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A collection of the top 40 must see Korean romance titles in my opinion. Will be updated as I watch more movies. I listed them in order starting from the best. For a comprehensive Korean romance movie list, check out my compilation list:Korean Romance Movies.
Movie mood definitions:* Happy = light-hearted and most likely contains comedy* Sad = depressing and will most likely make you cry* Bittersweet = happy, but sad at the same time* Thought-provoking = emotionally neutral, but evokes thoughts about life and love
Updates:
July 23, 2018* Replaced Please Teach Me English with Be With You
May 2, 2017* Changed title: year from 2016 to 2017
May 30, 2016* Replaced My Girlfriend Is An Agent with The Beauty Inside
January 5, 2016* Changed title: year from 2015 to 2016
April 23, 2015* Replaced Daddy-Long-Legs with Man In Love
January 3, 2015* Changed title: year from 2014 to 2015
January 4, 2014* Added Romance types (genre of romance)* Changed title: year from 2013 to 2014; number of movies from 30 to 40
February 20, 2013* Added 'A love story between...' to movie descriptions
January 25, 2013* Changed title year to 2013
October 26, 2012* Replaced He Was Cool with Oasis* Replaced Please Teach Me English with Always
October 22, 2012* Replaced Art of Seduction with ...ing* Replaced Humming with Sad Movie
October 11, 2012*Added movie moods
October 8, 2012* Replaced 100 Days With Mr. Arrogant with Innocent Steps
October 5, 2012* Added Humming, Please Teach Me English, Art of Seduction, 100 Days with Mr. Arrogant* Added Architecture 101* Changed title: year from 2011 to 2012; number of movies from 25 to 30
October 1, 2012* Replaced Humming with Mr. Robin Kkosigi
Other Lists:
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Japanese Romance Movies check out Top 20 Japanese Romance Movies as of 2016
Asian action movies check out Top 30 Asian Action Movies from 2000-Present
Asian thriller/mystery films check out Top 30 East Asian Thriller/Mystery Films as of 2016
Asian horror movies check out Top 30 Asian Horror Films from 1995-Present

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1.A Moment to Remember(2004)

PG-13117 minDrama, Romance

A Korean love story about a young couple's enduring love, which is tested when 27 year old Sun-jin is diagnosed with a rare form of Alzheimer's disease.

Director:John H. Lee Stars:Woo-sung Jung, Ye-jin Son, Jong-hak Baek, Seon-jin Lee

Votes:19,841

The best Korean romance movie ever! If you only watch one movie from this list, A Moment to Remember should be the one!
A love story between a construction worker and the head of construction site's daughter.
Movie mood: Bittersweet
Romance type: drama

2.My Girl and I(2005)

Not Rated95 minDrama, Romance

Beautiful student Su-Eun prevents her fellow student Su-Ho to drown in the ocean. Su-Ho however, does not know who saved him, until Su-Eun tells him after a while. The love between them ... See full summary »

Director:Yun-su Jeon Stars:Tae-Hyun Cha, Hae-sook Kim, Yoon-seok Kim, Jung-hee Moon

Votes:2,397

You can never let go of your one and only love.
A love story between an ordinary high school student and the prettiest girl at his school.
Movie mood: Sad
Romance type: drama

3.Marriage Is a Crazy Thing(2002)

103 minDrama, Romance

Jun-young (Kam Woo-seong) is a man in his early thirties who has seen his friends and younger brother get married but has yet to open himself to a serious relationship. Rather he is happy ... See full summary »

Director:Ha Yoo Stars:Woo-seong Kam, Uhm Junghwa, Won-Sang Park, So-Jeong Kang

Votes:921

A couple's battle on differing perspectives on life/sex, and real love. 18+.
A love story between an English literature professor and a woman he meets on a blind date.
Movie mood: Thought-provoking
Romance type: drama

4.Always(2011)

108 minAction, Drama, Romance

A love story centered on ex-boxer Chul-min and a blind telemarketer Jung-hwa.

Director:Il-gon Song Stars:Ji-seob So, Hyo-Joo Han, Shin-il Kang, Cheol-min Park

Votes:6,821

A love story between an ex-boxer and a blind telemarketer.
Movie mood: Happy
Romance type: drama, action

5.My Sassy Girl(2001)

Not Rated123 minComedy, Drama, Romance

A young man sees a drunk, cute woman standing too close to the tracks at a metro station in Seoul and pulls her back. She ends up getting him into trouble repeatedly after that, starting on the train.

Director:Jae-young Kwak Stars:Tae-Hyun Cha, Ji-hyun Jun, In-mun Kim, Wok-suk Song

Votes:42,797

A love story between an engineering student and a girl he meets on a train.
Movie mood: Happy
Romance type: comedy

6.Once in a Summer(2006)

121 minDrama, Romance

Once in a Summer (Hangul) is a 2006 South Korean melodrama/romance film directed by Jo Keun-shik. The film stars Lee Byung-hun and Soo Ae. It won Best Film and Best Director (for Jo) at the 15th Chunsa Film Art Awards in 2007.

