今日、恋をはじめます

KYOU KOI WO HAJIMEMASU

PLOT
Despite Tsubaki Hibino's talent in styling other people's hair, she isn't comfortable with doing the same for herself. On her first day of high school, she is immediately looked down upon her delinquent-like classmates for her old-fashioned taste. When she is teased by the top student, Kyouta Tsubaki, who shares the same name as her, she defiantly cuts his hair. Interested in her actions, Kyouta decides to make her his target.
Kyouta, who is not only a promiscuous playboy but also has control of the class, makes Tsubaki need him during class activities, although Tsubaki attempts to resist his advances. Gradually, the two begin to fall in love with each other until Tsubaki discovers that Kyouta cannot commit himself into a relationship due to his mother and a nurse he trusted. However, after understanding Tsubaki's trust in him, Kyouta begins to heal emotionally as he opens his heart up to Tsubaki. But with both of them having their first experiences in love, troubles start to weigh and test their relationship.

CHARACTERS

Tsubaki Hibino 日比野つばき
Tsubaki is a high school student who has no specific goal other than to excel in high school and get into a university just to make her mother proud. She enjoys styling her sister's, Sakura, hair, but she tends to put her own hair in braids. She suffers from a low self-esteem and is not confident about dressing fashionably. Because of this, she is often teased at school for being old-fashioned. Kyouta makes her his next target, and although she resists his teasing, she begins to fall in love with him. Kyouta initially rejects her after her first confession, but he grows to accept her, and they begin dating officially in chapter 16. While their relationship is rocky and they get into countless misunderstandings, they only get closer and become more committed to each other. She even changes her old-fashioned appearance just for him. Initially confused about what to do with her life, she decides to become a hair stylist.

Kyouta Tsubaki 椿京汰
Kyouta is the top student in his class and dreams of becoming an astronaut. His father is a middle school teacher, and his mother walked out on the family when he was ten. He despises his mother for abandoning him with his abusive father. He used to have long hair, but Tsubaki cut it off in the first chapter while he was bullying her. He is well known around the school for being a huge playboy. At first, Tsubaki is one of his targets to solely play with, but he grows to like her more. Although he slowly falls in love with her, he is afraid of committing himself to her due to both his mother and a nurse he was close to betraying him. As their relationship grows, he gradually heals emotionally and is able to commit himself to her. Despite his trust in her, he is willing to break up with her even if it means to protect her.

Miho Ichikura 市倉深歩
Tsubaki's first friend at school. She first helps out Tsubaki when she is being bullied at school so she can look good in front of Kyouta, whom she has harbored a crush on since middle school. When Tsubaki starts dating Kyouta, they briefly go through a rough patch until she ends up saving her from almost being raped from two guys who Arisa called to "scare" Tsubaki. She manages to get over Kyouta after and become Tsubaki's true friend. She offers advice to Tsubaki on how to deal with her feelings for Kyouta.

Nishiki Hasegawa 長谷川西希
Nishiki is a close friend of Kyouta and works with him at a karaoke place. He greatly respects Kyouta because he "owes him a lot." He instantly falls for Tsubaki's sister, Sakura, and is dating her.

Sakura Hibino 日比野さくら
Tsubaki's younger sister by one year, albeit more fashionable and outgoing. She meets Kyouta at Hibino's school festival and falls harbors a crush on him, but is rejected during a summer trip. She is dating Nishiki, Kyouta's best friend. It is implied that they have had sex on many occasions. She is a huge supporter of Tsubaki's relationship with Kyouta, and often advises her on what to do.

Mao Halstead ハルステッド万央
Nicknamed "Hal", he is a half-Japanese boy and Kyouta's good friend from America. When they were in middle school, he began dating a girl named Rika, but they break up after she was allegedly harassed by Kyouta. Because of this, he targets Tsubaki, as he had sworn to ruin any future love of Kyouta's. Eventually, Hal finds out Rika's deception after the school festival. He reconciles with Kyouta, and lets go of his feelings for Rika.

ENDING OVA SONGS

~IJIWARU NA KOI

~MIRAI KINENBI

IJIWARU NA KOI
ITOU KANAE

uso mitai na tenkai ni
futari chotto hanikamu
fureta kisu kara tsutawaru
hajimete no kankaku ni

ugokenai kokoro wa
kimi dake o motomeru
heta na egao de gomen ne
arinomama mitsumetetai

hontou no watashi wa sugoku yokubari mitai desu.
kimi o shiritai sore na no ni
okubyou ni mo naru

hajimete no kono kimochi o
mou nido to hanasanu you ni
kyou, koi o hajimemasu
kokoro de sotto kanaderu no
daikirai, demo daisuki
mayoikomu ijiwaru na koi da kedo
soba ni itai no
kono te hanasanaide ne

sono kotoba shigusa ni
kono mune wa yurarete
kimi o ittari kitari de
tsuyogari o kasaneteta

akirameru koto nara watashi, tokui datta no ni
kimi ni aitai ki ga tsukeba
itsumo sagashiteta

tokubetsu to yoberu kyori ni
yawaraka na kiseki ga mau
namida no nukumori ni
tsutsumareteku negaitachi
shinjiru tsuyosa kureta
hohoemi o itsu made mo mamoritai
itamu hodo naze
kimi ni hikareru ndarou

hajimete no kono kimochi o
mou nido to hanasanu you ni
kyou, koi o hajimemasu
kokoro de sotto kanaderu no
daikirai, demo daisuki
mayoikomu ijiwaru na koi da kedo
soba ni itai yo
kono te hanasanaide ne

MIRAI KINENBI
ITOU KANAE

kono toki o tomete futari de iretara
nan ni mo iranai soba ni itai yo
afureru bakari no itoshisa kotoba ni dekinai "aitai"

futari dake no kinenbi o mune ni tojite atatametara
kimi no ondo hitorijime?
mousou nante watashi douka shiteru...

yomikaeshite bakari no kotobatachi
okurenai mama no kimochi de kimi o omoeba "aitai"

kono toki o tomete futari de iretara
nan ni mo iranai soba ni itai yo
manabenai mama no setsunasa kimi o shiru hodo ni furitsumoru
bukiyou na mama de komarasete gomen
sore demo dare ni mo makenai kimochi
ima sugu todoke ni ikitai eien no negai tomosou

machiwabiteru sore dake ja
tadoritsukenai basho ga aru ne
yuuki dashite fumikomeba kimi no itami mo hanbunko dekiru ka na

shinjiru chikara tte ai na nda ne
mujouken na mama hikarete tsuyoku mo nareru futari

aenai jikan ga itoshisa ni kawaru
afureru kimochi o kakushikirezu ni
wagamama o kimi ni koboshita hazukashikute ugokenaku naru
konna ni mo suki de suki da kara kowai
ashita ga aru koto shitteshimatta
hajimatta bakari kono koi itsu made mo hanasanaide ne...

nanigenai koto ga ureshikute nakeru
egao no yakusoku mirai kinenbi
kono saki mo zutto futari de eien no negai tomosou yo
kono toki o tomete futari de iretara
nan ni mo iranai soba ni itai yo
hajimatta bakari kono koi itsu made mo zutto hanasanai...

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