Alternative TitlesSynonyms: Run Baby, Run. InformationType:Manga Chapters: 70 Published: Apr 13, 2002 to Feb 13, 2012 Authors:Obata, Yuuki (Story & Art) Statistics1 indicates a weighted score. Please note that 'Not yet published' titles are excluded. Ranked: #639 22 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded. Members: 34,069 | Ranked #639Popularity #209Members 34,069 Add to List Chapters: /70 SynopsisThe start of high school life. To the girls, that also meant the start of their love lives. For brand new first year student, Takahashi Nanami (Nana for short), it was no different.. She happens to end up in the same class as the incredibly popular Yano Motoharu, who rumors say that two thirds of all the girls are guaranteed to fall in love with. But will that hold true for Nana, who says that if she had to choose between like or dislike, she'd say she dislikes him!?
(Source: Hanashi)BackgroundBokura ga Ita was published in English as We Were There by VIZ Media under the Shojo Beat imprint from November 4, 2008 to May 7, 2013, in French as C'était Nous by Soleil from May 24, 2006 to August 22, 2012, and in Spanish by Ivrea. |
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Characters| Sengenji, Akiko Supporting |
| Takeuchi, Ayaka Supporting |
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Love hurts.
Two words that truly sum up the entirety of Bokura Ga Ita - We Were There. The story follows the interconnected lives of four people made tragic by circumstance and choice from their highschool days, and ten years hence.
This manga is categorized as a Shoujo, yet the maturity of the tale, and the realistic way everything is approached and handled is far more like a Josei, and therefore better for a more mature audience, either in age, mentality or both.
★ Story (9) - What starts off as a deceivingly simple and very cliche tale of a good, innocent girl falling love with the school delinquent quickly evolves into a very painful and tragic story spanning ten or so years. A simple tale of what seems to be a first love during high school is completely shattered as dark, troubled pasts come to light; revelations of secrets in families are revealed, abuse and abusive behavior are uncovered, cheating scandals abound and the death of one girlfriend takes its toll on several characters.
Yes; this manga is dark.
What stops this story from being cliche and overly dramatic is the mature, realistic way events are shown and handled. None of the events are taken lightly, or just passed by as a chapter's event, or played up for the entertainment factor and the sake of the reader. Everything is taken seriously, broken down and scrutinized from all sides and different perspectives, each side with its own conflicting feelings and thoughts that adds to the realistic nature of the tale.
There is also a certain ambiance..A certain feeling throughout this whole story. The atmosphere is somewhat vague and dreamlike, coupled with a nostalgic sense, and a feeling of yearning for people, places and even the past. This dreamy, sad quality suits the entire story very well and only adds to the plot.
★ Art (3) - Unfortunately, this is where the good reviews go out the window. The art for this series (an award winning series at that) is extremely poor and badly done. The blank, pupil-less 'frog eyes' that every character has are incredibly unnerving, creepy, and rather off-putting. Their bodies and clothes look like rough, sketchy doodles and the backgrounds look very lazy or merely incomplete.
The sketchiness and bad line art coupled with poor landscapes, and overall poor design make this one of the poorest artsyles I have ever come across in a manga.
★ Character (9) - You have the innocent girl, the bad boy, his good-guy pal who wants the innocent girl, and the sister of the dead girlfriend who wants the bad boy. Cliche and stereotypical, right?
Wrong.
This manga really deconstructs all the stereotypical cliches and 'boxes' that so many authors place their characters into. Every character is given depth, meaning, different sides and perspectives, making them very three dimensional and understandable. While you may think you know a character, you'll see that they make choices, or act completely differently from how you perceived them. Characters you thought you knew make surprising choices, or shocking things are revealed about them which changes your perspective from back to front and around again.
These characters are carefully layered and even convoluted. Intricately layered and folded with sharp edges that can cut if not carefully handled. The beauty about the characters in this series is that they are not limited by what the audience wants them to do, but they live by whom they are.
And that changes more often than you think, making them all very interesting.
★ Enjoyment (9) - For those out there that are sick to death of immature, cheesy little Shoujo tales this is for you. This manga is very realistic and almost brutal in its deconstruction of a first love, and of love and relationships in general.
★ Overall (9) - This is a beautiful, tragic, and very understated series that I highly recommend for those with a taste for realistic relationships, and the heart to handle them.
This, most certainly, is not a series for everyone. For instance, this series does feature unhealthy relationships and the people who stay in them voluntarily. This has upset many people (including me) but then, that is the character's own choice and it is interesting to see WHY they choose to stay, or still love the abuser.