Director:Geun-shik Jo Stars:Byung-Hun Lee, Soo Ae, Duk-moon Choi, Seok-yong Jeong

Votes:762

A love story between a city boy and pretty country girl.
Movie mood: Sad
Romance type: drama, war

7.Love Phobia(2006)

117 minRomance

One sunny day, a young boy named Jo-kang meets a curious young girl dressed in a bright yellow raincoat. She tells everyone in school that she is an alien and whomever she touches will be ... See full summary »

Director:Ji-eun Kang Stars:Seung-woo Cho, Hye-jeong Kang, Ju-yeon Byeon, Jin-young Jung

Votes:786

Pretty good movie about a boy in love with a girl who tells him many outrageous things to cover up for her true situation.
A love story between two childhood friends.
Movie mood: Sad
Romance type: comedy

8.Architecture 101(2012)

G118 minDrama, Romance

35-year-old architect Seung-Min receives a visit at his office from a woman. Seung-Min doesn't recognize the woman at first, but then realizes the woman is Seo-Yeon. Seo-Yeon is his first ... See full summary »

Director:Yong-Joo Lee Stars:Tae-woong Eom, Ga-in Han, Lee Jehoon, Suzy Bae

Votes:2,837

A love story between first loves.
Movie mood: Thought-provoking
Romance type: drama

9.My Little Bride(2004)

Not Rated115 minComedy, Drama, Romance

A teenage girl tries to continue her normal social and school life, after her grandfather forces her into an arranged marriage with a man in his twenties.

Director:Ho-joon Kim Stars:Rae-won Kim, Geun-young Moon, Sun-yeong Ahn, Bo-kyeong Kim

Votes:4,919

A movie about an arranged marriage between the grandchildren of two friends. The catch? The boy is a new teacher and the girl is a high school student at the same high school.
A love story between a student and her teacher.
Movie mood: Happy
Romance type: comedy

10.Hello, Schoolgirl(2008)

113 minComedy, Romance

Thirty-year-old Yun-woo bumps into a high school student in the elevator while on his way to work. His heart starts pounding at this teenager's boldness. At a subway station, KANG Sook ... See full summary »

Director:Jang-ha Ryu Stars:Ji-tae Yu, Yeon-hee Lee, Jeong-an Chae, Kang In

Votes:1,028

A love story between a 30 year old man and a high school student, and a 22 year old man and a 29 year old woman.
Movie mood: Happy
Romance type: comedy, drama

11.The Classic(2003)

127 minDrama, Romance

A college student finds a diary detailing a long-ago love triangle involving her mother, her future father, and his best friend.

Director:Jae-young Kwak Stars:Ye-jin Son, In-sung Jo, Seung-woo Cho, Ki-woo Lee

Votes:7,334

A love story between a city girl and a country boy (past), and the city girl's daughter and a guy in the drama club (present).
Movie mood: Bittersweet
Romance type: drama

12.Sad Movie(2005)

Not Rated108 minComedy, Drama, Romance

Several couples struggle with their relationships

Director:Jong-kwan Kwon Stars:Woo-sung Jung, Soo-jung Lim, Tae-Hyun Cha, Jung-ah Yum

Votes:2,991

A love story between a firefighter and his girlfriend; a girl and her unemployed boyfriend; a mother and her son (motherly love); and a deaf girl working at a theme park and a guy she meets there.
Movie mood: Sad, obviously
Romance type: drama

13.Das Haus am Meer - Il Mare(2000)

6105 minDrama, Fantasy, Romance

End 1999, a voice actor moves from Il Mare, a seaside house, and she leaves an Xmas card in it's (magical) mailbox. He, an architect student, receives it end 1997, and so begins a friendship separated by 2 years.

Director:Hyun-seung Lee Stars:Jung-jae Lee, Ji-hyun Jun, Mu-saeng Kim, Seung-yeon Jo

Votes:7,544

A love story between two people that live in the same house during different time periods communicating via mailbox.
Movie mood: Happy
Romance type: drama, fantasy

14.Failan(2001)

Not Rated115 minDrama, Romance

Kangjae, a small time gangster receive a news that his wife Failan is dead. Failan, his wife who he never met.

Director:Hae-sung Song Stars:Min-sik Choi, Cecilia Cheung, Dae-Hoon Jeong, Hyeong-jin Kong

Votes:5,180

A movie about falling in love with a person you've never met.
A love story between an obsolete gangster and an illegal Chinese immigrant he has never met.
Movie mood: Sad
Romance type: drama

15.More Than Blue(2009)

Not Rated105 minDrama, Romance

'K' loves Cream but has terminal cancer so he keeps his love for her secret and tries to find a mate for her before he dies so she will not be alone after he dies.

