Unfortunately her sheltered upbringing causes her to get lost easily, and she is unfamiliar with train stations in general. She has left the safety of her home to search for the boy to whom she was betrothed as a child. The first chapter begins with Sakuraba Aoi trying to make her way through a train station. In Ai Yori Aoshi, the two main protagonists are betrothed right from the start of the series, something which is unusual for harem based manga and anime. However the approach to the story is where the big difference lies. Ai Yori Aoshi is a harem rom-com/drama after all. The story is extremely simple in many ways. Thankfully Ai Yori Aoshi falls into neither of those categories.
no permanent brain damage from reading/watching them), whilst others are so bad that the creators should be shot. Now, it's no secret that I'm not a big fan of harem rom-com/dramas, especially the ecchi type.
#Ai yori aoshi season 3 manga series#
A game was also released based on the series for the Playstation 2 and the PC. Both series were directed by Shimoda Masami (Saber Marionette J, Someday's Dreamers, E's Otherwise). Because of it's popularity, the series was adapted as an anime in 2002, with a sequel, Ai Yori Aoshi ~Enishi~, released in 2003. The manga series proved to be extremely popular amongst older Japanese teens and men aged 20-30. Is used in both China and Japan as a reference to surpassing one's teacher through one's own efforts. The title was inspired by a quote from the Chinese philosopher Xun Zi which states that 'Blue comes from indigo, but is bluer than indigo', and Sanctuary altered my preconcieved notions of thrillers.Īnd Ai Yori Aoshi changed how I viewed romantic manga.Īi Yori Aoshi (or Bluer than Indigo), was created by Fumizuki Kou, and was originally serialized in Young Animal magazine from 1998 to 2005, when the series ended. Barefoot Gen redefined my idea of tragedies. Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou changed how I viewed sci-fi. Really worth watching.Every so often an anime or manga comes along that forces you to rethink your perspective on a particular genre. The art was really good, especially when it came to the part where Kaoru and Santa go ice skating together, and the music was really good.Īll in all, it's a really good prequel, and i definitely recommend watching this if you've seen the show and read the manga or did both. You'll also get to see some of the main cast members,but with different personalities as some of them, with the exception of Tina, doesn't know Kaoru well, though i was kinda surprised with Mayu, since she met Kaoru when she was little but oh well. It's a really good prequel that focuses on Kaoru's point of view (at least when it comes to Christmas),Īnd you'll notice on how Kaoru still misses and thinks about his mom as well as his beloved Aoi chan, who he hasn't seen in a long time (although Santa reminds him of Aoi in a lot of ways if you know what i mean).
In honor of returning her pendant, Santa grants Kaoru a wish. One day, Santa pays him a visit and Kaoru gives Santa her pendant back. The plot is basically about Kaoru, who had just left his family background and is living life on his own, but one day he finds a pendant, which later turns out to be Santa's Claus's pendant.
The story i thought was really touching and the background music really fitted the special well. I personally thought this was a really good prequel special. The English voices again are pretty much the same, and that means that the annoying voices are also there. You would think an OVA would have better looking characters but it’s like some of the main characters in the main series have been downgraded here except Ai and Kaoru. The artwork is much like the main story, though the change they have to some of the characters looks a little bothersome to me. Even though the storyline isn’t one I like, it still has a sense of love and sweetness that makes me This has almost the same feeling as Itsudatte My Santa in a small way but a lot more gentle and cute. She gives him a sweet dream but she ends up staying with him for the night and day. During Christmas, Ai drops a pendent and then comes by Kaoru’s house to get it. They start out as though Kaoru and Ai have never met before and yet, this ‘Ai’ is only known as Santa. In this strange OVA where Ai is now a Santa.