This series is for older, mature audiences, or those that can understand that love can be painful and dark; that it takes and wounds; that it chokes the innocence and youth out of life - that it scars and leaves behind bruises on the heart that even Time cannot heal.
Love hurts indeed.
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“I’d been living all this time to meet you, Takahashi.” – Yano
Bokura ga Ita (We Were There) is a must-read for all rom-com and drama lovers. Written by Yuuki Obata, it is filled with the most beautiful (and romantic) quotes relating to life, which is one of its greatest aspects as a Slice of Life manga. Given that the story follows a high school romance between an innocent girl (Takahashi) and a popular boy (Yano), it may be assumed that this is just another cliché rom-com or drama manga. However, it’s greatly unpredictable. As the story progresses, you will face several turn of events among the characters.
Volumes 1-8 (and the anime) focuses on their lives in high school, while Volumes 9-16 goes into their adulthood five years later. The manga takes place within a ten-year time span. Instead of dragging on, the story allows you to understand the characters by reflecting on their past and their daily lives.
The story is uniquely remarkable. High school love begins to bloom, and they both face several obstacles over time, especially the meaning of trust. A new chapter of their lives begins after high school, and shocking secrets are revealed that took place within the five years of their separation. Reality hits every character. It focuses on several aspects of life, including unrequited love, psychological issues, and family drama. The drama goes on, and the characters mature as the years go by. The ending is so beautiful that I could reread the last chapter for a lifetime. (10)
Thankfully, there are only five main characters, and each of them have their own personality that distinguishes them from each other. They all meet new people that make a huge impact on their lives. Interaction with the supporting characters influences their decisions and allows them to think of situations from different angles. It’s easy to develop a love-hate relationship with the characters as they mature, especially when tears are shed. As you read on into the story, you may find yourself sympathizing with some of the characters as they experience trial-and-error. (10)
The art is unique for the most part, but some may find it annoying. The manga’s artwork leaves a lot for your imagination. The introduction of a new scene is fully drawn with a concise background and artwork in general. After that, it becomes sketchy with mere outlines until the next scene. The backgrounds are not fully drawn, and the characters will appear to have either one eye or a blank face. It doesn’t distract from the story at all, and it’s easy to grow used to it. The characters are drawn to fit their personality. For example, Takahashi’s eyes are round, giving off her cute baby face that shows her innocence. (8)
After watching the anime, I became curious as to how the two main characters continued their relationship. Honestly, the characters pissed me off in the anime because of their naivety, but my feelings changed after continuing the story. I read the best romance, drama, and slice of life manga in my life. My heart reached out to the characters as they dealt with tragedies, and I found myself relating to the characters, especially Takahashi as she dealt with her first relationship. (10)
If you’re looking for a good slice of life, rom-com, and drama manga, I highly recommend Bokura ga Ita. You’ll come to realize why Yuki Obata won the Shogakukan Manga Award for this masterpiece in 2005. Read into the remarkable love story of Takahashi and Yano. Prepare to laugh, cry, and even crave to punch a character in the face. I promise you won’t regret reading this. Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to read this beautiful final chapter again. (10)
*If you completed the Bokura ga Ita anime series, you can continue the story at Volume 9: Chapter 32. However, read Chapters 29-31, because the scenes are different from the series.* 70 of 70 chapters read yuucchanXO(All reviews)
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I think this is the best manga I have ever read. I can't believe Obata-sensei's art. It was so amazing it captured my heart. There was no need for petty dialogues and self-reflections, all feelings were portrayed in the art itself. I've never read a manga that tells a story in a series of pages that have no written words, but still flawlessly telling such a wonderful story.
I kind of didn't appreciate how she drew eyeballs at the start though, and how the characters still look like kids even after ten years. Haha. But every flaw was overlooked by every emotion so everything was still good. I cried so much til my eyes dried up. I cried still even though it's done. Plus Obata-sensei preaches safe sex. Plus points for that. 70 of 70 chapters read connielas(All reviews)
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In every manga there are two things which I really judge and those are the story and the art. In this manga, it showed a magnificent story but with the art. well not so much.Wait, I shouldn't bash up my point already.This is only the start of my review.
'We Were There' or 'Bokura Ga Ita' has a very amusing and phenomenal title that really gives off that refreshing and relieving feeling that suits the taste of every Shojo Manga lover. But of course, the title isn't the only one that's phenomenal and uniquely developed and believe me. the story is as magnificent as its title. It centers on high school life, a teenage love story and a twisted plot will make your head bang on the computer table, laptop screen or you'll just make a serious face every time a very unpredictable scene comes up. There are also mature sides in this manga and I'm sure people could catch up with it and handle it. What makes the story different is that it has a very dramatic sense of telling the story and there may not be a lot of comedic moments but it has an artistic style of capturing the highlights and the climax of the story. I don't know if I've seen a manga like this before and honestly I haven't. It's pretty original from the beginning to the end. Unrequited Love is truly present in this manga.The author has her way with words that made me absorbed the sad scenes and the emotional message of the characters. I can say that no words could describe the greatness of the story.
