Audience reviews
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SnuskPrinsessan
I first watched Okane ga Nai when I was about 16 and loved it, but watching it again at twice that age was a different experience to say the least.
But, oh, Ayase is so beautiful! I think he is the most beautiful, sweetest femboy in the whole of anime. What happens to him is terrible and honestly I found some scenes kind of hard to re-watch. And, yet, I couldn't look away...
The anime's morals are all over the place. The opening theme is about "romance" and seriously, this is not romantic! And there are self-aware references to the fact that what Kanou is doing is wrong but he never stops. And, yet, I never stopped watching...
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Back in the day, we (Fujoshi) were in the trenches. There were some good BL manga, but they adapted a lot of slop. Aside from obviously bad series like Boku no Pico, Okane ga Nai has to be one of the worst BL series ever. And I don't mean the most unpleasant, because it gets worse when you delve into manga. I mean in a way where this manga had every trope that people hated in BL series. SA, ultra girly uke, extreme size difference with the seme being 7 feet tall and the uke being 4 feet rall, this ultra girly and feminine twink deluding himself into thinking he's straight, "I 🍇 because I care", the uke having a 🍆 so small it's barely even there, the weird anatomy and art, etc.
It's inspiring how much this series fails. It's like the OG ragebait of yaoi. If this were made today, I'm sure…
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I just feel this had potential to be something better but as it is, it's lacking when it comes to story and depth. And I'll say this I have zero issues with dub con kink or non con in fact I enjoy it. But while Okane had some good sex scenes and romance scenarios at the core it feels a bit awkw5ard. And it tried to pass off as being something with meaning but honestly it never really gets into the complexities of trauma and abuse and Ayase's reactions to just getting raped were completely wrong. I know a lot of dub con non con stories are written by people who are new to violence and PTSD and tend to get carried away by their guilty pleasure writing hearts and a lot of people might like something 'on the lighter side' which is fine. but this was not bad but just okay. Maybe because of some…
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Ok, I know I'm supposed to write a painfully long review, detailing how I came to score this anime a pathetic score of 1, but I only have bad things to say. This anime doesn't deserve more of my time, or anyone else's for that matter!. The fact that I spent time actually watching it to the end is far more than it deserved.
However I will point out the biggest issue... The biggest issue is way the characters appearance & personality/emotional age is completely at odds with their actual "supposed" age. Why the F*ck does the anime industry have such a disregard for age? Why do they need to tell us that a character is an adult and then depict and illustrate them as a kid. All I can say is it's sick and twisted!.
The victim looks like a kid and then to top it all off, the sicko monster that bou…
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I remember when Okane ga Nai was deemed as one of the most harmful anime and manga in the history of Japan. Now... it can't even compare to the psychological gore anime and manga that teenagers read and watch nowadays. Heck, the Yaoi manga these days are even more intense in their sexual display than Okane ga Nai. Not to mention that they're more stupid too with their redundant plot line and boring stock characters.
Okane ga Nai is a story about a cruel merciless man name Kanou Somuku who found love in the innocent and kind young boy name Ayase Yukiya. You would think that this is going to be another Beauty and the Beast story but reality isn't always so romantic. Unlike Beast, Kanou couldn't find it in his heart to let Ayase go. Thus, resorted to means like threats, blackmail, extortion,…
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Story - 1
Art - 5
Sound - 3
Character - 4
Enjoyment - 3
First of all, all of the people trying to justify Kanou raping Ayase are trash. No exceptions. Rape is rape. It doesn't matter if Kanou's paying Ayase, if Kanou takes him against his will, HE'S TRASH. You can't look at this OVA through rose-coloured lenses and be like 'oh, but Kanou loves him so it's okay'. It really isn't.
Moving onto the OVA itself, the plot is non-existent. So, Kanou becomes obsessed with a college student, just because he gave him an umbrella on a rainy day. WHAT THE FUCK. And from there, it's rape, rape, Ayase forgiving his cousin and the other guy who rapes him (like WHY?) It literally makes no sense for Ayase to be so forgiving considering what the poor thing's been through! Oh, to continue, there's some more…
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I've watched a couple of yaoi and this was something else... While I wasn't a huge fan of the art, I gave it a try anyways and got used to it. What I could not get used to was the rape theme. In all, there was probably almost a dozen rape scenes. There was no Stockholm Syndrome or real attachment, it was more like submission. It took almost all four OVA segments to come to a point where Ayase is willingly participating.
