History Literature / Koizora

Part of the reason to its popularity is because of WordOfGod claims it's biographical, and her anonymity makes the events of the story believable. This has been {{Retcon}}ned as being VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory, though there are rumors going on that it's BasedOnAGreatBigLie due its exaggerations and suspiciously strategic emotional appeal. Nevertheless, the success of ''Koizora'' led to manga adaptation drawn by Ibuki Haneda, a theatrical film starring YuiAragaki and HarumaMiura, and a television drama starring ErenaMizusawa and KojiSeto.

''Koizora: A Sad Love Story'', or known as ''Koizora'' for short, is a cell phone novel written by Mika and published in 2005 on the website ''Maho no iLand''. The novel received a print publication in 2006 and was split into two volumes. During its serialization, ''Koizora'' amassed widespread popularity and was considered a cultural phenomenon in Japan, as approximately 20 million people subscribed to the story and over two million copies of the book was sold. Part of the reason to its popularity is because of WordOfGod claims it's biographical, and her anonymity makes the events of the story believable. This has been {{Retcon}}ned as being VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory, though there are rumors going on that it's BasedOnAGreatBigLie due its suspiciously strategic emotional appeal. Nevertheless, the success of ''Koizora'' led to manga adaptation drawn by Ibuki Haneda, a theatrical film starring YuiAragaki and HarumaMiura, and a television drama starring ErenaMizusawa and KojiSeto.

''Koizora: A Sad Love Story'', or known as ''Koizora'' for short, is a cell phone novel written by Mika and published in 2005 on the website ''Maho no iLand''. The novel received a print publication in 2006 and was split into two volumes. During its serialization, ''Koizora'' amassed widespread popularity and was considered a cult phenomenon in Japan, as approximately 20 million people subscribed to the story and over two million copies of the book was sold. Part of the reason to its appeal is because of WordOfGod claims it's based off of real-life accounts, and her anonymity makes the events of the story believable, though it is pretty much BasedOnAGreatBigLie. Nevertheless, the success of ''Koizora'' led to manga adaptation drawn by Ibuki Haneda, a theatrical film starring YuiAragaki and HarumaMiura, and a television drama starring ErenaMizusawa and KojiSeto.

* BasedOnAGreatBigLie

* BigHeroicRun: Mika makes one to Hiro near the end of the novel, [[spoiler:only to find out halfway that HeDidntMakeIt]].

* AxCrazy: Saki. Hiro also qualifies during his UnstoppableRage to find who hurt Mika.

* AxCrazy: Saki.

* ShoutOut: Mika sings "Who?" AyumiHamasaki in the manga to affirm her love for Hiro.

* ConvenientMiscarriage

* HeDidntMakeIt: [[spoiler:Hiro and Mika's baby. Later Hiro himself.]]

* WhiteHairedPrettyBoy: Justified in the fact that Hiro bleached his hair.

* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: Played straight with Mika. Averted with [[spoiler:Uta]], who genuinely is a good girl but was forced by her boyfriend to get an abortion not once, but ''twice''.

''Koizora: A Sad Love Story'', or known as ''Koizora'' for short, is a best-selling cell phone novel written by Mika and published in 2005 on the website ''Maho no iLand''. The novel received a print publication in 2006 and was split into two volumes. During its serialization, ''Koizora'' amassed widespread popularity and was considered a cult phenomenon in Japan, as approximately 20 million people subscribed to the story and over two million copies of the book was sold. Part of the reason to its appeal is because of WordOfGod claims it's based off of real-life accounts, and her anonymity makes the events of the story believable, though it is pretty much BasedOnAGreatBigLie. Nevertheless, the success of ''Koizora'' led to manga adaptation drawn by Ibuki Haneda, a theatrical film starring YuiAragaki and HarumaMiura, and a television drama starring ErenaMizusawa and KojiSeto.

The story follows young NaiveEverygirl Mika Tahara, a girl who daydreams of love. Through a random encounter of phone calls, she meets Hiroki "Hiro" Sakurai, a delinquent boy who she is initially afraid of, and the two gradually fall in love. Do they live HappilyEverAfter? ... Not exactly, when challenges in their lives pop up and threaten to split the couple apart, including a psychopathic ex-girlfriend, an unplanned pregnancy, and the possibility of death...

* Bowdlerise: The original novel was darker than the film adaptation. Of note is [[spoiler:Hiro's]] abusive BastardBoyfriend tendencies in the second part, where [[spoiler:Mika]] is literally put in danger when he tries to get her to break up with him. [[spoiler:(Inhaling chloroform, anyone? Pressing a cigarette to your arm?)]]

* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion" Played straight with Mika. Averted with [[spoiler:Uta]], who genuinely is a good girl but was forced by her boyfriend to get an abortion not once, but ''twice''.

* BettyAndVeronica: Yu is the Betty and Hiro is the Veronica to Mika's Archie.

* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion

''Koizora: A Sad Love Story'', or known as ''Koizora'' for short, is a best-selling cell phone novel written by Mika and published in 2005 on the website ''Maho no iLand''. The novel received a print publication in 2006 and was split into two volumes. During its serialization, ''Koizora'' amassed widespread popularity and was considered a cult phenomenon in Japan, as approximately 20 million people subscribed to the story and over two million copies of the book was sold. Part of the reason to its appeal is because of WordOfGod claims it's based off of real-life accounts, and her anonymity makes the events of the story believable, though it is pretty much BasedOnAGreatBigLie.

The success of ''Koizora'' led to manga adaptation drawn by Ibuki Haneda, a theatrical film starring YuiAragaki and HarumaMiura, and a television drama starring ErenaMizusawa and KojiSeto.

''Koizora: A Sad Love Story'', or known as ''Koizora'' for short, is a best-selling cell phone novel written by Mika and published in 2005 on the website ''Maho no iLand''. The novel received a print publication in 2006 and was split into two volumes. During its serialization, ''Koizora'' amassed widespread popularity and was considered a cult phenomenon in Japan, as approximately 20 million people subscribed to the story and over two million copies of the book was sold.

* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortions
* MurderTheHypoteneuse: It might be unintentional, but Saki attempts this when she pushes Mika down the stairs. [[spoiler:Mika survives, but her baby doesn't.]]