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I've never been one to have "OTP's", or one true pairing. Of course, I have favourite couples, pairings that I think are good together. Then Fuuko and Ichi came along. I've never felt so strongly for a couple before, and I found myself insanely rooting them on. Everytime these two characters interact or even just think of one another, I swoon with joy.

Though I started read Parfait Tic 2+ years ago, I never really did express my love for the pairing publicly (partly since I used to be more of a devoted gamer than manga reader). However, here I am, and here you are: I hope you enjoy what I've managed to scrape together, and maybe you'll also see what I see in Fuuko and Ichi's relationship.

parfait tic

Shoujo (girl's) manga in general hardly ever reach the high popular success shounen (boy's) mangas like BLEACH or Fullmetal Alchemist may attain, which is a shame, because there are some really great shoujo manga stories out there. Shoujo manga touch on reality a lot more than shounen manga, and Parfait Tic is a perfect example.

What is Parfait Tic? It is a Japanese manga series by Nagamu Nanaji, serialized in Margaret magazine. The series ended with 148 chapters (about 21 volumes worth).

The story revolves around an average-looking girl beginning her life in high school, Kameyama Fuuko. On that day, two cousins move into her apartment, making them her neighbours: Shinpo Daiya and Shinpo Ichi. Daiya is a very happy and outgoing kind of person, while Ichi is a little cold and indifferent to everything. It's hard to believe they're related, except for the fact that they are both drop dead gorgeous.

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the pair

The pairing, affectionately called Fuuchi (created by merging their names together, fuuko with ichi) is one of the two possible pairings in the Parfait Tic story, and one half of the love triangle that has our poor heroine so confused. Here's some information on the two individually: