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Koi no Tsumeato  
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Description
Kou and his lover Ao have been together for years, but that doesn't stop Kou from cheating on his lover whenever he's had a bit too much to drink. Ao, deeply in love and infinitely forgiving, always takes him back... but for how long?

Tada Mikuni is totally Kou's type... and it doesn't hurt that he's an amazing chef! But when a case of mistaken identity lands them in the sack for a one-night stand, the two of them find out they hate just about everything about each other and never want to see each other again. Unfortunately, they're forced together again when Mikuni agrees to stand in as the chef on a TV show for Kou's agency.

Meanwhile, Ao knows something that neither of them realizes: it seems they've met before...

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Manga

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Associated Names
恋のツメアト
Scratch Marks of Love
Scratchmarks of Love

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Latest Release(s)
v.3 c.15 + Extra (end) by Bushido Angels (648d ago)
c.14 by Bushido Angel Adventures (1047d ago)
v.3 c.13 by Bushido Angel Adventures (1286d ago)
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Status in Country of Origin
3 Volumes (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?
Yes

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User Rating
Average: 7.9 / 10.0 (150 votes)
Bayesian Average: 7.74 / 10.0
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Last Updated
October 16th 2012, 4:28pm PST

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Genre
Drama  Psychological  Romance  Slice of Life  Yaoi 
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Author(s)
KOIDE Mieko

Artist(s)
KOIDE Mieko

Year
2006

Original Publisher
Tokuma Shoten

Serialized In (magazine)
Chara (Tokuma Shoten)

Licensed (in English)
No

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 For once a REAL love triangle!   
Rating: 9.0 / 10.0
by ann03
February 16th, 2013, 4:05pm
You know how love triangles in yaoi usually go, right? There's two guys who like each other and one random dude who also sort of has feelings for one of them, but you know right away who will end up together and all the 3rd person is for is to create some drama to prolong the story.

Well, this manga is different! I think it's a much more realistic view on a love triangle, it is unpredictable but good!
I found myself lost as to who to root for because I liked all the characters! The approach here is very understandable and so is the outcome because
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after not seeing one another for 9 years and already being in a steady and long relationship with someone else, it would be simply wishful thinking to have the guy ditch his current love and go back to his highschool boyfriend. No matter what happened, I know that personally I'd not just fall back in love with a guy I haven't seen or talked to in the past 9 years! People change! He is long over his old love and happy with Ao,
That said, what I didn't like, was that Kou kept on cheating on Ao and that he dares being upset at Ao for "not trusting his love".... well ... Ao forgives everything because he is obsessed and scared to lose Kou, but Kou acts like a jerk when he says "You cannot trust my love for you?" after he goes and cheats many times.

I loved all the characters. There simply wasn't any reason to dislike anybody! I would have been happy had Kou ended up with either one of them.
And that's really refreshing considering the usual love triangle has one of the love interests being a good guy and the other a bad guy so you usually know who to root for.

The art is gorgeous, I liked almost everything about this manga, so I'd recommend it to just about anybody, mostly people who are into the love triangle theme!
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 Not a worthwhile read....   
Rating: N/A
by Junshonai
January 24th, 2013, 5:04pm
I gave an extra art for the artwork and the plot. So it's a typical drama about a person getting into a tragic accident and completely forgetting everything that's happened to him. So far so good. But this guy suddenly forms this alter ego and completely loses his whole personality. Only that much can make a story more interesting. But I found several things the story lacked.

For one, morals. The bo
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 Most Disappointing Work of Koide-sensei   
Rating: 1.0 / 10.0
by kyouruhi24
November 29th, 2012, 8:10am
I really love this mangaka but reading this atrocious three volume piece really tainted by affections for her. I do not understand the intention behind creating that kind of personality for Kou as a main protagonist. He honestly disgusted me from the start but I still continued reading because I had faith on the 'magic' that Koide-sensei can weave in her stories. Sadly enough, it was met with disappointment.

I am not rooting for Mikuni at all. He disgusted me for sleeping with Kou despite already knowing that the latter was STILL in a relationship with Ao.

