Favorite Romantic Anime and Manga

Orange (Manga)

Plot: In the spring she was sixteen, Takamiya Nano receives a letter from herself ten years in the future. The letter warns her about regrets and to watch a new classmate, Naruse Kakeru, closely. At first she thinks it is a joke but things begin to happen just as the letter describes. Can Naho change her future and save herself from the regrets she faces later? What exactly happens in the future?

My Rating: 5/5 stars!!!

My Thoughts: Thank you, thank you, thank you, LaraRara99 for suggesting this manga! Honestly I had seen this manga more than once before but never really read what it was about or even bothered to read it. The cover looked pretty so I always thought about looking at it when I had time but I never did and eventually forget to do that. But I am so glad you suggested it! I just read all the chapters tonight and absolutely loved it! It is a very sad manga that almost made me cry... It took a lot to hold back the tears and even my screams when something cute happens because I didn't want to wake my roommate! But if it wasn't for the time... I would have crowd, screamed, groaned, squealed, and yelled at the characters at the moments that I really wanted to but held back. I wrote about Your Lie in April earlier... This is far more sad than that anime. It really tugs at your heart strings and seriously I was dying to know if Naho seriously ends up changing her future or does she still make some mistake and it still repeats itself.

My Favorite Character: I am going have to say Suwa is my favourite character out of all of them. I do love them all but Suwa was giving up some things for his friends, a lot of things actually even though he knew the outcome if he didn't give them up but despite what he wanted, he gave them up anyways for his friends which made me like him a lot. I loved how he supported his friends too even when it was difficult for him. He was putting his friends over himself which, again, really made me love his character.

My Favorite Couple: I do love you, Suwa... But I can't support you in this area... I totally root for Kakeru and Naho! They are so cute together and Kakeru is such a cute, honest and shy guy! Naho can be so oblivious to many things but I absolutely love how her friends help her realize some things she is being oblivious to and her then trying to have the courage to fix what she was doing wrong or that she totally missed. When the heroine is oblivious to the main guys feelings and actions, it drives me insane! I sit there screaming 'He wants to hold your hand dummy but you keep ruining that perfect moment!' I cannot tell you how many times I had to endure that pain, knowing the guy wants to hold her hand or wants to confess to her or wants to big or (especially) kiss her and she just ruins it and it takes her a while to figure out on her own why he seems upset! Thankfully this manga spared me and when Naho ruins that special moment her friends point out her mistake and she then later corrects it in a very cute way. These two are cute together and I love how Naho always makes Kakeru happy. It is so cute the way he looks at her and how he gets excited when she does something nice for him. I love how he is nearly 100% honest on some of his feelings and when she does something that males him happy, he will honestly tell her how happy he is which is super cute.

My Last Thoughts: Again I am super glad LaraRara99 suggested this and that I had time to finally read it. I absolutely adore tragedies and this one was really tragic. It was super sad and really tug at my heartstrings. If I read it again (and it is a manga I would most likely definitely read again) I'll most likely cry because I kind of read this manga fast, absolutely determine to find out if Naho manages to change her future or not. Next time, I'll read it and really let those feelings set deep within... I didn't take the time to think about how super sad it really all is!
If you are looking for a sad romance then this one is just perfect! I hope (of they hadn't already) they make an anime out of this manga. It seriously deserves one. This has to be the second most saddest manga I have ever read... Actually maybe the first because I don't believe I read any as sad as this one... Other than Shingeki no Kyojin but I am talking about a sad, tragic romance. So this might be the saddest tragic romance I have read (manga wise). I highly recommend to give this one a try. Trust me, it is worth it.