Koizora: Setsunai Koimonogatari

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Synonyms: Koizora: Kinai Koimonogatari, Sky of Love, Love Sky: Sad Love Story

Japanese: 恋空～切ナイ恋物語～

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Type: Manga

Volumes: 10

Chapters: 30

Status: Finished

Published: 2007 to 2009

Genres: Drama, Romance

Theme: School

Demographic: Shoujo

Serialization: Comic Mahou no iLand

Authors: Haneda, Ibuki (Art), Mika (Story)

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Score: 7.87¹ (scored by 4,966 users)

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Ranked: #1037²

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MangaComic Mahou no iLandHaneda, Ibuki (Art), Mika (Story)

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Mika Tahara wants nothing more out of her high school experience than to have a fleeting romance. But while her friends have quickly matured at the start of the new school year, Mika's childish demeanor does not appeal to any of the boys in her grade. Just as her enthusiasm falters, the naive girl crosses paths with Hiroki "Hiro" Sakurai—one of the school's delinquents.

Though Hiro is rough around the edges, Mika soon falls head over heels for him, and the two start dating. While the relationship seems like everything Mika imagined it would be, jealousy, deceit, violence, and tragedy threaten to tear the two teenagers apart. As they work through these new struggles alongside the volatility of young love, Mika and Hiro find they may have bitten off more than they can chew.

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Koizora: Setsunai Koimonogatari was adapted into a Japanese live-action film that was released on November 3, 2007. The manga was also adapted into a television drama series that aired on TBS from August 2, 2008 to September 13, 2008.

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Sakurai, Hiroki

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Tahara, Mika

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Sakurai, Minako

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Oct 22, 2014

Bluesander

Mixed Feelings

I am writing this review to try to persuade you NOT to give this series a chance.

After reading MoonLight's review, I was convinced to give Koizora a try. As much as I hate to admit it, I often judge manga by their cover - I'm more likely to read something if the art looks appealing to me. In the case of Koizora, the characters and detailing are spot on and art is more or less to my taste.

I've read numerous comments on the manga that touch on how sad it was, how touching, and how they would read it over and over. This bothers me ...

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Oct 4, 2014

sweetie426

Mixed Feelings

So previsible and pretty much boring. There are other mangas that are alike and yet so much better than this one (like boku no hatsukoi o kimi ni sasagu). And what's worse is that the characters all seem so weak or despicable. Beside the art, there's nothing much worth to this work in my opinion...

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Jan 6, 2014

Demi_V

Mixed Feelings

Koizora: Love Sky – Sad Love Story is a heavy drama manga for mature audiences. Despite the multiple sad events that occur in this manga, Koizora aims to make the reader appreciate life a lot more. It teaches you that there’s no such thing as regret but that you should treasure every moment of your past. Your past helps you become stronger and become a greater person towards the people you meet in the future. The message is indeed inspirational, but the mangaka could’ve done a better job at appealing to her readers.

Story (6)

Koizora is rumored to be based on a true sad love story ... by the author Mika herself. Personally, it’s hard for me to believe one person could go through multiple tragedies (gang rape, pregnancy, heartbreak, etc.) in such a short time span (~2 months). The pacing was too rushed, and it seems that the author is trying too hard to tug at the readers’ heartstrings by introducing one unfortunate event after another. To be clear, the tragedies are not a horrible thing to include in a manga, but it carries on for at least 3 volumes. It would’ve been more enjoyable if they were only spaced out and not crowded together. The reader cannot help but expect bad luck for Mika at every turn.

Clichéd stories are entertaining in some shoujo manga, but it was greatly overused in Koizora. The timeline takes place from high school to college. The manga revolves around Mika’s struggle with life itself, and her bad luck does not occur until she becomes romantic with a delinquent named Hiroki during her 2nd year of high school. Her love for Hiroki overcomes all of the bad events she experiences during their relationship. As long as she has him, she’s happy. The first few chapters are depressing with the mangaka throwing balls of sadness at the reader. The characters do not handle situations realistically most of the time. E.g. Tragedies happen, but the character acts normal as if nothing happened. Therefore, the inspirational message behind this shoujo manga may not immediately occur to the reader. The story lightens and becomes promising in the middle, but the reader could be disappointed with some of the characters’ choices, especially Mika. The manga has a hopeful ending, and it succeeds in fulfilling its objective of being a sad love story.

Characters (6)

The manga is one-sided, focusing strictly on Mika. Mika is the emotionally weak female lead who is willing to do anything for love. It will become easy to develop a love-hate relationship towards her, because the majority of her actions may seem naïve. It can be understandable for a girl who is in her first relationship, but the way she handles some crises is impractical. Her behavior was too laid-back at times. However, the reader watches her slowly learn how to embrace the joys of life by refusing to have regrets about her past. This is done with the introduction of new characters in the middle who make a huge impact on her life.

There are a decent amount of characters, and they all play a part in Mika’s life. Characters include the usual people you would expect in a drama manga: jealous girlfriend/boyfriend, backstabbing friends, best friend who’s in love with best friend’s lover, new trustworthy friends, etc. Some of the characters may seem intolerable at times with their denseness, but they become more understandable near the end. It would’ve been more enjoyable if the author emphasized on some of the other important characters as well. Some scenes shown several emotions from different characters, and no dialogue revealed what was going on in that characters’ head. Some important characters had sudden changes in their personality, and the reasoning was not explained fully. Feelings were not revealed from some characters until the last few chapters of the manga.

Animation (7)

Illustrator Ibuki Haneda did an excellent job in bringing out the characters’ emotions in dramatic scenes. The artwork itself succeeds in drawing out emotions from the reader and even give sympathy towards the characters. The backgrounds were concise and distinct from each other, as they each hold significance in the story. The heroine has a baby face that expresses her innocence.

Some characters looked too much alike, and dramatic scenes appeared deceiving because of the lack of distinct. If it was not for the dialogue, it would be difficult for the reader to understand what’s going on. During sex scenes, the characters were drawn with blank bodies, so no genitalia is shown. It wouldn’t be a problem if the manga itself was not fallen under the “Mature” category. The only mature scenes that were drawn to fit the category were the tragedies (e.g. self-harm scenes).

Enjoyment (7)

This manga was a major tearjerker for me, and I had the same reactions as I had with other Shoujo manga. I grew frustrated with the characters at times and was disappointed, but I later understood their reasoning. I wanted to learn more about the other main characters and their thoughts within the manga instead of solely Mika. Some of the reasoning behind the other characters’ actions became unclear to me because of that. Because of the overused cliché in the beginning, I had a hint of how the manga would end. I became emotional and sympathizing with Mika near the end, and I thank the animation for that. Instead of re-reading the manga, I may try out the adaptations. The majority of the people who have either read the novel or watched the Korean drama said that the adaptations are much more tolerable than the manga.

Overall (6)

Koizora is typically the manga that most readers drop after reading the first few chapters, because it begins on a depressing note. Even though it gives readers a bad impression of the manga, it results in something memorable and inspirational. Unless you’re someone who does not mind such a heavy drama manga, I recommend that you at least give it a chance. I see this manga as a source to help one appreciate life and teach them what and what not to do. This manga is unique in its own way by not showing any hesitation in fulfilling its objective as a sad love story. Prepare to shed tears and love or hate characters upon turning the pages of Koizora.

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