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->''"I shall come [[TitleDrop out of chaos]]\\
[[NeverBeHurtAgain I won't be haunted by]] [[DarkAndTroubledPast my past]]\\
I will come out of chaos\\
I have found the way at last\\
[[CharacterDevelopment What I have come through]] will just make me stronger now."''

''The Way to Your Heart'' is a {{Webcomic}} created by Emily Muto (née Wilcken) in 2003. Taking place in Japan, the story follows NaiveEverygirl Yumi Takahashi, a transfer student to the prestigious [[ElaborateUniversityHigh St. Othello Academy]], a private school heralded for both its academics and elite music program. St. Othello is also home to Orochi, an up-and-coming indie visual-kei band consisting of {{School Idol}}s [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Miyabi Otosuki]] (vocals), [[{{Keet}} Akito Yamashita]] (guitar), [[TallDarkAndSnarky Shuya Katsumura]] (bass), and [[TheStoic Toshio Matsumoto]] (drums).

Upon Yumi's first day of school, she accidentally incurs the wrath of Miyabi. Both quickly dislike the other, and every day, Yumi suffers constant abuse from him, causing her to gain sympathy from Toshio. As the two bond, Yumi decides to attend one of Orochi's lives on her accord, her rock-gal guise attracts Miyabi's attention and causes him to [[{{LovesMyAlterEgo}} fall in love with her]] without knowing who she truly is!

[[http://www.emi-art.com/twtyh Hosted on Muto's own website]], the comic is now complete.
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!!This series contains examples of:

* AbusiveParents: Toshio's father was a gambling addict and an alcoholic, which is the main cause of why Toshio's family is separated.
* BeachEpisode
* BerserkButton: Any insult towards Miyabi's mother or reference to him being DrivenToSuicide will have him at your throat.
* BettyAndVeronica: For Yumi, Toshio is the Betty while Miyabi is the Veronica.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Do ''not'' try to hurt Yumi in front of Toshio.
* BroodingBoyGentleGirl: At the beginning, Miyabi is the Brooding Boy and Yayoi is the Gentle Girl. This was later subverted [[spoiler: when Yayoi went into {{Yandere}} and almost kill Yumi]]
* BrutalHonesty: Miyabi's not afraid to tear anyone a new bootyhole! When people are honest with him, on the other hand, he ends up with a HeroicBSOD.
* ButNotTooForeign: Yayoi and Mitsuzuka-sensei are part-Ukranian and part-Japanese.
* ButtMonkey: Eizo, when it comes to Orochi.
* CharacterBlog: The main characters all have their own Formspring.me and [[http://twitter.com/MangakaEmi/twtyh-roleplay Twitter accounts]].
* CharacterDevelopment: Following Shuya and Musashi's wedding, Miyabi has become a lot less temperamental and [[spoiler: when he's given custody of his son with Yayoi (who died giving birth to him), he expresses genuine regret for his actions, vowing to step up to the plate and be a good dad.]]
* ClingyJealousGirl: Yayoi is a borderline ClingyJealousGirl and is protective of Miyabi, though it's unclear as to whether she really is jealous of Yumi or if she is upset that Miyabi is letting her get away with "messing Orochi up."
* CloudCuckooLander: Eizo gets out of touch with reality when he's daydreaming about Orochi... and he's ''always'' daydreaming about them.
* CovertPervert: Miyabi mentions that Toshio looks at porno magazines as a substitute for not being able to get it on with Yumi.
* CoolBigSis: Sayaka acts as one to the whole team, and is willing to give a GetAHoldOfYourselfMan slaps to her little brother if it means anything.
* CrazyJealousGuy: Toshio gets increasingly possessive of Yumi, not even hesitating to use his GoodOldFisticuffs against anyone who may get between them.
* CuteAndPsycho: Yayoi, in spades.
* [[spoiler: DeathByChildbirth]]: Revealed to be the ultimate fate of [[spoiler: Yayoi]].
* DemotedToExtra: Miyoko and Eizo as the strips have gone on.
* DoggedNiceGuy: Akito was one for Yayoi, while Miyabi slowly becomes one for Yumi. Sayaka is a female version for Toshio [[spoiler:until she starts dating Kazuki]].
* DramaticNecklaceRemoval: [[spoiler:Miyabi rips off the necklace Yayoi gave him for his birthday after Yayoi tries to kill Yumi.]]