Director:Tae-Yeon Won Stars:Sang-Woo Kwon, Bo-young Lee, Beom-su Lee, Jong-hak Choi

Votes:2,126

A love story between two orphans.
Movie mood: Bittersweet
Romance type: drama

16.Windstruck(2004)

16123 minComedy, Crime, Drama

The heart-warming romance story between Kyungjin and Myungwoo. Even though he has passed away, he will be always with Kyungwoo forever.

Director:Jae-young Kwak Stars:Ji-hyun Jun, Hyuk Jang, Su-ro Kim, Ki-woo Lee

Votes:6,490

A love story between a Physics teacher and a young female police officer.
Movie mood: Sad
Romance type: comedy, action

17.Lover's Concerto(2002)

Not Rated106 minDrama, Romance

Two girls confused between love and friendship leave their mutal friend Ji-Hwan unexpectedly. Years later, Ji-Hwan departs on a long journey to find his old friends as he confronts a ... See full summary »

Director:Han Lee Stars:Tae-Hyun Cha, Ye-jin Son, Eun-ju Lee, Yong-woo Park

Votes:1,666

A love story between a boy and two girls.
Movie mood: Sad
Romance type: drama

18.A Millionaire's First Love(2006)

116 minComedy, Drama, Romance

Jae-Kyung (Hyun-Bin ) is a tough guy, who is a high school senior,If he turns 19 years means, he could be a millionaire by inheriting his deceased grandfather's wealth. Unfortunately his ... See full summary »

Director:Tae-gyun Kim Stars:Hyun Bin, Yong-joon Cho, Do-hyeon Lee, Han-sol Lee

Votes:4,569

A love story between a rich boy and a country girl.
Movie mood: Sad
Romance type: drama

19....ing(2003)

104 minRomance

Mi-na is a high school student living alone with her mother, dreams of having the perfect boyfriend. But can any man hope to live up to her image of the ideal partner?

Director:Eon-hie Lee Stars:Soo-jung Lim, Rae-won Kim, Mi-sook Lee, In-mun Kim

Votes:2,017

A love story between a buoyant photographer and a girl with a chronic illness and a deformed hand.
Movie mood: Sad
Romance type: drama

20.Ditto(2000)

110 minDrama, Romance, Sci-Fi

Two students, separated in time, are somehow able to talk to each other using amateur radio, one in 1979 and the other in 2000.

Director:Jeong-kwon Kim Stars:Ji-tae Yu, Ha-neul Kim, Ji-won Ha, Sang-won Kim

Votes:1,759

Similar to Il Mare as they are both about love between two people from different time periods; however, Ditto has a twist.
A love story between a guy living in the year 2000 and a woman living in 1979 communicating through radio.
Movie mood: Bittersweet
Romance type: drama, fantasy

21.Innocent Steps(2005)

Not Rated110 minComedy, Drama, Music

Former acclaimed dancer Na Young-sae (Park Keon-Hyeong) attempts to make a comeback after his opponent, Hyun-soo (Yoon Chan), purposely injures him at a dance competition. At the suggestion... See full summary »

Director:Young-hoon Park Stars:Geun-young Moon, Keon-hyeong Park, Yu-mi Jeong, Gi-su Kim

Votes:1,386

A love story between a former renowned dancer and girl from China that knows nothing about dancing.
Movie mood: Bittersweet
Romance type: drama

22.Oasis(2002)

133 minDrama, Romance

An irresponsible and childish ex-con befriends a girl with cerebral palsy and develops a progressively stronger bond with her.

Director:Chang-dong Lee Stars:Kyung-gu Sol, So-Ri Moon, Nae-sang Ahn, Seung-wan Ryoo

Votes:7,077

A love story between moderately mentally disabled man just released from prison and a woman with severe cerebral palsy.
Movie mood: Thought-provoking
Romance type: drama

23.200 Pounds Beauty(2006)

Not Rated120 minComedy, Drama, Music

A talented but obese girl, who ghost-sings for a not-so-talented pop star, undergoes extensive plastic surgery to become a slender beauty with a new identity.

Director:Yong-hwa Kim Stars:Jin-mo Ju, Ah-jung Kim, Dong-il Sung, Hyun-sook Kim

Votes:6,576

There's more to love than looks...but looks certainly help.
A love story between an obese singer that undergoes plastic surgery and her company's director.
Movie mood: Happy
Romance type: comedy

24.Someone Special(2004)

107 minComedy, Romance

A struggling for love, Baseball players discovers he has terminal illness and meets a girl who has had a crush on him since times immemorial. The twists and turns of events bring them together.

Director:Jin Jang Stars:Jae-yeong Jeong, Nayoung Lee, Jin Jang, Young-nam Jang

Votes:1,012

A love story between a baseball player and a girl who has loved him from afar.
Movie mood: Happy
Romance type: drama

25.Addicted(2002)

Not Rated110 minDrama, Horror, Mystery

2 Korean brothers live together with the older's wife. The 2 each have a car accident and end up in a coma. After a year the younger wakes up but behaves like and claims to be the older brother. Is he and will the wife accept it?

