History Literature / Koizora

* DomesticAbuser: [[spoiler:Hiro]] starts to become emotionally abusive in the second part of the story, [[spoiler:though he only pretends to be to get Mika to break up with him]].

* {{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?)]]

* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: [[spoiler:Hiro intentionally becomes an awful boyfriend to convince Mika to break up with him, as he knows his days are numbered.]] Later, [[spoiler:Yu]] heartbreakingly does this when [[spoiler:he lets Mika return to a dying Hiro.]]

* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: [[spoiler:Hiro intentionally becomes a BastardBoyfriend to convince Mika to break up with him, as he knows his days are numbered.]] Later, [[spoiler:Yu]] heartbreakingly does this when [[spoiler:he lets Mika return to a dying Hiro]].

* BastardBoyfriend: [[spoiler:Hiro]] starts to become emotionally abusive in the second part of the story, [[spoiler:though he only pretends to be to get Mika to break up with him]].

%% * GoOutWithASmile: [[spoiler:Hiro dies with a smile after hearing Mika call for him.]]

* GoOutWithASmile: [[spoiler:Hiro dies with a smile after hearing Mika call for him.]]

* [[IllGirl Ill Boy]]: [[spoiler:Hiro is afflicted with cancer.]]
* JerkassFacade: [[spoiler:Hiro]] in the second part of the story [[spoiler:to distance himself from Mika]].

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* RoleReprisal: Following the film, Haru reprised her role as Saki in the television drama.

Part of the reason to its popularity is because of WordOfGod claims it's [[WriteWhatYouKnow 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 a manga adaptation drawn by Ibuki Haneda, a theatrical film starring YuiAragaki and HarumaMiura, and a television drama starring ErenaMizusawa and KojiSeto.

* DoggedNiceGuy: Yu becomes one for Mika.

* GoOutWithASmile: [[spoiler:Hiro.]]

* HugeGuyTinyGirl: Played straight with Yu and Mika.

* BastardBoyfriend: [[spoiler:Hiro]] becomes this in the second part of the story, [[spoiler:though he only pretends to be to get Mika to break up with him]].

* CoolBigSis: Minako, Hiro's older sister.
* DelinquentHair: Oh, so very much.

* SecondLove: Yu becomes this for Mika.

* SmokingIsCool: Hiro.

* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory

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

* PoorCommunicationKills: [[spoiler: Had Hiro explained to Mika that he had cancer, We CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot]].

* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Invoked by the fact that Hiro's pretty much a delinquent, but he's really a NiceGuy.
* BastardBoyfriend: [[spoiler:Hiro]] becomes this in the second part of the story.

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

* ClingyJealousGirl: Saki, Hiro's ex-girlfriend. This doesn't even begin to cover her. [[spoiler: Hiring a bunch of guys to gangrape the girlfriend of the girl who recently dumped you, spreading rumors and becoming the direct cause of her bullying, pushing said new girlfriend down the stairs because she's pregnant with your ex-boyfriend's child...and the fact that she does all of this and virtually gets away with it.]]

* BreakTheCutie: The series really does push how much pain Mika has to go through.
* ClingyJealousGirl: Saki, Hiro's ex-girlfriend, goes after Mika when Hiro breaks up with her.

* [[spoiler:ConvenientMiscarriage]]

* RapeAsDrama

* PoorCommunicationKills: [[spoiler: Had Hiro explained to Mika that he had cancer, We CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot]].

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

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 a manga adaptation drawn by Ibuki Haneda, a theatrical film starring YuiAragaki and HarumaMiura, and a television drama starring ErenaMizusawa and KojiSeto.

Part of the reason to its popularity is because of WordOfGod claims it's [[ButItReallyHappened 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 a 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. There's a lot of TearJerker moments, so get your tissue boxes ready.

Part of the reason to its popularity is because of WordOfGod claims it's [[ButItReallyHappened 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.