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* IncestSubtext: Erich has an unhealthy attachment to his mother. He's jealous of all of her lovers, to the point that he gets sent to boarding school to mitigate it.
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* OedipusComplex: Erich has an unhealthy attachment to his mother. He's jealous of all of her lovers, to the point that he gets sent to boarding school to mitigate it.
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The story starts with a letter from the eponymous Thomas Werner to the young man he loves, confessing his feelings and the desire to have a place in his beloved's heart. Juli Bauernfeind, to whom the letter was addressed, appears to be indifferent to it all. However, his world is shaken further by NewTransferStudent Erich Frühling, a boy with looks identical to Thomas. The two clash with each other almost immediately and [[DarkAndTroubledPast many hidden problems]] are revealed.
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The story starts with a letter from the eponymous Thomas Werner to the young man he loves, confessing his feelings and the desire to have a place in his beloved's heart. Juli Bauernfeind, to whom the letter was addressed, appears to be indifferent to it all. However, his world is shaken further by NewTransferStudent Erich Frühling, a boy with looks identical to Thomas. The two clash clashes with each other almost immediately and [[DarkAndTroubledPast many hidden problems]] are revealed.
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** Juli does have feelings for Thomas, but chooses to shun the boy.
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** Juli does have feelings for Thomas, Thomas but chooses to shun the boy.
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* OneGenderSchool: The story takes place at an all-boys' school in Germany. Given [[YaoiGenre the kind of story this is]], all the connotations are there.
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* OneGenderSchool: The story takes place at an all-boys' all-boys school in Germany. Given [[YaoiGenre the kind of story this is]], all the connotations are there.
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%% * NewTransferStudent: Erich. With the catch of having looks similar to Thomas, the newly dead boy.
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%% * OneGenderSchool: With all of its connotations.
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* BrilliantButLazy: Oskar.
* BrokenAce: Juli
* BuryYourGays: Played straight with Thomas, but averted with the other characters.
* BrokenAce: Juli
* BuryYourGays: Played straight with Thomas, but averted with the other characters.
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%% * BrilliantButLazy: Oskar.
%% * BrokenAce: Juli
%% * BuryYourGays: Played straight with Thomas, but averted with the other characters.
%% * BrokenAce: Juli
%% * BuryYourGays: Played straight with Thomas, but averted with the other characters.
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* CruelToBeKind: After [[spoiler: Sigfried's abuse]], Juli felt unworthy of Thomas's love, hence his cold rejection.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Juli. Oskar and Erich have their share of this too.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Juli. Oskar and Erich have their share of this too.
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%% * CruelToBeKind: After [[spoiler: Sigfried's abuse]], Juli felt unworthy of Thomas's love, hence his cold rejection.
%% * DarkAndTroubledPast: Juli. Oskar and Erich have their share of this too.
%% * DarkAndTroubledPast: Juli. Oskar and Erich have their share of this too.
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* FishOutOfWater: Erich at first since he has never been to a boarding school.
* HappilyAdopted:
** [[spoiler: Erich eventually comes to terms with his mother's death and reconciles with his step-father.]]
** [[spoiler: Oskar is eventually adopted by the headmaster, his real father.]]
* HappilyAdopted:
** [[spoiler: Erich eventually comes to terms with his mother's death and reconciles with his step-father.]]
** [[spoiler: Oskar is eventually adopted by the headmaster, his real father.]]
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%% * FishOutOfWater: Erich at first since he has never been to a boarding school.
%% * HappilyAdopted:
%% ** [[spoiler: Erich eventually comes to terms with his mother's death and reconciles with his step-father.]]
%% ** [[spoiler: Oskar is eventually adopted by the headmaster, his real father.]]
%% * HappilyAdopted:
%% ** [[spoiler: Erich eventually comes to terms with his mother's death and reconciles with his step-father.]]
%% ** [[spoiler: Oskar is eventually adopted by the headmaster, his real father.]]
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* HeroicBSOD: Erich upon learning of [[spoiler: his mother Marie]]'s death.
* HomeschooledKids: Erich.
* IdenticalStranger: Erich to Thomas.
