This was annoying because those characters were also always present. You can see Tina, Kaoru and Aoi change, in a little way you can see Miyabi grow, but the other characters seem to be rooted in their personalities and show no change. You can see the characters growing into people, with multiple facets in their personalities developing.
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On the other hand, this series handles personal growth very well. The change in how they see their relationship is too sudden. In the beginning of the manga, Kaoru almost shows contempt for Tina, saying that her looks is "all she's got." Towards the end of the story, they talk about what good friends they used to be and how they are going to miss each other. The other major problem is that the characters will sometimes change suddenly, as the back story fills in. I know it should be expected after several predecessors, but I was hoping that it would move away from the need for constant large-breasted, mostly or completely naked women along with its other moves away from standard manga. The amount of fan service (purposefully perverted moments that don't add to the story) also distracts from the story. This really distracts from the storyīecause it seems slapped in the story. It was a conscious choice and it made little sense, sometimes he seems to go out of his way to show nude women. This is especially prominent in the most recent issue, when three characters have a conversation completely nude where they had no reason to be having that conversation right there. For some reason, there's a mandatory nude scene in every issue.
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It was translated by Alethea and Athena Nibley, friends of my roommate Scott's, whom I lovingly dubbed Japan boy in the review of Red Steel.Įven though it is a decent series full of tenderness and caring, it has a few problems that really retract from the story. This is beautifully drawn, and well translated, as I'm told by several sources. Kaoru's struggle to be with Aoi becomes more and more difficult as their families try to pull them apart. Unlike a lot of similar series, Ai Yori Aoshi doesn't get repetitive and boring. This is shown by Kaoru not being everyone's punching bag and the gags don't repeat over and over again. It also separates away from the (anime/manga) Love Hina. You can see this very plainly in animes like Macross (English version called Robotech). This is an old convention where there are two love interests but one love interest is shown from the beginning to be the one the main character chooses. What separates Ai Yori Aoshi from your normal harem anime is that Kaoru has already made his choice, which was made clear at the beginning. Throughout the series he attracts many women – at one point, there are six women chasing him. The story is about the disowned heir to the Hanabishi Clan, Kaouru Hanabishi. Drawn and written by the mankaga Kou Fumizuki. What's a guy supposed to do?Īi Yori Aoshi is a good series that combines older conventions with modern conventions. One chance meeting at the train station changed it all, when the girl he was given to when he was a child shows up, wanting to keep that promise. He went to classes, lived alone in his apartment, and didn't eat all that well. We are simply here to encourage the continuing popularity of Japanese Animation, and for many more viewers to watch it.Kaoru was a normal, everyday, college student. The Anime videos are streamed directly from the third-party video sharing services mentioned. We does not accept responsibility for content hosted on third party websites. Users who upload to these websites agree not to upload illegal content when creating their user accounts. However, we strongly believes in the protection of intellectual property and would be willing to assist when possible and applicable. We operates under the laws of the United States of America functioning as an index and database of anime content found publicly on the Internet, in principle conducting in the same way as Google. In case of copyright infringement or any other issue, please directly contact the responsible parties. Unless otherwise stated, all music and video content is uploaded by and hosted on the servers of third-parties, so called Video Sharing Websites, such as, but not limited to Veoh, Megavideo, Imeem, YouTube and Myspace Videos. Legal Disclaimer: None of the videos are hosted on our servers or on servers of our staff, family members or otherwise related in any way whatsoever.