* DrivenToSuicide: After [[spoiler: Mitsuzuka drops Haruki off to live with Miyabi, he goes to a train station, most certainly looking like he's about to jump in front of an oncoming train. It's [[AvertedTrope averted]] thankfully when a phone call from Akito thanking him and Miyabi promising to raise Haruki right and that he'll never hurt anyone else again convinces Mistuzuka not to go through with it.]]
* ElegantGothicLolita: Yayoi prefers dressing in sweet lolita (''amaloli'')!
* EvenTheGuysWantHim: Among the many {{Fangirl}}s at school, Eizo just ''loves'' Orochi. Meanwhile, Sakuzo would like to get a piece of Kazuki...
* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Miyabi is melancholic, Toshio is phlegmatic, Shuya is phlegmatic II, and Akito is sanguine.
* GenkiGirl: When Yayoi isn't upset, her temperament is generally chipper.
* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: [[spoiler: Despite her several health issues and being told going through with her pregnancy ''will'' kill her, Yayoi chooses to carry her and Miyabi's child to term. She ends up [[DeathByChildbirth dying after giving birth]].]]
* GratuitousEnglish: Sure, the comic is originally written in English, but there's also the matter of Alex, who speaks English fluently.
* GratuitousGerman
* GreenEyedMonster: Miyabi grows into this whenever he sees Yumi and Toshio together, and finally has a GreenEyedEpiphany near the end of chapter 13.
* HappilyMarried: [[spoiler:Shuya and Musashi]] as of track 12.
* HeIsAllGrownUp: Pretty much how [[spoiler:Sayaka and Kazuki]] get together.
* HopelessSuitor: Miyabi is one for Yumi, while Yayoi hopelessly pursues Miyabi, and Akito pursues ''her''.
* {{Hypocrite}}:[[spoiler: When Miyabi found about Toshio and Yumi's enagement, he called out Toshio on this as just being an excuse to have sex with her and saying Yumi is a fool for only falling in love with the first guy she met. Never mind earlier with his relationship with Yayoi where Miyabi had sex with her almost right after they began going out and never loved her back and then tried to fall in love with her in order to forget about his feelings for Yumi.]]
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Sayaka encourages Toshio and Yumi to get along despite that she has feelings for Toshio herself. This also happens with [[spoiler:Fumiko, Toshio's girlfriend from junior high]], after seeing how Yumi has changed Toshio for the better.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Miyabi starts out as a {{Jerkass}}, but mellows out into this... though how much of a {{Jerkass}} he is to Yayoi is questionable.
* {{Keet}}: Akito.
* TheLadette: Musashi.
* LongHairedPrettyBoy: Toshio.
* LongLostRelative: [[spoiler:Toshio]] reunites with [[spoiler:his sister and his mother, who he has not heard from in five years,]] in chapter 15.
* LoveDodecahedron: Yumi and Toshio fall in love with each other, but Miyabi develops a crush on Yumi's rocker persona and falls deeper in love [[spoiler:when he finds out her true identity]]. Yayoi is in love with Miyabi and will do anything to please him, while Akito takes a liking to Yayoi as well [[spoiler:though he falls out of love with her when she goes AxCrazy]]. Off to the side, Sayaka secretly pines for Toshio, while Kazuki has liked her for as long as he remembers.
* LoveMakesYouCrazy: Eizo is a borderline CloudCuckooLander when it comes to anything Orochi. A more serious example would be Yayoi, who literally changes herself to become the ideal girl for Miyabi. There's also [[spoiler:Toshio]], who gradually becomes more possessive of Yumi.
* LoveMakesYouEvil: Yayoi, Yayoi, Yayoi. To be fair, it was also made clear that Miyabi was using her to get over Yumi.
* LoveTriangle: Toshio/Yumi/Miyabi is the main focus, of course, but there's also Yumi/Miyabi/Yayoi, Miyabi/Yayoi/Akito, and Toshio/Sayaka/Kazuki.
* LovesMyAlterEgo: Miyabi falls in love with "Little Mouse", a nickname he uses to refer to Yumi in her rocker outfit.
* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Yayoi intends to be this to Miyabi, though it goes in a way that doesn't end well.
* MissingMom: Miyabi's mother, whom he had been close to, died when he was in junior high. For Toshio, he has been unable to see her since his abusive father threatened to attack her if she returned. Yayoi's mother is [[AllThereInTheManual stated to have died]] when she was younger due to health problems.
* MementoMacGuffin: Yumi's jade necklace.
