I hadn't read any of the comments so I went into this series thinking it was just your usual sports shounen, but really it's so much more than that. It's episodic and jumps around a tiny bit, but it's definitely helpful to read in order since you can see the natural progression of the character's relationship. Since I can't find chapters 17-19 anywhere I feel like I missed out on a lot, but that's okay. Hopefully someone can help us with that someday.
Usually it's really hard to flesh out other characters in a sports manga because of the large cast and focus on the main character, but that's not a problem at all in this series. Each chapter tells a story about a different character's life and feelings with Andou as a common point. And in that way, it really embodies this manga's message that everyone is part of the whole and equally important. As someone who's also struggling with their ambitions and direction in life, it really resonated with me.