Audience reviews
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WoodenBullet343
This anime is a great example of why harem elements kill any romance story. The two main characters can be considered "wholesome", so it doesn't seem like this anime should belong in the same category of nasty, predatory "romance" stories that you may find in other series. This is only a first-glance assumption however. It becomes clear enough throughout the story that all the supporting girls serve to reinforce Kaoru (male lead), and not challenge him in any meaningful way. Well, they do also exist for plenty of cheap sexual humor, including gags that were so bad I actually paused the tv to step outside for a full half hour.
The saving graces for the show extend beyond making the viewer experience grass and fresh air. There were some moments where the girls actually did contradict my ear…
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Ai Yori Aoshi is a pretty good romantic comedy anime. The story is also really good too. I think that the characters are pretty good, which each being funny in their own way, like Tina always being the rowdy type of girl, Aoi being the understanding one & most loyal, Taeko being a complete klutz, although she doesn't mean to, Miss Miyabi is the more of the stricter type, Kaoru is actually a pretty good guy, Chika is ok & Mayu is the young spoiled brat type of character. Honestly, this is a good romcom anime that I've enjoyed watching, as you can appreciate the two main characters bond that much better in each new episode.
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So i gave this a rating of 5 why? I came into this series in the 1st couple of episodes and i loved the concept country girl out of her element in the big city and meeting of childhood sweethearts add in the trauma faced by the male lead and it has all the ingredients needed to tell a great love story. What is the finished product Cliche and bland.
I was hoping for Aoi that away from the live she always had in the country we would see her struggles maybe have to get a job to make ends meat. None of this happens and she takes to the city like a bird to flying. I like all kinds of female leads tsundere, sporty, nerdy etc and this one had potential at the start but there is only ever 1 thought on her mind our male lead. Nothing wrong with being in love but this is the kind obsessive, can't l…
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ai yori aoshi is very predictable,and it's nothing special,there's nothing special at all about this show,Not it's characters or story or art or sound,everything is mediocre at best,but what makes it gain 7/10 instead of a 1/10 is simply beacuse of how enjoyable the show is,It's a very lighthearted Romance harem comedy,it has a little ecchi and what makes it different than other Harem shows is that the main 'Ship' of the show is already decided ( although i'd love if taeko got it).
Story 5/10,Typical romance story,a man and a woman with an arranged marriage got seperated and then found again,with a little drama,harem,Ecchi and comedy,nothing special.
Art 5/10,Nothing special here either,it was good for how old the show is.
Sound 5/10,The soundtracks aren't Great,the op's are not that Ca…
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You really can't judge an anime based on the synopsis and reviews alone because there will be anime out there that everybody hated but you actually will like. I myself have experienced this many times hence I always give all anime a try. Ai Yori Aoshi is a good example of this. The synopsis sounded like it was written by a pubescent virgin and the reviews weren't that good either, but after finishing the series I found out that there is more to this anime than what it looks like in the outside and I ended up enjoying it more than I should have.
Ai Yori Aoshi or Bluer than Indigo is adapted from a manga with the same name and back then it was a actually a pretty popular manga for older guys. The story revolves around Kaoru Hanabishi, a college student with a traumatic childhood. Kaoru is f…
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An uncommon plot: boy and girl fall in love, and boy and girl are loyal to each other throughout the whole series. It doesn't deserve to be called a harem for that in my opinion. Yes, there are several other female characters, all of whom seem to have feelings for the male lead, but he (as I said) is pretty kind about things. The female lead is positively beyond human--patient, kind, and generally perfect to a point that is impossible for a real person. It's a happy, uplifting show. Absolutely wonderful.
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In a nutshell, Ai Yori Aoshi is a "feel good" kind of anime. It's primary strength resides in its pure, innocent and lighthearted storytelling that revolves around the unconditional love shared between 1 man and his 5 female companions. While this kind of story is naive (slice of life tag, what?) as in real life a scenario like this would be highly unlikely and accompanied by more impure feelings (such as lust), I still think that this anime has plenty of good points which I will go over section by section in this review.
