Love So Life

Love So Life
ラブ ソー ライフ
(Rabu sō raifu)
Manga
Written by Kaede Kōchi
Published by Hakusensha
Demographic Shōjo
Magazine Hana to Yume
Original run April 14, 2008 – September 18, 2015
Volumes 17

Love So Life, also titled Rabu sō raifu (ラブ・ソー・ライフ?) or Rabusora (ラブソラ?) [1] is a Japanese shōjo 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.

Plot

Shiharu Nakamura was orphaned at a young age. Her father dies before she can even remember him and her mother while she is in elementary school. Shiharu then begins living in an orphanage and comes to love working with children. During high school she works at a daycare where 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 then asks Shiharu to personally babysit them as he is very busy with work. She accepts, and so begins the story of their makeshift life. The story follows Akane and Aoi as they slowly grow up as well as the romance between Seiji and Shiharu.

Characters

Shiharu Nakamura (中村 詩春 Nakamura Shiharu)
Shiharu is a 17-year old (16 at the beginning of the series) high-school student who works at The Sunflower House daycare. She becomes acquainted with Akane and Aoi Matsunaga and begins personally 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 (松永 政二 Matsunaga Seiji)
Seiji is 27 years-old (25 at the beginning of the series) and 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 eventually 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 eventually confesses to Shiharu but asks to wait to hear her response until she is as old as he is.
Akane and Aoi Matsunaga (松永 茜 Matsunaga Akane, 松永 葵 Matsunaga Aoi)
Akane and Aoi are 3 year-old fraternal twins. 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 towards Shiharu. Both Aoi and Akane treats 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 (宮川健 Miyagawa Takeru)
A childhood friend of Seiji's who is currently 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 (松永浩一 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 (松永美咲 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:

Oricon Japanese comic rankings
Volume
No.		 Peak
rank 		Notes
and refs
4 23 [2]
5 13 [3]
6 6 [4]
7 13 [5]
8 15 [6]
9 10 [7][8]
11 12 [9][10]
12 12 [11][12]
13 18 [13][14]
14 16 [15][16]
15 16 [17][18]
16 6 [19][20]
17 15 [21][22]

Works cited

References

  1. ↑ Inc., Natasha,. "学ベビ×ラブソラ、白泉社が癒しのちびっこフェア開催". natalie.mu. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, May 17–23". Anime News Network. May 26, 2010. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, October 18–24". Anime News Network. October 27, 2010. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, January 17–23". Anime News Network. January 26, 2011. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, May 16–22 (Updated)". Anime News Network. May 25, 2011. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, September 19–25". Anime News Network. September 28, 2011. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, January 16–22". Anime News Network. January 25, 2012. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, January 23–29". Anime News Network. February 1, 2012. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, November 19–25". Anime News Network. November 28, 2012. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, November 26-December 2". Anime News Network. December 5, 2012. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, April 15–21". Anime News Network. April 24, 2013. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, April 22–28". Anime News Network. May 1, 2013. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, October 14–20". Anime News Network. October 23, 2013. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, October 21–27". Anime News Network. October 30, 2013. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, April 14–20". Anime News Network. April 23, 2014. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, April 21–27". Anime News Network. April 30, 2014. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  17. ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, November 17–23". Anime News Network. November 26, 2014. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  18. ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, November 24–30". Anime News Network. December 3, 2014. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  19. ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, May 18–24". Anime News Network. May 27, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  20. ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, May 25–31". Anime News Network. June 3, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  21. ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, September 14–20". Anime News Network. September 23, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  22. ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, September 21–27". Anime News Network. October 1, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
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