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Ayu, a 17-year-old high-school student, believes neither in a future nor the happiness it could bring her. By selling herself, she tries to justify her existence, which is as bleak as her heart - it’s devoid of joy, sorrow, love. Not until her encounter with a kind-hearted old lady does Ayu begin to realize the true meaning of happiness… (From Kotonoha) 1q192q


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Manga

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Associated Names
Deep Love アユの物語
Deep Love: Ayu no Monogatari
Deep Love: Ayu's Story
Deep Love: The Story of Ayu

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Latest Release(s)
v.2 c.5-7 by Be With You Scans 18 years ago
v.2 c.8 by Be With You Scans 20 years ago
v.2 c.8 (end) by Eden 20 years ago
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Status in Country of Origin

2 Volumes (Complete)


Completely Scanlated?
Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter
N/A

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Rating
Average: 8.2 / 10.0 (765 votes)
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Last Updated
February 12th, 2025 8:24am PST - 4 months ago

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Serialized In (magazine)
Bessatsu Friend (Kodansha)

Licensed (in English)
No

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N/A

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On 250 reading lists
On 566 wish lists
On 2277 completed lists
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It's a good reading  
by velovelo
16 years ago
Rating: N/A

Two volumes only but it is better than 300-chapter manga out there. Good reading for me cos I'm so used to getting everything I want, that missing out on trivial things makes me upset and cry. But Ayu's life (and a lot of other people's) was obviously a lot harder than mine so I should be grateful :-)

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Unrealistic but has a good point  
by StarlightDreams
17 years ago
Rating: 7.0  / 10.0

Really unrealistic(hehe xD). But it did move my heart ;__; I didn't shed a tear, but I was on the verge. The emotions, the tragic incidents, everything, was used to get a message across, done beautifully. Though she could've just stuck to ONE tragic part and stuck with it...

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T_T  
by providence
17 years ago
Rating: N/A

The story is very unrealistic, but it gets its message across. Most mangas are done to entertain. I did not enjoy reading this manga at all, I think there's something wrong with you if you did. This one is written to make you think. For that, it did a remarkable job even if the mangaka tried to shove it down our throats. Whatever happened to subtlety...



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okayish  
by wintermelon
17 years ago
Rating: 6.0  / 10.0

this is so sad. i couldn't stop crying after i finished the ending.
sigh... [edit](sniff time to do a proper review~)
the art was okay - the way the hair is drawn is quite nice.
the plot though, as many ppl say, is a bit weird/unrealistic as the mangaka tends to add as many **tragedy-combos,**consecutively as she can -- which is why its so friggin sad -- this manga would certainly appeal greatly to ppl looking for something to cry on but i doubt it would satisfy anyone who is looking for something with a substaintial, realistic, plot.
anyhuU~ it was okay~
sighh~ how can the mangaka b so cruel to his/her characters~~ sighhh~
since i think its okay...



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It got better..  
by Twilight_Moon
17 years ago
Rating: 8.9  / 10.0

The series is overly tragic, making everything look cheap and corny. After one tragic incident, another one occurs - there's no reason to feel sympathy for the characters.

I'll have to agree with sakura1083.

EDIT - After taking a long break from this manga, I have to change my mind. The story, in my opinion, improved greatly during the arc with Yoshiyuki and when Ayu isn't devoid of feelings.. I actually feel for the characters here. The ending actually almost made me shed a tear.. Much better than I thought it would be.



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Sad... touching  
by lights_
17 years ago
Rating: 10.0  / 10.0

Well, I believe this is one of the saddest manga I've ever read... It's very sad and beautiful... I think it's just perfect despite it's very very sad. It really made me cry.

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So Sad  
by keikii
17 years ago
Rating: 10.0  / 10.0

I have read this manga and the other ones that go with it, and every time i read it, i can't help but cry. Heck, even thinking about it makes me cry.
I think that no matter how many times i would read this story, i'll always cry.

This is a must read for everyone! It teaches a lesson that everyone needs to learn

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Sad...  
by meisu
17 years ago
Rating: 10.0  / 10.0

The story was soo beautiful, but sad. I usually never get moved by sad stories, but this one almost made me cry.
I really recommend it!

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Too unrealistic  
by sakura1083
17 years ago
Rating: N/A

Too many tragic coincidences one after another. Life can be cruel sometimes, but this story was so unbelievable I could hardly care for the characters, more or less the way any tragic event in a cheap soup opera tends to inspire laughs instead of tears. No matter how bad a title is, I always read it till the end to judge it properly, but I nearly made and exception here. Deep Love is too corny for it's own sake.



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Weird  
by Aenonar
18 years ago
Rating: 10.0  / 10.0

It's a bit weird, you have to fill out alot of gaps yourself. Might have helped if it used a few more chapters to tell the story. But it was really good and really tragic. Even moved my cold and hardened heart a little

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