Cappuccino

Description

A bittersweet story about the life of Kojima Ari and Fujitani Sousuke as they live together in a de facto relationship (without marriage) in modern-day Japan.

But will the choices and mistakes they make bring them together or tear them apart?

Type

Manga

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Associated Names

Il Cappuccino

カプチーノ

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StarryHeaven

Latest Release(s)

v.1 c.7 (end) by StarryHeaven 16 years ago

v.1 c.6 by StarryHeaven 16 years ago

v.1 c.4-5 by StarryHeaven 16 years ago

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Status in Country of Origin

1 Volume (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?

Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter

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User Rating

Average: 7.2 / 10.0 (371 votes)

Bayesian Average: 7.13 / 10.0

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Last Updated

September 29th, 2019 8:55am PDT - 6 years ago

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Genre

Drama Josei Romance Slice of Life
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Original Publisher

Shueisha

Serialized In (magazine)

Chorus (Shueisha)

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English Publisher

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Realistic and true

by UsoSora
13 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

It sure leaves a very strong impression, because every little thing in this manga is real, possible and cruel. But in the end, there is a saying: "When you fall, get up with a smile, and continue forward...", and it surely doesn't refer only to strong people, but everyone 🙂

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Refreshing

by Konstantine2010
13 years ago

Rating: N/A

I actually really liked this. It wasn't what I was expecting at all, bittersweet is definitely the correct adjective. If you're looking for something nice and fluffy this isn't the story for you, but it's also not really depressing either. It's just realistic in a refreshing way. I really liked the ending too. I was happy with how the female lead grew and changed. 🙂 Had it ended differently, I would have ended up hating her.

The only thing I didn't like was...

Inaba getting married to a girl he didn't love. I found that really annoying. I didn't want him to end up with Ari either, but still. I wish he would have ended it with that girl to find someone he really loves than marrying her out of pity. I really don't know if that's much better than sousuke's cheating. =/

... Last updated 13 years ago

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Okay but...

by KaoriNite
14 years ago

Rating: 7.5 / 10.0

The thing that annoyed me the most wasn't necessarily the relationship but the weak characters. The last comment was talking about how the characters act in understandable ways but I honestly didn't understand their ways. I do think they were realistic, but I was so annoyed by them.

The guy was weak enough to just give into a girl who pouts, whines, begs, and cries to get her way. Seriously, I would have preferred if he actively sought out an affair than to watch him be so easily manipulated by that girl until he just gave in and had an affair. The main girl was weak because she was too scared to bring up any small problems that bothered her in the relationship and decided to stay in a relationship that wasn't making her happy . But I won't rate down a manga just because I don't like the characters' personalities. They were interesting to read about and the relationship kept me entertained because it wasn't your stereotypical "because we're so in love everything will magically work out and we'll live happily ever after".

Also, I did like the ending for the most part.

Although I don't agree with Inaba's choice to settle for a girl he didn't love. Why couldn't he search out a different girl than his girlfriend or the lead character and try to find someone he truly could love? But I do like that the main character seemed stronger and that she became satisfied with her career. I know I have no reason to judge, but I don't really understand women whose only goal is to be a housewife. .

All-in-all I liked it and would recommend it, but for those looking for a cute and upbeat love story, remember the description says "bittersweet"

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Realistic Romance

by astroasis
14 years ago

Rating: 9.0 / 10.0

Shoujo manga makes it so easy to forget that there's a real world out there where relationships tend to fail more often than they work out. It's easy, in shoujo, to identify the "right" relationships and the "wrong" ones. Obviously, the "right" ones are the perfect ones and the "wrong" ones are everything else.

Real life doesn't work that way. Things aren't in black and white and nearly all relationships fall into a gray area. In that gray area, you have to make tough choices and sometimes you find things turning out differently than you would have ever expected them to.

The thing I love about this manga is that EVERY character is realistic and acts in an understandable way. People DO cheat (and it often comes about as slowly and subtly as seen here), people DO ignore problems in their relationship in the hopes they'll just go away, people DO settle for second best when they know their true love is unattainable. People do these things every day... They just seem unusual when you see them in a shoujo manga.

A lot of people here are blasting Inaba for marrying his girlfriend at the end. However, the only alternative for him would be to spend his life alone and lonely, pining for Ari. In the real world, we often can't be with the person we truly want... which is why people settle for the people they CAN be with. It's human nature. No one wants to grow old alone. Inaba is going above and beyond the call of duty (so to speak) by being upfront and honest with his girlfriend from the start. He has basically made the decision to spend his life with someone he cares for and respects, as opposed to spending his life alone. It's a valid decision - and one made countless times by real people in the real world.