The drawings or rather the art is stylish and exceptional. The chapters that are near the end didn't have beautiful sketches. It was inconsistent and I had a hard time reading it maybe because it's a bit rushed. I think the author concentrated more on the story than the art. I believe that it's not perfect but it is not that bad either.
The characters were extremely enjoying to watch and fun to observe. It's hard to believe that a character can make the readers feel sensitive about the story besides the fact that it's only an anime character. If I were to grade or to choose which character was the best actor/actress, I think it's Yano. His complicated and bipolar personality almost depict a real person. I feel as though as if I'm looking at an award-winning actor. On the other hand,Takahashi Nanami is a typical shojo character who seem pretty normal but resides as the only girl in Yano's eyes. Takeuchi is another character whom I think deserves better (you may not know what i'm talking about but you will if you read this manga.). He is smart and conservative but he always gives up the girl he wants because the girl never chooses him. It's just fantastic that the ending gave a highlight for him even just for a little peek.
I can't say I got bored in this manga because if I did then I wouldn't have completed it. I really enjoyed the comedic acts of the characters and their honesty. The truth of life is what I witnessed in this manga and how true love really exist and how the words 'if its meant to be then it's meant to be' because in this life you can truly meet your soul mate if you won't give up.
Overall, It's almost perfect but the art ruined it for me. I just hope you guys can have the luxury to read this manga because it's such a classic and a fine manga to read. Shojo fan or not, you will enjoy it if you just give it a try. The story, the characters and the drama will keep you coming back for more.
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pillock - Feb 16, 2012 | 50 replies | 16 replies | | | # | Title | Original air date |
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| 1 | 'Episode One'
(Japanese: 第1話) | July 3, 2006 |
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| It's Nanami Takahashi's second day at her new high school and almost as soon as school starts she quickly, yet awkwardly makes two new friends in her class, like the unsociable Yuri. A girl from Asahi middle school tells her about guy named Motoharu Yano, who was very popular with the girls and happens to be in their very same class. Yuri explains that she hates Yano; this peeks Nanami's interest in him and it isn't long until she develops a crush on him. | | 2 | 'Episode Two'
(Japanese: 第2話) | July 10, 2006 |
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| On a class trip Yuri gets sick Nanami and Yano have a conversation about his past, and rumours begin begun spreading about Yano going out with Yuri's older sister and all the girls are now interested in it. One of the girls in their class brings an old yearbook to class and even Nanami has acquired an interest in it but she is caught by Yano, looking at the Asahi yearbook. Without thinking Nanami confesses to him but she doesn't receive an entirely clear response. Thus, the beginning of an inner struggle stirring up much self-consciousness in Nanami | | 3 | 'Episode Three'
(Japanese: 第3話) | July 17, 2006 |
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| It is summer vacation and the whole class goes to school for the play rehearsals, but Nanami has been looking forward to going back to school and she's pretty annoyed that Motoharu doesn't turn up to any of them, she wanted to see him. Even at the summer festival, where all the girls including Nanami dress up, he doesn't turn up. So Nanami gets the idea to go to his house and see him. Yano catches her battling with herself over whether or not to ring the doorbell. Once inside, Nanami and Yano reminisce on his past with his late ex girlfriend. | | 4 | 'Episode Four'
(Japanese: 第4話) | July 24, 2006 |
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| The Cultural Festival that all of them have been rehearsing for draws near and all the students are hard at work preparing for the event. Meanwhile Yano seems to be fairly distant with Nanami and she doesn't understand why, causing her to have great concern. Then comes the day of the Cultural Festival. Everything runs smoothly and the play is a success. A tradition at the Festival is for young lovers to confess their love for one another and Yano takes the opportunity to confesses his love for Nanami. | | 5 | 'Episode Five'
(Japanese: 第5話) | July 31, 2006 |
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| Following Motoharu's confession during the Cultural Festival, Nanami is so thrilled from the kiss that she couldn't sleep at all last night. The very next day, her friends discover what happened between them. Due to Nanami's lack of sleep, she has a hard time keeping up with all of the upcoming events. Yano helps her to remember everything by making her repeat after him, he casually slips in a movie date for the two of them without Nanami noticing. Shortly thereafter, once noticing, Namami feels such relief that she sleeps the rest of day. Nanami sleeps so soundly that she sleeps well into the afternoon missing a student council meeting. Thankfully, Yano went in her place and sorted out everything. Afterwards, they go on a date to the movies, they hold hands during the movie. At dinner, Nanami asks Yano what was his favorite part and he replies 'the part when I got to hold your hand'. Time passes by and winter comes; as the seasons change, Nanami begins thinking about what to give Yano for Christmas. | | 6 | 'Episode Six'
