History Manga / KiryuuSenseiWaRenaiGaWakaranai

''Kiryuu-sensei wa Ren'ai ga Wakaranai'' (''Kiryuu-sensei Doesn't Understand Love'') is a not-quite-romantic comedy by Ono Haruka, published in the {{josei}} magazine Ura Sunday in 2016. It is one of the few mangas that tackle the subject of asexuality and aromanticism, as well as providing some commentary on stiffening gender expectations and some insight on the manga publishing world. The series' messages aren't exactly subtle, but that's to be expected considering the rarity of its main topic. All 5 volumes were released in France by Akata under the title ''Aromantic (Love) Story''.

* ClicheStorm: Futaba's manga is this InUniverse, down to the light-novelesque [[LongTitle absurdly long title]] − since she doesn't know a thing about love, the only way she can write a romcom is by reproducing overused tropes she has seen elsewhere. Which at first is the reason of its success, but the series rapidly starts to stagnate and become predictable, leading to a drop in popularity by the time the anime starts.

* ChristmasCake: A recurring theme in the series is middle-aged characters (male or female) complaining about [[IwantGrandkids the pressure to get married from their parents.]] The idea that a woman can't be happy without finding love is something that highly irritates Futaba.

* {{Asexuality}}:
** Futaba is single and has never fallen in love, nor does she have any interest in sex. The story isn't about her suddenly discovering love by meeting the "right person", but rather trying to understand and become less dismissive of those who do, as part of her own questioning.
** Kyousuke, on the other end, has plenty of experience in sex but has never truly fallen in love, which is why he develops an interest in Futaba, whom he feels is similar to him. [[spoiler:He does fall in love with her for real, eventually.]]

* RealityEnsues: When Kyousuke [[spoiler:suddenly kisses Futaba out of nowhere after they promised to be friends]], she later makes it clear that a man a head taller than you forcing himself on you like that is ''not'' fun or exciting in the real world. It's rather unnerving and terrifying, as well as a severe breach of trust.

* BiTheWay: While theorizing that Futaba might be asexual, Akiko nonchalantly adds that she's bisexual (which Futaba already knew), just because.

* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: Near the end, when Futaba is on the verge of depression, [[spoiler:Harashima]] of all people doesn't shy away from telling her she has lost her bite and should reawakened the rage and conviction that she showed at the beginning. This is also what ultimately convinces her [[spoiler:to reject Kyousuke's marriage proposal.]]

* JerkassHasAPoint: In volume 4, when the new editor-in-chief of Weekly Burst [[spoiler:decides the cancellation of ''Bottoku'']], Futaba begrudingly admits that a lot of his harsh points reflect her own feelings about her series. At the same time though, he was ''also'' the editor who panned her previous, more niche manga, which makes him sound a tad hypocritical.

* AnAesop: On the romantic side of the story: "You can be happy witout falling in love." On the manga side: "trading passion and sincerity for popularity never works out in the long run."

To make matters worse, her 20-year-old assistant Asakura Yuu, aka "Assassin", soon confesses his feelings for her. And Kitamura Kyousuke (42), the screenwriter for the anime adaptation, also actively tries to seduce her. At first highly uncomfortable with those attentions, Futaba eventually decides to seize this occasion to understand more about this whole "love" thing that's so alien to her.

* AnAesop: On the romantic side of the story: "You can be happy witout falling in love". On the manga side: "trading passion and sincerity for popularity never works out in the long run."

* CantHoldHisLiquor: Futaba can get drunk ''just on alcohol fumes'' if sleep-deprived enough.

* DeathGlare: His usual appearance is already pretty intimidating, but just ''try'' to woo or insult his beloved mentor in front of him and you'll see him wreathed in the flames of hell.

* ClicheStorm: Futaba's manga is this InUniverse, down to the light-novelesque [[LongTitle absurdly long title]] − since she doesn't know a thing about love, the only way she can write a romcom is by reproducing overused tropes she has seen elsewhere. Which at first is the reason of its success, but eventually becomes a problem since the series rapidly starts to stagnate and become predictable, leading to a drop in popularity by the time the anime starts.

** Futaba is single and never fallen in love, nor does she have any interest in sex. The story isn't about her suddenly discovering love by meeting the "right person", but rather trying to understand and become less dismissive of those who do, as part of her own questioning.

* UnequalPairing: One reason Futaba [[spoiler:opts to date Kyousuke rather than Yuu]] is to avoid this type of situation. Not only is Yuu her assistant, he looks up to her as a mentor while she almost sees him as a child because of the age gap.

''Kiryuu-sensei wa Ren'ai ga Wakaranai'' (''Kiryuu-sensei Doesn't Understand Love'') is a not-quite-romantic comedy by Ono Haruka, published in the {{josei}} magazine Ura Sunday in 2016. It is one of the few mangas that tackles the subject of asexuality and aromanticism, as well as providing some commentary on stiffening gender expectations and some insight on the manga publishing world. The series' messages aren't exactly subtle, but that's to be expected considering the rarity of its main topic. All 5 volumes were released in France by Akata under the title ''Aromantic (Love) Story''.

* CantHoldTheirLiquor: Futaba can get drunk ''just on alcohol fumes'' if sleep-deprived enough.
* ChristmasCake: A recurring theme in the series is middle-aged characters (male or female) complaining about [[IwantGrandchildren the pressure to get married from their parents.]] The idea that a woman can't be happy without finding love is something that highly irritates Futaba.