Moe Kare!!

Moe Kare!! (萌えカレ!!) is a shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Gō Ikeyamada. It was first serialized in Sho-Comi and published by Shogakukan. It was first released in 2005 and was collected into 7 volumes.

Sypnosis

Wakamiya Hikaru is a 15 year old teenager who read Shoujo mangas all the time. She wants a boyfriend that'll protect her and be her prince, just like in the mangas. One day... she gets into a tough situation and she was saved by a handsome boy. In return for saving her, she gets kissed by the boy who she calls the "Perverted Prince." Later on, she finds a guy who looks exactly like him, but has different eyes and a complete different personality.

Characters

Wakamiya Hikaru: 15 years old at the beginning of the story. Wakamiya likes reading Shoujo mangas and she often daydreams about her Prince Charming. Throughout the story she is usually labelled as "idiotic" but "nice and thoughtful" by Arata. Wakamiya first developed love towards Takara, an upperclassman. Initially, she detested Arata for his "perverted mind" and also for his immense hatred for Takara. Nevertheless, she gradually learned that Arata is actually a lonely yet gentle person, and got along well with him. After her break-up with Takara, Hikaru underwent a severe depression, at which time Arata was always by her side. Step by step, Wakamiya found herself harboring feelings for Arata as well. At the end of the story, Wakamiya chose not to return to Takara but to stay by Arata's side, as she finally realized that her heart had belonged to Arata now.

Ichikawa Arata: 15 years old at the beginning of the story. Arata is popular with girls and is also called "Perverted Prince" by Hikaru. He is also the half-brother of Ichikawa Takara. Arata harbored feelings of hostility towards Takara because his dad had abandoned Arata's mother, leaving her to raise their child alone. Arata also developed feelings for Hikaru, who at that time was Takara's girlfriend. After Hikaru's break-up with Takara, Arata stayed by her side, cheering her up with his gentleness and ardent love, thus healing Hikaru's broken heart. When Takara returned, Arata decided to give up on Hikaru for the sake of her happiness. Hence, when he ascertained that Hikaru chose him but not Takara, he was overcome with joy and felicity.

Honda Takara: 16 years old at the beginning of the story. Takara may have the same face as Arata, but his personality is completely different: gentle, gallant and considerate. Takara also loves Hikaru but he himself admits that his feelings for her are contrary from those of Arata: whereas his feelings are selfish, Arata's are altruistic. After his childhood friend - Kobayakawa's accident, Takara broke up with Hikaru, thinking that it would be best if Takara stayed by Kobayakawa's side to compensate for her rescuing him. Afterwards, Takara began to repent on his doings and asked if Hikaru could return to his side. However, Takara himself knew that Hikaru's heart had now belonged to Arata's and expressed doubt on whether he could win. At the end of the story, upon hearing Hikaru's rejection, he bid goodbye to her for the very last time, resigning to the fact that he had lost her forever.