MATHEMATICAL FICTION:

a list compiled by Alex Kasman (College of Charleston)

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Proof Geometric Construction Can Solve All Love Affairs (2017)
Takahashi Manbou (lyricist) / Ane Manbou (illustrator)
Highly Rated!

This is not a short story or novel or movie, it is a music video by Japanese musician "Manbo-p" (featuring manga-style illustrations by his sister). As the title implies, it is a romance in which a boy wins the love of his longtime crush using geometry (mostly straight edge and compass constructions).

I am not certain whether I am listing this entry in my "Mathematical Fiction" database properly, or even whether I should be listing it at all. It certainly does not fit easily into my current categorization scheme. If you have corrections or an opinion about whether this entry should be deleted from the database, please let me know. Thanks to Zin Li for bringing it to my attention.

Contributed by John R. Drum

I say definitely keep the music video on the page. I found it because of your posting and loved it. I also think it might make a good video for interested high school students as it explains fairly well basic constructions.

More information about this work can be found at www.youtube.com.
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Works Similar to Proof Geometric Construction Can Solve All Love Affairs
According to my `secret formula', the following works of mathematical fiction are similar to this one:
  1. The Love Formula by Giulia Clerici / Giulia Pasqualini
  2. Hajime's Algorithm by Mihara Kazuto
  3. Let's Play With Numbers [Suuji de Asobo] by Murako Kinuta
  4. The Adventures of Topology Man by Alex Kasman
  5. The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage by Sydney Padua
  6. The Map of Tiny Perfect Things by Lev Grossman
  7. Train Brains / The Runaway Train (Donald Duck) by Carl Barks
  8. Off Day! by Al Feldstein (writer) / Jack Kamen (artist)
  9. 1963 by Alan Moore
  10. The Long Chalkboard by Jenny Allen / Jules Feiffer (Illustrator)
Ratings for Proof Geometric Construction Can Solve All Love Affairs:
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Mathematical Content:
4/5 (6 votes)
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Literary Quality:
3.17/5 (6 votes)
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Categories:
GenreHumorous, Romance, Young Adult,
MotifMusic, Romance,
TopicGeometry/Topology/Trigonometry,
MediumTelevision Series or Episode, Graphic Novel/Comic Book/Manga,

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Where are the new works of mathematical fiction?: As you can see from this chronological listing, this database includes many works of mathematical fiction for each year from 1990 to 2025. Strangely, only two are listed for 2026, so far. Either less mathematical fiction is being published than in previous years or I'm just having more trouble finding it. If you know of any works of fiction that should be added to this list, especially recently published ones, please let me know. (Keep in mind that I do not include self-published works or children's fiction that just covers elementary mathematical concepts.) Thanks!

(Maintained by Alex Kasman, College of Charleston)