It is a love story between two childhood friends who have not seen each other in years. It was published from 1998 to 2005 in Hakusenshas Young Animal. It seems that Karou was arranged by his family to marry Aoi Sakuraba, daughter of another prominent business owner. Ai Yori Aoshi is a Japanese seinen manga created by Kou Fumizuki. The path ahead is not without tears and pain, but they believe their tender passion, their koi, will give them a happily ever after. There was someone who looked for him, though, and she followed him all the way to his university just to find him. Ai Yori Aoshi Koi by Rosefire reviews As graduation approaches, Kaoru and Aoi look to their future together.
Eventually, Karou came to realize that he wanted nothing to do with his father's business and left for college, never looking back. She also feels jealousy on Aoi's behalf whenever she sees him with. Even so, Karou remained distant and unloved by his father's family and was forced to live alone when his mother died. Ai Yori Aoshi View source History Talk (0) watch 01:32. Yuji died, however, when Karou was five, and Yuji's father, Karou's grandfather, saw it as his responsibility to begin preparing young Karou for the day he would be handling the family business, since, despite his illegitimacy, he was still the only one to keep the business alive. The illegitimate eldest son of Yuji Hanabishi, Karou was the heir to an impressive fortune and prosperous business upon his father's retirement. Struggling university student Kaoru Hanabishi has a former life that stays in the back of his mind.