you should not be writing reviews.

Anyways, if you read Franken Fran by the same author, this series is pretty similar except it ... take a more lighthearted approach and there isn't nearly as much ironic deaths/tragic ends. Imagine Mushishi + Franken Fran with a kind girl as the MC. It's a nice quick read and definitely accomplished what it set out to do.

I actually found this series to be very interesting. Composed of a few chapters of distinct stories with excellent art. It's short and concise and you can finish it in like 30 min, but some of the concept the author tries to bring to attention is really worth reading. Not the most ground breaking ideas but their freshness and uniqueness really takes this series home. It really is harmless quirkiness and fun.
For example, one chapter is seemingly mundane portrayal of high school girls going to class. Except they are in the mountains. And they are in regular school girls clothing. Combined with the author's amazing ... art, it really just make me look at the images and... I guess wonder what the fuck is going on. The physical beauty of the art style combined with the beauty of the juxtaposition in logic really make this something different, something that is just memorable.
The most I think about it, the more I like this series. It's short and doesn't try to be pretentious with its lack of a real story, because they are not what this piece of artistry is trying to accomplish. Nor is it overly-complex and psychological to the point where you feel like you have to really work your brains out to find meaning and story. I felt I was given a shot of a small but very potent dosage of bewilderment, wonder, and fascination. Again, it's short, give it a shot. Just enjoy the strangeness and the beauty.