Alternative Titles
Love & Collage; Love Collage; Aicolla; Aikora; Love&Collage
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Type: Manga
Volumes: 12
Chapters: 120
Status: Finished
Published: 2005 to Feb 6, 2008
StatisticsScore: 7.921 (scored by 667 users)
Ranked: #4252
Popularity: #192
Members: 1,135 1 indicates a weighted score
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SynopsisMaeda Hachibei is peculiar, because, when most males lusting after gorgeous females, he instead lusts after discrete parts. When he relocates to Tokyo to attend school, he finds himself living in a dormitory with five females, each possessing a distinct ideal physical trait he desires: gorgeous blue eyes, bullet-train breasts, a deep dulcet voice, and straight "anime-esque" legs. Can he manage to keep his wits when these women surround him? Although you would not be completely incorrect if you believe this is like Love Hina… Hachibei is no Keitaro. (Source: Musashi Quality) |
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Same "Boy living in Girls' Dorm" scenario. You won't be disappointed if you liked the other one as well.
Both protagonists are in essentially identical situations, where the main character are nearly clones of their counterparts in the series. They have the same behaviour, reactions, and similar appearance to the character(s) in the other series. Love Hina is probably more ecchi, but that's not saying Ai Kora isn't ecchi at all.
While Keitaro is often accused of being a pervert due to clumsy accidents and bad luck, Hachibei is the exact opposite: he's a bona fide pervert. This "Parts-lover" ends up, like Keitaro, at a girl's dormitory, with each of the girls there possessing one of his ideal parts. Hilarity ensues.
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Same mangaka with the same comedy stylings. So if you like one its more than likely that you will like the other.
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Jan 1, 200858 of ? chapters read 34 of 42 people found this review helpful
Hilarious Parts
by radiantfire
Context:
For this review, I'll be analysing Ai Kora. It is by Inoue Kazurou who is probably most known as the author of Midori no Hibi. At the time of this writing, I have read 58 chapters of this manga.
Story:
Ai Kora revolves around Hachibe Maeda and his endle...ss attempts to glorify his favourite parts. It is a creative attempt on the world of fetishes and takes the notion of "objectifying women" to another level. Each chapter is episodic, in that, they often highlight a particular fetish being promoted. In this sense, those who enjoy short quick shots of romance and comedy will definitely enjoy this series.
Art:
The art is good and matches the general feel of the manga. I particularly enjoy the wacky facial impressions and surprisingly detailed backgrounds.
Character:
The characters are fun and unique. Hachibei's character design is very creative and the girls each has their own special charm. However, due to the episodic nature of the series, there is little character development. Nonetheless, the characters are enjoyable to follow.
Enjoyment:
Hilarious stories, comical art, and enjoyable characters makes Ai Kora a joy to read. However, the stories are quite predictable. Once you get the feel of the manga, you'll probably end up knowing how the chapter will turn out after reading a few pages. That's not to say that you won't continue enjoying it. Rather, the surprise aspect has been tarnished.
Conclusion
While a lack of plot and a repetitive aesthetic may turn people off, anyone who's up for some light romantic comedy should definitely check out Ai Kora. It's fun, comical, and at times, adorable. read more
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Jun 30, 200872 of ? chapters read 4 of 9 people found this review helpful I recommend this to anyone who reads a romance comedy manga expecting a romance comedy manga. I believe it is one of the better rom-coms, but it is nothing further.
I was planning to write this after I finished Ai Kora, but there are 7 volumes and a couple chapters out at the time of my writing this, and there are 12 volumes in total. In other words, unless there are some crazy scanlators out there, I'm not going to be able to finish it for quite a while.
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I (like many others it seems) had my groans about it being a Love Hina rip-off, but I liked Love Hina, so no harm no foul.
Ai Kora is your typical harem, with the lovable oaf of a main character, the tsundere you know is going to end up with the main character, the shy girl who likes the main character whole-heartedly, and all the rest, which is quite interchangeable. I actually went in hoping for this (predictability gives a sense of comfort), and I got more than what I wanted. It is actually quite heart-warming.
Much of the humor of Ai Kora comes from the overall ridiculousness of the various perversions explored during the point of the story. There is a Glasses Hunting Militia (they hate people who wear glasses that don't have bad eyesight because it ruins the "glasses moe"), a World Pantyhose Convention (with Silk Masamune), and ghosts who can't pass on because they want to see another ghost nude. The world of Ai Kora is screwed up, but very fun. This is in no way the only funny part of Ai Kora, though. One of my favorite quotes is Hachibei returning home with an overly-enthusiastic "TADAIMAX" while leaping through the air and making an X with his forearms. I honestly surprised myself with the quantity of laughs this manga has given me through its seemingly juvenile jokes.
"...once I thought you were a big pompous buffoon, then I realized that inside you were just a pitiful child, but now I realize that outside that child is a big pompous buffoon."
-Turanga Leela
Hachibei is a pervert. He is a letch, a satyr, a goat. In his words, "Girls are all about the parts." It really is quite amazing how I don't hate him. In fact, I think he is my favorite harem lead. Pretty much every arc consists of Hachibei disgusting the girls, getting closer to them, then disgusting them again. Like many other manga and anime things, there is always at least a slight amount of progress between the characters after every story arc so you don't feel like it was a waste of time. Well, I didn't, at least. read more
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May 29, 200868 of ? chapters read 3 of 7 people found this review helpful First, a basic overview:
Story:
Ai Kora's premise is just like Love Hina's: a boy is conveniently allowed to live at a girl's dorm.
Art:
Ai Kora's art is just like Love Hina's: even the characters bare some resemblance.
Character:
Ai Kora's characters also share some resemblance to Love HIna's characters. There's a ninja, an older alcoholic, a 'tsundere', and an innocent. The characters in Ai Kora do change throughout the story (despite what some... reviewers might tell you), though, these changes are either changes in self esteem, their views on Hachibei, or, some combination of the two. Hachibei himself does change throughout the manga (though it is a slow paced change).
Enjoyment:
Ai Kora does well both in the humor and 'romance' angles. There is not much ecchi, for those of you who enjoy Love Hina or Negima, but when ecchi is present, it's a treat. The manga is easy to pickup and read. The plot, despite being paper thin, is enjoyable. Hachibei, unlike Love Hina's protagonist, is likable and assertive in his goal to ensnare the attentions of the girls living in his dorm.
Despite all the similarities to Love Hina, and despite the usual 'auto-fail' harem manga usually become, Ai Kora seems to succeed where most others have failed. Hachibei is a different kind of harem protagonist, one that is perverted, but righteous in his perversion (and somehow, paradoxically concerned with maintaining a woman's purity). The girls themselves, while seemingly flat - do change their ways and grow to accept themselves and Hachibei. Where Love Hina and other harem manga stagnate (because the author is unsure how to pursue the story angle of a character maintaining polyamorous relationships, or how to properly divide plot space between the numerous characters), Ai Kora does manage to keep the reader interested - by maintaining a sense that Hachibei is winning over the girls' affections, slowly (whether he succeeds... well, I won't tell you).
Overall, while Ai Kora lacks the creative idea that startred Midori no Hibi (this author's other work), Ai Kora is an exceptional romance/humor manga that is manages to avoid failure and leave the reader usually satisfied at the end of each chapter. It is not worth passing up, if you can find the time. read more
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