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Koi Kaze  
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Description
Nanoka and Koshiro were separated at a young age when their parents divorced. Now, 10 years have passed, and Koshiro has already forgotten about his younger sister. Yet, Nanoka has decided to attend the nearby high school and come back to live with her father and brother. However, the two had met just before Nanoka came back to live together and without knowing each other's real identity, they went on a date, only to find out that they were actually siblings...

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Manga

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Associated Names
恋風
戀風
Love Wind
Wind of Love

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Latest Release(s)
v.5 c.35 (end) by Anime Waves (2725d ago)
v.5 c.34 by Anime Waves (2794d ago)
v.5 c.33 by Anime Waves (2842d ago)
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Status in Country of Origin
5 Volumes (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?
Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter
Starts at Vol 1 ch 1
Ends at Vol 5 ch 35

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User Rating
Average: 7.9 / 10.0 (442 votes)
Bayesian Average: 7.84 / 10.0
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Last Updated
June 13th 2013, 8:21am PST

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Genre
Drama  Mature  Romance  Seinen  Slice of Life 
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Author(s)
YOSHIDA Motoi

Artist(s)
YOSHIDA Motoi

Year
2001

Original Publisher
Kodansha

Serialized In (magazine)
Evening (Kodansha)

Licensed (in English)
No

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Monthly Pos #989 increased(+92)
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On 441 wish lists
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 Pretty good.   
Rating: N/A
by Hatesu
February 23rd, 2013, 11:00pm
I really liked this one overall. The story itself, despite being a little drawn out, was done really well. It was so romantic and yet so sad on a few occasions I was almost moved to tears. The only gripe I had regarding the story was that it was a little confusing at times, perhaps because of the translations. This could have easily been a 10 in my book but because of the mediocre art and poor plot/translations I will have to settle in at an 8. Still though, this was a really good incest manga and well worth the read.
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 Kinda overrated   
Rating: 7.6 / 10.0
by MatrixM
January 20th, 2013, 2:34am
This may be a fault of the translation but there were a few chapters in the end where I had no idea what decision the main character had made. (around the cafe part and onwards for a few chapters)
The first few chapters seemed like it was jumping between plot points rather than showing them developing. It's not made clear enough that their original encounter had such a large impact on the male main character. His and his sister's feelings are conveyed but the development isn't.
This improves during the series, but not by much. Again, some of this may be a fault of translation, but some of it clearly is purely on the mangaka.
The female main character's best friend is also poorly written, having no character. I also wish those thoughts of her's that we read last were clearer. What precisely was she talking about? How much did that planner reveal?

I'll still give this a good rating because it did evoke some melancholy and such in me and because it's a romance. And the romance genre has very VERY few manga that don't suck.

But there are other romances I would recommend more. ("Tokyo's Casanova", "Girl Friends", "Sasameki Koto", "Kimi ni Todoke", "Haru,yo Koi!" and so on..)

Of course, there also the possibility that my opinion will drastically change over time, having just come out of reading it a few minutes ago bigrazz
Oh, and perhaps I should mention that I was kinda sleep-deprived while reading this. But, anyways, from what I've read (EDIT: as in, on wikipedia. I was trying to find out what I had just read, due to the lack of clarity), it seems the anime has a lot more clarity. Though it changes things, they seem to be good condensations.

... Last updated on March 9th, 2013, 8:50pm
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 merp   
Rating: N/A
by pantomnesia
January 7th, 2013, 2:05am
Surprisingly moving and sad. I imagine this is what it was like for some homophobic readers coming across "taboo" material back then and even perhaps now. And in spite of my own )confused_ feelings/views, I found this to be touching. So... I've concluded that consensual incest is none of my business.
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 Amazing...   
Rating: 9.0 / 10.0
by theLettuceGarden04
October 13th, 2012, 3:54am
As an avid shoujo reader that has yet to grown out of silly shoujo mangas, this manga is totally the type I would never read. Because of my love for incest (Flowers of Evil started this), well, I gave it a try. I must say so myself, this is the best incest manga, honestly, it's so touching and it made me cry (I never cry for mangas). At first I was iffy about the art and the age gap, but, the emotions, etc, etc must made me want to read more. This is not just incest, this is romance, an awesome one at that. Like some people say, the ending felt, I dunno... I think it needs more closure, but nevertheless, it's okay I guess that it was left the way it was and sad at the same time (this should have an ending like in this other incest manga I read). Please read if you like bittersweet romance and that you can tolerate non-shoujo art and the age gap.
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 Wants more   
Rating: 9.5 / 10.0
by Ak5shays
December 24th, 2011, 7:04am
This is one great manga. The only thing is the difference in size. It kinda get to me during the first few chapters but catches up later. The ending is a bit disappointing because I wanted to know more. The story is interesting. The character are great and character development is good. Yeah, this is definitely incest. Give it a try. Don't just judge it by the incest but by the story......... the feelings that you'll come across. Read it with an open mind.
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 Great story!   
Rating: 9.5 / 10.0
by lamansonbleue
August 24th, 2011, 1:47pm
I like it when Koshiro is not a good looking "prince" and that Nanoka is not as bratty as I thought she would be. One thing that bugs me is Koshiro's size... I know he's big sized but why did the author make him "that" big... and the other thing that bugs me is that they're blood related. Well anyways, I liked the story, I usually hate incest but this was good - I liked this as much as usagi drop!
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 Eh...what can I say??   
Rating: 7.0 / 10.0
by Day Dreamer
August 4th, 2011, 12:29pm
I'm not going to sit here and pretend that I hated it or that I absolutely adored it, because neither was the case. It was just one of those 'eh' mangas that left you with a mediocre ending and characters who didn't seem as compatible with each other as they themselves would have liked to believe.

