Domestic Girlfriend is a love story published in Weekly Shonen Magazine, and was finally adapted into an anime in January 2019. It contains some content that is a little on the extreme side for a boys' magazine, such as physical relationships between high school students, infidelity, and romance between teachers and students. The story begins with the protagonist having a physical relationship with Tachibana Rui. In this article, we will introduce the main character, Fujii Natsuo.
Former otaku Natsuo Fujii dreams of becoming a novelist.
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Natsuo Fujii was originally an otaku. He even laughed at himself for wearing thick glasses. But Fumiya Kurimoto helped him change his appearance to his current state, saying that if he continued to look like that, he would be bullied in high school! It was also he who Natsuo went to for advice after his first sexual experience. However, his dream is to become a novelist in the future. In high school, he was a member of the literature club, and his work about his unrequited love with Tachibana Hina won the Grand Prize in the Amateur Category of the Bungei Taisho Prize. From there, his dream of becoming a novelist gained momentum.
Natsuo Fujii's first sexual experience was with his step-sister
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Natsuo loses his virginity at the beginning of the story. After meeting Rui Tachibana at a group date, he agrees to her request to try it, and experiences his first sexual experience with her. Meanwhile, Natsuo's father remarries. His stepbrothers, Tachibana Rui, his partner's daughter, and Tachibana Hina, a teacher whom he has a crush on, arrive there. His first sexual experience is with his step-sister, and the next person he has a physical relationship with is his step-sister, Tachibana Hina. What an incredible relationship.
Does Fujii Natsuo fall in love easily?
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At the beginning of the story, Natsuo was madly in love with Hina Tachibana. As the story progresses, he somehow manages to build a harem, but each time, he falls in love, or should I say, flirts with her? Especially early on, when he goes into the room of Ashihara Miu, the president of the literature club, he brings a condom with him. He also almost ends up having a physical relationship with Kashihara Momo. I'm not sure if this is meant to represent the fickle hearts of high school boys or not, but despite being a former otaku, Natsuo is still liked by girls in the end. It's something to be envious of.
The Relationship Between Natsuo Fujii, Hina Tachibana, and Rui Tachibana
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Natsuo and Hina were originally teacher and student. Natsuo had always had feelings for her. However, in the midst of all this, he had his first sexual experience with Rui. Later, when their father remarried, the three became stepbrothers. At the time, Hina was having an affair with a married man named Hagiwara Shuu. He was originally a man Hina met through her teacher. Amidst all this, Hina broke up with Hagiwara Shuu. Despite many twists and turns, Natsuo and Hina started dating. Then Rui came into the picture. She gradually began to fall in love with Natsuo. The turning point came when their relationship was discovered at school. She was transferred, and the two broke up. Natsuo then started dating Rui. This is all happening in one family. That's right. They are a very complicated pair of siblings.
Natsuo Fujii, an Aspiring Novelist
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Here, we follow Natsuo Fujii on his journey as a novelist. Natsuo always loved writing novels. Through a series of unexpected events, he joined the literature club. The club's advisor turns out to be his favorite author. Having seriously decided to become a novelist, Natsuo asks his advisor, Kiritani, to correct his short stories once a week. Later, after his heartbreak with Hina, he writes a full-length novel. The novel wins the Grand Prize in the Amateur Category of the Bungei Taisho Literature Award. He then studies further under the tutelage of a writer named Togen Shigemitsu. At university, he writes a script for the drama club, and just as it is about to be published as a book, he is stabbed by Tanebe, who has been stalking Hina. The script is published in a double-page spread. And now, in fact, he can no longer write stories. Yes. This is also quite complicated!
Easily Influenced Natsuo Fujii
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As mentioned above, Natsuo Fujii has been dating Hina for a while, but there was a time when he kept it a secret from his family. That's understandable. However, even while they were dating, he only went so far as to kiss her occasionally, as he had promised Rui. Natsuo, no matter what, is easily influenced. He and Momo were also close to having a physical relationship, and even judging from their first sexual experience, he seems to have a very easily influenced personality. That's one of his good points, though.
Natsuo Fujii is steadily growing
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As the story progresses, Natsuo, who began as a second-year high school student, seems to be gradually growing. This is not only in terms of age, but also in terms of his emotional growth. Well, if you experience a tumultuous love life in high school, you probably have no choice but to grow up. He firmly persuaded Hazuki Kasumi to get a proper part-time job, and in scenes involving his relationships with Kusanagi Yuka and Serizawa Miyabi, he was at a loss for words and acted without making anyone sad. Seriously, it'd be pretty tough if your life was like that.
Natsuo Fujii Summary
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Finally, the topic of breaking up with Rui has come up. Rui is studying abroad, so how will their relationship change going forward? And, for one thing, Hina doesn't seem to have given up on Natsuo. Who will she end up with? I hope they don't end up with a punchline like, "The series is canceled, and the three of them get married!"