(Japanese: 第6話) | August 7, 2006 |
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| Nanami is thinking about the things she's enjoyed with Motoharu but 'crossing the line' is the one thing she still can't do. The pair meets up one day to do some shopping, when they run into Takeuchi's older sister who is a store clerk. One day after school while Motoharu is waiting for Nanami, he has a run-in with Yuri. | | 7 | 'Episode Seven'
(Japanese: 第7話) | August 14, 2006 |
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| Yano asks Nanami out on a date but she blows him off, to spend time with her friends when instead she secretly went to buy him a present, but it isn't much of a secret because he follows her. Yano gets concerned because she lied about where she was going and who with, Yano's friend Takeuchi was there to help; the next day Yano is kind of mad at her but they are able to reconcile after exchanging gifts. Things are looking good between them, Nanami is able to recognize her deepening feelings for him. Yano continues to have flashbacks leaving the viewer to question the past between him and Yuri. In class, there is a seating change and this causes Nanami to question even more. | | 8 | 'Episode Eight'
(Japanese: 第8話) | August 21, 2006 |
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| Nanami invites Yano to her house Sunday so they can spend some time together. At first Yano declines because her mother will be there and that's 'no good', but once in her room, Nanami uses this opportunity to ask Yano about his past with Yuri and it takes some time for him to give her answer; as Yano leaves, Nanami feels reassured with what he told her but still has the notion that it may not be the entire truth in the back of her head. It turns out that Yano's friend Takeuchi has been hiding the truth he knows. Nanami also discovers the truth through the rumors at school and she and Yano discuss that the past doesn't matter as long as they have the present together; the subject of having sex together keeps coming up and in the end, Nanami agrees to it. | | 9 | 'Episode Nine'
(Japanese: 第9話) | August 28, 2006 |
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| All alone with Motoharu at his house, Nanami actually suggest that they finally 'do it'. Even though it seems like such a dream that dream is then cut short when Motoharu's Mom returns home and they are forced to ends things there. So he decides save up money, so that the same thing won't happen again. | | 10 | 'Episode Ten'
(Japanese: 第10話) | September 4, 2006 |
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| Without thinking Nanami steals an old picture of Motoharu together with Nana, from Yuri's knocked over bag and she's doesn't know what to do about it. But this doesn't matter, when by chance Motoharu finds the picture in Nanmi's notebook and decides to return it to Yuri. Since then there's been some friction between Nanami and Motoharu and one day she is invited to Takeuchi's birthday. | | 11 | 'Episode Eleven'
(Japanese: 第11話) | September 11, 2006 |
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| Nanami and Motoharu's study session in interrupted when, out of the blue, Yuri turns up on Motoharu's doorstep, with something to tell him about her sister. It's to do with the reason why Nana was in Kagawa's car 2 years ago. Soon after that Nanami and Motoharu end up having a quarrel about it. | | 12 | 'Episode Twelve'
(Japanese: 第12話) | September 18, 2006 |
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| In an unconventional way, Motoharu finally confesses to Nanami, the sin he committed to Yuri. Since then Nanami hasn't been able to face him but they eventually fix the problem in their relationship. With things looking good for the pair, they decide to go to the beach to spend the day having fun but if only it could be that simple. | | 13 | 'Episode Thirteen'
(Japanese: 第13話) | September 25, 2006 |
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| The relationship between Nanami and Motoharu has ended and a week has passed without even as much as a word between them. Takeuchi just can't sit back at let things continue as they are, so he invites Nanami over to cheer her up. Motoharu is beginning to regret what happened between him and Nanami. | | 14 | 'Episode Fourteen'
(Japanese: 第14話) | October 2, 2006 |
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| With things going nowhere between Motoharu and Nanami, Takeuchi is unable to hold back his feelings and decides to take the initiative. Nonetheless he may have timed this wrong and Motoharu wants to stop him before it's too late. What are Nanami feelings towards the both of them? | | 15 | 'Episode Fifteen'
(Japanese: 第15話) | October 9, 2006 |
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| Preparations for the annual Cultural Festival are progressing smoothly but what hasn't progressed is Nanami's relationship with either Motoharu or Takeuchi. Motoharu is trying to organize his feelings for Nanami and Nana whereas Takeuchi is planning to settle things soon; the day for the Cultural Festival arrives and Nanami meets Takeuchi's sister. | | 16 | 'Episode Sixteen'
