Ane Doki

Few things to note, i havent read all that much manga, just over 3 days according to mal at time of writing this, but over 170 days of anime. So while i might not be a expert on manga i am quite used varying styles and genres from the anime i've watched. Also i wont include any spoilers, even though that limits what i can say on things. Also this is my first review, anime or manga, this is the first, so i dont care how its rated, i wanted put my thoughts down, and so i did. Well i saw this while it was stillpublishing and was interested in reading it once it was all done, as much as anything else because Natsuki is so damn hot, and reminds in pretty every detail possible of Misaki Yamamoto of Hatsukoi Limited(also by Kawashita, Mizuki), which was a good enough reason on its own for me to start reading this as Misaki like Natsuki have the looks, style, and cool appeal to make them practically perfect, only flaw is i can never be with them :). Well i agree with most of whats been said in the other reviews, its pretty typical, though i doubt anyone would read an ecchi rom-com expecting it to be something new. As another reviewer said, enjoyment is the biggest factor, as proof i was looking for something to read a few chapters of before going sleep, but instead i read it all which for me took over 3hrs but as i mentioned already i havent read that much manga so my pace might be quite slow. Once i started i just couldnt stop myself reading on, i truely did enjoy it, my only wish is that there had been another chapter after it finished, but saying why would spoil things. Skipping any real review of art, as for manga i dont have enough reference to say whats truely good, or say whats bad or could be better. So i say for the story, which although pretty typical does have enough for me to give it some merit, part of which for me is although its a stretch to believe that Natsuki simply decides to move in for the sake of paying her debt of eating his ice cream. You can mostly accept the happenings and reasons behind them as possible, this for me made the characters feel more real or believable, or atleast kouta, Natsuki and kanede as well as one or two others introduced later but i wont say who they are. It also progressed quite well, giving you answers on who Natsuki really is, and although its quite short, also showed the other relationships Kouta had with various girls quite well. Characters, first the few other males in this were all your typical stock characters, very annoying, bland, and for me forgettable, like i didnt once remember their names, or feel like putting effort into recognising who was who. Kouta, was nothing new really, but we all know how these things work. Unsure of himself, unsure of his feelings, trying to work out what it means to like(love) someone. Always quick to yell at the people he cares for, because he cant work out his feelings, yet when it comes time to act does so with little hesitation. Despite this i quite liked him, i think its probably me, but i always see there being something we can all relate to in these characters, though the situations are far beyond what we could hope for ourselves, understanding your feelings for someone isnt easy, and we have all made mistakes while trying to figure them out. Natsuki, my reason for reading it. The mysterious beauty who's past and situation get reveal during the manga. Simply put, im male and i love her, she's hot, and she's cool, but often shows a softer and weaker side of herself, making me love her all the more. Since alot of its about her, i cant say anymore really without spoiling things. Kanede, well a cute tsundere more or less say it all. Just going from the Synopsis you know kouta helps save her, which ofcourse leads her to having feelings for him. From stuck up idol to blushing loli, the idol and Kouta's school crush, actually shows a bit of character devolpment, and for me was quite like-able. Along with Chiaki, Natsuki's younger sister, the interaction between the characters, and some of the resulting ecchi situations they get themselves into provide plenty of entertainment and enjoyment for any rom-com fan, you'll love Natsuki, and Kanede, your only regret will be the end doesnt go on a bit more to show you what you want to happen. Then again just how often do anime or manga end in the way you wanted or your happy with, for any genre.

