History Manga / FromFiveToNine

* SurprisinglyGoodEnglish: For a work produced in a non-English-speaking country, you'd be amazed at how grammatically correct a lot of the English used in both the manga and the drama while avoiding a BlindIdiotTranslation.

Junko Sakuraba is a strong-willed, sophisticated English teacher working at a language academy with a fascination for Western culture. Her biggest dream is relocating to New York and building the American dream overseas. Her goals are suddenly crushed when Takane Hoshikawa, a monk-in-training, enrolls at the academy as her student with the intention of making her his bride. Though Junko feels attracted to Takane, his beliefs and traditional Japanese lifestyle completely contrasts with her goals of working overseas.

* BastardBoyfriend: Takane, to the frustration of many readers, clearly doesn't respect Junko's dream to work in New York because he keeps trying to force her to stay with him no matter what. At one point he locks her up in the temple while she's visiting, and when she applies for an overseas position, he uses his connections to the higher-ups to prevent her from getting the position.

* ClosetGeek: Momoe is a huge fan of [[YaoiGenre BL]] and otome games, something she tries to keep a secret at work.

* ILoveYouBecauseICantControlYou: The reason why Takane is so attraced to Junko is because she refuses to bend to his will. In chapter 15, he is upset when she rejects him on the grounds that she isn't interested in living at the monastery, and he believes that he's able to convince and educate her.

''From Five to Nine'' (''Go-ji kara Kyu-ji made'', sometimes written as ''5→9'') is a manga series written by Miki Aihara. It was serialized in the magazine ''Cheese!'' from 2009 to 2020. In 2015, it received a LiveActionAdaptation starring Satomi Ishihara and Tomohisa Yamashita.

* ScheduleSlip: Aihara fell ill around the end of 2016. Because of that, most of her chapters were published as sketches and were 10 pages or less.

''From Five to Nine'' (''Go-ji kara Kyu-ji made'', sometimes written as ''5→9'') is a manga series written by Miki Aihara. It is serialized in the magazine ''Cheese!'' since 2009. In 2015, it received a LiveActionAdaptation starring Satomi Ishihara and Tomohisa Yamashita.

* MayDecemberRomance: Masako is in her twenties, and Hachiya is 17 years old. Momoe also enjoys reading about pairings with big age differences in her BL books.

''From Five to Nine'' (sometimes written as ''5→9'') is a manga series written by Miki Aihara. It is serialized in the magazine ''Cheese!'' since 2009. In 2015, it received a LiveActionAdaptation starring Satomi Ishihara and Tomohisa Yamashita.

* ShoutOut: In the drama series, once Momoe's ClosetGeek status is revealed to Junko, Junko is seen reading ''Kono Otoko wo Ore ni Kudasai'' by Saeko Kamon. Books from the ''Manga/FinderSeries'' are seen on Momoe's bookshelf as well.

* UnresolvedSexualTension: Junko and Takane are clearly attracted to each other just as much as they are both unsuited for each other.

* BlandNameProduct: Momoe goes to "Animates" [[note]]Based on the actual store "Animate"[[/note]] and the manga she buys are from the "G-Boy Comics" [[note]]Based on the "Be-Boy Comics" label by the publisher Libre Shuppan[[/note]] and "Hyper Comics" [[note]]Based on the "Hyper BBC Comics" label by the publisher Libre Shuppan[[/note]].

From Five to Nine (sometimes written as ''5→9'') is a manga series written by Miki Aihara. It is serialized in the magazine Cheese! since 2009. In 2015, it received a LiveActionAdaptation in January 2014 starring Satomi Ishihara and Tomohisa Yamashita.

The manga also focuses on other characters aside from Junko and Takane, each with their own love troubles, including Arthur and [[{{Fujoshi}} Momoe]]; Masako and Hachiya; and [[ShrinkingViolet Nene]] and [[GenkiGirl Yuki]].

* DudeLooksLikeALady: [[spoiler:Yuki]] is actually a boy. Even the LiveActionAdaptation makes it very believable.

* WholesomeCrossdresser: It's revealed early on that [[spoiler:Yuki]] is really a boy.

* HandsomeDevil: Arthur seems like a perfect gentlemen and is popular with the ladies at first glance, but, as Momoe discovers, he's very manipulative and often finds sneaky ways to put her on the spot instead of upfront telling them he's not interested.

The manga also focuses on other characters aside from Junko and Takane, each with their own love troubles, including Arthur and Momoe; Masako and Hachiya; and Nene and Yuki.