Kotoyama, best known for Dagashi Kashi, brings a refreshing take on the vampire genre. Dagashi Kashi may have been a short-format light-hearted comedy, but was tightly constructed and demonstrated Kotoyama's insightfulness and sharp writing. These strengths shine even more strongly in the more substantial Yofukashi no Uta.
While at first glance a simple romcom, YnU is surprisingly sophisticated, exploring the maturing psyche or a adolescent boy, dealing with themes of growing up, escapism and sexuality.
Most of the core characters (Nazuna, Kou, Akira) are written and developed in a nuanced fashion and there is great chemistry between the main couple. There are 1 or 2 arcs in
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