* NewTransferStudent: Erich. With the catch of having looks similar to Thomas, the newly dead boy.
* HomeschooledKids: Erich.
* IdenticalStranger: Erich to Thomas.
* NewTransferStudent: Erich. With the catch of having looks similar to Thomas, the newly dead boy.
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%% * HeroicBSOD: Erich upon learning of [[spoiler: his mother Marie]]'s death.
%% * HomeschooledKids: Erich.
%% * IdenticalStranger: Erich to Thomas.
%% * NewTransferStudent: Erich. With the catch of having looks similar to Thomas, the newly dead boy.
%% * HomeschooledKids: Erich.
%% * IdenticalStranger: Erich to Thomas.
%% * NewTransferStudent: Erich. With the catch of having looks similar to Thomas, the newly dead boy.
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* OneGenderSchool: With all of its connotations.
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%% * OneGenderSchool: With all of its connotations.
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* RacistGrandma: Juli's grandmother. Fortunately, Erich [[SugarWiki/MomentofAwesome tells her off]] for it.
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%% * RacistGrandma: Juli's grandmother. Fortunately, Erich [[SugarWiki/MomentofAwesome tells her off]] for it.
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* RavenHairIvorySkin: Juli, which in the case of [[spoiler: Siegfried Gast]] led to his [[DarkandTroubledPast Dark and Troubled Past]]
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%% * RavenHairIvorySkin: Juli, which in the case of [[spoiler: Siegfried Gast]] led to his [[DarkandTroubledPast Dark and Troubled Past]]
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* SpellMyNameWIthAnS: The Fantagraphics translation uses "Erich" and "Oskar."
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%% * SpellMyNameWIthAnS: The Fantagraphics translation uses "Erich" and "Oskar."
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* StartsWithASuicide: Thomas Werner's.
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%% * StartsWithASuicide: Thomas Werner's.
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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Ante pushed Thomas to seduce Juli, unaware of Juli's DarkAndTroubledPast.
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%% * UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Ante pushed Thomas to seduce Juli, unaware of Juli's DarkAndTroubledPast.
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''The Heart of Thomas'' (''Thomas no Shinzou'') is one of the earliest BoysLove manga, written and illustrated by Creator/MotoHagio (a contemporary and friend of Creator/KeikoTakemiya, together with whom she is known as a pioneer of the genre). The manga was serialized in ''Shuukan Shoujo Comic'' from May 5 to December 22, 1974. Despite its short run, ''The Heart of Thomas'' had a profound impact on {{shoujo|Demographic}} manga as a medium; its stylistic and narrative trademarks would be adopted by other shoujo manga and become standards tropes going forward.
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''The Heart of Thomas'' (''Thomas no Shinzou'') is one of the earliest BoysLove manga, written and illustrated by Creator/MotoHagio (a contemporary and friend of Creator/KeikoTakemiya, together with whom she is known as a pioneer of the genre). The manga was serialized in ''Shuukan Shoujo Comic'' from May 5 to December 22, 1974. Despite its short run, ''The Heart of Thomas'' had a profound impact on {{shoujo|Demographic}} manga as a medium; its stylistic and narrative trademarks would be adopted by other shoujo manga and become standards standard tropes going forward.
of shoujo from that point on.
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''The Heart of Thomas'' (''Thomas no Shinzou'') is one of the earliest BoysLove manga (its creator, Creator/MotoHagio, is a contemporary and friend of Creator/KeikoTakemiya, together with whom she is known as a pioneer of the genre). The manga was serialized in ''Shuukan Shoujo Comic'' from May 5 to December 22, 1974.
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''The Heart of Thomas'' (''Thomas no Shinzou'') is one of the earliest BoysLove manga (its creator, Creator/MotoHagio, is a manga, written and illustrated by Creator/MotoHagio (a contemporary and friend of Creator/KeikoTakemiya, together with whom she is known as a pioneer of the genre). The manga was serialized in ''Shuukan Shoujo Comic'' from May 5 to December 22, 1974.
