Junjo Romantica, Volume 07

純情ロマンチカ [Junjō Romantica] #7

by Shungiku Nakamura

Miyagi finally gets over his obsession with his late high school teacher by confessing his love for Shinobu in front of her grave. When it comes time for Shinobu to choose which college to go to, his feelings seem to be swaying his decisions too strongly - even for Miyagi's liking. In the end, Shinobu chooses a different college, but the compromise is that he's now living next door to Miyagi!

Genres: Manga, Yaoi, Romance, LGBT, Boys Love, M M Romance, Comics

174 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2006

About the author

Shungiku Nakamura (中村春菊 Nakamura Shungiku?, born December 13,1980) is a Japanese yaoi manga artist. She is most famous for creating Junjo Romantica: Pure Romance. Shungiku Nakamura's distinct style of manga has been identified largely throughout Japanese and English yaoi fanbases. Her works usually include large age gaps between the seme and uke and characters with careers in the publishing industry (as depicted in Junjo Romantica and Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi). She often cowrites with Fujisaki Miyako, who authored the novels of Yoshino Chiaki no baai in Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi.

Works:
Junjo Romantica: Pure Romance (2002 - Ongoing)
"Junjou Mistake" (2008)
Hybrid Child (2003 - 2004)
Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi (2007 - Ongoing)
"√W.P.B." (2004)
"Touzandou Tentsui Ibun" (1998 - 1999)
"Mangetsu Monogatari"
"Tsuki wa Yamiyo ni Kakuru ga Gotoku" (1999)
"Picturesque of a Mask" (art only)
"Umi ni Nemuru Hana"

Reviews

[MaDoReader · Rating 3 out of 5]

Me despido con éste de Misaki y Usami :/

[Darien · Rating 5 out of 5]

KIDS THESE DAYS!!!

The seventh volume in Junjo Romantica did a bit of switch in this one. Misaki and Usagi weren’t the lead couple in this one; don’t get me wrong I didn’t mind at all. This was Junjo Terro*ist dealing with Shinobu and Miyagi a relationship thats a bit complicated, the odds are against them.

Shinobu is 17 and Miyagi is 35, oh noooo talk about against the law, but in this its little Shinobu who was the aggressor he decided that Miyagi was gonna be his no matter what, did I mention that Miyagi use to be his brother-in-law, yeh Drama. The relationship aint exactly peaches and creams, they have to overcome a lot and deal with their feelings dead on come to the conclusion that whats right fails in comparison when it comes to love. I can’t wait to read the next instalment.

We get one chapter of my fave couple Misaki and Usagi and it’s a doozy. Mi still refuses to admit his feelings to Usagi and that’s causing a strain. Seems that someone else wants Usagi and M chooses that moment to state that he belongs to him, when someone else wants your things you tend to realize the value, but they still have a long way to go. Its all denial and hot sex in the Junjo.

We get a few pages of Hiroki and Miwaki and those two are still crazy. I can’t say how much i love this series, so funny with some hot guy action. I love that this shows that with homosexuality it’s not always about promiscuity, there’s also love and commitment. Love it.

[Ady Weasley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Miyagi por fin ha aceptado sus sentimientos pero los prejuicios de la sociedad pesan sobre él....además Shinobu ha actuado muy extraño y distante y no sabe por qué
El aniversario luctuoso de su Sensei ha llegado y él lo ha olvidado pues su mente está ll ja de Shinobu.
Los sentimientos son mutuos, pero aún falta un camino largo para estos dos.

Sumi Sensei por fin revela su verdadero objetivo y no parece que sea Misaki

[sputnik · Rating 4 out of 5]

Está tomo es mi favorito por la primera vez de Shinobu; esta pareja es de mis favoritas para toda la vida. Miyagi me encanta como personaje ya que siendo mayor sigue teniendo dudas sobre el amor.

[Rebecca · Rating 3 out of 5]

This author's work is so uneven.

[Cecy- Enredados entre Libros · Rating 4 out of 5]

Me ha encantado ver a la pareja terrorista... sin duda es mi favorita de las tres...

[Octavianny Mata · Rating 5 out of 5]

Razon para ponerle 5 estrellas a este manga :

AMO A JUNJOU TERRORIST!

que loco a mi antes me gustaba mas la principal y esta era la que me gustaba menos pero... el anime comparado con el manga con esta pareja fue demasiado pobre ...

Orden de las parejas en mi Kokoro:Junjou egoist,Junjou Terrorist y Junjou Romantica :)

[Michelle López González · Rating 5 out of 5]

Me encanta, cuándo creo que nada me devolverá la ilusión de leer esta serie lo hace, me río muchísimo con ella aunque su trama no esté muy desarrollada, tenga bastantes clichés, aspectos que van en contra de cómo yo pienso: cómo la posesividad excesiva; los celos, que no se deberían romantizar, etc, pero si te lo tomas cómo algo ligero con lo que entretenerte sin duda este es tu manga.

[L. J. · Rating 2 out of 5]

Repeated review.

