Love So Life | |
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ラブ・ソー・ライフ (Rabu Sō Raifu) | |
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Manga | |
Written by | Kaede Kōchi |
Published by | Hakusensha |
Imprint | Hana to Yume Comics |
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Demographic | Shōjo |
Original run | 2008 – July 18, 2015 |
Volumes | 17 |
Manga | |
Life So Happy | |
Written by | Kaede Kōchi |
Published by | Hakusensha |
Imprint | Hana to Yume Comics |
Magazine |
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Demographic | Shōjo |
Original run | April 5, 2016 – present |
Volumes | 3 |
Love So Life (ラブ・ソー・ライフ, Rabu Sō Raifu), abbreviated as Rabusora (ラブソラ),[1] is a Japanese shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Kaede Kōchi. It was serialized in The Hana to Yume and Hana to Yume from 2008 to 2015. The story follows the everyday life of high schooler Shiharu Nakamura as she babysits the twin niece and nephew of local TV announcer Seiji Matsunaga. In April 2016, Kōchi launched a 3 volume sequel titled Life So Happy which follows the twins as they go into the fifth grade. A new special one-shot was published on April 26, 2023.
Shiharu Nakamura is a high school girl who works at a daycare where twins 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 hires Shiharu as their personal babysitter as he is very busy with work.
Written and illustrated by Kaede Kōchi, Love So Life premiered in Hakusensha's The Hana to Yume magazine in 2008.[2][3] The series transferred to Hana to Yume magazine in 2009,[4][5] reaching its conclusion on July 18, 2015.[2][3] Hakusensha collected the individual chapters into seventeen tankōbon (compiled volumes) published under the Hana to Yume Comics imprint.[6][7] A sequel manga series, Life So Happy, premiered in Hana to Yume on April 5, 2016,[8] transferring to The Hana to Yume on January 25, 2018.[2][9] Three tankōbon have been published under the Hana to Yume Comics imprint as of April 19, 2019.[10]
Love So Life inspired two audio drama CDs. The first, produced by Marine Entertainment, was released in Japan on March 25, 2010. It starred Mamiko Noto as Shiharu, Daisuke Ono as Seiji, and Miyuki Sawashiro as Akane and Aoi.[11][12] The second, produced by Hakusensha, was released in Japan on October 4, 2013, bundled with an issue of Hana to Yume magazine. The original voice cast reprised their roles.[13]
Volumes of the series have ranked in listings of top selling manga in Japan:
Volume No. |
Peak rank |
Notes and refs |
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4 | 23 | [14] |
5 | 13 | [15] |
6 | 6 | [16] |
7 | 13 | [17] |
8 | 15 | [18] |
9 | 10 | [19][20] |
11 | 12 | [21][22] |
12 | 12 | [23][24] |
13 | 18 | [25][26] |
14 | 16 | [27][28] |
15 | 16 | [29][30] |
16 | 6 | [31][32] |
17 | 15 | [33][34] |