I HATE Kou. No word in the English language could best describe the abhorrence I feel for him. He didn't grow AT ALL throughout the series. Until the end, he was an indecisive and self-centered prick. If you loved Mikuni then stay with him and suffer together from all the sexually transmitted diseases you've received from all those random men you've cheated with. What kind of half-assed reasons are you spouting for getting together with Ao? Make up your mind!

Truly, I would have preferred the aforementioned ending. Mikuni x Kou with them dying of AIDS. That way, I'll have something to look forward to in Ao's case. Maybe a sequel with someone who won't carelessly transfer diseases to him.

ugh.

I really regretted not trusting my instincts... the one telling me to stop reading.

good riddance!

Oh and before anyone fault my sentiments on youth, I beg your pardon, but I'm a woman in my twenties who had read civil law cases on this kind of relationship.

... Last updated on November 29th, 2012, 8:21am
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 Unpredictable   
Rating: 8.0 / 10.0
by Sky Cross
March 7th, 2012, 9:37am
Maybe it's just me that's dense or something, but honestly, this is the first love triangle I read where I really didn't know who would end up with who until the end. And I was also rooting for both rivals, I couldn't choose between them either. ^^

The character growth was interesting too. It was definitey worth the read, though I've read better. Probably because I'm not a big fan of any plot that holds 'amnesia'. It's just such a typical soap opera thing, and I've never actually encountered or even heard of anyone in real life to whom this happened. So I always feel it undermines the credibility and realism of a story.

... Last updated on March 7th, 2012, 9:39am
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 A story you don't always encounter.   
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
by Kuroii
November 8th, 2011, 1:12am
It's good, the art the story the plot and everything else. The love triangle is hot and I know many hate the uke for cheating and all that but for me he deserved the love, he loved the seme so much so I don't really have anything against him. I love it because the seme was strong and really loved his uke, the third party, well he's hot. Anyway I recommend this if you love love triangles and cheesy yaoi, the ending was perfect too. smile lots of love to the three of 'em ♥
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 Enthralling!   
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
by Poemi
October 11th, 2011, 7:46pm
I didn't like the cover art, but the actual manga art I thought was more appealing. It reminded me a little of Kodaka Kazuma's work. This manga was thought out and not just an excuse for smut (though I like those alot, haha). At the beginning of the story, I wanted it to end one way. About half way through, I wanted it to end the opposite way. A little bit later on, I didn't know what I wanted anymore; I was thinking it should maybe end with a cliffhanger! I was on the edge of my seat, anxious to find out the outcome! I thought it ended a bit abruptly, though. Maybe I just wanted to see more lovey-dovey stuff going on afterwards to feel satisfied, since all the loose ends were tied up. Overall, it was a great read that I got really involved in!
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 Not bad   
Rating: 7.0 / 10.0
by lifeincircuit
August 26th, 2011, 1:39am
Although this was still riddled with somewhat cheesily romantic lines, the psychology and actions of the characters was much more realistic than most I've read. This does mean that the characters are less likable than what you might usually find, but I sort of appreciated that. Leaving aside the whole memory loss sub-plot, I think a LOT of people have been in similar situations, stuck between two people, clinging to someone for comfort when things aren't going right with the person you're supposed to be with...it's all extremely relatable, I think. The only thing which I don't feel was explained well enough was kou's infidelity issue. They almost sort of touched on it, but then it fell to the wayside. My issue isn't that he *was* unfaithful, but that it just sort of drops off and is forgotten in the end.

Overall it was an enjoyable, if not frustrating story. It kept me reading for sure. It did feel a bit like some plot line from a day time soap opera at times though, which was a little off putting. Still pretty good, all the same. The art is also lovely.

... Last updated on November 27th, 2011, 7:46pm
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 Good   
Rating: 8.0 / 10.0
by Sapphire07
August 15th, 2011, 8:41pm
The story was good. I kind of disliked the main character Kou a bit, but he grows on you I guess. Ao was by far my favorite. Overall it was good.
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I like the fact that Ao ended up with him, but it seemed like the only reason Kou chose him was out of pity. Not only that but he kept saying he loved Mikuni till the very end. I believe you can only love one person at a time, so I kind of hated that. His reasons for choosing Kou did not convince me that he deserved him. It seems like he chose based on who needed him, instead of who he needed. I just wish he had said he chose him because he loved him as opposed to Mikuni.