Director:Young-hoon Park Stars:Byung-Hun Lee, Mi-yeon Lee, Eol Lee, Seon-yeong Park

Votes:1,204

More of a thriller than a romance, but it still has love as an underlying theme.
A love story between a man and his brother's wife.
Movie mood: Thought-provoking
Romance type: drama

26.Mr. Robin kkosigi(2006)

Not Rated107 minRomance

A Korean company analyst rear-ends an American man's car then discovers he's her new boss. Unlucky at love, she begins to take romance lessons from him in order to seduce him.

Director:Sang-woo Kim Stars:Uhm Junghwa, Daniel Henney, Holly Karrol Clark, Joong-hyeon Bang

Votes:1,730

A love story between a woman and her new boss.
Movie mood: Happy
Romance type: comedy

27.3-Iron(2004)

R88 minCrime, Drama, Romance

A transient young man breaks into empty homes to partake of the vacationing residents' lives for a few days.

Director:Ki-duk Kim Stars:Seung-Yun Lee, Hee Jae, Hyuk-ho Kwon, Jeong-ho Choi

Votes:45,519Gross:$0.24M

The minimal dialogue in this movie may deter some.
A love story between a drifter and an abused housewife.
Movie mood: Thought-provoking
Romance type: drama

28.My Tutor Friend(2003)

110 minComedy, Romance

A man from a wealthy family who should be in his second year of college, is still finishing his highschool requirements. His family hire a tutor for him who is his own age but she comes from a poor background.

Director:Kyeong-hyeong Kim Stars:Ha-neul Kim, Sang-Woo Kwon, Il-seob Baek, Yoo Gong

Votes:2,203

A love story between a rich, struggling male high school student and a poor female university student.
Movie mood: Happy
Romance type: comedy

29.Too Beautiful to Lie(2004)

115 minComedy, Romance

A professional lady con makes herself the pharmacist's fiancée overnight, and faces a disastrous blemish in her impeccable con-woman career.

Director:Hyeong-jun Bae Stars:Ha-neul Kim, Dong-won Gang, Jae-ho Song, Kim Jee-Young

Votes:1,671

A love story between an ex-convict and a naive country boy.
Movie mood: Happy
Romance type: comedy

30.The Triangle - Als Ausweg bleibt nur der Tod(2006)

Not Rated110 minDrama, Romance

About a tragic love triangle story involving young painter Hye-young, Interpol detective Jeong Woo, and professional hitman Park Yi.

Director:Andrew Lau Wai-Keung Stars:Ji-hyun Jun, Woo-sung Jung, Sung-Jae Lee, Sara Bernardo Aires

Votes:5,477

A love story between a painter and two guys: an Interpol detective and a hitman.
Movie mood: Sad
Romance type: drama

31.Christmas in August(1998)

Not Rated97 minDrama, Romance

Hahn Suk-Kyu suffers from a fatal disease. He meets Shim Eun-Ha and falls in love with her. What will be the fate of this love - will it be a tragic ending?

Director:Jin-ho Hur Stars:Suk-kyu Han, Eun-ha Shim, Goo Shin, Ji-hye Oh

Votes:3,085

A love story between a male photographer and a female parking agent.
Movie mood: Bittersweet
Romance type: drama

32.A Werewolf Boy(2012)

Not Rated122 minFantasy, Romance

Summoned by an unexpected phone call, an elderly woman visits the country cottage she lived in as a child. Memories of an orphan boy she knew 47 years ago come flooding back to her.

Director:Sung-hee Jo Stars:Joong-Ki Song, Bo-Young Park, Yeong-ran Lee, Young-nam Jang

Votes:5,836Gross:$0.34M

A love story between a country girl and a wild boy.
Movie mood: Thought-provoking
Romance type: drama, fantasy

33.Man in Love(2014)

Not Rated120 minDrama, Romance

Tae-Il lives a fast life as low level thug. He then learns that he has a terminal illness and not much time left to live. For the first time in his life falls in love. The woman's name is Ho-Jung.

Director:Dong-wook Han Stars:Jung-min Hwang, Hye-jin Han, Il-woo Nam, Do-won Kwak

Votes:453

A love story between a gangster and the daughter of a man with a debt to pay.
Movie mood: Sad
Romance type: drama

34.Two Faces of My Girlfriend(2007)

117 minComedy, Drama, Romance

Naive and awkward Gu-chang is on his seventh year of college, constantly failing job interviews and living off of an allowance from his divorced sister. The almost 30-year-old virgin has ... See full summary »

Director:Seok-hoon Lee Stars:Tae-gyu Bong, Sa Hee, Ryeowon Jung

Votes:499

A love story between a 30 year old virgin and a woman with a split personality.
Movie mood: Happy
Romance type: comedy

35.Humming(2008)

96 minRomance

Jun-Seo (Lee Chun-Hee) and Mi-Yeon (Han Ji-Hye) have been dating for a long time. Jun-Seo grows tired of his girlfriend's unfailing love, and volunteers to do research work in Antartica. ... See full summary »

Director:Dae-yeong Park Stars:Ji-hye Han, Soo-hyeon Kim, Cheon-hee Lee, Jeong-Hoon Lee

Votes:155

A love story between a bored boyfriend and an unwavering girlfriend
Movie mood: Sad
Romance type: drama

36.Postman to Heaven(2009)

107 minDrama, Fantasy, Romance

Jaejoon, isn't your ordinary postman, he delivers letters to Heaven from those missing their loved ones.