* [[spoiler:MurderTheHypotenuse: When Yayoi's AxCrazy and {{Yandere}} tendencies explode full-on, she attempts to kill Yumi. OhCrap indeed.]]
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Miyabi finds out about his son with Yayoi and how she [[spoiler:died giving birth to the boy (Haruki) and the pain it caused her father, Miyabi is utterly horrified with himself for having treated his manager/mentor's daughter like a sex object and vows to [[MustMakeAmends make things right]] by raising Haruki to be a good person]].
* NoGuyWantsToBeChased: This is how Miyabi treats Yayoi.
* OlderThanTheyLook: At first glance, you wouldn't know that Toshio is 20 and Shuya is 22 unless you read their character profiles. This counts as FridgeBrilliance regarding to why they are attending class with Yumi, as Shuya and (probably) Toshio quit school early on in their lives.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Rarely anyone calls Toshio by his real name.
* PapaWolf: Screwing with Yayoi in any way (even physically!) will lead you with dealing with her daddy, Mitsuzuka.
* ParentalAbandonment: Miyabi's mother is [[MissingMom dead]] while he suffers a lot of ParentalNeglect from his dad. Toshio was separated from his mother and sister when his parents divorced and has been unable to see them due to his violent, abusive father. He eventually moves away from him to Mitsuzuka's house when he joins Orochi. Similarly, Shuya cuts himself off from his parents, though the decision was mutual in the least. Akito meanwhile was [[RaisedByGrandparents raised by his grandfather]] because [[SonOfAWhore his mother was a prostitute]] and his father was one of her clients.
* ProductionThrowback: Two members of ~PHANTASM~ and their girlfriends came from one of Muto's earlier works.
* PowerTrio: Yumi (ego), Miyoko (superego), and Eizo (id).
* RedOniBlueOni: Miyabi is the red to Toshio's blue.
* TheRival: Kazuki regards Miyabi and Orochi as his rival band, unable to forgive Miyabi for kicking him out of the very band ''he'' created.
* RomanticFalseLead: Deconstructed with [[spoiler: Yayoi.]]
* SchoolIdol: The entire ensemble of Orochi, complete with drooling {{Fangirl}}s.
* SecondLove: [[spoiler:Kazuki]] becomes this for Sayaka. Monique serves as one for Akito.
* SiblingYinYang: It's hard to believe that {{Jerkass}} Miyabi is related to the kind-hearted Sayaka.
* SingleGirlSeeksMostPopularGuy
* SlapSlapKiss: This essentially describes Miyoko and Eizo's relationship... ''if they were still dating''.
* SmokingIsCool: Shuya and Musashi smoke, which completes their image of being rebellious and unconventional, though Musashi later quits [[spoiler:when she gets pregnant]]. Toshio picks up smoking from Shuya [[CigaretteOfAnxiety over stress]].
* TallDarkAndHandsome: Toshio and Shuya.
* TallDarkAndSnarky: Shuya, though Miyabi sometimes fits this trope on his occasions of snarkiness.
* TeamMom: Musashi holds this role firmly, which is HilariousInHindsight as [[spoiler:she's about to become a mother herself!]]
* TeenagePregnancy: Yumi's parents had her when they were young, and [[spoiler:Yayoi]] also ends up getting pregnant too.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Yumi gives one to Miyabi -- in a public supermarket, no less!
* ThoseTwoGuys: Miyoko and Eizo to Yumi. Similarly, Atsuko and Minako deserve a mention as ThoseTwoGirls.
* TitleDrop: Track 13 was titled "Always On My Mind", the song Kazuki wrote for Sayaka. Track 15 was titled "Out of Chaos", a song Orochi performed in the chapter. Yayoi drops the title of track 16, "Somewhere From Above", during a phone call with Akito.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Musashi is the {{Tomboy}} to Sayaka's Girly Girl.
* TroubledButCute: Miyabi, to an extent, fits this trope. Yayoi is also TroubledButCute, though it's more mentally than emotionally.
* {{Tsundere}}: Miyabi, when it comes to Yumi.
* UsedToBeASweetKid: Prior to Saeko's death, flashbacks showed that Miyabi was a kind-hearted child.
* VitriolicBestBuds: Miyabi and Toshio seem to argue frequently, but they actually get along really well otherwise.
* {{Yandere}}: Yayoi begins showing signs of this when she realizes Yumi is the cause of Miyabi's problems, and later falls into this point-blank.
* YokoOhNo: Some female classmates don't take it well that Yumi is dating Toshio, but they do back off eventually.
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