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.


 * 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.