Junjo Romantica
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- 2008
- Japan
- Chiaki Kon
Season 1
S1 E1: Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction
7.6 / 10 IMDB
Meet Misaki, an average high school student, and Akihiko, a famous novelist. These two happen to meet when Misaki stumbles upon Akihiko hugging his brother, whom Akihiko has feelings for.
S1 E2: There's No Use Crying over Spilt Milk
7.6 / 10 IMDB
A month has passed and Misaki has been accepted by the department of Economics at Mitsuhashi University. Ever since the second day of school, everyone acts weird towards Misaki and avoids him. His new friend Sumi Keiichi tells him everyone wonders how he knows Akihiko Usami, the famous writer. Usami acts jealous of Misaki's new friend, and Misaki wonders if Usami only likes him as a substitute for his brother. They argue, Usami admits he was jealous, and then they make love. Usami realizes he is falling in love with Misaki and Misaki feels something is changing in him as well.
S1 E3: Knock, and It Shall Be Opened to You
7.6 / 10 IMDB
Hiroki Kamijou is sitting in a park remembering his fruitless relationship with his childhood friend and crush, Akihiko Usami. His thoughts are abruptly disturbed when Nowaki Kusama launches a toy rocket, almost hitting him. Nowaki sees him crying and drags him off to a group of men watching the rocket. Hiroki learns that Nowaki is a foundling. Nowaki later insists on Hiroki becoming his tutor, to help him with the high school proficiency exam. Akihiko makes a surprise visit, but Nowaki interrupts and confesses his love for Hiroki, saying he fell in love the moment he saw him. Hiroki tells him to leave and never return. However, Hiroki can't stop thinking about Nowaki and ends up spying on him. Nowaki returns to confront Hiroki, they admit their love for one another and make love.
S1 E4: The Fear Is Often Greater Than the Danger Itself
7.6 / 10 IMDB
Akihiko might write his fair share of boy's love novels, but he also writes mainstream books that have won several awards and made him famous throughout Japan. As such, he has a very close relationship with his editor; she even has a key to his apartment. Misaki finds that very strange... could there be more between those two than meets the eye?
S1 E5: Meeting in the beginning of parting
7.6 / 10 IMDB
Five years after Hiroki and Nowaki met, Nowaki disappeared without a trace. For a year he was gone, and Hiroki thought he might never see Nowaki again. But then a simple postcard arrived in the mail: "It's been a while. I will be returning to the country on May 30th." Hiroki is swept up again, fighting between love and hatred for the unpredictable, irresistible Nowaki.
S1 E6: Turning a Misfortune into a Blessing
7.6 / 10 IMDB
Feeling insecure about their relationship and looking for some way to connect, Nowaki asks Hiroki if he can call him the same friendly nickname everyone else does. When Hiroki flat out refuses, Nowaki's feelings are hurt. Can he find some other way to bridge the gap between them or is their relationship going nowhere?
S1 E7: Spare the rod and spoil the child
7.6 / 10 IMDB
Misaki keeps mulling over an important question... are he and Akihiko actually "going out"? They live together, eat together, and get pretty intimate with each other, but it doesn't seem like the kind of lovey-dovey relationship that couples usually have. So Akihiko settles the problem swiftly, by declaring that they're going out on a date!
S1 E8: Travelers Have No Need for Shame
7.6 / 10 IMDB
Usagi tells Misaki that he is going to go back to living with Takahiro. Misaki believes that he has become a burden to Usagi, so he doesn't object. He goes to visit his brother in Osaka.
S1 E9: Tenderness Is Not Just for the Sake of Others
7.6 / 10 IMDB
Desperate to get Akihiko's latest work completed, Aikawa begs Misaki to teach him what a "real date" is like for a college student. The date gets much more complicated when a present from Akihiko's father for Misaki arrives and it puts Akihiko in a bad mood.
S1 E10: Young Men, Be Bold
7.6 / 10 IMDB
Teenage Takatsuki Shinobu makes a love confession to his ex-brother-in-law, Miyagi Yo. Three years prior, when two thugs tried to mug Shinobu, and Miyagi ran them off. They both ended up at the same marriage arrangement meeting for Miyagi and Shinobu's sister, Risako.
S1 E11: You Tend to Do Well at the Things You Enjoy
7.6 / 10 IMDB
Miyagi and Shinobu's story continues. As Miyagi walks to his car Risako arrives to get one last item and comments that she felt Miyagi should have been more honest with her about his feelings. When she leaves he has a flashback of staying by someone's bedside and an empty wheelchair. His ruminations are interrupted by Shinobu's arrival home. Miyagi tries to make a hasty exit and in the process, drops a photo he'd been looking at.
S1 E12: There's No Such Thing as a Chance Encounter
7.6 / 10 IMDB
To convince Takahiro to let Misaki stay with him, Usami has told outrageous lies, all of which Takahiro believes. The next day, Keiichi tells Misaki to congratulate Usami for winning the Kikukawa Prize, but Misaki worries suddenly it might be for one of the explicit BL books. When he gets home Usami, Isaka, and Aikawa talking about preparations for a celebration party. The manager mentions that Haruhiko, Usami's older brother will be present, which troubles Usami. The two adults rush Usami off to the press conference, leaving Misaki feeling a little hurt he hadn't known. He decides to do something for Usami when he is interrupted by a delivery of flowers from Usami's brother.