Guys, I'm from the future. In the year 2088, this manga is seen as one of the greatest pieces of human fiction of all time and an amazing commentary on the the true essence of life and how we deal with the lack of inherent meaning in existence. High school students write fifty page essays on the subtle symbolism of it every two years, as it's even used as a benchmark to show how a student's ability to analyze meaningful literature changes over the course of their life.