Director:Hyung-min Lee Stars:Jae-Joong Kim, Hyo-Joo Han

Votes:630

A love story between a grieving woman and a special man.
Movie mood: Happy
Romance type: drama

37.Miracle of Giving Fool(2008)

99 minComedy, Romance

A mentally challenged man trying to keep his mother's only wish alive at any cost while trying to reconcile with his first and only real crush.

Director:Jeong-kwon Kim Stars:Tae-Hyun Cha, Ji-won Ha, Sulli Choi, Hyeong-gook Im

Votes:1,259

A love story between a pianist with stage fright and the village fool.
Movie mood: Sad
Romance type: drama, comedy

38.Maundy Thursday(2006)

120 minDrama, Romance

A suicidal girl started to visit a convicted murderer awaiting execution every Thursday.

Director:Hae-sung Song Stars:Nayoung Lee, Dong-won Gang, Yuh Jung Youn, Shin-il Kang

Votes:1,160

A love story between a university professor and a death row prisoner.
Movie mood: Sad
Romance type: drama

39.The Beauty Inside(2015)

Not Rated127 minDrama, Romance

A South Korean has a different person's body, changing every morning to a body 'borrowed' for a day - man, woman, old, child and sometimes a foreigner. 'He' works as furniture designer. He loves a girl. She loves him for the beauty inside.

Director:Jong-Yeol Baek Stars:Hyo-Joo Han, Seo-joon Park, Juri Ueno, Jin-wook Lee

Votes:4,232Gross:$0.11M

A love story between a furniture shop employee and a man whose appearance changes after waking up.
Movie mood: Thought-provoking
Romance type: drama

40.Be with You(2018)

PG-13132 minDrama, Fantasy, Romance

Woo Jin takes care of his son Ji Ho alone after his wife Soo A passed away. Before she passed away, she promised she would be back on a rainy day one year later. One year later, Soo A appears again, but she does not remember anything.

Director:Jang-Hoon Lee Stars:Ji-seob So, Ye-jin Son, Yoo-ram Bae, Hyeon-soo Kim

Votes:2,432

A love story between high school crushes.
Movie mood: Bittersweet
Romance type: drama

Hi everyone! ^^*

So, here’s my “Top 10 tragic and sad manga”! This is my first time ever doing a “top” something, so hope you like it! It was really hard to decide which manga to put on this list and which places I should put them on, but I did my best to give them justice!

So, before I start this list I just want to mention a few things:

1. These are all manga that haven’t been made into anime (I think). The reason being that they won’t be compared to the anime. ^^ Most of these are also pretty underrated and not that well-known, which is yet another reason that I chose these manga.

2. No. 6-1 on this list are all extremely good and they all deserve place no. 1, but I didn’t want any ties, so… Yeah… :/ ^^”

3. This top 10 is based solely on MY own opinion and how much I cried while reading these manga.

4. I know that there are a lot of other really sad manga out there and I have read a lot more than this, so If your favourite most tragic manga is not on this list, don’t complain, instead leave a comment about it, please. ^^

5. All of the synopsis (except for one) are taken from MAL and I take no credit for that. However, the opinions, thoughts and reviews are all mine.

6. I try to keep the spoilers to a minimum, though the synopsis can sometimes contain spoilers!

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10 - Namida Usagi – Seifuku no Kataomoi

Volumes: 10

Chapters: 58

Status: Completed/ongoing (not completely translated)

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance, School Life, Shoujo, Slice of Life

Author: Minase Ai

Artist: Minase Ai

Synopsis:

The class is changing seats and Momoka got stuck sitting by Narumi, the weird kid in the class. He has long hair that covers his eyes, he doesn't talk much and when he does he is kind of scary, and a circle of rumors follows him everywhere he goes. But is Narumi really a weird boy? Or is he just misunderstood? What kind of pure love could result from this...?

Review:

This is a really heartwarming and heartbreaking shoujo-romance manga. I remember the first time I read it that I cried a lot, but if I would to read it again, I don’t think that I would cry as much, that’s why it’s gotten the 10th place on this list.

