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Description
This is a story about two friends, from nearly the beginning to almost the end of their lives, who happen to love each other. It also explores the life of a child from one of them.

Tatsuya and Shinozaki are in 5th grade and their music teacher is a perverted pedo. One day the music teacher has a request for Yumi, a girl who uses him to get expensive gifts. He wants her to get Tatsuya into the music room so he can be with him. Shinozaki recently confessed his feelings for Yumi and she decides to use him as bait to get Tatsuya to go to the music room. Shinozaki and Tatsuya's future does not look good...

Note: Only chapter 1 of volume 1 and chapter 7 of volume 2 is shotacon. Reading chapter 1 is almost necessary for the story and is not very explicit but chapter 7 of volume 2 is an extra/one-shot and can be skipped over completely for those who dislike shota.

Type
Manga

Related Series
N/A

Associated Names
コンプレックス

Groups Scanlating
Obsession

Latest Release(s)
v.4 c.6 (end) by Obsession (1803d ago)
v.4 c.5 by Obsession (1850d ago)
v.4 c.4 by Obsession (1886d ago)
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Status in Country of Origin
4 Volumes (Complete)
3 Volumes (Bunkouban)

Completely Scanlated?
Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter
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User Rating
Average: 8.7 / 10.0 (388 votes)
Bayesian Average: 8.56 / 10.0
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Last Updated
May 27th 2013, 2:37pm PST

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Genre
Comedy  Drama  School Life  Shotacon  Slice of Life  Yaoi 
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Author(s)
MANDA Ringo

Artist(s)
MANDA Ringo

Year
1996

Original Publisher
Asahi Shimbunsha
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Licensed (in English)
No

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Activity Stats (vs. other series)
Weekly Pos #792 increased(+148)
Monthly Pos #1172 increased(+51)
3 Month Pos #1456 increased(+117)
6 Month Pos #1509 increased(+91)

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On 232 wish lists
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 Umm...   
Rating: 3.0 / 10.0
by letterbee96
June 17th, 2013, 1:10am
I don't know if it's just me but why do most of you find this manga so....heavenly or fantastic or beautiful? Yes, you have your right to do that but why are your responses about this manga SO positive? To me, this was a bad yaoi manga,..l felt nothing out of it. It was disturbing and did not portray any realistic situations! Who knows? Maybe it's just me but THIS WAS BAD in so many ways!

In a nutshell,
a) Artwork was bearable...
b) Plot was floating... Lol
c) I don't know about recommendations though....

I didn't enjoy it as much as the reviews said I would.... Oh well, this is just not my thing! You guys can give it a try though for what it's worth...
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 This is great?   
Rating: 1.0 / 10.0
by mtmt1311
May 25th, 2013, 8:33am
I dont understand why this has such amazing reviews. Its not realistic people. Spoilers throughout. Cheating doesnt make everything realistic. A GAY guy have sex with a LESBIAN bc they spent ONE night together and got pregnant. While a STRAIGHT guy got seduced by a woman when he was DRUNK, nothing happens. This is such exaggeration that far from reality. There are way too many things that make me want to drop the manga but I finished it just for the heck of the review.

1) The shoutacon rape was portrayed in a funny way that borderlines to ridiculous. Rape should never be taken lightly as this.

2) So Jun fought to hard to protest the slut's virginity just for him to give it away in high school? Just because u dont have the one u love, u have sex with random people, even though u still have a long way ahead of u? And he picked the worst guy to have sex with. Dumb and slutty. I laughed when he explains why hes still a virgin "It wasnt sex" Then what is. I bet prostitutes sleep around and tell people they're virgins since it wasnt sex. Spare me from nonsense.

3) The cheating incident is annoying but expected from the slut. Whats unrealistic is he leaving his so-called the-love-of-his-life so easily. I mean this guy still sticks to him after the wife died and he pushed him away like nothing? He even goes as far as saying "Ur a bother" Excuse me, ur the one who should be on ur knees to get him back to help u and the result of ur adultery. But no he is the one that begs for it. Lame and unfair.

4) And of course, pregnancy from one time, and instead of providing money, he gets married. Anyone will be happy about this? I bet not. But he is too dumb for this anyways.

5) And the author ran out of idea to solve it in a realistic way so she killed off her character. I mean if she didnt die or if Jun didnt disappear then what? Cheating? LOL
I read better story where a guy chose a woman instead of his male lover, for example Kyuuso wa Cheese no Yume o Miru and its sequels. If ur into guys with kids, a ONESHOT from Kiss Blue is more touching and believable than this.

6) Does he really love Jun? I doubt it, he chose the woman twice, not once. When he left him at the hotel, there is a high possibility that he will never meet Jun again but he ran to his wife anyways. The 5 year reunion, reunion after the wife's death and even moving in were anticlimactic, or more like, where is the love? But he didnt really love his wife, he has no problem sleeping with a dude before their wedding day. I got me wonder did he really love him or just his teenage phase? Coz obviously, Jun is more into him than he was into Jun in the later half of the story. He contacted Jun bc his wife told him and he lived him him also bc the wife told him. Does this guy have any backbone?

