I read this manga multiple times in both English and Polish. I bought it immediately when it was released in Poland. I love the story and the characters. But even though I love this manga, it also has elements I didn't like, sometimes even found disturbing.
Let's start with positives. Beautiful art. Kii Kanna has a sketchy art style, but her backgrounds are often beautifully detailed. Also, I love how patterns on characters clothes are hand drawn, not put by computer. That's a huge plus, looks more natural. Plus, her art style is so cute! I love it!
What I also want to mention at the start is LGBT representation. Not only realistically portrayed, but also diverse. There is not only a gay couple. There are also other different LGBT characters which are nice.
Then the main characters. I adore Mio. I loved him before time skip and after. He is such a cutie. I liked how he was fighting for Shub's feelings. How he was trying with little things just to make Shun like him back. I liked it a lot. I also liked how honest he was with saying what he really thinks. When it comes to Shun, I liked him more at the very beginning than later. I understand the reasons why he was pushing Mio away, but at the same time, I disliked how he was pushing him away by giving him no explanation whatsoever. Because while Mio was trying to talk to him, Shun was shutting him out. It was not okay, Shun was an adult, not a high schooler, seriously...
Secondary characters were... nice. I liked the granny, Eri, and Suzu a lot. When it comes to Sakurako, I have mixed feelings. I didn't understand most of her actions.
Not with the bad sides. And it will get spoilerish.
I didn't like how sex was treated.
It irritated me how Mio was pushing Shun and Shun was shutting him out with no reasons. I don't even know when irritates me more. How pushy Mio was instead of giving Shun some time or how Shun was keep saying "no" without a particular reason giving Mio no explanation.
I think that manga would be much, much better without the yaoi aspect. For me, it was just poorly portrayed.
Then, Sakurako. As I mentioned, most of her actions made no sense to me.
! What exactly did she want from Shun coming all this way to him? What the hell was this knife for?! What did she want to achieve with that kiss?!
I dare to say, her whole presence in that manga made little sense.
You could say more, but these are main points I wanted to make.
Finishing, UnE was a good manga. Really good. But for me, it looked like the author gave it too little through.
But still, I would definitely recommend it. Even with all the flaws, that's a sweet and realistic story worth reading.