A former assistant of Arina Tanemura, Yui Kikuta made her debut in Hana to Yume magazine in 2002 with "In the Moonlight Teresa" in the June 1 issue of "The Hana to Yume" under the pen-name KyaKya Asano. Kimiyo Asano is Yui Kikuta's real name.
She was part of the "Strawberry Lunch" doujinshi circle along with Ai Minase, under her former pen-name, Kyakya Asano.
Re-debuted in Comic ZERO-SUM under the Name, Yui Kikuta, which she continues to use.
I read this manga after having read Mahoutsukai no Neko, which is also by Yui Kikuta. I didn't really care for the disorganized nature of that manga, so I didn't have high expectations for this one. As I read it, I was pleasantly surprised that it is a pretty decent manga.
The story spends a lot of time analyzing the characters feelings: how they feel about love, betrayal, and friendship. I don't want to reveal spoilers, but the plot involves many different twists and turns. The characters have many hidden feelings and plans and they change allegiances fast enough to make your head spin.
With only four volumes, there are some areas that I had wanted to see explored with more depth (such as whether or not the legend about how nymphs came to be was true), but for the amount of space the author told the story in, the plot and characters each went on a satisfying journey. The main protagonist's thoughts on love made me think that he was to some degree aromantic.
The art is decent enough. One downside is that some of the characters look so similar that I had to read through a couple times to figure out who was who.