Another romance request from me!
As usual: NO ecchi or hentai, kthx.
Actually, no shounen either.
This time, I'm looking for a romance manga where the protagonist has a love interest that is "the one that got away" - you know what I mean, that great love you always look back on and go: Damn, wouldn't it be nice if I had ended up that person? Said love interest "got away" a long time ago - either because they were simply not interested in the protagonist at that time, or ended up traveling far away for work/study, or were in love with someone else, or they were actually with the protagonist but broke up with them.
But NOW, for some reason, the one that got away is back - and is interested in a relationship. Yayz0rz! (Lol... That's if the protagonist is still interested in them!)
Any ideas?
Pls. note that I do NOT mean those romances where it's just childhood friends or neighbors from long ago meeting up again - I mean there must have been love at that time, at least from one person, but then the other one got away. Not just friendship... LOVE. And not between pre-pubescent kids who made snotty-nosed promises lol. The characters should at least have been in their teens when they first met, old enough to know what such feelings meant!
I can only think of BL examples right now, for some reason...
First Love (Sweet VS Home) - protagonist was brutally rejected a while ago, but the one that rejected him seems interested now?
Pure Heart (FUJIYAMA Hyouta) - a grown man is shocked to discover that his high school crush from many years ago is now interested in dating him.
The Sickness in Youth - another high school crush rediscovered. Not necessarily interested in a relationship upon being reunited, but... is eventually persuaded? Yeah.
Moar plz! Shoujo, josei or BL preferred; seinen considered. No shounen.
Last edited by tartufo at 11:34 pm, Mar 5 2010
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I don't really fancy shounen-ai / yaoi- so I haven't read these and don't really know whether they fit your description. The synopses sound about right so...
B Kyuu Gourmet Kurabu
Koi no Hanashi ga Shitai
Brilliant Blue
Itoko Doushi
Koi wo Mune ni
Makeinu no Nandemoya
Osewa Yakimasu
Hatsukoi no Yamai
Hatsukoi Yokochou
And yep- they're all BL. Why? 'cause I looked these up specifically to recommend to you (I love trying to find what people are looking for...it's so fun^^)- and it's easier to search for BL that fits your criteria than to look for 'the one that got away' stories involving straight romance, since there are so few shounen-ai compared to 'normal' love stories. (And nope, I don't read romance manga either lol)
-Once again, do keep in mind that I haven't read a single one of these manga, so you'd probably want to try them out first to check that they are what you're looking for.
Last edited by calstine at 8:13 pm, Mar 6 2010
B Kyuu Gourmet Kurabu
Koi no Hanashi ga Shitai
Brilliant Blue
Itoko Doushi
Koi wo Mune ni
Makeinu no Nandemoya
Osewa Yakimasu
Hatsukoi no Yamai
Hatsukoi Yokochou
And yep- they're all BL. Why? 'cause I looked these up specifically to recommend to you (I love trying to find what people are looking for...it's so fun^^)- and it's easier to search for BL that fits your criteria than to look for 'the one that got away' stories involving straight romance, since there are so few shounen-ai compared to 'normal' love stories. (And nope, I don't read romance manga either lol)
-Once again, do keep in mind that I haven't read a single one of these manga, so you'd probably want to try them out first to check that they are what you're looking for.
Last edited by calstine at 8:13 pm, Mar 6 2010
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@calstine, you are either the sweetest thing on the planet, or... the sweetest thing on the planet. How truly NICE of you! I mean seriously, that's a rare quality of generosity these days, to go through all that effort in a genre you aren't even familiar with... <3 Thank you so much, sweetie. I really appreciate it! And to my own shock (since I'm supposed to be a Master of BL - I mean they should give me a postgraduate degree in it), I actually haven't read 4 of your recs! So extra appreciation from me!
Oh, and as for yaoi recs... I'd like to add Minase Masara's Lover's Position, Empty Heart, I Want To Protect You, False Compensation, Even More Gentle Than a Breath and Lies & Kisses (with an incestuous twist!). She practically specializes in "the one that got away," lol.
More BL of this type: Playboy Amour, Secretary and the Beast, Who's the Liar and The Guy Three Doors Down.
Oh, and as for yaoi recs... I'd like to add Minase Masara's Lover's Position, Empty Heart, I Want To Protect You, False Compensation, Even More Gentle Than a Breath and Lies & Kisses (with an incestuous twist!). She practically specializes in "the one that got away," lol.
More BL of this type: Playboy Amour, Secretary and the Beast, Who's the Liar and The Guy Three Doors Down.
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Sure thing - glad to help any time. I've noticed that you search for such unique concepts in manga ; I can't help thinking of your 'I'm looking for' posts as very fun challenges; I love looking for new and interesting ideas in fiction, even if I'd never read them (for example, BL- it's always interesting to read the synopses even if I'd never dream of looking through the actual thing.)
And...thank you for the compliment, I guess?
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And...thank you for the compliment, I guess?
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Sekaiichi Hatsukoi? It's by the same mangaka of Junjou Romantica. Pretty sure you've prob heard of it...
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