There was some character development though. Kanou becomes less aggressive, and overall more likable as the OVAs run. He steps back in an attempt to be less selfish and demanding and succeeds. He is only one to develop. Ayase, while admitting to his feelings in the long run, never really changes or develops; if anything, the admission almost comes from left field.
Overall…
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There may be like one spoiler in this review its not that big because there are only 4 episodes so its alright to keep reading.
First of all I've got to agree with the people who were scared to even watch the intense 4 episodes. Each one had that horror movies effect of not knowing what would happen next. It just seemed like whenever Kanou would get mad I just thought he would take his anger out on rapping Ayase. I honestly felt so heart broken when Kanou raped him the very first time. Just because Ayase scratched his face. Its like I can get that yeah smack him in the face for doing that but raping him of that little incident. Its not like he did it on purpose.
When Ayase was first showed off to the bidders at the auction and the dudes showing him off to everyone was just so wrong on so…
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I have to admit, Okane ga Nai scared the fuck out of me the first time I watched it in my middle school years.
I was always scared about what would happen to the uke since I put myself into his shoes. Every episode increased my chances of a heart attack until I finished the series with sweat and hot breath. Even the most gruesome torture horror packed anime can't touch upon what I experienced from this yaoi.
Story: I can't. I just can't relive these memories.
Art: It was real enough to immerse me inside its reality.
Sound: The uke's screams sounded exactly like the ones in my head
Character: That uke is tantamount to me being fucked
Enjoyment: I refuse to admit enjoyment.
Overall: After all these years, I'm almost graduating high school, my soul is forever scarred.
I can't d…
Read at the sourceNico-chan-desu
Okane ga nai (No money) is a really good yaoi with many feelings, and with a really good story.
One of the main characters Yukiya Ayase (Uke) is a innocent university student. But his cousin is selling him on a auction, to pay his depts to a very rich man. Somuku Kanou (Seme) is buying him, and treats him very bad at the beginning.
I find it really sad when he is doing that to Ayase, I feel so sorry for him.
Because he doesn't deserve it at all!
The soundtrack in the anime was so amazing, it fits perfectly to the anime. The opening ''Romance way'' is also so perfect to the anime.
I really enjoy watching this yaoi (I have watched it a few times now), it makes me happy, and sad in the very same time! But, I've also a fan of the manga, and I really want the anime to be longer!
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My biggest gripe with this anime is how ugly and bizarre-looking the characters are. Indeed, there is a fine line between highly stylized and just plain ugly. This has crossed that line.
The uke looks like what would happen if Shou Tucker got his hands on Pico and a yorkshire terrier. He is oddly angular, is nearly always crumpled in a position to receive his seme's penis, his eyelids have many wrinkles in them to make him look like an old woman when he's closing them, and he's nearly always crying like a little bitch (see: yorkshire terrier). The seme should put a bow in his hair and call him Precious.
Speaking of the seme, he's the ugliest wart of all. He's about seven feet taller than the uke (who probably has to stand on a stool to give him a BJ). If this were real life, the seme w…
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To start off I didn't actually have a reason for watching this anime, I saw it and thought, OK it's Yaoi.. why not..
[If you haven't watched the anime, i'd suggest not reading this review it contains minor spoilers]
Here's what i thought of it, truthfully, and my takes on yaoi's may be different to everyone else's so whoever thinks god why'd she like that, it's just my preference:
Story:
Straight up after reading the Plot you think 'wow. sold for prostitution by his own cousin, with rape in it and all that, definitely not watching this one' But for me, I just thought 'fuck it i'll watch it'. Moving aside the two main characters the situations they fall in, are to me; interesting, like the feuds with other people made it a little better and kinda evened out the whole rape thing. It's de…
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Okane ga nai is everything that is wrong with the yaoi genre, and it was painfiul to sit through.