(Japanese: 第16話) | October 16, 2006 |
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| It is the night of the school festival and everyone is anxiously waiting for the main event. Takeuchi plans to confess to Nanami but so does Motoharu, yet Nanami just doesn't feel like she can handle all this now and decides to escape from giving her answer. | | 17 | 'Episode Seventeen'
(Japanese: 第17話) | October 23, 2006 |
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| It's a normal school day, following the school festival and Nanami decides to get back together with Motoharu but under the condition that he tells her all about his first love, Nana. The two go out on a date but Nanami brings along Takeuchi, in order to get Motoharu to spill. Instead of learning something about Nana, Motoharu ends up telling her about his late father. | | 18 | 'Episode Eighteen'
(Japanese: 第18話) | October 30, 2006 |
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| After some thinking Motoharu decides to tell Nanami all about Nana, so he invites her out. But it quickly becomes sort of like a date, when they go to see a movie to pass the time. Though soon afterwards thing become serious as Motoharu finally decides to open up, however it may not entirely be what Nanami wants to hear. | | 19 | 'Episode Nineteen'
(Japanese: 第19話) | November 6, 2006 |
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| Nanami is finally able to accept Motoharu and they get back together and as if nothing happened they return to their normal school lives. But things are still not settled between Motoharu and Takeuchi because there's a sort of rivalry going on between them and Nanami is at the centre of it. | | 20 | 'Episode Twenty'
(Japanese: 第20話) | November 13, 2006 |
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| It is another day of school but that quickly comes and goes when Takeuchi is forced to go along on a double date with his classmate. Surprisingly on the date Takeuchi accepts the girl's confession and they start going out, but Motoharu is angry at him because he doesn't even like her. On Sunday Motoharu goes out on a date with Nanami, to spend the day having fun. Everyone is shocked by Yuri's new appearance but is there any deep meaning to it? | | 21 | 'Episode Twenty-One'
(Japanese: 第21話) | November 20, 2006 |
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| Nanami's parents are going to a wedding on the weekend, so she takes this opportunity to invite Motoharu to sleepover. On the day Motoharu's pretty excited about the whole thing when all of a sudden he receives a call from an upset Yuri. So instead of meeting up with Nanami he goes to be the one at Yuri's side. Meanwhile Takeuchi is on a date but he can't seem to get Nanami of his mind. | | 22 | 'Episode Twenty-Two'
(Japanese: 第22話) | November 27, 2006 |
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| Knowing that Nanami is left, hopelessly waiting for Motoharu, Takeuchi gives in to his feelings and goes to her to take her home. Motoharu is finally able to get to Nanami but by then it is too late. At school Motoharu tries to apologize but then as he is rejected he collapses from a cold. Even with things as there are between them, Nanami is still worried about Motoharu and goes to visit but then Yuri walks out of his house. | | 23 | 'Episode Twenty-Three'
(Japanese: 第23話) | December 4, 2006 |
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| Motoharu tells Takeuchi that his Mom is getting a divorce and will be moving to Tokyo and while they're out Takeuchi feels the need to tell Motoharu that he confessed his feelings to Nanami. Nanami remains unsure of what to do about her deteriorating relationship with Motoharu, because of all that has happened with Takeuchi and Yuri. | | 24 | 'Episode Twenty-Four'
(Japanese: 第24話) | December 11, 2006 |
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| Christmas is already around the corner and Nanami is still worrying about a present even though she hasn't made up with Motoharu. Meanwhile Motoharu is worried about his Mom, who is going to be moving to Tokyo soon and he's even considering moving with her; also with Universities to be concerned about a lot of things are bound to happen between the pair. | | 25 | 'Episode Twenty-Five'
(Japanese: 第25話) | December 18, 2006 |
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| Nanami is also worried about the impossible entrance University exams she has gotten herself into and she is begins studying like mad, in order to raise the chances of being accepted. But more importantly Motoharu still hasn't given Nanami an answer as to whether he would be moving with his Mom or staying. What will Motoharu's answer be? | | 26 | 'Episode Twenty-Six'
(Japanese: 第26話) | December 25, 2006 |
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| Christmas is only a few weeks away however Nanami and Motoharu may not be able to spend it together as he's decided to follow his Mom to Tokyo. Even though he wants to spoil her during the days they have remaining, Nanami wants to spend those remaining days like they usually do. |
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