BEST LOVE TRIANGLES IN ANIME/MANGA

I know a lot of us love stories where there's two boys fighting over one girl. And after browsing through many manga and anime, the list below remains my top favorites! There's no list below such as top 1, top 2, etc. They're all worth reading in my opinion, which is why I didn't number them, so check out the descriptions and find which one you prefer to read first! I also provide a link to the anime and/or manga for them if available.

*You might notice I don't really give names in my description (written below the status whether the story has a manga or anime or both), not the plot description, of the story. The reason for that is I don't want to spoil the show for you. But if you're like me and just HAVE to know the ending before reading or watching the manga or anime so you know if the character you like will end up with the girl or not, then feel free to search for the "spoiler" yourself. All of them are online and can easily be found. But if you like things to be a mystery, then just twirl in the story and see what happens!

Kaichou Wa Maid-Sama

Status: Completed

Anime/Manga

Really cute guy and girl protagonist, with of course the girl oblivious to the guy's interest and the guy's playful manner pursuing the girl. It's more of a school shoujo manga with a twist of romance (yes, there's a love triangle, more four ways than three with three guys after one girl!) If you're into those more realistic looking characters, you might love this one. There's both an anime and manga for this. And best of all, it's completed!

This is the first episode of the anime:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mz6q_eh63rg

This is the manga:
http://www.mangahere.co/manga/kaichou_wa_maid_sama/

Plot:
Once an all-boys school, Seika High, a renowned school full of reckless and filthy students, has recently become a co-ed school. However, with the female population still remaining a minority even after the change over the recent years, Misaki Ayuzawa takes it into her own hands to reform the school and allow a chance for the girls to feel safer in the rough environment. Even the teachers are on her side. Training, studying and even becoming the first female student council president of the school, Misaki has gained a reputation, among the male students body as an uptight boy-hating demon dictator and as a shining hope for the teachers and fellow female students. However, despite her tough-as-nails appearance, she secretly works part-time at a maid café in order to support her family. Unfortunately, her secret is soon discovered by Takumi Usui, a popular boy at Seika High. Later as the story continues both Takumi and Misaki find out the love they have for each other. The story also involves all the members working at Maid cafe where Misaki works, Members of the rivalry elite school Miyabigaoka, Misaki's family, Usui's family and Misaki's childhood friend Hinata Shintani along with some school friends as well as members of student council of Seika High.

Strobe Edge

Status: Completed

Manga

The main guy protagonist (dark-haired) has a cool appearance and seems to not really take part in anything. But he's also sweet and friendly plus handsome, which is why many girls fall for him. The supporting character, also a guy (light-haired), is more of a playboy and enjoys teasing and having fun with girls. This is a love triangle between the playboy and the cool guy. This is a school shoujo manga with a kind of complicated relationship with one guy pushing the girl to date him and the other just backing off, only jumping in at the last minute. The story is still cute, and kind of predictable. The characters are drawn pretty well, and the girl is not oblivious to the interests of the boys.

This is the manga:
http://www.mangareader.net/448-27926-1/strobe-edge/chapter-1.html

Plot:
15-year-old Ninako Kinoshita has never been in love until an encounter on the train with her school's most popular boy, the quiet Ren Ichinose. As she grows closer to Ren, she falls in love with him, but must learn to cope with the unfortunate fact that Ren already has a longtime girlfriend.

Ao Haru Ride

Status: Completed

Anime/Manga

Actually, this is probably one of my FAVORITE manga/anime out there. The author for this manga is also the writer for Strobe Edge (above), so if you liked that, you'll definitely love this. The love triangle isn't really the main focus of the story, as in it doesn't just start out with the triangle right away, but rather the story builds into it. Both the male and female protagonist has their own triangle so you get a take on both sides, which I find really touching. The plot is SUPER GOOD and it just brings in so many feelings that will get you pumped up and happy.

This is the manga:
http://www.mangahere.co/manga/ao_haru_ride/

The anime is removed from Youtube (probably due to copyright) but you can easily find and watch in online on Crunchyroll or so.