Anyways, hopefully I made sense, but definitely a good series.
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 Frustrating, but in the end I liked it   
Rating: 9.0 / 10.0
by brid
August 15th, 2011, 1:02am
This manga is very "grown up" in its sensibilities. By this I mean if you're looking for an idealized, twu luv 4evah! teenage fantasy, then go read Twilight. The manga questions the notion of destiny, and asks whether happiness can still be reached in a future one might not necessarily have chosen for him/herself: can second-chance loves be just as good, if not better, than supposed true loves? Rather than a conventional love triangle featuring three single people, Koi no Tsumeato is ultimately the story of two people (Ao and Kou) in an imperfect relationship who have that relationship tested in the most extreme way by a third party (Mikuni). Which seme you prefer will ultimately come down to what you think of Ao and Kou's relationship, whether there is enough between them that you think they should fight and stick it out, or whether it's best for them to let go and try for other things.

Besides the plot of the manga, I can also, to an extent, praise its characters. They have a bit more psychological realism than one typically finds in a yaoi manga. The problems in Kou and Ao's relationship stem from problems they have as individuals--Ao lacks confidence in his ability to make Kou happy, a problem exacerbated by Kou's cheating ways and Mikuni's presence. Kou, on the other hand, has grown to depend on Ao as his strength, a weakness which causes him to take Ao for granted in the extreme. Mikuni honestly isn't as well developed as Ao and Kou, and reads like the sledgehammer of the situation. While Ao and Kou spend the manga puzzling their way through their feelings and struggling to figure out themselves, each other, and what they really want, Mikuni doesn't bother much with self-reflection and heedlessly charges forward, attempting to get what he wants at whatever cost.

Which brings me to the bad of this manga: also its characters. To an extent, they are all unlikeable, particularly the main character, Kou. Kou simply cannot keep his pants on. In the first chapter, he cheats on Ao within minutes of promising him over the phone that he won't cheat on him again. Kou is an emotional weakling, and his problems with one seme have a tendency to drive him into the arms of the other--pathetic behavior that lasts until the final chapter. (Watching him snuggle up to one seme when he knew he wanted the other was infuriating.) Worst of all, Kou never takes responsibility for all the damage caused by his actions. Mikuni, on the other hand, I found to be unlikeable for the shameless way he pursues Kou throughout the story, and because he is never once bothered by the fact that Kou already has a lover, or that Kou has a history of cheating. (Mikuni must think it will be different with him, because he is just that awesome.) And finally, there's Ao, who was easily my favorite character in the manga. Unfortunately, Ao spends so much time debating what he should do about his situation with Kou that it nearly derails the plot of the manga. If Ao hadn’t spent so much time thinking and wondering, there might have been two volumes to this series instead of three. Overall, however, there’s a lot more good here than bad. I recommend you check it out, just keep an open mind about the characters.
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 Good   
Rating: 9.0 / 10.0
by _silent_
August 14th, 2011, 1:36pm
First off, I felt that this story was well written (most probably because the manga I read before this was just horribly written). The characters all were 3 dimensional and their feelings were all realistic and how they acted upon it.

A lot of people complain about Kou because he's a cheater and such, but honestly he's a man and men just can't keep it in their pants. Of course, that doesn't mean I'm saying it okay to cheat just because you're a man. If anything I hate cheaters, but I just couldn't hate Kou. I think the reason he kept cheating was because Ao always forgave him. Perhaps, Kou really wanted Ao to finally get angry or something. He wanted to see how far Ao's unconditional love would go.
The other hypothesis is that Kou was subconsciously looking for Mikuni.

Whatever the case, people also seem to hate Kou's indecisiveness. But, honestly how can you hate him about that. He lost his memory and to suddenly gain it all back doesn't mean he'll turn 180 and forget about everything that has happened in the present. How he acted about it was all reasonable and realistic.

Now what I really love about this manga was that it wasn't as predictable as other love triangles. From others you can already tell who's going to get with who from the cover art and the manga-ka's bias (I should say). However, Koide in this one tried to give us the perspective of each character and enough screen time for each so that it wouldn't be one sided.

... Last updated on August 15th, 2011, 2:14am
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