Valentine 2011 manga recommendation: Boku no Hatsukoi wo Kimi ni Sasagu by Aoki Kotomi ♥ I have promises to keep...

This shoujo manga review belongs in our Valentine 2011/scanlation picks series.

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Boku no Hatsukoi wo Kimi ni Sasagu © Aoki Kotomi/Shogakukan
[First serialized in Sho-Comi]

In my eighth summer, I made the worst promise. A promise that I wouldn't be able to keep.

Boku no Hatsukoi wo Kimi ni Sasagu by Aoki Kotomi ♥ I have promises to keep...
Review/Recommendation by baka-girl (Some rights reserved)
Rating: 8.4 of 10

Eight year old Takuma from chapter 1

Eight year old Takuma
[Chapter 1]
Image from Tenshi Tachi

Summary
Kakinouchi Takuma and Taneda Mayu have known each other since they were eight years old. They even vow to get married when they grow up. Later, Takuma is going to regret his promise to Mayu, because a congenital heart disease sez he won't live to see his 20th year. Takuma then decides to leave Mayu's side, hoping that she will be happy with another person. He even enters a boarding school to separate himself from Mayu. Did everything go as smoothly as Takuma plans? Does Mayu decide to leave Takuma? Find out the answers in Boku no Hatsukoi wo Kimi ni Sasagu!

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