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Kurosaki-Kun no Iinari ni Nante Naranai is an experience for me. A story to be told. A journey to the past that takes me back to a different time where the world was a lot smaller to me. 2019.

Among the few thousands of non-Japanese speaking people that have read through this manga to the end I must be in the even fewer that aren't actually into this type genre. Run-of-the-mill Shoujo manga, Why would I ever read this? Simping, of course. I was chasing someone, and heard this was what she was reading, and you bet I tore through the 40 chapters available at the ... time.

It stood out to me, but perhaps for reasons that are nothing new to this genre and target audience. Two guys after the one girl? A bully male lead who is somewhat... Abusive, to say the least? And why is the girl into it? I was not getting it- I still, don't quite get it. Like my frontiers haven't been quite expanded on exactly why it's the case that people would read that kind of thing for fun. I was puzzled by what this person I had feelings for was reading, but I was willing to sit it out, and wait and see if there was really something.

And, as luck would have it, Kurosaki-kun no Iinari Nante Naranai pleasantly surprised me. The characters that stayed bland in the beginning acquired depth and development as time went on, and though things were creepy in the beginning, the romance between Yuu and Haruto eventually became something enjoyable to read, as it didn't feel as if the author was just getting off on these boundary-pushing fantasies, but a dynamic that just feel grounded in this reality. They were fun and cute to read, and the manga even regained my respect as Yuu stopped being Haruto's mere "toy" and "stupid dog" to become her very own person that sought after her own goals regardless of the male lead- I don't know if this is something groundbreaking in shoujo manga, but boy for me did it make me happy that (unlike Haou Airen) the female lead became a person and not just some kind of toy for the dude to play with. That, is just great, and I love it.

Haruto and Takumi had basically joint character arcs that worked off eachother as they're the other two protagonists of this story, mainly centered around Haruto, who is obviously going to get the most of the spotlight as Takumi rots in his simp pit of complete perdition (No offense, white prince team). I don't understand the two-boys trope, but Takumi even felt like kind of a slump anytime he was around Yuu simply because everyone knew how it was going to turn out for him since the beginning. Haruto wins, and his best friend can only do as much as cry about it. A lot.

Of course, the characters rising above the dreadful first 20 chapters didn't mean the overall story did. Boring tropes were executed, and boy they weren't fun to read. The manga ran into some dangerous dead-ends it escaped by using the same ridiculous writing that had gotten it in those places to begin with. Good save, but those mistakes shouldn't have happened to begin with. Utilitarian characters that pop in and out are commonplace and the side cast does it's job alright if they stick around.

The art was never anything close to sublime and did it's functional job. A lot of cut corners were made even for a monthly release as photos are clearly used in almost if not all chapters, and if there's any hand drawn backgrounds they're extremely bland. The characters have the classical Shoujo manga appearance that makes them just as bland as the scenery around them, which really undermines how these bland-looking characters have actually decent stories around them.

So, in conclusion? It's okay. I don't read these kind of things (And I won't plan to do so) but this manga in particular caught my attention and keep me on hooked even after my original goal reading it just completely expired- It took me about a year after the manga ended to write this review, but the person I had started reading this "for" I haven't talked to in years. It's a personal journey for me, and perhaps that's what makes this manga more special to me than it should be. Should you read this? It honestly depends. I wouldn't say it's a diamond in the rough, far from it, it's just a cute read past a certain arc we'd all like to forget about (wink). So if a creepy bad start is something you're willing to sit through, then enjoy the adventures of Yuu and Haruto as they make their way to their very own ending, on their very own terms.
And that's honestly awesome.

This anime is a crime. To everyone, no matter who it is, this should be banned from sight. I was a huge fan of the first season and it's excellence and caught on the manga as soon as I had finished reading it. When I heard the second season was on it's way, I was excited. I looked forward to Season 2 even when the manga started going south, cutting corners in its writing and overall became a bad manga starting from volume 10.

But considering the first season had adapted only 4 volumes, the second season would adapt just the good parts of the manga ... that were left, right?
Yeah. No.

