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Ai no Kotodama  
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Description
After graduating from high school, best friends Tachibana and Otani decided to move-in together as more-than-friends. Although their feelings are very real, the secret nature of their relationship, and the words that have gone unsaid between them, leave room for doubt. When a chance encounter reintroduces the pair to Yuki, a former classmate, Otani becomes suspicious of Tachibana's close friendship with her. Will rumors from their high school days together spin Otani's insecurities out of control? Or could it be that Tachibana and Yuki really have rekindled an old flame?

Type
Manga

Related Series
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Associated Names
アイノコトダマ
愛の言霊 (紺野けい子)
爱的回声
爱的言灵
Words of Devotion

Groups Scanlating
Memory For You

Latest Release(s)
v.1 c.7 by Memory For You (2669d ago)
v.1 c.5-6 by Memory For You (2705d ago)
v.1 c.4 by Memory For You (2753d ago)
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Status in Country of Origin
2 Volumes (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?
Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter
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User Rating
Average: 8.1 / 10.0 (185 votes)
Bayesian Average: 7.93 / 10.0
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Last Updated
October 28th 2012, 7:01pm PST

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Genre
Romance  School Life  Slice of Life  Yaoi 
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Author(s)
KONNO Keiko

Artist(s)
KONNO Keiko

Year
2000

Original Publisher
Frontier Works

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Licensed (in English)
Yes

English Publisher
Juné (Complete)

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 Hmm   
Rating: 9.0 / 10.0
by blu_papillon
November 27th, 2012, 11:48am
I don't really get the "reversible couple" tag, as they never actually show the 2 penetrating. They only jerk off. I really liked the story, however. Characters were really genuine. I loved the way they interacted.
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 Wow! Unexpected Good!   
Rating: 9.5 / 10.0
by fisukisuki
October 2nd, 2012, 11:43am
But actually I didn't really feel the romance between the main couple a.k.a TachibanaxOtani. But I quite feel it at AlfredxShou story. smile
The story is really good. And really Reversible Couple! Well... actually I mostly avoid Yaoi/Shounen-ai manga with category Reversible Couple, since they're the same as Seke that is something that I hate. But since the sex scene in this manga just so do "something that don't related with put something on someone's ass", I guess I can accept it! Mostly good for the main couple. biggrin Peace!
But this one still not related with Romance! But I guess this one worth to be read! Recommended?!

... Last updated on October 2nd, 2012, 11:47am
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 Liked it but...   
Rating: 9.0 / 10.0
by mlat26
February 2nd, 2012, 1:02pm
I liked the stories, the main characters are really likable and their relationship is unique. It's very well developed...But really, the one about Alfred and Shougo made me angry.
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The logic he used to earn money is just stupid, yeah he will get to see him, but in the process he will hurt him so much. Long distance relationships are hard, I was in one for a long time, but never in my mind did It occur to me that having sex for money was an option. So I am completely amazed how some people might consider being unfaithful and betraying their lover just to pay them a visit. I'll just think that Alfred is a complete and utter idiot. All the other stories where nice but this one... this one really... I'm 100% against unfaithfulness so this really gets me, in my book there are no valid excuses to betray your lover. Shougo forgave him quite easily, no drama at all just a few tears, which in a way makes me admire him a little since I would have probably bolted and cried and screamed and maybe slapped him a bit and then break up -__-

I recommend this manga, it was very nice and entertaining. I can't help but really love the main characters relationship, it's just perfect.

... Last updated on February 2nd, 2012, 1:03pm
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 Some may get the wrong impression   
Rating: 9.0 / 10.0
by blueseeker
November 9th, 2011, 11:53am
I really enjoyed these characters. Made me hope for more volumes on the same characters, and hope for the best for them.