The only thing this manga has going for it is the story, what little of it that actually exists. The yaoi relationships are toxic as hell, which happens very often in yaoi and for why? Sexual assault on a minor, which results in unexpected romance? Hell no. What was wrong with you, younger me? Did you just want the smut back then? Lord…

[Vixenfur · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gah!! Love this manga so much!!

[L Ann · Rating 4 out of 5]

This volume starts off with three Junjo Terrorist stories. It's hard to believe that Miyagi and Shinobu have been "together" for months without Miyagi fully accepting what they are. It's cruel how much he kept Shinobu at arms length , especially knowing how much Shinobu loved him. It's only after Shinobu decided to end things that Miyagi realized how much he loves him. These three stories cover what happens after that realization.

On a side note: I gotta say I really love this couple. It makes me happy that they actually acknowledge their feelings and aren't afraid to tell the other how they feel. No offense to Hiroki and (especially) Misaki but all that tsundere bs gets a little annoying after a while.

The Romantica and Egoist stories were pretty good as well. We finally get to see what Sumi's true feelings regarding Usami are. We also see just how much Usami regrets forcing himself on Misaki the first they met. Does that action explain why Misaki is so reluctant to tell him he loves him? Is that why he acts so uncomfortable around him? Personally, I don't think so but maybe that's what he thinks. It was a good volume, mostly because of the Terrorist story. They are rivaling Misaki and Usami as my favorite couple.

[Tijana · Rating 5 out of 5]

This one was more concentrated on the Junjou Terrorist couple, Miyagi and Shinobu :)
One of the highlights were, for me, Shinobu's "manly tears" :D

[IM · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lo que más me gustó de este tomo es, sin lugar a duda, la pareja "Terrorista" (es mi favorita de toda la serie). Uno de mis clichés románticos preferidos es "diferencia de edad", siento que Shinobu y Miyagi lo ejecutan de una manera muy dramática y cómica a la vez.

[Apple · Rating 4 out of 5]

20.05.17 Reread

[Dony Grayman · Rating 2 out of 5]

Edición argentina, tomo 7.

[Apoorva Nair · Rating 3 out of 5]

Let's be real.. I don't care about Shinobus relationship...

[Lolo-lín · Rating 1 out of 5]

No sé ni por qué sigo leyendo esto si ni me entero bien de lo que está pasando y todos los pjs se parecen muchísimo y es como ???? en fin qué duro es ser gay

[Andrea · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Romantica chapter was fine, but 3 more chapters of Terrorist!?? Now that their initial arc is over, maybe we can stop getting so many Terrorist chapters…..

[Literatura sin límites · Rating 5 out of 5]

Por cierto, mi pareja favorita es la Junjo terrorist, después la Junjo romantica y al final la Junjo egoist

[H.K. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Miyagi is such a spazz.

[Otto · Rating 2 out of 5]

Falling to the floor crying because on of my favorite junjou chapters is with 3 whole terrorist chapters oh my GOD i dont care about them and they were most of the damn book!!

[Γιώτα Παπαδημακοπούλου · Rating 5 out of 5]

