Ranked #976

Koi Kaze

Koi Kaze (13 Episodes)

There's only one way to put this series and that's simply amazing. The series Koi Kaze is one of those rare gems that truly stimulate the human mind and lets it's audience in on the real nature of life and how something like incest that might be grotesque to some can actually be something so beautiful. I'll admit I was a bit skeptical at first but Koi Kaze demonstrated how a masterpiece should convey it's characters feelings, emotions, and problems.

Koi Kaze is about an ordinary man named Koshiro who works as a wedding planner.He lives at home with his father and goes about his daily commute as per usual. One day however a fateful encounter changed his life forever. Koshiro met a beautiful young girl named Nanoka on a train, As she was leaving she had dropped her pass, Koshiro picked up the pass and returned it only too notice that this girl was very young and very beautiful. A seemingly normal encounter one would say, "o' how mistaken you are". As fate would have it Koshiro was getting a house mate and that this person would be his long lost sister. Koshiro layed eyes on this new house mate only too find out that it was the girl whom he had met on the train. The road to love and incest soon followed as the characters fight their feelings for each other.

The animation was decent and at time the imagery was vibrant and quite elegant. The animation definitely fit the tone of the series. The audio quality was also excellent. The voice casting was perfect fitting each character well. The music for the series fit the emotional sequences to a tee. In all this series had a perfect blend of element for a Slice of life drama. every encounter the characters faced felt as though you could feel their pains and anguish. There were times were I actually felt nervous for the characters and how they went about facing there problems.

In conclusion Koi Kaze was simply a masterpiece. If anyone is looking to get into a Slice of life that deals with a topic that not many take seriously and wants a real life take on the subject of incest. Then please do give this series a watch.

Rating: 10/10 read more

I thought this anime was EXQUISITE. Yes, the topic of incest makes me a little uncomfortable but i really wanted to open up to the story so I put aside my preconceptions and just watched the anime through.
I must say that if watched with an open mind, it is very very touching, mind opening and heart wrenching. The characters know damn well what they're doing and the risks and taboos associated with their relationship and this moves the anime into being a tear jerking testament of the character's inner struggles with accepting their feelings... and having the courage to follow them.

Story
As I've said, the story is fabulous. The portrayal of emotion in this series is so intense and so thorough that you grow to feel the characters' pain and understand a great deal of the extent of their struggles. The series is written in way that makes the characters completely vulnerable to the viewer-- you see everything they feel and go through. Their weakness and their strengths, the extent of their true feelings for each other-- until the characters are so real and their relationship so fleshed out that you actually come to an understanding of why they come to feel and act the way the do. The thing that is truly brilliant about the story, however, is the pacing. The story is slow but deliberately so. You really see the characters feelings develop over time and their relationship blooms at a beautiful rate so you get to see the full intensity of it.
Overall, the story is achingly beautiful in its portrayal of emotions and human tendency and honest to the point of realism.

Art
The art is...beautiful. It is quite simple but in a way that compliments the anime completely and beautifully detailed and even original. The character design is great: the characters look unique in a very realistic way.

Sound
The acting is superb...the voices fit the characters really well too.
The music is absolutely gorgeous and very touching. The main piano piece that's played throughout is one of the most beautiful I've ever heard...I remember it bringing tears to my eyes on numerous occasions.
The music, like the anime, is simple and low-key but the undertones are incredibly touching and add to the somber yet intensely emotional feel of the anime.

Character
The characters as I've probably mentioned are very well developed to the point of seeming real. Their very human emotions and how they act in reaction to what they feel are extremely relatable and believable.

Enjoyment/Overall
Koi Kaze, when watched with an open mind, is probably one of the most insightful and moving animes every created. It's also by far one of best written series I've ever seen. Though the themes in this series are extremely controversial I think that they could not have been handled in a more deeply sensitive and analytical way. I think this anime is one of the best portrayals of human nature and love out there. read more