Yume De Aetara

Masuo Fugano is a 24-year-old virgin Salaryman, and Unlucky Everydude with a capital U. He's tired of being single, and grows despondent when a fortune teller seems to predict he has no chance in love. Despite this, he decides to try a marriage interview... where he meets the beautiful kindergarten teacher Nagisa Shiozaki, who has rather the opposite problem: Too many selfish Jerkasses chasing her have colored her opinion of men in general, and driven her close to giving up on finding a loving husband. But is this seemingly wishy-washy Extreme Doormat of a Dogged Nice Guy really a better prospect?

Well, maybe he's better than the Jerk Jock or the Upper Class Twit who both insist "No" Means "Yes".

Thus begins Yamahana Noriyuki's Yume De Aetara (If I See You In My Dreams), 17 volumes of Cannot Spit It Out, Poor Communication Kills, Takahashi-level Belligerent Sexual Tension... and Aw, Look -- They Really Do Love Each Other, Love Bubbles, and Crowning Moments Of Heartwarming

An OVA was released, which became very popular in South America because Locomotion broadcast it every week.

Contains Examples Of:

 * Earn Your Happy Ending: Masuo goes through hell in his pursuit of Nagisa.
 * Harsh Word Impact: Masuo is subject to these at least Once Per Episode, melting, stabbed with metaphorical knives, turning to stone, etc...
 * Oh Crap: .Masuo has [[media:ohcrap_yda_1458.png|an epic one]] around mid-way in the series, realizing he's caught between Nagisa and . Just to drive the point home of how much he's screwed, he gets shot by the Space Battleship Yamato's Wave Motion Gun!
 * Tsundere: Nagisa can give Naru a run for the money. However, Masuo is willing to call her out when she's going overboard on the tsun side.