The title 'Koiiji' takes itself on the play of the word 'kuiiji', which means glutton, and implying 'Love Appetite'. In the context of the story, it is more like 'A Glutton for Love', reflecting Mame's long, unrequited love. [taken from nachte's translation]
I was attracted to the art and the idea of reading a manga with older characters as opposed to the school-romance you always see. Mame is 30 years old helping her family run a bath house. What I least expected this to be was a manga full of stereotyped men, women, and a bad script that has no tact.
It makes fun of death,
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 Alternative TitlesSynonyms: Love Appetite, Koi-Iji Japanese: こいいじ InformationType: Manga
Volumes: 10
Chapters: 50
Status: Finished
Published: Aug 25, 2014 to Nov 24, 2018
Genre:
Romance
Demographic:
Josei
Serialization:
Kiss Authors:
Shimura, Takako (Story & Art) Statistics Ranked: #76142 2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded. Popularity: #8537
Members: 2,152
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Oct 29, 2022
Cut to the chase: it's an absurdly confusing story (SPOILER-FREE)
"Koiiji" has a very interesting plot when you start reading it. The narration has a very autobiographical way that I particularly like a lot and the style of drawing caught my attention. The real problem occurs when after several chapters you start to realize how mess the story is. There are several characters with several subplots that don't develop well, and the fact that the characters are physically similar doesn't help to understand who is who from time to time. But what really kills the story is the "time travel" that the narrative decides to do. Out ... |
