Kaikan♥Phrase

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Synonyms: Ecstasy Phrase

Japanese: 快感♥フレーズ

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Type: Manga

Volumes: 18

Chapters: 83

Status: Finished

Published: Mar 1997 to 2000

Genre: Romance

Theme: Showbiz

Demographic: Shoujo

Serialization: Sho-Comi

Authors: Shinjou, Mayu (Story & Art)

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Ranked: #3293²

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MangaSho-ComiShinjou, Mayu (Story & Art)

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Aine never wanted to be a writer; she just created some erotic song lyrics for the sake of entering a contest. When she bumps into a man she doesn't know and loses the lyrics, she thinks she'll never see them again, but she thought wrong! He turns out to be Sakuya, a famous rock vocalist known for his sexy persona and lyrics. When he invites Aine to be his new lyricist, she finds herself quickly sucked into the harsh world of showbiz... and the even harsher world of falling in love with a guy that millions of girls love just as much!

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Kaikan Phrase was published in English as Sensual Phrase by VIZ Media from March 24, 2004 to February 13, 2007.

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Ookouchi, Sakuya

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Yukimura, Aine

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Sakuma, Kazuto

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Toudou, Yukifumi

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Kiryuu, Atsuro

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Ookouchi, Shion

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Kiryuu, Yuuka

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Nagai, Yoshihiko

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Grazer, Ralph

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Aug 18, 2015

NeoDarkCat45

Recommended

I've had the pleasure of finding this manga series way back when I was in middle school, I was twelve at the time. While it was the front cover that grabbed my attention (The artwork was appealing and Sakuya's blue eyes attracted me to him), I actually fell in love with the plot and its characters. At the time of me getting the first volume, I didn't even know that it was gonna have sex in it. I mean I guessed it would have some adult themes given the English title, Sensual Phrase, and a flash of Aine's breasts at the end of the first ...

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Nov 28, 2011

Slumber

Recommended

Sorry if this is long, I’m going to rant and stomp my feet a little…

This manga surprised me a lot. I try my best to give everything a chance and read it the whole way through. This is one of the few I seriously considered dropping. I only got to about chapter 18 and I just wasn’t feeling it. If you look at the chapters though, there’s like 82? So I didn’t want to give up on it so early and I kept reading. There is a lot I don’t like but I am glad I read it all the way to the end.

There’s a ... lot of sex, like seriously a lot of sex…

The plot is a heavy romance between the lead singer of a band, Lucifer, and a high school student who writes their lyrics. It’s also about the band and living out there dreams.

As far as the characters go, someone please explain to me why female writers constantly choose to make the heroine spineless and heavily dependent? Why. I understand to some degree every girl wants to be protected but at least make her able to function without being directed all the time. Aine does develop towards the end but I never saw her as truly independent. Sakuya is your typical alpha male, lots of sex, demanding, very jealous, ect. The only thing I really liked about him was his passion for music. The rest of the Lucifer band I really liked though. You get to know them just enough were you can distinguish their personalities. Takayama’s character [the producer] I felt was one of the better. He’s a little rash but you can see how much he cares about his job and the people involved in his work. Where they took his character however, still doesn’t sit well with me. It happened and ended so quickly.

A lot of characters were thrown in obviously just for drama and to create conflict but after that they drop off the planet…It felt really soap opera-ish. I was super disappointed with the band Jesus. The main band in the manga is Lucifer and the upcoming rival at one point was a band named Jesus. They could have done so much with that! But of course that lasted only a few chapters and then you never hear of it again. So much potential in a lot of parts but the story moves so fast it all gets carried away. Aine’s parents also show up briefly. I felt like they were just thrown in there to put some realism into the story, they really had no purpose other than to create a small amount of drama.

The romance between Aine and Sakuya even though it’s the main focus of the manga, I found the band to be more captivating. There’s was just so much unnecessary drama surrounding Aine and Sakuya its ridiculous. And pretty much every cliché about love is thrown in there as well. About seventy percent of the time you’ll roll your eyes, the rest you’ll find a little funny.
The band was the best part, I looked forward toward those scenes and seeing what they would do next! All in all, I’d recommend it and I would read it again.