Unlike some, i can totally understand why Shogo forgave Alfred. Since there are porn actors/actress who also have a serious relationship, what Alfred did can be considered realistic for some people. Was it right, certainly not, but for someone in such a long distance relationship can be that desperate.
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 have to disagree with a comment here.   
Rating: N/A
by mangafan321
July 25th, 2011, 3:17pm
pleochroic: you would be ok with your parting having sex with a stranger, just to see you? i dont know how anyone can be okay with that. there is such a thing as STDs, plus you wont die from not seeing eachother for a few months, but a betrayal like that can destroy a relationship.

anyway, back to the point, i loved the main character and it was worth reading it just for them!
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 especially liked volume 2 :)   
Rating: 8.5 / 10.0
by pleochroic
April 11th, 2011, 8:31pm
well, the shougo x alfred thing didn't bother me -- people sometimes do desperate things, and i most definitely would forgive my partner if they did what alfred did in order to be able to see me. in the grand scheme of things that's not terribly important to me (though i'd prefer if i got told ahead of time). but anyway, that couple was only a small part of the entire manga, and the weakest story anyway because there was no character development, and i didn't really care about those two.

the main couple, on the other hand, is wonderful to watch, especially in volume 2 which gives background information on how they got together. that really fleshed out the story, and made it memorable for me. i also like that there are no nasty female characters here -- there are female characters, even female characters interested in our protagonists, but they're not nasty.

i always like konno's art, though it isn't on the pretty BL bishounen side, but has more of a sketchy josei feel to it -- it is very expressive. well worth reading.
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 Nice.   
Rating: 9.0 / 10.0
by Oriolidae
June 18th, 2010, 1:38pm
This was nice. I laughed and had a good time while reading Words of Devotion. The conversations were good, the art was good and the plot development was good. I liked their spontanous exploration of their love, and the depiction of how their love grows and takes form.

Would have liked a more round up ending, though.

Edit: I agree with #thismomentisfate (comment below) on the part about the story in volume two concerning the foreign actor x japanese-couple. But it's a small part of the manga, so it doesn't bother me much.

... Last updated on June 18th, 2010, 1:42pm
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 didnt like volume 2...   
Rating: 4.0 / 10.0
by thismomentisfate
November 20th, 2009, 7:07pm
The continuation for Shogo and Alfred was really disappointing: Volume 2 ruined the whole series for me. i hate storys where the characters
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cheat. We find out that Alfred has sex with another guy for a porn mag to come and see Shogo. He actually forgives him, and is touched! his boyfriend got to sleep with someone else, he did not throw away his pride. He is nuts, i would be devastated. it was truly unrealistic, and he even says to do it again if he has too, and not to tell him. what ??? The author makes it seem like it was "nice" that he cheated on him just to come and see him. Thats sick, it was nice? he cheated on him. and then he has the gall to act jealous, when he is the one cheating! whatever his reasons are it doesnt change the fact that he cheated.


... Last updated on November 20th, 2009, 7:29pm
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 live action   
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by lightxl
August 20th, 2009, 3:16am
i'd read anything by this author. anyhow, just wanted to let folks know that there's a j-drama based on this with the same name. haven't watched the whole thing yet, but scanned thru to the kissing parts *grins*
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 True love   
Rating: 9.0 / 10.0
by venezia159
January 21st, 2008, 11:48am
The first time I read Words of Devotion vol 1, I thought it was an okay story, but when I reread it a few months later, I found myself really moved. At first read, I didn't like Otani much, but when I read it a second time, I realized that he is just insecure and loves Tachibana so much that he can't help but be jealous and worried about Yuki-chan, Tachibana's high school friend. Volume 2 just came out, and so I went back and reread volume 1 again and still find them quite touching. One of my favorite parts is in chapter 4 when they have they have a fight. Volume 2 goes back to high school when they first became friends and then fell in love. It is told from Otani's point of view, and it gives a lot of insight into his character. There's also a side story about Shogo and Alfred which is a continuation of their side story in the first volume. I highly recommend this series.

... Last updated on January 21st, 2008, 11:50am
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