Ranked #714

Ai Kora (Manga)

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 endless 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

• Ai Kora is a typical shounen ecchi like manga with an added touch of drama mixed into it. Typical is a word I use loosely though because the theme in this manga is "parts". Yes, you read correctly. I did say parts, the main protagonist has fetishes for parts of the female body whether they be curves, eyes, breasts, legs or even someone's voice. Now this ain't an ordinary setting but by typical I mean that it has your cliche scenes which are common in all ecchi manga. What makes this different though is the level of drama and comedy mixed into it.

This manga can get pretty boring at times in any case for a shounen series which isn't telling a certain arc. Though once you come to a certain arc in this, it gets very interesting. All the characters are unique, in which they have to be because of the parts but their personalities are great as well. The fact like any harem-like setting you have many girls to pick from so you won't get bored and thus the author has alot to work with. It's just some things are overdone and it seems the author was running out of material near the end because the same things repeated but in a different setting.

Nevertheless this is a very intriguing manga with comedy filled romance and a decent amount of ecchi. In my opinion for those who want to read it, they should. For those who hate typical harem like themes, you shouldn't read it. I rate this manga a 7. read more