The best comics about love triangles

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• Romance comics thrive on love triangles, drama, and heartfelt moments.

• Popular series like Kimi ni Todoke, Toradora!, and Fruits Basket are great at storytelling.

• Each comic offers unique elements such as quirky characters, unrequited love, and comical misunderstandings.

Sometimes love is complicated. Especially romance comics series, where love triangle It's on the order of the day. But that's part of the drama that drives the conflict in these stories, and most of the time, one of the heroines (or heroes) ends up winning in the end.

Unless, of course, the infamous harem route is activated and you're into a completely different genre. However, this ranked list highlights only the best manga series about love triangles, taking into account art, storytelling, and character development. Let's take a look at them.

8

Kimini Todoke: From me to you

A legendary romance comic that inspired generations of artists

• Author: Shiina Karuho

• Artist: Shiina Karuho

• Release date: August 11, 2005

Shy and reclusive Sawako is often bullied for resembling characters from horror movies, but her kind heart longs to feel the touch of love. In this heartfelt story about young love, school days, and a love triangle that threatens to ruin everything, the characters evolve in almost magical ways.

Karuho Shiina's pen draws from personal experience and a long and heartbreaking life, translated into powerful narratives that have resulted in a series with cult value and inspired a whole generation of romance manga artists to follow in her footsteps.

7

Toradora!

One of the best romantic comedies of all time

• Author: Yuyuko Takemiya

• Release date: March 10, 2006

Toradora! The series perfectly blends romance, school drama, and love entanglements, and its plot has become legendary. From the beginning, there is always a third wheel in every relationship. It is a story of two main characters, Aisaka and Ryuji, forming an alliance, overcoming adversity, and living happily ever after with the one they love.

Little did they know that their unlikely partnership would spark a chain of events that included a falling out, a huge family feud, and several heartbreaking (but memorable) moments.

6

fruit basket

A whimsical story about animals and a love triangle

• Author: Takaya Natsuki

• Release date: July 18, 1998

Combining supernatural elements, mystery, love triangle, and comedy, fruit basket It's a well-developed RomCom that has received a lot of recognition both in Japan and internationally. It is full of heart-warming moments and entanglements of love.

Some compare it to other similar series. Ranma 1/2But in fact fruit basket It has its own ‘naive’ identity, much different from the classics created by Rumiko Takahashi.

5

blue spring ride

A story about giving your heart what it desires most.

• Author: Io Sakisaka

• Release date: January 13, 2011

When Futaba meets her middle school sweetheart after years of estrangement, she discovers that he has become bitter, cynical, and cynical. Despite this, she is unable to control her mind, and the situation becomes more complicated when a third wheel appears on the scene, who has a genuine interest in the heroine of this story.

Ao Haru Ride is a thrilling RomCom with plenty of corny and heartfelt moments, ideal for those who enjoy an old-fashioned love triangle story.

4

Ouran High School Host Club

A lovely comedy full of misunderstandings

• Author: Bisco Hatori

• Release date: September 2002

When a flawless elite scholarship student “accidentally” joins the host club of the prefecture's most prestigious school, a series of misunderstandings lead him to bond with a group of busy and quirky friends.

The situation becomes more complicated when Haruhi, a girl trying to pass the boys' school as a boy, enters. It is considered one of the best love triangle comedies of all shoujo manga series.

3

peach girl

A hot drama seen from the perspective of a high school girl.

• Author: Miwa Ueda

• Release date: September 13, 1997

In this school drama, we witness a young girl's struggle to fit in under the rule of a manipulative school queen. The story of Momo trying to get closer to Toji while avoiding direct confrontation with Sae is dramatic and thrilling.

The story later develops into one of the most complex and heartbreaking love triangles, making this a must-read for any romance tank fan.

2

Lovely Complex

A quirky love story with a wild spin.

• Author: Aya Nakahara

• Release date: August 11, 2007

It's a cute story about the most unlikely and despised couple in school. One is a short otaku who is reclusive and grumpy, and the other is a tall, slim school madonna with a temperamental personality.

Lovely Complex It is a comedy and drama that tells the story of unrequited love, accepting oneself and overcoming public opinion. Adding a dramatic love triangle between the protagonist and a third wheel (and sometimes even a fourth wheel), the series is a silly yet surprisingly mature school drama.

1

school rumble

Fantastic school romance with a satirical comedy

• Author: Jin Kobayashi

• Release date: October 23, 2002

Unrequited loves, misunderstandings and the most ridiculous situations are all wrapped up in this adorable comedy about school life and the shenanigans of friends in infamous (and sometimes infamous) love triangle situations.

Through silly and sometimes satirical stories, Kobayashi has developed a lovely world that is fascinating and wholesome, yet dramatic enough to please those who seek the thrill of a love triangle.