Nozoki Ana

ノ・ゾ・キ・ア・ナ

7.88(51K votes)

Popularity #179

chapters

117

volumes

Status

Finished

Published

Jan 23, 2009 to Feb 1, 2013

Authors:Honna, Wakou

DramaRomance

Worth Reading? — Global Verdict

8.4/10

Average Review Score

80%

Recommend It

Reviews Worldwide

International Reviews

NatoBoram

Recommended

Why am I crying so much reading a hentai? Reading this in one sitting had me dead inside for the following month. That manga fucked me up really hard. This is romantic. This is dramatic. This is fucked up beyond anything. This is bittersweet. This is joyful. This is sad. Because I've read it so fast, sometimes I wonder if I should read it again. However, I have reached the conclusion that self-inflicting psychological damages is not the best hobby one can hope for, and as such, I will not read it again. My issue with the ecchis is that they often forget the ''reality''. There's no wayyou wouldn't do anything to a thirsty girl that you're in love with. Meanwhile, other hentais often forget the "dreamy" part of a romance. This manga fixes that in the most epic and heart-breaking way. This manga has transcended the state of manga, the state of hentai, it's truly something that you don't want to read. Seriously.

349 found helpfulApr 22, 2017

YukiKazuto

Recommended

Community Discussion

Synopsis

When Tatsuhiko Kido moves to the city to attend art school, all he wants is a normal college life full of fun, friends, and cute girls. But his life takes a dramatic change when he peers through a hole in his apartment wall and sees his neighbor Emiru Ikuno masturbating while facing his direction. To make matters worse, he was caught peeping by Emiru, so he barges into the next room to apologize. Unfortunately, he falls into a compromising position with Emiru who quickly snaps a photo and blackmails him into having a mutual peeping relationship. And to make matters more interesting, he learns that Emiru is in his class at school! Although initially curious and only somewhat peeved by their relationship, it begins tearing at Kido's psyche, his sanity, and the relationships he has with other women. Despite its smutty appearance, Nozoki Ana is a deeply psychological story about guilt, eroticism, and finding love in strange places. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

MOD EDIT: *The review contains spoilers* This manga is very interesting, to that fact that it investigates many issues found in society to depth and allows to you see the more darker and disturbing things in life. However, what makes this manga interesting is that it was somehow able to make this into a semi-comedic manga, with funny quirks in between. This manga is aimed at the seinen bracket, and so those who are weak hearted, i will advise to turn away from this as this story, in all honesty, does depict some of the more horrible and cruel things in life. Story: You probably have alreadyread the synopsis of this manga, so i won't bore you with the fundamental plot. I'm also not going to try and revel any spoilers, as i found that this manga was still a very good overall manga. It shows the more "lecherous" side of humans, and this series contains a lot of heartbreaking moments, and a lot of immoral moments. Ultimately, the male protagonist does end up with the female protagonist, but the obstacles of morality and even love come into play which drags this series along. That being said, the obstacles i mentioned are somewhat sad, as you would expect, but also somewhat immoral, which is why i'd only advise this manga to those who are strong hearted. Art: Found the art perfect for this type of mature manga, and it certainly was able to portray the characters in the fashion which they were best portrayed. Character: As i said previously, this manga does deal with some of the darker truths in life and so many of the characters could be considered "dark". My main objection with the characterization was that it seemed like the author had forcefully added faults to the characters, as some of the situations and character backgrounds seemed unrealistic, and just plain weird. My other objection is one that really cannot be solved unless i spoil some of the story. However i believe that objection cannot really be solved by anyone apart from the society issues in japan, which probably forced the author to write such a thing (if you want to know more, message me). Enjoyment: Despite all the sadness and heartbreaks in the story, i still found every arc of the story enjoyable, in the sense that the author really did prioritize drama in this series, and the way it was portrayed made me very happy. Therefore, to conclude i would like to say that Nozoki Ana was a very good manga, probably somewhere in my top 10. It defiantly dives into some of the more darker issues and so it does seem somewhat darkish. But if you have time on your hands, and you wish to feel your heart ache then mend again, read all 117 chapters, and i promise you that you wouldn't regret it

