A naive, traditional girl from the country goes to the city to find the boy she was engaged to as a young girl, and the two childhood friends fall in love.
Kaoru Hanabishi is a college student with a mysterious and painful past, involving his wealthy family whom he walked out on years ago. He encounters a young girl, newly arrived from the countryside, and takes her in to assist her in adjusting to urban life. He discovers to his shock that the girl is his childhood fiancée Aoi Sakuraba, whom he was engaged to before he left his family... and who has left her home and come a great distance to be with her betrothed. Can this couple manage to live and survive together in the cruel and harsh world?—Q. Leo Rahman
It has been one year since the end of Ai Yori Aoshi, and not much has changed. Kaoru and Aoi are still keeping their love a secret. Kaoru has finished college and is now writing his thesis for a doctor's degree. He is even working part-time at the university institute. Of course, all of the other girls (except for Miyabi) all have crushes on Kaoru, and continue to try and win his heart. Kaoru and Aoi know that they can't hide their love from everyone forever...—Anonymous
