L DK

L DK, stylized L♥DK, is an ongoing shōjo manga by Ayu Watanabe, serialized in the Japanese manga magazine Bessatsu Friend since 2009; it has been adapted into a live-action film that was released in 2014.

The story tells about the relationship between a high school girl, Aoi Nishimori, and the school prince, Shūsei Kugayama, when they come to share a small apartment. The series volumes have appeared on the Oricon comic charts a few times, and adapted into a Drama CD with the eighth volume of the manga.

Plot

Shūsei Kugayama, the "Prince" of his high school, has a reputation of turning down confessions from admiring girls; Aoi Nishimori takes offense after he turns down her best friend, Moe Shibuya. Later that day, Aoi is greeted by her new apartment neighbor which turns out to be Shūsei!^[ch. 1] After a kitchen fire accident ruins Shūsei's apartment,^[ch. 1] Shūsei decides to move into Aoi's flat, but becomes more casual and friendly towards her at school.^[ch. 2] After getting to know him better, Aoi falls in love with him, although he does not initially return that feeling.^[ch. 22] Meanwhile, they must keep their cohabitation a secret.^[ch. 9] Aoi tries to divert the girls who are interested in Shūsei, the guys who are interested in her, and family members who reveal hints about Shūsei's past. The two eventually come to fall in love with one another.