TheeAwesomist

Recommended

Art & Story: Honna, Wakou Tag: Drama,Ecchi,Romance,School,Seinen Story 10/10 Wow this manga,it's a must for any otaku that loves a mature,capricious narrative. If you are an ecchiologist, this is a sweet manga, filled with detail that often draws you in and is amazing top to bottom. Kido Tatsuhiko(lucky bastard) moved to Tokyo to attend art school and starts his new life as an art student.Unknown to him, in his new room, there’s a small peep hole in his wall.(Which is centre of the manga). As at first, he can see nothing through the small hole, but one night, through the peeping hole, he accidently saw a girl pleasuring herself. (Oh ya,xd) Her name ikuno, A goddess among men, who to me is more like,if you got a yandere and a tsundere to breed and you had a voyuer addicted hot daughter. And that’s how his new life starts,letting the drama, ecchi love unfold as kido grews as a person in his new life.And understands his feels in the most unexpected of ways. Its has a sweet anime OVA by the way, which plays like japanese drama with a faithful ecchi art style. Am not much of a drama manga maniac but, this one is swift and its story did sway me in its themetical stance, with its balanced blend of deep plot and ecchi romance. And anyone who looking for a good amount of chapters to burn through with a lovable story to enjoy and have an awesome read this one is for you. Art 10/10 Gentle and seinen in nature with just a dash of ecchi to admire.just enough to make the story come alive. Ecchi filled,no doubt and its pretty much a "real talk" style, smooth like jazz. You will enjoy and hv a eyeful because"plot plot plot" can kinda be its the mantra at times in the manga. From each of the bodious babes to the adult/lust romance scenes that are deep, ever voyaging meaning to the broader plot line and to be fair,its not just gratiutious.That makes this manga lovable. So Honna Wakou thumbs up to you Cast 10/10 Everyone was developed quiet well, ya am point blank.Every characters mix well enough to make a sweet symphony of ecchi,romance and drama and keep it in harmony. And that's is why its a good story,Everything just compliments everything,the twists,turns.kido and ikuno,the tension,the plot,the love,hate,ero moments,the side charaters,the passion and poetry all just have an "ero grace" to the story all together Enjoyment 10/10 It will make you say: "I most certainly love it,bless the gods of ero!!!" You will breeze through all the chapters and you will want,want more. And Ikuno with touch your soul.. Overall 10 Nosebleeds Well,No shit xd,but I would make it 11,this kinda manga makes being an otaku,just as sweet. And ikuno is now my waifu.Sweet sweet ikuno. Am not ashamed to say,I just got a emotional boner.

73 found helpfulJul 20, 2015

Malhavok

Mixed Feelings

"Nozoki Ana" is a decent adult style romance drama that's has copious amounts of hentai scenes and overall good writing but suffers from a main protagonist who is an insufferable wimp and emotional/psychological overtones that are frankly immature and incomprehensible. The problem is actually quite simple - The mangaka could not figure out a way to draw out the romance between the two leads without having them act like idiots. Okay, mostly it's the male lead acting like an idiot, but veteran manga readers will know exactly what I'm talking about. That being said, it's not all bad. There are some parts that are interesting, butthere are also a lot of parts that are pointless sex scenes in terms of plot and frankly kind of boring for their "h content". If you're going to have a pointless sex scene, at least make it good, right? If you can stomach a male lead that is probably the pinnacle of the typical shonen wuss protagonist, and I'm not saying this lightly, he's a complete waste, then you might get a decent amount of enjoyment out of this manga - but chances are you'll probably be perplexed at phenomena as to why he can't seemingly shove a 80lb japanese girl off him, or how he has the inability to say things like "Hey, get away from me!"

60 found helpfulNov 4, 2015

BebeHillz

Not Recommended

Honest to god don't know how this manga is so positively reviewed. I enjoyed Aku no Hana, i enjoyed Sundome, i enjoyed Forget Me Not but this manga was an absolute travesty. This is literally 90 chapters of the MC wondering why the girl next door is masturbating to him having sex with his girlfriend, her literally saying i love you, you make me wet, i want you... and then when she moves out hes on the floor crying " I LOVED YOU MAIN HEROINE..." :v The following 20 chapters are the tragic background story of the main heroine that we didn't get untilnow. Thats right we spent 90 chapters with a girl that we know absolutely nothing about, no hints, no nothing. :D The whole theme of the manga is "to show your true self" but ironically enough we don't learn a single thing about the main heroine until an info dump in the early 100s. The manga is is only 117 chapters long. The sex the MC has with his girlfriends are pleasurable to look at and his 2nd girlfriend is treated like trash as the MC wonders if he likes his girlfriend or likes the all to convenient female next door that masturbates to his presence. I should've known that the manga wasn't for me from the start... literally every relationship is initiated by the female meeting the MC and instantly wanting to fuck him. The MC is so wishy washy that whenever he sticks his penis into a female he instantly just forgets everything around him and instantly "loves" them. The word love is thrown around alot in this manga. Meet a girl and bang her up for a night is an act of love. Finger the girl next door in a closet while you watch your friends have sex is an act of love. I was literally reading this manga just to see if it ended like sundome... with the MC getting cucked... that would've been a fucking troll as fuck ending but instead we get a final volume that has like 60 pages of forplay talk.... like im talking just kissing and talking... for DAMN NEAR 60 PAGES. and then a time skip because we needed to fill more pages with more needless exposition. And then it ends... no grand finale or anything... it just sorta ends... Point me to a manga that has a dude beating his meat to a girl by watching her have sex with her boyfriend and find that "romantic" and give it 10/10 - 9.5/10 ratings and maybe i will update this review... but for now... This manga is a waste of time :D

48 found helpfulJul 1, 2017