1974. Despite its short run, ''The Heart of Thomas'' had a profound impact on {{shoujo|Demographic}} manga as a medium; its stylistic and narrative trademarks would be adopted by other shoujo manga and become standards tropes going forward.
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Now known as Rachel Thorn, since she came out as a trans woman some time ago.
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Originally a Japan-only manga, ''The Heart of Thomas'' has an English-language edition originally scheduled for a [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-09-14/fantagraphics-adds-moto-hagio-heart-of-thomas-manga January 2013 release]]. The manga was translated by Matt Thorn, a veteran translator who has written several articles on boys-love manga.
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''The Heart of Thomas'' is one of the earliest BoysLove manga (its creator, Creator/MotoHagio, is a contemporary and friend of Creator/KeikoTakemiya, together with whom she is known as a pioneer of the genre). The manga was serialized in ''Shuukan Shoujo Comic'' from May 5 to December 22, 1974.
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''The Heart of Thomas'' (''Thomas no Shinzou'') is one of the earliest BoysLove manga (its creator, Creator/MotoHagio, is a contemporary and friend of Creator/KeikoTakemiya, together with whom she is known as a pioneer of the genre). The manga was serialized in ''Shuukan Shoujo Comic'' from May 5 to December 22, 1974.
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''The Heart of Thomas'' is one of the earliest BoysLove manga (its creator, Creator/MotoHagio, is a contemporary and friend of Creator/KeikoTakemiya, together with whom she is known as a pioneer of the genre).
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''The Heart of Thomas'' is one of the earliest BoysLove manga (its creator, Creator/MotoHagio, is a contemporary and friend of Creator/KeikoTakemiya, together with whom she is known as a pioneer of the genre). \n The manga was serialized in ''Shuukan Shoujo Comic'' from May 5 to December 22, 1974.
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* AmbiguouslyBi: Juli. Before leaving for seminary, Juli tells Erich that around him, all his good memories return. Among those memories? The first ''girl'' he liked.
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* RapeAsBackstory: Siegfried and his friends may have done more than just torture poor Juli...
--> '''Juli''': (to Erich) [Siegfried] and his friends used me as they pleased [...] I had no say in it at all.
--> '''Juli''': (to Erich) [Siegfried] and his friends used me as they pleased [...] I had no say in it at all.
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Originally a Japan-only manga, ''The Heart of Thomas'' has an English-language edition in the works scheduled for a [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-09-14/fantagraphics-adds-moto-hagio-heart-of-thomas-manga January 2013 release]]. The manga was translated by Matt Thorn, a veteran translator who has written several articles on boys-love manga.
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Originally a Japan-only manga, ''The Heart of Thomas'' has an English-language edition in the works originally scheduled for a [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-09-14/fantagraphics-adds-moto-hagio-heart-of-thomas-manga January 2013 release]]. The manga was translated by Matt Thorn, a veteran translator who has written several articles on boys-love manga.
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* CrueltobeKind: After [[spoiler: Sigfried's abuse]], Juli felt unworthy of Thomas's love, hence his cold rejection.
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* CrueltobeKind: CruelToBeKind: After [[spoiler: Sigfried's abuse]], Juli felt unworthy of Thomas's love, hence his cold rejection.
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* BittersweetEnding: Juli is able to [[spoiler: open his heart to others again]] and admits [[spoiler: he loved Thomas]], and [[spoiler: goes off to seminary, leaving Erich and Oskar behind]]. Erich realizes he loves [[spoiler: Juli]] but is forced to bid him farewell. And Thomas is still dead.
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* BittersweetEnding: Juli is able to [[spoiler: open his heart to others again]] and admits that [[spoiler: he loved Thomas]], and [[spoiler: goes off to seminary, leaving Erich and Oskar behind]]. Erich realizes he loves [[spoiler: Juli]] but is forced to bid him farewell. And Thomas is still dead.
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* CrueltobeKind: After [[spoiler: Sigfried's abuse]], Juli felt unworthy of Thomas's love, hence his cold rejection.
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* DarkAndTroubledPast: Juli. Oskar has his share of this too.
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* DarkAndTroubledPast: Juli. Oskar has his and Erich have their share of this too.
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* StoicWoobie: Juli.