the pairings at the end bothered me. i think it's because we spend most of the time seeing certain characters and learning about them, and then crisis happens, and *boom* all of a sudden everything is different -- and everyone gets used to it within days! i just didn't buy it; it felt ... manipulated, as if kano wanted to screw with the readers and our expectations. i wouldn't have minded if this had happened to one pairing, but to all of them?
I think the main character is rather cute (not knowing what sex is at age 33, so funny). The story is pretty funny, and ends on a heartwarming note.