Koi no Kawaki

Description

Orie Nakano's girlfriend is cheating on him with two other men! One is the mysteriously untouchable Tatsumi, and the other is the basketball-playing upperclassman that Orie idolizes. But things are far from being as simple as they seem, and now the three men are inevitably pulled towards each other and bond together by their love for Yuka, which extends much farther than just the girl herself. Love, admiration and lust intermingle around them in an inescapble spiral in this coming of age sexy romance.

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Manga

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Associated Names

Be Thirsty of Love

Thirsty for Love

恋の渇き

戀愛的渴望

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Latest Release(s)

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Status in Country of Origin

1 Volume (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?

Yes

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User Rating

Average: 6.5 / 10.0 (361 votes)

Bayesian Average: 6.48 / 10.0

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Last Updated

March 1st, 2022 7:26pm PST - 4 years ago

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Genre

Drama Psychological Romance School Life Tragedy Yaoi
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Original Publisher

Houbunsha

Serialized In (magazine)

Hanaoto (Houbunsha)

Licensed (in English)

Yes

English Publisher

Juné (1 Volume - Complete/Print)

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3 Month Pos #3434 (-446)

6 Month Pos #5395 (-316)

Year Pos #6427 (-1380)

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Haven't seen anything like it

by ivory__shoes
17 years ago

Rating: N/A

It's so good.
It's not your typical yaoi thingy with no plots, shallow character and all.
It has a plot, the story is meaningful not just sex, sex and sex.
The story is really unique.
It's a gem really..

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Does not leave you indifferent

by Lu-chan
17 years ago

Rating: 8.8 / 10.0

Oh, the ending!

I usually hate endings like this because it leaves me with such a deep feeling of nostalgia, and this was even worse considering all they had shared, I just can't (won't) believe that they'll go their separate ways like that, such a pity. I guess I'll do just like pleochroic and try to think of the scene in Yuka's room as the last one sobs

But more than the ending, it's the way they got together that made me deduce a point from my rating. It's not that it was rushed, the manga is really quite wonderfully paced, "a slow motion car accident" really, but I felt there should have been more to it, don't know how else to put it.

On the whole this manga is quite unique in its way of dealing with the bleak human emotions realistically. And concerning the depth of its characters it's really not your usual two-dimensional type with simplistic (if not idiotic) behaviors.

A deeply touching manga, which leaves you munching at your fingers with a racing heart.

... Last updated 14 years ago

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Amazing

by sommar
18 years ago

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Amazing story. Not the usual yaoiland story and for once I actually never knew what to expect.
Kind of sad but I loved it all the same (and I really can't belive I did ^^), thought I was going to be traumatized after reading it but nothing like it.
Going back to read it again now, it definetly deserves a lot of rereads!

... Last updated 18 years ago

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not my cup of tea

by roxslide
18 years ago

Rating: 5.0 / 10.0

Sorry for giving this a five, looking at it as a whole, it's actually a pretty good story and I liked the involvement of a girl as the main story, because it's so rare in yaoi stories. But ANGST, jesus, and so much of it. It doesn't do much for me, the ever comedy fan. I agree that the summary is really misleading, haha.

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It's for some but not for me.

by gossipgalmishi
14 years ago

Rating: N/A

I didn't like it. I liked the whole mind screw element but not how it was constructed. I like this mangaka but this work made me cringe. I'm sure it'll hit all the bases for some fans but I'm more of a happy endings, angst with love person rather than all out tears and tragedy.
Also, I'm not sure I even understand why the three decided to do it. Logically doesn't make sense.

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Psychological

by Sasageru
15 years ago

Rating: 9.0 / 10.0

Psychological is the most apt word for this series, and it is all about the characters emotions. This isn't a typical boys love manga - there is no love between the male characters in this in the sense of romance. I don't know what to make of this altogether, my mind is still processing it in some ways. All i feel comfortable saying is that its a good manga, but i feel uncomfortable classifying it as yaoi, despite the intimate physical relationship the characters share for a brief time.

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well, very sad

by sosise
17 years ago

Rating: 8.0 / 10.0

this is one of the manga that left me with DEEP impression-- i didnt dare to touch it anymore (serious. i only read it once, i remember everything and now it's lying somewhere in my room).
scary, touching, but just... not my type.

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Good Art, Good Story but I didn't get it.

by Bluii
17 years ago

Rating: 7.0 / 10.0

I don't know why people don't like it. I think most people are only interested in comedy and stuff that doesn't include angst at all. Just don't enjoy serious genres. But for me angst is the best genre to read. I didn't love it but it was the art and the general connection between the characters even though I can't figure what that was. I don't know how a girl can link the three of them together. I don't if it's just pity but thats something I really don't understand. It's a good story but I did feel that parts of the plot was quite pointless and I don't get why Tatsumi kept on screwing Orie. Also pointing to the fact that the artist isn't the same person that wrote story, the art doesn't really push the rating higher. I'll give it one good point, it had a girl in it. It's rare but I liked it because it was different. It's more realistic and not some pointless comedy or just basing the manga on boys. It gave a different perspective to the story and considering she didn't appear much its pretty much a given. I'm not giving it such a high rating but not a low one either because it was overall a good manga. I enjoyed reading it but I expected better.

... Last updated 17 years ago

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well worth reading as dramatic story

by pleochroic
19 years ago

Rating: 9.0 / 10.0

this doesn't feel like yaoi to me, but i also think i am wrong, because there is more than one kind of love, and there are stories within the genre that transcend it. wry smile. this is definitely such a story. is the ending positive? i guess in some sense; the boys are able to find solace in each other, and forgive. but the very last scene leaves me feeling sad again though it is realistic; i just wish the story had ended when they last meet in yuka's room. i think that's why i am deducting a point from my rating; this fanboi's heart is left broken.

this author/artist team is a wonderful combination; takaguchi's complex storytelling is perfectly illustrated by honami, whose art i love.

but the summary up there is terribly misleading (and somebody locked it so i can't even correct it). this is NOT a "sexy romance" by any stretch of the imagination. there is sex, but it's not particularly sexy, and it's not romantic in the vernacular sense at all. it's sad as hell to boot. read this if you're looking for drama, give it a wide berth if you're looking for sexy romance.

... Last updated 18 years ago

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Recommended

by candyloop
19 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

Definitely not your average mindless yaoi, I’m not even sure if it can be categorized as pure yaoi either, since it contains a heterosexual sex scene as well as some other things (not going to say more because it could be a spoiler).

Mature plot and a bit sad, very good read. Takagushi Satosumi knows how to write complicated stories and I adore Honami Yukine as artist, very simple but beautiful style.

edit: I also agree with pleochroic, maybe publishes > random summary, but in this case the publisher failed miserably to summaries correctly the story, there is nothing "sexy" in it and there is no romance either, there is plenty of drama and angst though.

... Last updated 18 years ago

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