The art of this manga is absolutely gorgeous! Really shoujo-ish, if you prefer that. I personally really love the main protagonists – both the girl and guy. This really is a very cute and sweet manga, with not that much tragedy involved. ^^

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9 - Hatsukoi ni Oboreta

The first three chapters are what I am putting on the list. By the way, there was no synopsis for this series so I had to make my own. ^^

Volumes: 1

Chapters: 5

Status: Completed

Genres: Drama, Romance, School Life Shoujo

Author: Sakurada Hina

Artist: Sakurada Hina

Synopsis:

Koto is madly in love with her childhood friends, Kyouhei. When he one day tells her that he has a girlfriends, how will their worlds change?

Review:

I really like this story and absolutely LOVE the art! The feeling of being rejected and the jealousy taking over really showed in this story, which I’m a total sucker for. This manga did bring about quite a few tears throughout the story. It really is a great story. ^^

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8 - Mademoiselle Butterfly

Volumes: 2

Chapters: 10

Status: Completed

Genres: Drama, Historical, Romance, Shoujo, Slice of Life

Synopsis:

Our heroine is a girl who lives as a geisha in Japan. She has a male childhood friend who's always been kind to her and is her favorite. He's a painter, only he paints on human body parts, and she loves it when he paints beautiful butterflies on her arms. She goes to visit him one day and finds a naked woman lying in his room. Immediately after, she gets a customer who's rich and very interested in her. The thought of being away from her friend pains her, but is everything really too late?

Review:

I really love this manga for its simplicity. The heroine falls in love with her childhood friend and then a love story full of emotion unveils. The art is rather “old” but it gets a bit better from the first chapter onward.

Personally I’m a huge fan of historical manga, so this was a win-win situation for me! ^^ I can’t say much more about this manga without spoiling it, but it’s a really great manga and one of my personal favourites. ^^

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7 - Variante

Volumes: 4

Chapters: 19

Status: Completed

Genres: Action, Drama, Horror, Mature, Mystery, Psychological, Romance, Sci-Fi, Shounen, Supernatural, Tragedy

Author: Sugimoto Iqura

Artist: Sugimoto Iqura

Synopsis:

After seeing her family slaughtered, Aiko is surprised to wake up on a laboratory table, apparently intact. However, when she notices the horribly disfigured arm grafted onto her body, she soon realizes that life as she knew it before the attack is now over. Infused with the DNA of a mysterious monster known as Chimera, the arm acts on the urges of its master—leaving Aikopowerless to stop it. Alone and frightened, how will she deal with this horrible fate?

Review:

Unlike most of the other series on this list, this one does not focus on romance, but on horror and the change that is brought about when her whole life is suddenly turned around. This is a horror manga that really brings it out and when I read it I feel for the protagonist. It was very sad and I know that I cried quite a lot (a lot more than I thought I would), especially toward the end. In my opinion, this has a very nice balance between horror and tragedy and I love it.

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6 - Koizora: Setsunai Koimonogatari

Volumes: 10

Chapters: 30

Status: Completed

Genres: Drama, Mature, Romance, School Life, Shoujo, Slice of Life, Tragedy

Author: Mika

Sad Love Story Korean Drama Online

Artist: Haneda Ibuki

Synopsis:

Mika is just a normal high school student who dreams of having a wonderful love. And then one day, she happens to meet Hiro, the guy of her destiny. While experiencing many sad events, despite getting hurt, the time she spends with him is still one of the happiest moments of her life…

Review:

At first I thought that this was yet another typical “good-girl, bad-boy romance” and it was, that is until around chapter 9 when things take a turn for the worse. I won’t spoil it, but I will say that this is a real tear-jerker and heartbreaker, especially at the end. I actually re-read this together with the no. 1 on this list not too long ago, and man I cried the whole night.

The art is a bit “old” but that doesn’t change the quality of the story. This is yet again a perfect example of a “real” romance – it’s not all just “happily ever after” your whole life. Sometimes you have to make sacrifices that are both sad and painful.

To sum it all up, this is a really nice tragic-romance and it’s actually a bit better in the regards of crying (in my opinion) than no. 5, but since I didn’t want to make tie places, thismanga’s here at no. 6. :/ ^^ (sorry >.<)

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5 - LIFE

Volumes: 20

Chapters: 80

Status: Completed

Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama, Mature, Psychological, Romance, School Life, Slice of Life, Tragedy

Author: Suenobu Keiko

Artist: Suenobu Keiko

Synopsis:

Ayumu Shiiba is studying for the all-important high school entrance exams. She is struggling to get by, but thankfully has help from her best friend Shii-chan, who is at the top of their class. Test results come back and their friendship falls apart when Ayumu surpasses Shii-chan's scores and gets into her high school of choice while Shii-chan doesn't!

Losing Shii-chan is so painful for Ayumu that she starts cutting her wrists for comfort. Hoping for a fresh start, Ayumu arrives at her new high school and finally opens up to a new friend, Manami. But will Manami prove to be the friend that Ayumu truly needs or send her further in a downward spiral?