Plot:
Yoshioka Futaba has a few reasons why she wants to "reset" her image and life as a new high-school student. Because she's cute, she was ostracized by her female friends in junior high, and because of a misunderstanding, she couldn't get her feeling across to the one boy she has always liked, Tanaka-kun. Now in high school, she is determined to be as unladylike as possible so that her friends won't be jealous of her. While living her life this way contentedly, she meets Tanaka-kun again, but he now goes under the name of Mabuchi Kou. He tells her that he felt the same way as she did when they were younger, but now things can never be the same again. Will Futaba be able to continue her love that never even started from three years ago?

Ouran High School Host Club
Status: Completed
Anime/Manga

Unlike the previous manga, this main girl protagonist IS oblivious to the interests of the boys. It's also foursome, with a triangle between 3 guys and 1 girl. The main boy protagonist is very flamboyant and oblivious to his own feelings for the girl, only fully realizing it practically at the middle-end of the manga. The characters are ALSO well drawn and the plot is unpredictable.

This is the anime: There's both an English dub and sub for this one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyuyJFRVwww

This is the manga:
http://www.mangahere.co/manga/ouran_high_school_host_club/c001/

Plot:
Haruhi Fujioka is a scholarship student at the prestigious Ouran Academy, a fictitious high school located in Bunkyo, Tokyo. Looking for a quiet place to study, Haruhi stumbles upon the Third Music Room, a place where the Ouran Academy Host Club, a group of six male students, gathers to entertain female "clients." During their initial encounter, Haruhi accidentally knocks over and breaks an antique vase valued at ¥8,000,000 (US $80,000 in the U.S. English manga) and is told to repay the cost in service to the club as an errand boy. Haruhi's short hair, slouching attire and gender-ambiguous face cause her to be mistaken by the hosts for a male student. After a brief run as such, the Hosts soon realize that she's a "natural" in entertaining girls and promote her to full-Host status. She agrees since Hosting will help her pay off her debt more quickly. The members of the club discover her true gender one by one, but they keep this fact a secret.
Ouran Elite Academy encompasses pre-school through high school and has an attached university program. Most students come from elite families, but a scholarship is annually awarded to the top scorer on a rigorous entrance examination. Haruhi is such a student for her grade level. The school's unofficial motto is "Lineage counts first, wealth a close second," meaning students with stellar family backgrounds but low socioeconomic status may be given top priority over those from rich families with lesser pedigrees.

Hirunaka No Ryuusei
Status: Completed
Manga

This is the love triangle that's get you asking ALL THE WAY until the end of the series, who is she seriously going to end up with? It literally makes a rushed conclusion (and though I don't want to give it away), you see an amusing tug-of-war between the two boys (one a teacher, and the other a student). The female protagonist, from the start, realizes her feelings for the two male protagonists and even confesses to both of them. So this isn't a manga where the girl is oblivious to what is happening around her. The characters are well drawn, and for 2 chapters, they even add is a collaboration between this manga and Hibi Chouchou (Google it), which I thought was a good add in.

This is the manga:
http://www.mangahere.co/manga/hirunaka_no_ryuusei/

Plot:
15-year-old country girl Suzume Yosano has to move to Tokyo to live with her uncle due to her father's transfer. She bumps into a mysterious man who ends up taking her to her uncle's place after she gets lost. Turns out, Suzume will be seeing him a lot more often once she starts school because...he's actually her homeroom teacher!

Fruits Basket
Status: Completed
Anime/Manga

Honestly, this IS a love triangle, but at the same time, not. The reason I say this is because one of the guys in the triangle realize sometime near the end that he likes the girl in a motherly way since he never had the motherly love from his own mother. But it's really cute how the story incorporates the Chinese zodiac animals into this plot, which is also unpredictable by the way. The girl is NOT oblivious to her feelings and chases after one guy in the triangle. This takes place in a school.

This is the anime:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zaSYUVy388

This is the manga:
http://www.mangahere.co/manga/fruits_basket/

Plot:
When high school student Tohru Honda's mother dies in a car crash on her way to work, she decides to live with her grandfather. Renovations on the house cause her to move out of her grandfather's house temporarily and, since she has nowhere else to go, Tohru begins living in a tent and supporting herself. That is, until she finds a home in the least likely of places, inhabited by her popular classmate Yuki Sohma and his cousins Shigure and Kyo.
The Sohmas live with a curse. Twelve members of the family (not including Kyo, who is the cat) are possessed by spirits of the Chinese zodiac and turn into their zodiac animal when they are weak, under stress, or when hugged by someone of the opposite gender.
When Tohru discovers the Sohmas' secret, she promises not to tell and is allowed to keep living with them. Although the Sohmas' curse is deeper and darker than Tohru realized, her presence and her acceptance of them soon becomes a large, positive influence on those possessed by the zodiac. She sets out to break the curse and, on the way, meets and discovers the Sohma's vengeful zodiac spirits. Each has a different personality, just like the animals in the Chinese zodiac. Tohru's existence changes the Sohma clan's lives forever.

