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May 31, 2014
I had put off this anime for so long, but since it's summer and I decided to catch up on my hold list, I thought why not give this anime that got hype for the pretty art, a chance?
I started watching K knowing nothing about it. I usually look up background info before starting up an anime, because I really don't like following the 3 episode rule. So this time I if ignored my past ways, and dove right into K! And I'm sure glad I did.
Story: 8
K starts with your typical white haired boy named Shiro. He's well liked by everyone at school.
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Life for Shiro is peaceful, until he is attacked and chased by these guys while he was out for a school errand. Running away, he accidentally gets cornered, and when all seems doomed, you have the black haired boy, Kuroh dash in from of the sky to save Shiro. What seemed like a rescue turned out to be Shiro's turn of luck because now he's being targeted by these enemy groups called HOMRA- the Red Clan Scepter 4- the Blue Clan, as well as the boy Kuroh, for having murdered one of their so called Kings and a member of their group?!?!?!
Characters: 8
I shouldn't even be giving them an 8 by the sole fact that there was 0 character development. But, I'm not since I thoroughly enjoyed the little hints that were thrown here and there and because I quickly grew to like the characters and even have favorites. One could quickly note from the little that was revealed, how the character's personalities were. Although the characters didn't get any background exposure, you can read that stuff in the novels. To my knowledge, they have been translated in English by fans. You can easily find them if you google around.
Art: 9
Oh man. The hype the anime got for the art is pretty spot on. The characters which you can easily see on the promo posters, are made really nicely. it doesn't stop there though. The expressions and movements they make are highly detailed. The first 2 episodes were brilliantly made. The scene were Yasu is riding his skateboard through the city, and the action filled scenes, showed the true wonders of how cgi should be in anime. These scenes had me awed in amazement. People keep bashing that the team focused too much on the visual concept instead of the story, but that's just wrong. The visual concept is PART of the story. K wouldn't be what it is if it wasn't like this. The colors are a major aspect that set off the ongoing and non drifting mood that is recurring throughout the anime.
Overall: 8
The anime only has 13 episodes, which I think is good since animes that drag on (especially with useless filler episodes) are annoying. But for some reason, this seemed to be the major issue to others. Some think it was rushed and badly made, but I actually found this anime really enjoyable since I watched it all one sitting, and was at the edge of my seat at that. I love and find the the whole concept of clans and kings to be really original. The twist and turn of events got to me and left me craving for more, which is why this anime instantly turned into a favorite to me.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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May 20, 2014
Before I start, I want to say that I have read a substantial amount of smut, yaoi, BL, whatever you want to name it, therefore I've read a fair share of terrible stories on this genre. First off, yes, Moegi Yuu's art is very pretty, but that doesn't excuse Koitomo?! at all because this, this was just a piece of crap.
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Koitomo?! is a spinoff of Moegi Yuu's Katekyo! This story focuses on a couple, Tokiwa-senpai, and Haruka his junior that attend the same college as Rintarou and Kaede.
PLOT: Tokiwa has trouble showing his true feelings since he was young, therefore it rustles his romantic relationship
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with Haruka.
Reading those three sentences doesn't make the story sound bad at all, right? So why did I give this story such a low rating?
Haruka is probably the epitome of the worst dominant partners in a relationship. Why again? I don't think you want to be told, "You're cumming already, are you a slut?" laughing while you're on the other end reaching climax when you're making love to your significant other.
These sly comments this character made, along with his terrible personality, which the author makes no effort to sugarcoat it because she wants the reader to KNOW that's the way he is, just bewildered me because she did a nice job with Katekyo! in only 20 some chapters. She draws the prettiest characters, but disappointingly manages to create one of the worst stories I've read in only 8 chapters. This could have been an okay story if Haruka wasn't such an unlikable character. But that's impossible because like I previously said, the author made him like that intentionally. Therefore, this manga wasn't for me, but might be for anyone else.
Reviewer’s Rating: 3
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Sep 16, 2013
It's truly rare to find a Shojou manga about a protagonist who has a "considerable" amount of weight and a love life; which is why I give Pochamani many high marks.
The usual pretty/average girl meeting and falling in love with the guy does not happen here. Instead we have Tsumugi, the female protagonist whom is a "chubby girl" that is always happy. Her refreshing aura shocks those around her because of her physical figure. Tagami, the male lead also known as the "chubby maniac", is quite the unnatural character. He can only, and I repeat ONLY, love chubby women.
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going.
When Tagami sees Tsumugi, he automatically rushes to her and asks her out, despite not even having talked to her before in his life. His obsession with chubbiness goes far enough to having his own squeeze ball to squish.
The sweet and mellow romance in this manga puts a smile on my face and the comedy and ridiculousness of Tagami's obsessive squishingness is hilarious. This manga is thoroughly enjoyable and very, very adorable. The creativity and originality placed into this story is incredible, and deserves to be read by those that claim they love Shoujo manga. Do yourself a favor and read this new and refreshing story that's done on a whole other level no other mangaka has done before.Tsumugi's journey in finding true love despite the obstacles around her makes the reader think of the different tolls and perspectives that probably many girls in the real world have dealt with before.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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