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Perfect World Series

Rie Aruga
Perfect World 1 by Rie Aruga
Perfect World 11 by Rie Aruga
Perfect World 12 by Rie Aruga

Perfect World Series : Titles in Order

Book 12
The moving, provocative manga about the struggles and triumphs in love of a woman and a man who uses a wheelchair comes to print! Fans of tumultuous manga romance — like A Silent Voice and Your Lie in April — don’t miss this!

Telling the Truth
 
After overcoming a myriad of challenges, Tsugumi and Itsuki adopt a baby boy named Koki. As time passes, their bond as a family only grows stronger. Meanwhile, the day approaches for their next task — to tell their son that he was adopted.
 
Book 11
The moving, provocative manga about the struggles and triumphs in love of a woman and a man who uses a wheelchair comes to print! Fans of tumultuous manga romance — like A Silent Voice and Your Lie in April — don’t miss this!

WELCOMING OUR NEW MEMBER


Tsugumi and Itsuki decide to think seriously about adopting. The process involves a myriad of challenges, including the many requirements for adoption, what to do about work, parenting with a disability… But they work through them one by one, towards the vision of the family they gradually piece together. What’s in store for the future of their family, and what will their child be like?

Book 10
The moving, provocative manga about the struggles and triumphs in love of a woman and a man who uses a wheelchair comes to print! Fans of tumultuous manga romance — like A Silent Voice and Your Lie in April — don’t miss this!

A NEW CHAPTER


Now happily married, Tsugumi and Itsuki start their life as newlyweds. Their relationship and careers are going smoothly, and they cherish the everyday moments shared together. They couldn’t ask for more, but when they start thinking about the future, they inevitably wonder how they feel about starting a family. But having a child is proving to be a challenge for the couple, especially for Tsugumi…
Book 9
The moving, provocative manga about the struggles and triumphs in love of a woman and a man who uses a wheelchair comes to print! Fans of tumultuous manga romance — like A Silent Voice and Your Lie in April — don’t miss this!

ONE MORE TIME
 
Tsugumi and Itsuki decide once more to bet on their love. Although Koreda and Nagasawa are both heartbroken by this turn of events, they accept that the couple’s feelings for each other are genuine and stronger than before, and they resign themselves to their outcome. On the other hand, Tsugumi’s father continues to adamantly oppose their relationship. Itsuki pays a visit to Tsugumi’s father’s hospital room to gain his approval, but Itsuki may have his work cut out for him…
Book 8
The moving, provocative manga about the struggles and triumphs in love of a woman and a man who uses a wheelchair comes to print! Fans of tumultuous manga romance — like A Silent Voice and Your Lie in April — don’t miss this!

SEEKING REFUGE
 
After Itsuki and Tsugumi spend a night together in a car at the evacuation site, both Koreda and Nagasawa rush from Tokyo to their sides. Itsuki seeks refuge with Nagasawa, and while the former couple are separated again, Koreda’s concerns only continue to grow after hearing about their night in the car.  And when things seem like they couldn’t get any more complicated, another figure from Itsuki’s past arrives…
Book 7
The moving, provocative manga about the struggles and triumphs in love of a woman and a man who uses a wheelchair comes to print! Fans of tumultuous manga romance — like A Silent Voice and Your Lie in April — don’t miss this!

An office party reunites Tsugumi with her high school crush Itsuki. He’s realized his dream of becoming an architect, but along the way, he experienced a spinal injury that put him in a wheelchair. Now Tsumugi’s rekindled feelings will butt up against prejudices she never considered — and Itsuki will have to decide if he’s ready to let someone into his heart… Yet they may soon discover that, without each other, the world feels imperfect.
Book 6
The moving, provocative manga about the struggles and triumphs in love of a woman and a man who uses a wheelchair comes to print! Fans of tumultuous manga romance — like A Silent Voice and Your Lie in April — don’t miss this!

LINGERING FEELINGS
 
After Itsuki declines Keigo’s request for him to build a barrier-free home for his partner Kaede, Tsugumi heads to Tokyo to try to convince Itsuki to change his mind. Moved by Tsugumi’s sincerity, Itsuki agrees to take on the job—and what’s more, comes up with a solution that would allow Keigo and Kaede to achieve both of their dreams. But when the job has Tsugumi and Itsuki seeing more of each other, and has Tsugumi struggling with her lingering feeling for Itsuki, what will it mean for their relationships with Koreda and Nagasawa?
Book 5
The moving, provocative manga about the struggles and triumphs in love of a woman and a man who uses a wheelchair comes to print! Fans of tumultuous manga romance — like A Silent Voice and Your Lie in April — don’t miss this!