This adaptation rewrites what would be volumes 5 through 20 of the manga. You read that right, 15 volumes in 11 episodes, and how, you may ask? By cutting the story into random bits and pieces that would never make sense to an anime only, make some sense to the manga readers since we know the original parts and overall makes for a horrible watching experience. I'll go step by step on why this anime deserves a pure 1, a whole 0 off the first season's score.

The story is the worst of The Promised Neverland, but even worse. It took all the bad plot characteristics the manga had on it's second half, augmented them by one hundred, and said " People will love this. " From episode 3 onwards. Everything everyone hated is here. Horrible pacing, villains you don't care about(Like Peter Ratri always was in the manga), characters that receive no development or are made Emma's lapdogs (Ray, Norman after his 10 minutes of being convinced), no stakes overall and Emma's wonderful Talk No Jutsu.
The manga was painful to read after Emma acquired her Talk no Jutsu ability, imagine how horrible the anime is after we find out Yuugo isn't even there, on episode 3. Norman shows up after being gone by a whopping hour on the eyes of anime-onlies, becomes a villain for around one episode and then has his mind changed. Oh, nevermind any details on how his overpowered human resistance came to happen- which is a dreadful plot point to begin with.

What I'm trying to say is, the story is a trainwreck that makes no sense, is rushed through, and is insultingly incoherent, a complete polar opposite of what the first season had to show.

You know what also is the complete polar opposite of the first season? An animation that made me feel physical pain every single episode. I'll tell you, when I saw Emma shoot that bird I was like damn, nice cut bro. Then after what's supposed to be at least four volumes worth of things that happened in the manga is solved in Mirio vs Overhaul fashion- Panning Still screen colored frames. Not even animated, just panning shots of a very low quality drawing: I felt as scammed as a guy who was told the titanic was unsinkable as he was freezing in the north atlantic. This all is to say is: The animation sucks. Like really bad.

For the sound department, I think I've heard one or two new OSTs for this season, and they're both okay. Asides from that, both the OP and ED are nice-sounding and fit both in lyrics and tone. However. The lack of new music just shows how little care or love the studio showed for this second season. The opening's animation is lazy and consists of montly still shots or very simple animations. The ending's visuals look good, but hey- they're just trying to fill more time in the 30 minute timeslot they got to air this bad advertisement for a bad manga.

If I should even mention what's supposed to be characters in this dumpsterfire sinking ship of a bad anime, I shouldn't. Any character here is bad, even the ones you thought were good in the first season just follow what Emma says at every turn. No one questions her, and Emma just talks everyone to her side. It's bad. Norman's bad, Ray's bad, everyone's bad.

Don't watch this. Don't ever watch this. Read the manga up until volume 10 if you want something remotely satisfying to look at. Then never touch The Promised Neverland again past that. I feel bad for buying these people's retail manga because of this anime.

I don't write reviews. I don't read a lot of manga, hell, i don't know why i read this. But reading this piece of work i was truly wondering what i was doing with my life.
Oto☆Koi is a mixed bag, and every story has its own characteristics, but there is something consistent across all 9 stories: Good art.
All stories(except one) are centered around a single topic: Homosexual relationships with crossdressing involved. All stories come down to the point of “Even though you’re a guy, i still like you” or something similar. The character saying this might be the guy not crossdressing or the crossdresser himself: ... Whatever the case is, they develop feelings for eachother within five pages. Again, a one shot, but pretty bland.
The art is notably good for this one. Every chapter has varying degrees of how sexual they are, going from nothing sexual at all happening to outright “ dick-panty-shots “ which are clearly catering for this to be used as pornographic material. Overall, i believe the art is on point to achieve this goal. The artist clearly exaggerated female characteristics on every crossdressing character to make them look feminine, using male school uniforms to distinguish their actual sex.
The characters all share their like of dudes dressing up as girls and may have another quirk depending on the story. There are some notable characters in specific chapters that are way more memorable but they only achieve that by being incredibly narcissistic or outright creepy.
Overall, i had fun reading this. I wouldn’t read it again, but if softcore crossdresser porn is your cup of tea then you should go ahead and give it a read, since it is in fact only 9 one-shots.