Hoshi no Furu Machi
Alt Names: | ほしのふるまち The Town the Stars Fall Upon 星星的故鄉 |
Author: | Hara Hidenori |
Artist: | Hara Hidenori |
Genres: | Drama Romance School Life Seinen Slice of Life |
Type: | Manga (Japanese) |
Status: | Complete |
Description: | "The stars that don't shine in Tokyo surely do shine in a different town..." TSUTSUMI Koutarou, who couldn't be a senior at a college-oriented high school in Tokyo, moves into Himi City, Toyama Prefecture with his relatives and spends one school year there. "I wouldn't be able to shine for the rest of my life..." He's hurt, and depressed. However, his encounter with a girl named Nagisa changes his "tomorrow" little by little. Now, HARA Hidenori begins "the sweetest 'starting-over' love story in the world"... |
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There are a few. Bitter Virgin (which is also one of my all-time favourite manga in any category), Aishiteruze Baby . . . Kimi Shika Iranai is probably shoujo technically, but it's a rare one where the viewpoint character is the male lead, and it's pretty good . . . um, arguably Angel Densetsu although romance is only a sub-theme in that manga, but never mind it's hilarious and generally awesome so read it anyway . . . Nana to Kaoru, which has the added advantage of the SM theme and the fact that Nana is incredibly sexy . . . hmm, Miman Renai; the girl is a loli and the plot centres around her being too young but it's strangely sweet and innocent. Honourable mention Kagetora; you said not fantasy and Kagetora is borderline, set in present day but the male lead is like a ninja guardian for the female lead, so . . . but it's good and fun.
All these fit your condition: "non-fantasy/sci-fi manga in which the male lead actually sticks with one girl"; they're also all good ones, taken from my favourites list. Let me know if you check any of 'em out.
As for that other girl Kurita i just can't bring my self to genuinely like or trust her. She doesn't seem bad as such but i feel she is doing things for her own goals
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Geez ppl, its right next to the submit button! All you had to do is read it.
It's like a parent literally forcing their child into beauty pageants or sports they don't enjoy "for their own good." Great, now whomever it is can be somewhat socially and/or financially successful but still miserable.
Rejecting him because she's honestly not interested is perfectly okay but rejecting someone "for their own good" is just BS. His "own good" is whatever makes him happy. If being with her makes him happy then that is what is for his own good.
I'm still rooting for Kurita, regardless of however certain I am something stupid is going to happen and he's gonna end up with that cold-hearted, arrogant tomboy.
Tsutsumi staying in town for Ichinose was at least something he wanted. Now he is just going to Tokyo because that is what everyone else wants.
And even for him, there is an open question--his confession to Ichinose is fine and dandy, but is it OK for him to stay there just because of her? Has he really come to an appreciation for the beauty of the place, the calmer town lifestyle, the people, or is he in some way just giving up, settling, using Ichinose partly as an excuse? He needs to deal with questions of what he wants to do, not just who he wants to do it with. Her answer to him was really harsh, and she's ducking some emotions of her own . . . but it's true that he was putting a heavy responsibility on her, that if he stayed just for her it would leave her wondering if she held him back.
Meanwhile, I don't think Kurita is a manipulative individual whose sole purpose is to simply use Tsutsumi to go to Tokyo. In actuality, while that may be her goal, I believe she is genuinely interested in Tsutsumi and is attracted to him somewhat. Though I can't say for sure, it's not unlikely for her to harbor affection for him.
In any case, I just hope that Tsutsumi begins his development into a more confident individual. Already we're seeing him attempting to do better in his studies. My only wish is that he grows in maturity rather than throwing himself at it just for the sake of running away from his problems.