Junjou Romantica S3?

Last Updated on Friday, 19 June 2009 19:02



At last, Junjou Romantica Season 2 has come to an end! What happens next? Will there be a Season 3? We all want to know! Thanks GenericWit for creating this FAQ!

***EDITED: 24 March 2009***
Thanks GenericWit for this wonderful FAQ!

Hihi! So, basically, I decided to make a FAQ because a lot of people ask the same questions and don't feel like scrolling through pages to see the answers. If you want to add a question to it, just respond here, and I'll add it. I consider myself a JJR pro so... I can pretty much answer anything anime/manga related.

Will there be a season 3?
We don't know. As far as I know, at the moment, no. There's not really any manga material for them to keep going so if there were to be one, it would be original material. That's the short answer.
All the characters look the same! Help!

Right. *coughs* This question is not as uncommon as people might think so here I am to the rescue with a quick guide to characters! Beware of beginning spoilers!
The first two episodes deal exclusively with Usami and Misaki (Romantica).
The third episode deals with Nowaki and Hiroki (egoist). However, it does show a young Usami (see below questions for more details) so don't be confused.
The fourth episode is Romantica. The fifth episode and sixth episodes are Egoist. The seventh and eighth episodes are Romantica. The ninth episode deals with Usami and Hiroki when they were kids.
The tenth and eleventh episodes are about Miyagi and Shinobu (Terrorist).
The last episode of the first season is back to Romantica.
After that you should know who the characters are. Be advised that the other characters do make cameos (such as Nowaki working in the flower shop where Misaki buys flowers for Usami). Just keep watching, and it'll click for you. I promise.
To add my own commentary... if you're following the manga, there will be closeups of Hiroki and Misaki where they look *a lot* like each other. I can understand where you might be confused about those two at first, but you'll learn their personalities soon enough. Plus, you'll see based on the pairings who's who, but like I said, you'll get the hang of it soon enough.

***Click on the characters to expand the image.


Miyagi- Terrorist




Shinobu- Terrorist




Usami- Romantica




Misaki- Romantica




Nowaki- Egoist




Hiroki- Egoist






How old is everyone?

As of the start of the series, Misaki is 18, Akihiko (Usagi) is 28, Hiroki is 28, Nowaki is 24, Shinobu is 18ish (I say that because he doesn't come in right at the start of the series), and Miyagi is 35ish.
In the later part, add a year. Really everyone adds a year besides Shinobu. That's because Shinobu's and Miyagi's storyline starts later and doesn't even until he's 18. He's less than a year younger than Misaki. Don't think about it too much because your head might explode.

But I thought that Nowaki was 18 and Hiroki was 22!

Right, well, their first episodes/manga chapters are set 6 years before the start of the series. 6 years before the start, Hiroki loved Usami who loved Takahiro (Misaki's brother). Then, Hiroki met Nowaki, and they've been dating ever since. Then, five years later, Nowaki goes away for about a year. Then he comes back after the year, and that's when the storylines start. Click here for further explanation in my post.

Do they all know each other?

Well, Hiroki and Akihiko are childhood friends so they know each other.
Hiroki also knows Miyagi since he works with him.
Hiroki also briefly knows Shinobu from having walked in on him and Miyagi.
Hiroki also knows Misaki because of class and running into each other.
Nowaki knows Misaki because Misaki came in to buy flowers.
Nowaki knows Akihiko.
Miyagi knows Akihiko from the time Akihiko spends in his and Hiroki's shared office.
Miyagi knows Nowaki from Nowaki kicking his arse. Tee hee.
Misaki knows Miyagi from school.
So, they all pretty much know each other but only Hiroki/Akihiko and Hiroki/Miyagi really know each other closely.
Except for Shinobu who doesn't really know anyone... Heh.

What do we know about the guys' romantic pasts? Beware of spoilers.

Well... not much. Here's what we do know so far:
What we know about Ryuuichiro from mistake.
Akihiko/Hiroki have known each other since they were kids. That's when Hiroki presumably first fell "in love" with him.
Akihiko/Hiroki have had sex.
Akihiko liked Takahiro, Misaki's brother.
Hiroki has had at least one lover in the past making his "men he had sex with" count to *at least* 3.
Misaki is very virginal prior to Akihiko (as far as we know).
Shinobu was a virgin prior to Miyagi.
Miyagi was married.
Miyagi was in love with his sensei.
Nowaki, presumably, has never really had a relationship before Hiroki or at least has never been in love.

What is the JJR website?

As far as I know, there isn't an official English site that says much of anything other than "coming soon" or something of that sort.
Click here for the official Japanese site.
Click here for the official manga site.
Click here for the official Italian site.
Click here for the official site of the future USA licenser guys. The site is useless, fyi.

Where can I download subbed anime?

You can download it right her from aarinfantasy. Click for bittorrent. Click for host links.

Where can I buy a subbed anime?

Nowhere as of now. You can buy the Japanese, but currently, there isn't a place to buy it in English so enjoy it here while it's free. Alternatively, they do have official releases like the Malaysian release, but uh... the English subs are more than subpar since they were added sort of as an after-thought so I don't recommend any of those. There's no official ones, only bootlegs that ebay seelers are claiming to be official, with false authentication stickers--SO DO NOT BUY! (Thanks Sawwie-chan for this info!). Hold out for a western release.

Where can I download manga?

You can't. It's licensed. The main series anyway. It's up to volume 11 in Japanese. You can buy it up to volume 8 in English from retailers such as Barnes and Noble and Amazon.

What are the couples called?

Junjou Romantica: Takahashi Misaki x Usami Akihiko
Junjou Egoist: Kamijou Hiroki x Kusama Nowaki
Junjou Terrorist: Takatsuki Shinobu x Miyagi Yo
Junjou Mistake (side story/before start of series): Isaka Ryuuichiro x Asahina Kaoru
Junjou Minimum (side story/when they were kids): Hiroki x Akihiko
Get used to these terms. They're used a lot.

S2E4, what's that anime at the end?

Ga rei Zero

What's the difference between uncensored and censored releases?

Basically nothing. You know that small shadow that blocks out a little more skin? Well, it's that. Click for more.

Is there a game?

Yeah, but it's in Japanese. Good luck with import prices. You can click to download it here though.

What about merchandise?

Good luck with that, too. I recommend ebay or making your own like I have. Also, click here. If you know some basic Japanese, you should be able to navigate it alright. If anyone has anything else, feel free to share the links.

How closely does the anime follow the manga?

Pretty much exactly. Word for word, in fact, for the most part. They omit parts as they please (like a lot of the sexual content and some of the story lines), but it's pretty good about following.

Why isn't there more egoist/terrorist?

If you know the answer to this, let me know. There's no reason other than the fact that the creators might be trying to appeal to a certain audience and think most people like Romantica more. If you want more of either couple, I definitely recommend checking out the manga.

How dirty is it?

Hah. Well, the manga is pretty explicit. The first season has some somewhat raunchy scenes, but it's no Enzai. On the other hand, it's also not Gakuen Heaven. The second season tones down the sex a lot.

I have a question!

Okay, PM me, and I'll try to help. Also, correct me if I'm wrong on anything. I wrote this up quickly, and I hope I didn't embarrass myself too badly.


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