Love So Life, also titled Rabu s? raifu (?????????) or Rabusora (????) is a Japanese sh?jo manga series written and illustrated by Kaede Kochi. The series was serialized in Hana to Yume from 2008 to 2015. It follows the everyday life of high schooler Shiharu Nakamura as she babysits the twin niece and nephew of local TV announcer Seiji Matsunaga.
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Premise
Shiharu Nakamura is a high school girl who works at a daycare where twins Aoi and Akane Matsunaga go. The twins are in custody of their uncle, Seiji, because their father abandoned them after his wife suddenly died. One day when Seiji goes to pick up the twins from day care, he notices that they are particularly attached to Shiharu in comparison to the other workers. He hires Shiharu as their personal babysitter as he is very busy with work.
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Characters
- Shiharu Nakamura (?? ??, Nakamura Shiharu)
- Shiharu is a high school student who works at The Sunflower House daycare. She becomes acquainted with Akane and Aoi Matsunaga and begins babysitting them later. She is hired to babysit them by their uncle Seiji Matsunaga, who pays her double of what she makes at the daycare. Shiharu shows aspirations to be self-sufficient and is hard working. She eventually falls in love with Seiji, buts keeps it to herself, as there is a large age gap between them. At the end of the manga, she gets together with Seiji after he kisses her at the park.
- Seiji Matsunaga (?? ??, Matsunaga Seiji)
- Seiji works at JX Television as a TV announcer, and thus as a busy schedule with unpredictable hours. He becomes the guardian of Akane and Aoi Matsunaga, his young niece and nephew, after they are abandoned by their father, who is Seiji's brother. It is revealed that Seiji's family as a youth was troubling, and he was often by himself. His parents divorce by the time he begins college. Because he comes from a dysfunctional family, he wishes to someday have a family of his own and to not make the same mistakes his family did. He confesses his love to Shiharu but asks to wait to hear her response until she is as old as he is.
- Akane Matsunaga (?? ?, Matsunaga Akane) and Aoi Matsunaga (?? ?, Matsunaga Aoi)
- Akane and Aoi are fraternal twins who are three years old at the start of the series. They live with their uncle Seiji, whom they call Sei-tan, after the death of their mother and abandonment of their father. At the end of the series they go to live with their maternal grandparents and their father. It is hinted that Aoi has a crush on Shiharu. Aoi and Akane treat Shiharu as their 'mother '
- Rio Yoshi
- Shiharu's best friend and classmate. She ends up dating Seiji's neighbor and friend Takeru Miyagawa.
- Takeru Miyagawa (???, Miyagawa Takeru)
- A childhood friend of Seiji's who is a university student. He is very easygoing and childish, making him get along with the twins well. He dates Shiharu's friend Rio.
- Kouichi Matsunaga (????, Matsunaga Kouichi)
- Seiji's older brother and the father of Akane and Aoi. After the sudden death of his wife, Misaki, he is grief stricken and abandons his children. At the end of the series, he has recomposed himself and decides to live with Akane and Aoi again with the help of Misaki's parents.
- Misaki Matsunaga (????, Matsunaga Misaki)
- Kouichi's wife who dies in a car accident.
Manga sales
Volumes of the series have ranked in listings of top selling manga in Japan:
References
External links
- Love So Life (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Love So Life at Media Arts Database (in Japanese)
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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