What have we here? The story of your neighbourhood shota. Kou-chan is the 13 year old schoolboy all the best-looking girls want. But it's Natsuki, the four years older beauty that we care about the most. Ane Doki! is quite predictable. Most of the cliches of the genre you can think of, are there. Kouta, our protagonist, is a pre-teen who's completely clueless when it comes to his feelings, as well as those of others. Natsuki, our sexy female lead, randomly decides to devote her life to serving this kid. The convenient absence of parents? It's here, times two. The occasional clumsiness that leads to eroticsights can't be missing. And since there's a girl moving in to a boy's house, of course another girl will decide to move in, to "keep an eye on them". Check. The twist here is supposed to be the age gap between the two; a point of interest should be the moment Kouta's cute classmate starts having feelings for him. Thing is, the dilemma "sexy versus cute" is actually non-existent. The role of alternative love interests is demoted to people that exist merely to help Kouta realise he's fallen for the older hottie. The characters are visually attractive and nicely drawn. We get a whole lot of fanservice like girls in their underwear or accidental groping, but nothing too extreme. In fact, there is but a single kiss throughout this manga. While Kouta's feelings for Natsuki do delevop, and we get some interesting insight on his thoughts and expectations, Natsuki remains the girl who happily helps and praises him the whole time, something rather shallow. With only 26 chapters, Ane Doki! remains interesting. That is, if you want to live out the honorable fantasy of the boy who aims for the older, ridiculously hot girl.

Here we have Kouta, a normal male middle schooler, who lives, or would live alone, if it wasn’t for Natsuki, a female high schooler, who now lives with Kouta. Natsuki claims that she is taking care of Kouta in the place of his dad who suddenly got transfered away to Sapporo, yet in reality things are quite different. It seems like Kouta is taking care of Natsuki just as much she takes care of him. Kouta has a serious personality which always gets caught up with Natsuki’s pace. This is what makes the story charming: The way Kouta always gets toyed with by Natsuki whileshe also teaches him about life like an older sister. She teaches him how to become a man. Mentally, because he is still only in middle school. But his found new manliness attracts the girl whom he had a crush on creating some sort of love triangle. This manga is ecchi and should be treated as such. Panty shots and the like pop up often. However, this manga is also more than just an ecchi manga. It has deep meaning hidden between the outer show of ecchi. This manga is about growing up, about a love that shouldn’t happen, and the strength of the bonds that hold people together. Perhaps I am reading into things too much, but I honestly feel that this manga is more than just a series of panty shots. This manga has meaning and actually I learned some things from this manga. There is a Chapter 26.5 which demonstrates the real ending. Highly recommended. Besides, this manga is hilarious. If you want something to read after those awaited manga series to come out with the chapter, or after you ended a favorite manga. This manga might be good.

Ane Doki I have just finished reading this manga, and to tell you frankly this is my first manga review, so pls bear with me. Ok, so this manga only has 3 chapters and it is only now that I’ve read it via internet, so how do I rate this? Story-good 7. When I say “Good” what I mean is that this manga is unique, co’z it is not always that a manga like this would have a “Sotacon” romance in it - you know…. mature chiquita (female lead) to younger muchacho (male lead). This is also among the few were the parent (and I mean parent,co’z only the father is present) of the muchacho actually knew that his nino (male child and I’m referring to the male lead) is under the care of a total stranger which happens to be the chiquita. Also, this one of those manga were it is the muchacho who get’s a lot of sexual advances from a chiquita. Though this manga has a harem genre, it cannot be classified as a true harem, rather it is more like a love triangle, co’z the rivalry for the muchacho’s heart is between the matured chiquita {her hermana (younger sister) is not included} and a younger chiquita , who happens to be the muchacho’s classmate. The ecchi combine with comedy genre is not bad, and I admit, I really like the camel toe that goes with every accidental panty shots of the chiquitas (female cast). Art-good 7. There is not much for me to say something about the art since this manga share the same illustrator that of Ichigo 100%. But, what makes it good, for me, is how the lead Chiquita is drawn. That’s because she resembles Aya of Ichigo 100% whom I’m very much attracted to………in an artistic way that is. Characters- fair 6. I said “fair” in the sense that there isn’t much information indicated in MAL about the characters, so a proper description of the characters should be in order: Natsuki Hagiwara- she beautiful, voluptuous, tough, smart