7) Tatsuya tried so hard and was happy for them to be in a relationship, then he wished to ended (he told his wife so) but have no intention of quitting his sexual relationship with Jun. Huh? The mangaka tried so hard to reason his actions but gives us something illogical instead.

8) Why do we have story about a son that I couldnt care less? I dont care if hes gay or not. I mean he is a insensitive, immature, two-timing and selfish douchebag just like his dad. Genetics I guess, like father, like son. Or is it from the mom? Couldnt tell since they're both jerks.

9) The so-called amazing end is very typical. It happened for every couple like one dies, imagining the other one gets him. Just not every manga does this. New York New York and A Night of a Thousand Dreams also have this but in a more touching way.

10) The art is bland bad and the narration is just so...poorly done that I almost fell asleep coz the feeling didnt sink in at all with all the ridiculous plot.

I guess people will like it if they're into characters growing up together. Im a big fan too but not this one, the characters, despite all the length that we have to go through, just plain flat. They didnt change or mature throughout the story unlike any other long manga.

... Last updated on May 26th, 2013, 5:31am
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 Wow   
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
by Caedis
April 15th, 2013, 1:21am
If you pass this one up you are truly missing out. This has got to be the most heart wrenching and heart warming manga I've ever read and also the positively best yaoi. This is an outstanding story which managaed to make me smile and cry at the same time.
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 Read it...at least try it out...   
Rating: N/A
by Althaea
December 29th, 2012, 10:26am
I don't know how many times this manga has pulled at my heart strings to the point of making me cry...I actually usually avoid the drama genre because some really have the ability to mar my heart. The art isn't even one of my better liked styles. But I am really glad I finished this manga.

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I still at this moment, really dislike how Tatsuya just left Shinozaki after finding out he impregnated a woman. I really really dislike it. But at the same time, I feel it was somewhat necessary to make the couple mature. Grrrr so conflicted!


Not rating this one since I really can't determine how well this manga is.

... Last updated on December 29th, 2012, 10:35am
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 Wow!! Just wow!!   
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
by AngelCharms
December 28th, 2012, 6:17pm
This is one of the most unique and amazing manga I've ever read. I read it for like 4 times already and each and every time it leant fail to make my heart squeal! Great manga, if you're a yaoi fan and you haven't read this, you're missing out a lot!
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 One of the best mangas   
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
by blucrypton16
November 30th, 2012, 2:48am
One of the reasons why I still continue reading a manga is because of the art...this manga's art isn't very appealing but the story is. I love the plot and the characters. This is the very first manga that covers the love story and friendship of the characters from the time it blossomed until their death. I finished this manga in just one sitting and I must admit that this made me cry for hours. Whenever I am reminded of the story, it still brings tears to my eyes. Definitely one of the best, must-read mangas. Now, I'm about to cry again...

... Last updated on November 30th, 2012, 2:50am
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 Truly amazing   
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
by Meilee123
November 10th, 2012, 11:58am
This had me bawling..repeatedly. It felt so realistic. In the last volume, I missed the original characters though. Since they went through their whole life story, I guess characters had to be lost.. eventually.
I can't begin to explain how awesome this was.
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 one of the top yaoi/shounen ai manga   
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
by tekiteki
October 25th, 2012, 12:05pm
It's a pity that Complex is the only scanlated manga by Manda Ringo. I wish I could read more of her works. And Complex is just great. It's a rare thing, when truly realistic story and happy ending come together. (extra shotacon stories were also strangely cute ^-^b)
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 so far...   
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
by blu_papillon
September 21st, 2012, 1:07pm
This might be my favorite yaoi. I can't tell you how much I absolutely loved this story. It was so realistic. It faithfully follows 2 men in love through their whole lives. No one is perfect, and the story isn't perfect, but that's what makes it so poignant and lasting. It's a real story, a happy story, that will bring joy to your heart if you can just enjoy the 'eternal romance' of it. Also, I've never seen a yaoi manga follow a couple's journey until the end, and I must say that it actually made me so happy that I cried! This one will stick with me for a while. I think we all wish for a love like this one. Love can overcome anything.
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 Unfair.   
Rating: 8.5 / 10.0
by sheilalyn08
September 16th, 2012, 8:51am
I really liked how the story went in the beginning but with the problems that came up later, it was just too painful for me. It's wonderful and sad at the same time. I wished for the story to be more on the happy side but it ended up being so serious. I guess that's why it's tagged slice of life... but still! Overall, it's a good read. Kept me crying since that
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"cheating" incident
so it just went downhill for me.
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I feel that Junichi suffered so much for Tatsuya... It's unfair. I'm just really disappointed how the story went. I wanted more happiness, less drama. But I guess, the drama made it good.


... Last updated on September 16th, 2012, 8:56am
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