Review:

Ok. Now THIS manga will make you mad. Crazy in fact. This truly shows how horrifying and despicable teenage girls (but also guys) can be. The first time I read this I wanted to drop is SO many times because I just couldn’t stand the antagonist in this series. However, I REALLY wanted to see how it all turned out in the end, and I did and I do NOT regret it at all!

This manga is really tragic. Not just sad but also so very tragic. It did make me cry a whole lot, but not as much as no. 6 (I think… It was a long time ago that I read this manga “LIFE” since it was just too unbearable! >.<). However, the reason that this manga has the no. 5 spot is because of how psychologically tragic it is.

As you might have guessed, this manga is centered on bullying. The stuff that the protagonist of this series is exposed to and accused of is just unbelievable. Nonetheless, thee manga also tells a heartwarming story about friends ship and morality. This is a really great series and I really love it.

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4 - Koi Kyokusei

This manga did not have a synopsis at MAL so I’ve taken one from Midnight Scans.

Volumes: 1

Chapters: 3

Status: Completed

Genres: Drama, Romance Shoujo Tragedy

Author: Mitsuya Omi

Artist: Mitsuya Omi

Synopsis:

An overly touching love story of a miracle...

“One's “thought” is subject to change. A change in a human can change the world. Since we're not alone, we have to be brave.”

Sakura is willing to do anything like wishing on a star because she wishes to grant her beloved Hirose's dream. This small deed is what attracts Sakura and Hirose to each other. For them, there's always a light in the darkness…

Review:

This is the same author and artist that made the no. 3 manga and I absolutely love her works – her stories and her art style.

His is a very touching love-story that has made me cry a lot. The emotions that it brings forth at the end and throughout the whole story is just amazing. You can really feel the connection that these two people share and their strong bond, and all that protagonist is ready to sacrifice for her loved one. Truly, this is a tragic-love story.

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3 - Kono Koi wo Wasurenai.

This manga is a collection of one-shots from different artists and authors, but the one that I’m placing as no. 3 is the third (at some websites it’s the second) story called “The Flower that Blooms in You”. All the info about author, artist and synopsis will be about the third/second story. This one-shot did not have a synopsis so I wrote one myself.

Volumes: 1

Chapters: 6

Status: Completed

Genres: Drama, Romance, Josei

Author: Mitsuya Omi

Artist: Mitsuya Omi

Synopsis:

Tsukina’s childhood friend, Kouta, is soon going to be her brother-in-law. Problem is that she also harbours feelings for him! What will she do when one day he gets by steel-beams while trying to protect her? What about these feelings that overflow?

Review:

I absolutely love this one-shot! It’s just a one-shot, yet it made me cry that much! It’s unbelievable. The artist is really great at drawing the different emotions that the characters display, and then conveying them to the reader. To be honest, this would probably be no. 1 or no. 2 if it wasn’t so short. He other manga are longer and thus convey the hurt and tragic feelings for a longer period of time, which, to me, gets many points in my book. None the less, this is my favourite one-shot of all time, and it still makes me cry like crazy! xD T_T

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2 - Boku no Hatsukoi wo Kimi ni Sagasu

Volumes: 12

Chapers: 71

Status: Completed

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance, School Life, Shoujo, Slice of Life, Smut, Tragedy

Author: Aoki Kotomi

Artist: Aoki Kotomi

Synopsis:

Takuma and Mayu's story began when they were only 8 years old. During his childhood, Takuma was constantly hospitalized due to his heart condition. He soon became friends with Mayu, the daughter of the doctor in charge of his case. Day by day they grew closer and closer. However, the summer when Takuma was 8, he made a promise to Mayu that he couldn't keep... Their story unfolds as they grow older and their bond gets stronger...

Review:

This manga has such a heart-warming story about teen-romance. I cry every time I read it and many times through-out the whole series. On top of that it gives me such heart-pained feelings, you know the type that squeezes your heart to the point of almost being heartbroken.

The art style in this manga is a very unique style for this author and artist. In my opinion she is one of the best at drawing emotions, which is the reason behind all the tears and heartaches.

The characters from one of her other manga, Boku waImouto ni Koi wo Suru (which is also a great tear-jerker, but will not be on this list), are also involved in this one. It’s like the two stories meet and intertwine with each other, which I think is really nice.

All in all, it is a great manga which shows how heartbreaking a romance can be. This is one of my all-time favourite manga ever, and it was a tough battle between this and the no. 1. ^^

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And finally for the no. 1 spot…! This story is actually divided into five different stories (the tree that I’ll write about being the main story), but since it’s actually just seen from the different characters own point of views, I decided to put it on here as one big series.

The order of reading them (the main story): Deep Love – Ayuno Monogatari, Deep Love – Host and Deep Love – Reina no Unmei. There are also two more stories, but they’re not drawn by the same artist: Deep Love – Pao no Monogatari and Deep Love: Real. I haven’t actually read the last one (Real) since I think that it’s enough with just the first three (or four).