Story: 7 [good]
Art: 8 [very good]
Character: 5 [still irritated...]
Enjoyment: 8 [very good]
Overall: 8 [very good]

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Nov 7, 2022

azenobio

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Once upon a time, 'Kaikan Phrase' had a huge sex appeal in the late 1990's. A girl not only falls in love with a rock star, but she also begins to write lyrics for his band. This is actually a very good plot.

This manga was at its prime when the music industry was at it's peak for rock and alternative bands, so naturally, going into the 2000's, ‘Kaikan Phrase’ appealed to a lot of young women.

The (consensual) sex scenes in 'Kaikan Phrase' are pretty tame by today’s standards, and they were not exaggerated nor too explicit with body parts. The pacing of the ... sex scenes are not overwhelming at all and are done at the right times plot-wise.

Aine and Sakuya’s relationship introduces a good amount of scenarios that could apply to the music industry in real life (even though this manga is pretty dated). Their relationship isn’t too sugarcoated dealing with the consequences of dating a rock star. Throughout these challenges, Aine and Sakuya face a lot of character development within themselves and the band. They piggyback off each other which is sometimes hard to apply in manga. In the beginning of the series, their romantic chemistry felt pretty generic, but as you read further it is very evident how passionate their relationship really is. The creator of this series, Mayu Shinjo, did a really great job depicting their strong relationship through and through.

However, the biggest criticism I have for 'Kaikan Phrase' is the amount of sexual assault portrayed which is completely overwhelming; and not just by Sakuya, the male protagonist. One of these assaults is never even addressed. It was from a very important character tied to Sakuya and it was just thrown completely under the bus.

Of course, these assaults presented in 'Kaikan Phrase' COULD happen in real life, but both Aine and Sakuya are CONSTANTLY assaulted (by adults), ALMOST unrealistically, in EVERY volume, by MULTIPLE PEOPLE. They’re also both MINORS.

Getting through the first 10 volumes was not only a drag, but the sexual assault scenarios is what killed the manga for me; especially re-reading this now as an adult. The assaults were overdone. If this wasn't so dominating to the plot, this series could've been more comfortable to read.

Sakuya also had a habit of assaulting Aine throughout the first half of the relationship, all because of misunderstandings. However, I give Mayu Shinjo credit for Sakuya’s character development to move past certain behaviors. And of course, this kind of circumstance is realistic. Aine, our female protagonist, is easily manipulated but also stubborn with making sure she doesn’t cause trouble for Sakuya. She doesn’t think through any consequences which causes more harm than good. Her character is a good portrayal of a teenager who thinks they have it together and doesn’t think of the outcome of her actions. This does not excuse the adults that harm her in any way of course.

After volume 10, the plot began to move forward when Mr Takayama, a producer, steps into the picture. Honestly, the story got a THOUSAND times better with him involved. This is the turning point where I found myself glued to the manga. You also get to see more of the band members that played in part of Sakuya's stardom. I actually loved the rest of the band members. Even though at times they were filler, they were enjoyable to say the least.

Without saying much, Mr Takayama is the reason why I got through the rest of 'Kaikan Phrase'. Otherwise, I planned on getting rid of this manga completely.

For the life of me I can't part from this manga, but at the same time 'Kaikan Phrase' did not age well in a lot of ways. As a teenager, the "sexy" scenarios seemed so cool to me, but reading this from an adult perspective is traumatizing lol. It is sad that this series was glorified for its sexual assaults when it shouldn’t have been. That really says a lot for the time period this was published in. In the books, Mayu Shinjo did point out on the side panels what type of men she's into. It is implied that the 'assault' scenarios are her kink. So with that said, take this series with a grain of salt if you are concerned about getting triggered, or don't read this at all. This manga appears to be Mayu Shinjo's fantasy more than anything else at this point.

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