Το vol. 7 χωρίζεται σε 5 κεφάλαια, με τα 3 πρώτα να είναι αφιερωμένα στο ζεύγος του "Terrorist", πράγμα που είμαι σίγουρη πως σας προξενεί μια κάποια περιέργεια. Τα 2 από τα 3 κεφάλαια, είναι συνέχεια της μικρής εισαγωγής στο story του χαμένου έρωτα του Miyaki, όπου και διαβάσαμε στο προηγούμενο τεύχος. Έχοντας συνειδητοποιήσει τι είναι αυτό που ενοχλεί τον Shinobu, αποφασίζει να πάει να τον βρει προκειμένου να ξεκαθαρίσει την κατάσταση, μια και καλή. Βέβαια, ο Shinobu, δεν είναι διατεθειμένος να υποχωρήσει έτσι εύκολα, αναγκάζοντας τον Miyaki να πάρει τον έλεγχο της κατάστασης, έστω και με τη βία. Με τα πολλά, τον οδηγεί στο μέρος όπου βρίσκεται ο τάφος της γυναίκας που αγαπούσε, δηλώνοντας πως είναι έτοιμος να προχωρήσει στη ζωή του τώρα που βρήκε έναν άλλον άνθρωπο πέραν από εκείνη για ν' αγαπήσει, έχοντας αποφασίσει πως η επίσκεψη αυτή στο μνήμα της, θα είναι και η τελευταία. Ο Shinobu, μην μπορώντας να κάνει αλλιώς, τον ακολουθεί και ακούει όλα όσα έχει να του πει, χωρίς ωστόσο να μπορεί να αποβάλει την φοβία της σύγκρισης που τον κατατρέχει, πιστεύοντας πως ποτέ δεν θα μπορέσει να συγκριθεί μαζί της, με τον Miyaki να του υπενθυμίζει πως εκείνος, είναι το πιο σημαντικό πρόσωπο στη ζωή του. Ηθικό δίδαγμα; Το παρελθόν πρέπει να μένει παρελθόν και ναι μεν να κρατάμε τις αναμνήσεις βαθιά στην καρδιά μας, να μην τις αφήνουμε όμως να μας ελέγχουν και να καθορίζουν τη ζωή μας, όπως επίσης, ότι πρέπει να έχουμε αρκετή αυτοεκτίμηση και αυτοπεποίθηση, ώστε να μην αφήνουμε λάθος πράγματα να μας επηρεάζουν αρνητικά. Όλα αυτά, τα είδαμε την 2η season και συγκεκριμένα, στο επεισόδιο 8. Το 3ο κεφάλαιο από την άλλη, κυμαίνεται σε άλλο επίπεδο, με τους δυο τους να έρχονται σε ρήξη εξαιτίας των αποφάσεων του Shinobu για το μέλλον του, που τις αφήνει να επηρεάζονται από τα συναισθήματά του. Όταν το συνειδητοποιεί, αποφασίζει τι πραγματικά θέλει να κάνει και καταλαβαίνει πως μπορείς να έχεις τα πάντα, αρκεί να το θες. Το κεφάλαιο που αφορά τους Misaki και Akihiko, είναι από τα πιο φορτισμένα συναισθηματικά. Εν όψη του φεστιβάλ του πανεπιστημίου, οι δυο τους έρχονται σε ρήξη, με τον πρώτο να κατηγορεί τον δεύτερο πως τον καταπιέζει και πως τον αφήνει να αναπνεύσει. Από αντίδραση, οδηγείται στο σπίτι του φίλου και συμφοιτητή του, όπου και αποκοιμιέται, κάτι που έχει ως αποτέλεσμα να πάει ο Akihiko εκεί για να τον πάρει. Όταν θα βρεθεί μόνος του με τον νεαρό άντρα, θα γίνει μάρτυρας μιας εξομολόγησης και μιας κατηγορίας, που θα τον κάνει να σκεφτεί πως οι άμυνες του Misaki, ίσως να οφείλονται στο ότι εκείνος τον εξαναγκάζει να κάνει πράγματα που δεν θέλει. Βέβαια, οι αμφιβολίες του θα σβηστούν όταν ο Misaki, με το κατάλληλο σπρώξιμο, που είναι απαραίτητο καμιά φορά, θα τον διεκδικήσει δηλώνοντας πως είναι δικός του και κανενός άλλου, πράγμα που είδαμε και στο 5ο επεισόδιο της 2ης season. Όσο για το κεφάλαιο των Hiroki και Nowaki, δεν είναι κάτι το ιδιαίτερο, θυμίζοντάς μας ωστόσο πως όταν αγαπάς, βρίσκεις χρόνο και θέληση να ικανοποιήσεις αυτά που ζητάει ο σύντροφός σου, ακόμα κι αν φαντάζουν χαζά.

[SaturNalia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Miyagi finally admits to loving Shinobu and he's ready to move beyond his past. Miyagi is Shinobu's first love, he doesn't know how to express all of his overwhelming emotions. Miyagi described him perfectly, "He's so aggressive, but such a coward." He yells about love and destiny but blushes just reaching for Miyagi's hand. They are so combustable when together, always yelling and fighting but loving fiercely. Shinobu moves in next door to Miyagi, can't wait to see what trouble that brings.
Misaki and Usami's story a little darker then usual. Usami is overprotective, Misaki feels suffocated. Sumi's real motives are revealed, he's in love with Usami and wants him. Something Sumi says hits a nerve with Usami and he turns all dark and brooding.

[Hellen]

It still bothers me Misaki and Usagi's abusive relationship; I really hope Usagi gives Misaki more space in the future. Also, I want to know what the hell is going on with Hiroki and Nowaki. We're getting all this background info (Kamijou's parents wtf?!) and miscommunication, but it isn't explained further (yeah, they're my favorite pairing so-)

On the other hand, I'm glad this volume was Shinobu/Miyagi-centered. Plot-wise, they're the most interesting couple and have yet to learn how to do this whole "weird, barely-legal relationship".

[Diana Lynn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh my God I love this volume sooo much! The Terrorist arc was front and center and there are ridiculous declarations of love and happiness all around after the sadness that ended the last volume. In the show, I actually cried on this part. However, even though this arc was the main focus of this volume, my favorite parts came from Romantica. This pairing is everything. I love how funny Misaki is and Usagi is my favorite Seme character next to Takano. The ending is just hilarious too. Ugh, best volume yet.

[Lyn Jensen · Rating 2 out of 5]

The whole "Junjo Romantica" series, which includes at least two related series, "Junjo Egoist" and "Junjo Terrorist," is a case of, I'm reading it, and in places actually enjoying it--but at times not sure why.

[Evalyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Miyagi and Shinobu finally get on the same page - it's a miracle. Sumi-senpai's true character is revealed (possibly?)! I love how surprised Usagi is by everything. The short little bit for Nowaki and Hiroki warmed the heart.

[Mary · Rating 5 out of 5]

1st. read: 9/18/08

[Lise · Rating 5 out of 5]

My favourite yaoi manga series.

[Ale✝ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Y así acabe otro precioso trabajo de Nakamura-sensei.

Extrañaba demasiado leer este precioso manga.

Junjou Terrorist se robó mi corazón esta vez.

Shinobu es precioso.