STORY (7/10) :
As outlined in the synopsis, the story follows the life of the male lead - Kaoru Hanabishi and his fiancee Aoi Sakuraba. Early on in the show we are also introduced to a lot of other [female] characters that will accompany the male lead in virtually ever…
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Once again, I’m dipping my toe into the pool of harem anime and I’m still very much against the genre as most of it is just unfunny, uninspired, sophomoric and juvenile shows about what annoying girl gets to be with some generic guy and the dumb-ass antics they go through. I may come out as being cynical towards it but yet I got every reason to and I don’t know about this one, as I don’t feel that cynical towards this title mainly because of its story. So what is it about, you ask? Oh, did I mention that the title in English is actually called Bluer than Indigo?
Kaoru Hanabishi, a college student who lives alone, met a beautiful but bewildered girl dressed in kimono at train station. He volunteered to guide her way to the address she was looking for, which looked like in his neighborhood…
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I'd like to say Ai Yori Aoshi was a fantastic anime. Both Kaoru and Aoi faced many obstacles that prevented their happiness, but in the end the true feelings are much stronger than obstacles.
The message is very clear here and to me always staying true to ones feelings will overcome almost any obstacle that is put to prevent happiness.
Story: I liked the first part of the introduction story regarding the Sakuraba and Hanabishi family. It was interesting to see every character's background story covered in detail. In my opinion the story did not lack anything, it had comedy, romance, and serious moments as well.
Art: For an anime made around 2002 the Art was pretty good. Every character didn't look overused, and the animation was very well done. My only complaint has to be Chika-chan's…
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This is so far my favorite anime that I have seen so far. Its the kind of anime you don't want to end, because you want to watch more of it lol. Its a great story of a guy and a girl who has pretty much been waiting her whole life to be with him. It is technically a "harem romance" but it is really close to just a pure romance, because even though the main character is surrounded by girls, it is very clear who his love is.
Like i said earlier, the story is very good about a girl who has been waiting her whole life to be with the guy she loves and how they interact with each other and the things that they have to go through to be together. It has lots of fun and interesting characters. Unlike traditional harem romances, they main character knows who he loves and wants to be with, unlike th…
Read at the sourceDeadmanAnarchy
Ai Yori Aoshi is like your typlical love story; boy meets girl, they fall in love. . . but then four other girls do the same. What?
What makes this story different is that the main male character, Kaoru, is really sweet and he is a one girl kind of guy. True, he is tempted by his housemates a lot but at the end of the day he still truly loves his fiancé and it’s not hard to tell either.
As for the main female character Aoi, she’s basically obsessed with her husband to be and has spent basically her whole life training to be a perfect wife for him. She’s devoted herself to making him happy and she is constantly thinking about him, making it extremely hard for her to hide her undying love for him from the others. (I feel her character pushes the image of what a "typical women" should be an…
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A love story between a boy and a girl. There are other girls involved as well but the main plot is about the main male and female characters. The one good side about this story is that the male character isn't an idiot or a pervert. He is a normal likable college student.
If you like romantic stories with happy ending then you may enjoy watching this anime.
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The story line is a rather interesting version of Romeo and Juliet almost. A boy who isn’t liked because he denounced his name and a girl who wishes nothing more then to be with him even against her parents wishes. It’s a rather romantic story, and then they have to add everyone else into the mix and well, we get this. Not to say this show is bad, its just… it gets dull after a while with pretty much every trick in the book being done to keep the two apart from roommates that get in a way to time they have separated from each other and even the family problems. I’m happy it’s not a slice of life in a school (and it’s not… technically…) but it sure feels like one. I most of the time wanted to bash a couple heads together and yell ‘GET TO THE POINT!’ but yet, I have to sit through some of th…
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When I watch this anime, I feel touch by the way the romance goes, this is probably the only anime (that I know of) were the lead male character actually ends up with his childhood friend ( he only met her once as kids) and the lead male did actually lived up as to what he is about. Also,I really do admire the lead female character for living up as a "Yamato Nadeshiku," the two are a perfect match. So how do I rate this:
Story: Very Good 8
I like the romance on which the lead female character is so in love with the male lead that she herself went out of her way to look for him and also despite of other temptations of the other ladies involve he remains true to the female lead.