Peach Girl
Status: Completed
Anime/Manga

If you're into stories where the girl dates BOTH of the characters in the love triangle before making her decision, this is literally for you. In other words, this isn't a story where both guys confess to the girl, the girl thinks about it, and then chooses one guy. It's a story where the girl likes both boys, dates both of them, and THEN decide. Now before you get the wrong idea, this girl is not a slut or just enjoys fooling around with boys. There's a meaning to these dates with both boys, and it's up to you to find out! This also takes place in a school.

This is the anime:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aluw8TshiCM&list=PL0sSLm8Z4M7M7fM_Sr7vhxpWJdwnAhKPl

This is the manga:
http://www.mangahere.co/manga/peach_girl/

There's also a side story of the "villain" in manga form. This is it:
http://www.mangahere.co/manga/peach_girl_sae_s_story/

Plot:
Momo Adachi is a former member of the high school swim team. She tans easily and her hair is bleached out; unfortunately, she is stereotyped by her ignorant classmates and is forced to endure rumors about being an "easy girl" who has had many sexual relationships. Her only friend is Sae, who is actually responsible for spreading the nasty gossip due to her jealousy of Momo. Momo is in love with Toji, a taciturn baseball player, but the scheming Sae also has her sights set on the boy. Momo's life is further complicated with the introduction of Kairi Okayasu, a wise-cracking playboy who is determined to make her his. He reveals to Momo that she had saved him from drowning the summer before high school started.
Things become even more complicated when Sae, in an attempt to make Momo miserable, spreads rumors about Momo and Kairi making out. The rumor about the kiss between the two is true, but it was Kairi who initiated it while Momo remained stunned by the interaction. When Toji is hospitalized, Sae convinces Toji to break up with Momo. Thanks to Kairi, he finds out about all the lies and rumors Sae has made up. Toji saves Momo from being bullied (thanks to Sae's lies again) and tells the truth about him and Momo, resulting in the students apologizing to Momo and hating Sae. Toji and Momo get back together, but Sae later tries to complicate their relationship again by threatening to discredit Momo with her newly acquired access to the mass media. Though Toji is initially defiant, he reluctantly breaks up with Momo to protect her. Momo is heartbroken at first, particularly due to not knowing that it is part of Sae's schemes. However, she eventually begins dating Kairi, whom she had previously considered annoying, and soon begins to fall in love with him. When it is revealed to Momo why Toji broke up with her, Momo is left to choose between Toji and Kairi. More problems arise and the love triangle intensifies.

Last Game
Status: Ongoing
Manga

Very amusing love triangle between two guys and a girl, where you constantly get to see the guys fighting one another. The girl, of course, is oblivious to all of this, but eventually finds out her feelings for one guy. The girl in this manga is the indifferent type while the boys are the playful ones. I'm still currently reading this manga, and it's SUPER good. It's kind of like Ouran High School Host Club where one of the guy is super rich and good looking and just falls for a girl who's average. In my opinion, this is one manga that just DEMANDS an anime.

This is the manga:
http://www.mangahere.co/manga/last_game/

Plot:
He's rich, he's smart, girls gather around him all the time, and he has always gotten first place on his exams... well, until Kujou transferred in his primary school class. She was quiet, plain, and poor, yet not once has she failed at beating Yanagi, both in academics and sports! Yanagi has made it his life goal to defeat this girl Kujou, and ten years later, as they enter high school, he just might finally win! This is the story of their last game.

Otona Pink

Status: Completed

Manga

This is more like a forbidden relationship between the teacher and the student. And well, the love triangle is between the girl and the teacher and the girl's boyfriend! This manga is short so if you don't have much time but still want to finish reading a complete manga, this is for you.