WARNING! The synopses for the second, third and fourth stories all contain spoilers of what happened in the first oneand (in my opinion) about what “their” story is going to be about!

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1 - Deep Love – Ayu no Monogatari

Volumes: 2

Chapters: 8

Status: Completed

Genres: Adult, Drama, Josei, Mature, Romance, Tragedy

Author: Yoshii Yuu

Artist: Yoshii Yuu

Synopsis:

Based on Yoshi's hit novel series, “Deep Love” depicts the struggling life of Ayu, a 17-year-old high school girl who believes neither in a future nor the happiness it could bring her. By selling her body as a teenage prostitute, she's trying to justify her existence, which is as bleak as her heart: its void of joy, sorrow, love. It's not until her encounter with a kind-hearted old lady that Ayu begins to realize the true meaning of happiness...

Review:

All of these stories is what the real world looks like. The tragedy of the “underworld”. About teenagers and adults doing the wrong things, making the wrong choices and most of all, selling themselves for money.

This first story is the first in a chain of tragic events. The “Deep Love”-series is SO sad!!! I re-read them all the other day and cried A LOT!

At the beginning it was really dark and gloomy, but when the protagonist realized what life is and can be all about, everything turns around! And just when you think that it’s all good, NO. Happiness isn’t that easy to achieve – of course. I cried so much when a lot of events occurred in this story and at the end I thought that I couldn’t cry anymore, but no. There is more… Two sequels in fact…

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Love Song Korean Drama

1 - Deep Love – Host

Volumes: 2

Chapters: 6

Status: Completed

Genres: Adult, Drama, Josei, Mature, Tragedy

Author: Yoshii Yuu

Artist: Yoshii Yuu

Synopsis:

The continuation from “Deep Love: Ayu no Monogatari”. This revolves around Yoshiyuki, the lad who was in need of heart surgery in Ayu's Story. After Ayu's death, it seems that Yoshiyuki wants to learn anything, everything. And thus he tries out for a job as a host and says that he's willing to sell his body...

Review:

In my opinion, this is the one that made my cry the least (still cried a lot though) of all the four stories that I’ll be mentioning. Like the synopsis says, this follows one of the characters from the first story (“Ayu no Monogatari”) and his way through the dark world. Just when you think that he’s found happiness – yet again NO. So sad…! But wait! There’s more! Another sequel (well, technically another sequel to the first one and a parallel story to this one).

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1 - Deep Love – Reina no Unmei

Volumes: 1

Chapters: 3

Status: Completed

Genres: Adult, Drama, Josei, Mature, Romance, Tragedy

Author: Yoshii Yuu

Artist: Yoshii Yuu

Synopsis:

The continuation from “Deep Love: Ayu no Monogatari”. This story is about Reina, a cheerful 19-year-old single mother. During Ayu's story, Reina was raped in a Karoke bar and eventually gave birth to a baby girl she named Ayu. Now, Reina has fallen in love, but when she told him she had a child, he dumps her! And what's worse is that her daughter, Ayu, accidentally falls down the stairs and during the surgery she becomes blind! What will happen to this once very cheerful mother?

Review:

Now this was a rollercoaster ride! This made me cry THE MOST, even more than the first one, which I thought was impossible!!! Her story follows the first story’s (“Ayu no Monogatari”) protagonist’s best friend (you with me?) and how her life changes from being a happy one to one that follows her best friend’s. Man this was sad! Especially since you have some back-flashes from the first story, which just adds to the drama! Love this third story so much, yet at the same time I hate I for being so tragic! T_T

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1 - Deep Love – Pao no Monogatari

Sad Love Story Korean Drama Online Eng Sub

Volumes: 2

Chapters: 11

Status: Completed

Genres: Drama, Mature, Psychological, Romance, Slice of Life, Tragedy

Author: Yoshii Yuu

Artist: Kurosawa Akiyo

Synopsis:

Being abandoned by his owners, having his mother die of starvation, a puppy who suffered lifelong separation from his siblings wandered around the city. Meeting and parting with kind people, experiencing brutal treatment from unjust people. Pao, who learned to live within the harshness of reality, awaits even more ordeals...

Review:

This story is actually supposed to be a prequel to the first story (“Ayu no Monogatari”), but since this one later on intertwines with hat one and then follows it until the end, it would be a spoiler if you haven’t read the first one.

This story is also really sad, especially since it revolves around small puppy who gets taught the hard way about humans and the difficulties in life. I won’t say any more about this one, since I might spoil it, but it’s just as tragic as the other stories in this series and gave birth to so many tears… T_T

All in all, the whole “Deep Love”-series is a REAL tear-jerker and I really love them all!

So, that concludes my first ever written “top”-list! Hope you liked it and that it wasn’t too long! ^^ I would love to hear your comments about these manga if you’ve read them, and even new recommendations! ^^

Once again, thanks for reading until the end and see you next time! Bye-bye! ^^