Art: Very Good 8
The art is ok so there is nothing more to say.
Sound: a decent number 4.
I hate the opening…
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Ai Yori Aoshi is an "ecchi" type of anime meaning it includes naughty scenes, sexy characters and at the near end of the series, it progresses to maturity.
Kaoru, a clumsy guy met Aoi which happens to be his fiancee to his surprise! What's happening in his life right now is nothing to complain about, why would he even dare to complain when at his doorstep a lovely & very charming girl is claiming that he is her husband to be? But it all goes down to a clan he left for a painful memories of his childhood...
Can Aoi make him forget that past? Is her love enough for him to marry her?
You'll enjoy this anime if you like comedy, school life and romance that progresses to real love :)
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Ai Yori Aoshi is a very straight forward one dimensional anime. There isn't anything else i could say to describe this anime other that. It's a typical lovey dovey through and through, but nothing else.
It's story is incredibly simple. It's a typical harem anime in the sense that the main male character is surrounded by five or six females who all have feelings for him. However it is very evident in the beginning who he will end up with. The story it's self does not know what it wants to be. It doesn't know whether it wants to be a romance anime that specifically focuses on the two main characters or a harem anime. Sadly because of this the series takes the horribly awkward approach and tries to do both things, but fails miserably at it.
It's harem elements are never flushed out enough…
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Very good anime. I liked it. If you liked Ah! My Goddess, you'll like this. Unless you don't like ecchi.
Story:
The main storyline did drift off at some points, and there were non-important side stories that had no real point but overall the story was very unique.
Art:
The art was very bright but the animation was not the best I've seen.
Sound:
The opening theme was abosutely beautiful with an ok ending theme. The two special ending themes were also just ok. Didn't care too much for the insert song. The background score is nice but I wouldn't listen to it without watching the anime. The vocal cast was really good though and really fit the characters.
Character:
The two main characters, Kaoru and Aoi, are very developed. This anime has a lot of non-important side characters though. Such…
Read at the sourceHyduk87
Why do I rate this anime so highly? Why do I give a 10 in nearly every category? Well, it's simple. It's an awesome show! In my own personal taste, in what I liked to see in an anime, this was what hit the spot. I'll review this as I have a few others, by category then by my overall take on it.
**Story**
First of all, the story. In my opinion, one of the 2 most important aspects of any anime. You can have crazy action, you can have ecchi-ness and nudity, whatever, but without an actual story that makes sense and that is fun to follow, there's nothing to be had from watching it. When I first heard of this anime, I thought it sounded silly - a man who's had some girl devote herself to him since she was little who plans on marrying him and giving herself completely to him. Who does that? But…
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The story itself isn't out of the ordinary......boy meets girl, falls in love and another 4 girls do the same. However, it is good the way the story develops around the two main characters. The male lead isn't an asshole nor an idiot and that makes him a likable character. The female lead is.....interesting......She doesn't know anything else besides her love for the male lead and it's kinda interesting to see how the story develops around her.
There is no tragedy to make the plot a little more complicated (except the facts concerning the past of the main male character which I won't spoil for you), so all you can expect is love-love in every episode.
The motivation of each character is explained and you get to identify with the situation of a few characters, however there are some that…
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This IS the best ROMANTIC Seinen anime ever.....
To me the story feels like Love Hina yet more Japanese, the main plot is that Kaoru is a student and by chance meets a girl who is lost at the Tokyo Station, he helps her and so have it she is going near where he lives, Kaoru helps the girl (Aoi) out to find the house but yet to find a empty plot, so the note she had was wrong, it starts to rain and Kaoru lets Aoi come to his place to keep dry then he finds out who he is and thats the person Aoi was looking for.
This is all in the 1st episode (which i have to say is one of best opening to an anime i have seen) then the rest of episodes are like Love Hina with the day to day life.
I would put no more but with the great voice acting of all characters like Tina (whos voice is perfect for that…
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