Warning! Whispers of Love

Koi no Mimi Yori Chuuihou is actually a collection of short stories. There are four stories in eight chapters. Warning! Whispers of Love (Chapters 01 - 05): centered around Hajime and Nagura. Hajime is a first year and Nagura is a third year on the same high school. Hajime intends to live a normal high school life but as soon as Nagura lays eyes on him, he wants to get close and at least be his friend but the only way he can come up with to hit him up is to offers to clean Hajime's ear. Needless to say Hajime is not very ecstatic aboutthat and so for the next while they start pretty much playing tag, with Nagura trying to clean Hajime's ear and Hajime running away from him. It's an... unusual plot to say the least and their relationship also feels a bit weird to read. Overall: 4/10 My Room (Chapter 06): Shino, a seemingly normal college student, bumps on Sota, a guy who ran away from home and doesn't have anywhere to go. Sota then asks for Shino to stay at his place for two weeks until the lease on the apartment he rented kicks in. Also unusual but pretty sweet story, you can feel they really enjoy being with each other. Overall: 8/10 Beyond the Lens (Chapter 07): Ryu and Hiro, two childhood friends, reunited for the first time in six years. Upon that reunion, Ryu asks Hiro to model for him at his school, but as the photoshoot comes to a halt, Ryu goes to buy some snacks for them and they end up getting lost from each other. Very sweet story, it's short but their childhood give enough information so that their relationship feels natural and genuine. It also has the best art out of all four stories. Overall: 9/10 Tomorrow, Dogday, Sunny and Clear (Chapter 08): Keiichi and Yoshino are two childhood friends that ended up becoming lovers, things seemed to go well but when Yoshino gets a dog, Keiichi starts having to dispute his attention with the new pet. It's as weird as it sounds, it leaves a bad aftertaste as the two of them don't seem to be in synch at all. Overall: 2/10 This one comes off as a disappointment considering how good both Ichi Ni no San and Senobi no Housoku were.