I firmly recommend this to anyone who likes a bit more realism and bittersweetness to their romantic manga. Also, fans of Wataru Yoshizumi will probably like this, as well. Her artwork is lovely, as always! 🙂

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Ending?

by Leris
14 years ago

Rating: 8.0 / 10.0

Story was nice, but as some other comments said, it's a but rushed. It'd be nice if this same story got expanded into 2 volumes. Or at least please give the last chapter a few more pages.
Come on, don't end the manga with half page vertical panel 🙁

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Huh?

by khmershinobi
14 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

I have to admit that I'm a bit surprised at some of the negative comments below. When it comes to shoujo/josei manga, I am REAL picky. There are things I like and will want to read about, and things I don't like and refuse to read about. This series was a mix of the two. Yoshizumi-sensei is certainly not a favorite, but I can admit that her works are somewhat of a guilty pleasure for me.

In this case, what made Cappuccino likeable for me was the somewhat realistic display of

infidelity . Though I found Sousuke to be hateful, I also enjoyed his flaws. He was not the perfect boyfriend, and despite being an ink drawing on paper, his portrayal came through as almost human, because flaws are what make most people human. Ari's position was definitely a painful one, but thanks to her making the right decision near the end instead of ! staying with him, she breaks it off .

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This is reality

by baroness
14 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

This if the first time i've read a manga that's SO realistic.

Guy and girl in a relationship, guy cheating and then gonna regret. Girl being too naive. Well, what can I say? Folks who never experienced this type of thing won't appreciate this. I so feel the girl when her bf cheated on her and I was like, swearing because that's just so wrong.

Even if you're just a reader, you'll be able to empathize with the girl but with a proper mindset of course.

That's the best thing about this manga, it's not always a happy ending.
I dont know but, im really moved with this manga. Im in a relationship now and I would be nuts if my boyfriend cheated on me also -_-

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I like this one

by Akatsubaki
15 years ago

Rating: 8.5 / 10.0

This one is exceptionally my favourite of yoshizumi's manga. I'm not too fond of her other works, such as mina mino, marmalade boy, etc...
I like how she can express the emotion and the depth of characters' feeling. I would like she wrote more of mature/josei story. This Manga is really touch me.

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"Bittersweet" is an understatement

by eylookturkeys
15 years ago

Rating: 9.0 / 10.0

Well-told. The characters are believable, if not particularly complicated (it's a short story, you can only develop them so much!), the plot is painfully realistic, and the art is gorgeous.

A lot of readers are complaining that this manga's a little flat, but I think that it's well-rounded. It's equal parts character, plot, emotion, and audience interaction. The pacing is great, because I, at least, am not interested in reading a several-volume epic about the downfall of a relationship. That's just depressing. Geeze. But the mangaka hits the key points - the point of happiness, the start of infidelity, when the partner finds out, when it ends, and finally, a point afterward that carries the manga beyond the relationship, and even leaves the reader with a new complicated thought (which is great storytelling technique).

Easily one of the better manga that I've read. I give it a nine only because it was gosh-darned depressin', being about relationship failure and all. It really deserves a ten.

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<,<

by lily_kitty15
15 years ago

Rating: N/A

this was a crappy ending

i was so glad that Ari finally broke up with Sousuke but i soo wish that she has chosen Inaba! and wat i hate was that Inaba actually married that girl he was just dating becuz she said to use her since she knew that he wouldn't like her but there are cases in which the guy starts like the girl but in this case Inaba only married Tomoko or watever was her name cuz she was stuck to him and marrying her was a reward thats just crap!

and Sousuke wat the hell was wrong with his he slept with that loser High school girl and did all that and the say it sounded that he couldn't at first brake up with Ari was cuz at the beginning he promised to marry her? that was bull shit he just didn't want to let go of either of the girls! i didn't like Sousuke from the beginning will after the time it hot half a year and only Ari did the house work and he was just enjoying it and he didn't know anything about house work that lazy bum Sousuke! and was going to actually confess again after 2 years that eh still loved Ari! Wat happened to that high school girl anyway?

this was one of the crappiest story i have read by YOSHIZUMI Wataru usually her work is really good but in this one the story's ending crappy and all the characters were annoying, not one was trying to act faster instead waiting until it really started to hurt.

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