Love Me, Love Me Not (en)
Love Me, Love Me Not is a heartfelt romantic drama manga that explores the emotional complexities of teenage love, friendship, and self-discovery through the intertwined lives of four high school students with contrasting views on romance, focusing on Yuna Ichihara, a dreamy and idealistic girl who believes deeply in fairytale love, and Akari Yamamoto, her outgoing and realistic friend who approaches relationships with practicality, as their lives become further entangled with the introverted and emotionally guarded Rio Yamamoto and the gentle, sincere Kazuomi Inui, unfolding into a delicate narrative filled with misunderstandings, quiet longing, unspoken feelings, and personal growth, delivering a realistic and emotionally resonant portrayal of first love, insecurity, and the fear of rejection while highlighting how different perspectives on love can clash and complement each other, blending soft artwork, expressive character emotions, and introspective storytelling that capture the bittersweet nature of adolescence, solidifying its place as one of the most beloved modern shoujo romances and leading to successful anime and live-action film adaptations, also known as Love Me, Love Me Not manga, Omoi, Omoware, Furi, Furare, 思い、思われ、ふり、ふられ, Omoi Omoware Furi Furare, Io Sakisaka manga, Yuna Ichihara manga, high school romance manga, emotional shoujo manga, and teenage love drama manga.