This is the manga:
http://www.mangahere.co/manga/otona_pink/

Plot:
Senou Miku is a normal high school girl. On the day that she had her first boyfriend, her mother had a job transfer. And then, her guardian, who came to live with her, turned out to be her homeroom teacher, Nishizono-sensei...

Ouji Ka Prince
Status: Ongoing
Manga

A love triangle between brothers, perhaps? This manga, like the previous one, is also very short. However, it's still ongoing, so it leaves you hanging in the dark. The sad part is that the last chapter was published in 2013. And we are in 2015. Though I'm still following up on this story, I doubt there will be another chapter. Even still, the triangle is evident in the first 6 chapters, between the cool, prince-type guy and his playful brother.

This is the manga:
http://www.mangahere.co/manga/ouji_ka_prince/

Plot:
Tsunagi's a high school girl who admires the famous, beautiful and distant imperial prince: Koji Ninomiya. Tsunagi's life takes a new light with a new classmate, Haruhi, who amazingly - and suspiciously - looks exactly like the famous prince...

Skip Beat
Status: Ongoing
Anime/Manga

Isn't revenge sweet? Honestly, this is a great anime and manga but for me (I'm not sure about you), the characters are a bit off. They're not well drawn and do not look as realistic as I had expected. However, the plot is very unpredictable and the story keeps you on your toes. You might not like it as much in the beginning, but if you read to chapter 5 or so, you will literally become addicted to it.

This is the anime:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3fZoTlTssQ

This is the manga:
http://www.mangahere.co/manga/skip_beat/v01/c001/

Plot:
Skip Beat! follows the story of Kyoko Mogami, a sixteen year-old girl who loves her childhood friend, Shotaro Fuwa, but is betrayed by him. Having spent a large part of her childhood at Shotaro's parents' inn, she learned a great deal about hostelry and other such jobs. Shotaro, not wishing to take over his parents' business, asks Kyoko to run away with him to Tokyo, leaving high school and her life in Kyoto Prefecture behind to help him pursue a career in music. Upon arrival in Tokyo, Kyoko lives an unreasonably frugal life and works multiple jobs to support Sho, as he is called by his fans, spending nothing on herself and doing whatever she can for Sho, who eventually becomes ranked seventh of the top twenty most popular male celebrities of Japan. One day, she overhears Shotaro complaining about her to his manager, saying that she is a boring and plain girl who he thinks of as a doormat. He proceeds to sweet-talk and flirt with his manager, in stark contrast to the cold and demanding attitude he usually exhibits towards Kyoko. Kyoko doesn't shed many tears when she learns that Sho wanted her along only to handle housekeeping duties. Instead, her "Pandora's box" opens and she vows vengeance on Sho. As she is carried away by security, Sho mockingly tells her that if she wants revenge, she had better become a bigger star than he is. And so, Kyoko changes her appearance and enters the entertainment industry, facing many challenges along the way. Skip Beat! follows Kyoko's journey climbing up the showbiz ladder as she meets interesting people, troublemakers and friends alike, with hopes of getting revenge on Shotaro, as well as regaining the sense of compassion that she had lost when her heart was broken by him. Along the way she meets Ren Tsuruga, who at first disapproves of Kyoko but later comes to love her. As Kyoko cultivates her acting and friendships, she soon discovers a sense of self separate from her initial plans for revenge.

Stardust Wink
Status: Ongoing
Manga

Another playful love triangle between two really good looking boys and a girl. The girl DOES date both boys and then makes her decision on which boy is right for her. Again, like Peach Girl, this character is not a slut or just enjoys fooling around with boys. There's a point to her actions in dating both boys, and it's up to you to find out! However, the story is kind of predictable and doesn't have much of a plot as evidenced in Skip Beat.

This is the manga:
http://www.mangahere.co/manga/stardust_wink/

Plot:
I’m Anna. I’m 14 years old and I've just entered the ninth grade. Sou and Hinata, who live in the same apartment complex as me, are my childhood friends and we’re all the same age. I thought that from now on we’d become even closer friends, but then my senior came! I don't know what to do!

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All in all, if you're ever bored and want something with a love triangle to read, these are for you! Personally, I'm more of a fan of completed manga since I like to sneak a look at the ending, but the ongoing ones are also just as fun.

HAPPY READING!

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