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Love Me, Love Me Not
Four high schoolers navigate contrasting views on love, friendship, and growing up.
Author: Io Sakisaka
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About the Manga
Love Me, Love Me Not is an acclaimed shojo romance manga written and illustrated by Io Sakisaka. The story follows four high school students—Yuna, Akari, Kazuomi, and Rio—whose lives intertw as they navigate contrasting ideals about romantic relationships and personal maturity.
Yuna envisions love as a dreamy fairytale, whereas Akari takes a pragmatic, realistic approach to romance due to her family experiences. Meanwhile, Rio struggles with unspoken past feelings, and Kazuomi remains oblivious to his own heart, creating intricate emotional dynamics.
Sakisaka delicately examines the delicate boundary between friendship and romance. Through miscommunications, personal secrets, and genuine self-discovery, each character learns to understand both themselves and the feelings of those around them.
Serialized in Bessatsu Margaret from 2015 to 2019, the series won the 63rd Shogakukan Manga Award in the Shojo category. It has also been successfully adapted into both an anime movie and a live-action film.
Key Highlights
- Dual female leads offering contrasting fairytale idealist versus grounded realist romantic views.
- Io Sakisaka's beautifully expressive art style and emotional character design.
- Thoughtful exploration of complex family dynamics, honesty, and adolescent growth.
- Award-winning narrative culminating in a deeply satisfying resolution for all four protagonists.
Target Audience
- Readers who appreciate character-driven shojo romance with deep emotional resonance.
- Fans of Io Sakisaka's prior hit works such as Blue Spring Ride and Strobe Edge.
- Anyone looking for a realistic and heartwarming high school romance manga.
Reading Guidance
- Observe how Yuna and Akari gradually influence and widen each other's views on life.
- Pay attention to micro-expressions and body language that hint at unexpressed feelings.
- Read the volumes sequentially to appreciate the natural emotional development of all leads.
Publication Details
- Written and illustrated by Io Sakisaka.
- Serialized in Shueisha's monthly shojo magazine Bessatsu Margaret from June 2015 to May 2019.
- Collected into 12 tankobon volumes published under Shueisha's Margaret Comics imprint.
Official Sources
- Shueisha Book Detailhttps://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-845467-2
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Me,_Love_Me_Not_(manga)
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