TOWARDS THE FUTURE
 
After her breakup with Itsuki, Tsumugi leaves Tokyo for her childhood home in Matsumoto. She tries to look ahead in her relationship with Koreda and distance herself from her past relationship with Itsuki, but in spite of her best efforts, fate continues to bring the two of them together. While caring for her ailing father, Tsugumi meets Kaede, who uses a wheelchair, and Keigo, her boyfriend who wants to build her a barrier-free house. Itsuki seems like the perfect person for the job, but when he turns the offer down, can Tsugumi convince him otherwise?
Book 4
The moving, provocative manga about the struggles and triumphs in love of a woman and a man who uses a wheelchair comes to print! Fans of tumultuous manga romance — like A Silent Voice and Your Lie in April — don’t miss this!

BARRIERS OF THE HEART

Afraid that their relationship is only doing more harm to them than good, Itsuki decides to break up with Tsugumi. The breakup leaves Tsugumi reeling, and while she tries to come to terms with Itsuki ending their relationship, she just can’t seem to swallow her lingering feelings. When she’s at her lowest, Koreda comes to support her, and Tsugumi begins to see a side of Koreda she’s never seen before. Meanwhile, Itsuki begins to regret his decision and decides to tell Tsugumi his true feelings. But when a family emergency has Tsugumi moving back to Matsumoto, will Itsuki’s feelings reach her in time, or will it be too late
Book 3
The moving, provocative manga about the struggles and triumphs in love of a woman and a man who uses a wheelchair comes to print! Fans of tumultuous manga romance — like A Silent Voice and Your Lie in April — don’t miss this!

THE WEIGHT OF LOVE

After reuniting at a work party, Tsugumi begins dating Itsuki, her first crush from high school who now uses a wheelchair after having sustained a spinal cord injury. While the two couldn’t be more dedicated to one other, they soon find themselves met with adversity from their friends and family. Amidst her parents’ disapproval of her relationship with Itsuki, Tsugumi becomes overwhelmed by stress and collapses, fracturing her leg. While her injury leads her to understand more about the challenges of Itsuki’s disability firsthand, Itsuki can’t help but feel that being with Tsugumi is only doing more harm to her than good. And when complications send Itsuki to the hospital yet again, the two will have to look deep inside themselves to confront what this means for the future of their relationship…
Book 2
The moving, provocative manga about the struggles and triumphs in love of a woman and a man who uses a wheelchair comes to print! Fans of tumultuous manga romance — like A Silent Voice and Your Lie in April — don’t miss this!

A ROCKY ROAD

After reuniting at a work party, Tsugumi begins dating her high school classmate and first crush, Itsuki, who has since sustained a spinal cord injury and now uses a wheelchair. While at first reluctant to let someone into his heart, Itsuki begins to open up to her. Tsugumi realizes that there’s still so much to Itsuki that she has yet to learn, but the deeper their love grows, the tougher the realities they face become. Pitted against Tsugumi’s disapproving parents, as well as Nagasawa, Itsuki’s caregiver and admirer, and Koreda, Tsugumi’s old classmate who wants to be something more, Tsugumi soon finds herself struggling in a relationship that the whole world seems to be against…
Book 1
The moving, provocative manga about the struggles and triumphs in love of a woman and a man who uses a wheelchair comes to print! Fans of tumultuous manga romance — like A Silent Voice and Your Lie in April — don’t miss this!

IN SEARCH OF PERFECTION…?

A company get-together reunites 26-year-old Tsugumi with her high school crush, Itsuki. In the years they’ve been apart, Itsuki has realized his dream of becoming an architect–but along the way, he’s also suffered a spinal cord injury that’s left him in a wheelchair. Seeing Itsuki again rekindles Tsugumi’s feelings for him. It also forces her to confront her own hidden prejudices. Itsuki’s disability seems like an intimidating obstacle at first, but soon, Tsugumi discovers that her world feels imperfect without him.

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