and thoughtful, in this manga she’s a total package which every guys would go for, but moreover she’s a tease. When it come to the choice of guys she goes for, she has hots for Kouta Ochiai who’s 4 years her junior. When she was introduce in manga, one would have an impression that she’s teasing the young muchacho. But, as it turns out the chiquita simply wants to ease the muchacho’s loneliness (despite of his protest) after she overheard the muchacho talking loudly at his daddy who’s in a hurry to go co’z of his so called assignment to some faraway place else……….or tying to away co’z he spend the company’s money in a night club. She quite a handful for the muchacho to handle, this is because aside from doing household chores she also teases the muchacho as well, but she also helps him when he has a problem and occasionally protects him from bullies, In MAL’s info it is indicated that she is a bit of a mystery , but as it turns out that she’s just not any kind of runaway, rather she came from a well do family, the reason for her running away is that her eldest sister is not only pestering her to be her lingerie model (since her eldest sister is a lingerie designer) but is also pimping her to be some dirty old rich man’s bitch in which she’s very reluctant, she has a younger sister who’s protective of her and also stayed with the muchacho so that she can keep a close eye on her. Kouta Ochiai- he’s a 13 year old middle schooler who got tangled up with the Chiquita (female lead) after he gave her his ice cream (it’s the chiquita who ask for it), upon his rush to get away from the her teasing, he accidentally left his student book with his address in it , thus she was able to track him down and immediately move in with him the moment she finds out that he’s gonna be on his own, co’z his daddy is assigned somewhere else or is getting away for spending the company’s money at a night club. Despite of his protest for the chiquita’s moving in, treating him like a kid (and some occasional sexual advances from her and I do mean from “HER”), sleeping next to him and her teasing, he slowly and reluctantly accepted the fact that he can’t get rid of her very easily. In spite of it all, he never took advantage of her which would be the reason why the lead chiquita likes and respects him even more. At fist he has a crush on his class rep Kanade Sakurai, but as the manga chapters goes on he started to shift his attention towards the lead chiquita. Though he did dated the lead chiquita’s young hermana they both never develop any feelings for each other. Kanade Sakurai- is the muchacho’s class rep, she the most popular girl in school where the muchacho is studying, though she already has feelings for the muchacho, her feeings for him intensify when the muchacho tried to protect her from a couple of bullies, but got beaten up himself instead, but the lead chiquita came by and kick their asses (the bullies) just in a nick of time. Also, she was saved again from drowing by the muchacho thanks to the inner tube which the lead chiquita provided (co’z the muchacho can’t swim) so that he can rescue her. At first she considers the lead chiquita as competition for the muchacho’s affections, but later on has given up when she finds out that the muchacho can’t get the lead chiquita out of his head. Chaki Hagiwara- is the youngest and is protective of his sister Natsuki ( the lead Chiquita), she supports her sister’s (Natsuki, the lead chiquita) reluctance to be her eldest sister’s lingerie model and plans to pimp her (Natsuki) to some dirty old rich man so that she (Haruki the eldest sister) can get money out of it. However she doesn’t support her running away and staying with the muchacho and does her best to convince her to come home, later on she decided to stay with the muchacho as well to look after her, as info would put it, she’s not good in doing household chores, but is good in math and other science subjects which she volunteers to be the muchacho’s tutor in exchange for her to stay in the muchacho’s house. Haruki Hagiwara- is the reason for the chiquita’s running away from home; she’s a lingerie designer and most of all a gold digger. She wanted his sister (Natsuki) to be her lingerie model, but the Chiquita refuses since most of her designs are just too kinky for her to handle. The last straw came when she wanted her (Natsuki) to be some dirty old rich man’s bitch, which lead her to runaway, info has it that both (Haruki and Natsuki) are good fighters. In the end Chaki was able to call their parents (whom had some certain connections with famous people) to find Haruki a better deal, thus leaving Natsuki alone to be with the muchacho. Enjoyment- good 7. I really enjoy this manga very much, the way the genres were delivered really makes it interesting to read, ok so, it is the ecchi thing has got me……somehow, but you know what really got me is uniqueness of the “Sotacon” romance were mature girl meets younger guy and the combination of the ecchi and comedy ( I think I've mentioned that already). Overall – good 7. This is a good manga to read, in fact it has a potential to be a good anime even if it’s only going to be a 12 episode short novel.