Plot:
Okane ga nai's biggest sin is that it's trying to portray itself as romantic, when in reality it is very sick. It is constantly trying to make the viewer think "oh isn't that sweet, they love eachother!", by having the characters in various dramatic situations where at the end they like eachother more. The truth is that this is a story about a possesive man, who become obssessed with a boy because he lent him an umbrella on a rainy day, who believes that raping is bad, but does it anyway. In order for his "beloved" to be free from the debt his cousin thrust upon him, the man pays him lots of money in exchange for sex. ROMANTIC HUH? 1/10.
Art:
The proportions are completely off: overs…
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Of the yaois, this is a harder one. If you've just started the yaoi scene...this isn't for you. An OVA as most yaois sadly are, Okane ga Nai does an excellent job covering in only a few episodes what accounts for chapters in the manga. The artwork is lovely and very classic of yaois. By this I of course mean very masculine semes, very very feminine ukes. It's actually joked about several times in the anime when people mistake Ayase for a woman. This is very fetish fuel based. Non-con,shouta. It's a true classic in terms of yaois. Very high on this fangirl's list.
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Not recommended for newbies in BL, watch a few Shounen Ai before diving into a Yaoi like this one. Which was my mistake. So my first impression of this anime was, "Rape! Rape! I don't like this! Where's the love?!" But you'll come to find that most--if not all--Yaoi and Shounen Ai have an unwilling character. This Yaoi has been given a lot of hate, and I think it's because Kanou is misunderstood.
First of all he's younger than he looks, 26. He places the 1.2 billion debt on Ayase to keep him close and protected. He's possessive, unsure how to convey his feelings (probably because he has no experience in love), and can be ruff when those feelings are hurt. But he cares very much for Ayase and immediately regrets hurting him in any way. He feels a bond between them and admits to being save…
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This was the very first yaoi I ever watched, and it turned me off for ages.
The story feels unimportant and alien, the characters are merely vessels of horny-ness, the art is simply not to my taste, and the fan service isn't even particularly interesting. It is completely devoid of romance, but still insists on half-assing the porn. I generally abhor rape yaois, and this never progresses past that. A good choice for when you're sick and tripping on cough medicine, and have nothing better to do and no expectations. A bad choice for any time else.
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Okane Ga Nai is about Ayase, an 18-year old boy, who is sold on auction by his cousin, so that said cousin can pay off his debts. Ayase is bought by the handsome and violent Kanou, who Ayase apparently helped in the past or something. What he did is never really explained, but it was enough for Kanou to fall in love with him.
In the beginning you think; "Oh, that's adorable. He came to save him and now maybe Ayase will fall in love with him and they'll live happily ever after."
Sadly, that's not what happens.
Instead, Ayase wants to save his cousin from the evil collectors and begs Kanou to help him save him. Kanou doesn't understand why Ayase wishes to save the cousin that sold him (and honestly, neither do I), so when Ayase accidently gives Kanou a small scratch on the cheek, Kanou rap…
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This story was, sorry to say....pointless. And nothing unusual..You can find that type of story in every novel nowadays...A rich, successful guy has everything but love, took a shot at it but failed, so now he's ice king..Some commoner manages to worm his/her way into his life and BANG! Rich tycoon falls for commoner, they get married and live happily ever after....It's almost like a cliche now...
There was nothing but sex, sex and sex. Ayase's cousin was a completely heartless man to be frank...
The art was awesome..Ayase was cute...though there were some cute moments as well....Though the funny thing is, that it was aired on my birthday...
But all in all, it was just a time pass.
Read at the sourceKlabautermann
This is the second yaoi I've ever watched and though I'm a proud fan of quality gayism these days, it killed all my good-hearted gay-loving intentions to give yaoi in general, as a genre, a chance.
Putting aside the obvious moral issues I have with the baffling and quite fucking creepy idea put into this story, these four episodes contain nothing that's connected to what it should be connected. It's a mix of explicit scenes, tears and rape sessions which, I guess, get people going. Which is you know, fine by me, should this be a pure porn of some fetish bullshit but there is no way in Lord's Heaven I'm letting this pass as a romance. Unless you're touching upon the heartbreaking concept of sex slavery from a serious veiwpoint, you might notice that the fucking "yikes" plot of this weebsh…
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This is the story about Ayase and Kanou. Ayase as a very cute innocent boy, gets into a tough world where kindness and love are strage world. Nevertheless Ayase keeps his kindness and during the story he discovers his true feeling. Even through this anime plays in a rough world, there is a lot of humour in there as well.
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