Meguri Ai (1998)

- The leads clearly love each other and are always there for each other, but constantly get into relationships with others instead of dating one another.
- Similar Friends / Best Friends to lovers trope
- star crossed classic romance
- lots of yearning, angst and chemistry

Graduate student, Shuji, fell in love with his neighbour, Eri, who has a dream of becoming a dancer. However, Eri was unwilling to give up her dream and hence left Shuji to go to America. Still, fate brings them back together time and again like a bittersweet refrain