What frustrated me the most about this manga was the inconsistencies with the characters---especially the 'brother' (I can't even remember his name). It's like he was trying to convince himself he liked her one minute and the next , he's back to being a lonely old man---I mean, make up your mind already?!

... Last updated on June 20th, 2012, 1:01am
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 It had potential, but...   
Rating: N/A
by SensualSin
March 17th, 2011, 11:01pm
I've read some of the comments on here, and while this is just my personal opinion, I think this story goes beyond "looks". Yes, the older brother was a bit too old and unattractive. The sister says so several times, but that wasn't what she saw in him. She saw past the physical to the person he was inside and that's what she fell in love with. The world is far too hung up on looks, to be honest. Many "beautiful people" are downright UGLY inside, and some who are deemed unattractive have the purest hearts.

But back to the manga, yes?

I'm a fan of incest manga. I find it entertaining when it's not real. I don't get grossed out easily, particularly when something is fake. It's a story and it's only as "nasty" as the reader makes it. My issue is that it was fairly boring. But I'll give points where they are due:

1) The mangaka did her job as far as character development and showing how this introverted, somewhat selfish, emotionally bankrupt person was able to change into the very opposite with love and patience.

2) She showed how a somewhat spoiled high schooler matured and learned to stop being two different people in front of each parent as well as come into her own as a young adult. (My gripe is that she looks 10 years old throughout the entire series, which doesn't help people get over feeling like they're reading ped/loli).

3) This story played out like a bit of a film -a long drawn out film, but cinema, nonetheless.

*MILD SPOILER ALERT*

Koi Kaze isn't a necessarily bad story. Several times it made my eyes tear because it was somewhat touching, particularly when he nearly gives up on wanting his sister's love, or another part when they are in two different places and both reach out to touch the falling snow. There's a gentle sweetness there that can't be denied.

However, it shouldn't be rated 'mature' by any means. The physical intimacy, if one is looking for that, is non-existent, and the artwork is awful. The story, for me, drags unnecessarily and the ending, well, what ending?

IMO, Koi Kaze had the potential to be more than what it was. The development and pace was too slow and unexciting when it could have held my attention a bit more.

Terrible? No.

Great? No.

But it's a decent read if you're not doing anything else at the moment.

... Last updated on March 17th, 2011, 11:03pm
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 excellent well rounded manga   
Rating: N/A
by Eskamobob1
January 17th, 2011, 12:08pm
as others have said before me, this is a fantastic series. with the way that the characters and story develop, you feel like you are watching the story unfold instead of just reading another manga. when i first started reading this manga i thought the incest would bug me a lot. i found myself, however, not being bothered by it and actually rooting for them (im not going to lie, that kinda creeps me out in retrospect.) my only complaint about this series, is that it didn't show you everything that was happening like (SPOILER ALERT!!!) in the last chapter when nanoka tells her brother to stop deciding on his own and uses him talking about proposing with his mother. it was hard to tell if they didn't show you something and nanoka was getting married to him, or if she was just talking about him saying he wasn't ever getting married. over all this was a great series though, and i recommend it.
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 poignancy and disturbed feelings   
Rating: N/A
by andasdieoffries
December 29th, 2010, 9:07pm
i think everyone is getting the wrong idea. the incest is'nt supposed to be incidental to the story. it IS the story. and though i find it disturbing, it moved me (note, i applaud any demographic that can move me emotionaly, whether in terms of hating an evil character or crying when the heroine dies). (though on aside, the age gap i believe is also to show the brother/sister relationship more obviously.)

the concept of siblings... falling in...whatever (replace 'whatever with the right word-forgive me for being squeemish) is'nt an original one. but the way the mangaka addresses the idea is.as i mentioned before, the incest isnt meant to be incidental-say, as a 'romantic spicer'-rather, its what the manga is all about. while kissxsis for example, is a funny romance that involves ('semi') incest-koi kaze is supposed to be a poignant look into what we, as the reader, view as 'love'.
case in point. two orphanes in my community were brought together by mutual friends-and fell in love. it was only after (i think it was...) 2 weeks into their engagement that it turned out that they were full brother and sister (and no they did'nt get married).
in a similar vein, koi kaze brings out the idea of no control over whom you fall in love with. if you logicaly think about it, you'll understand that sibling relationships, age gaps, whats 'right and wrong' are'nt what determines our emotions. rather, they're merely brakes and controls to our thoughts and even our preconceptions. but even as 'love at first sight' is accepted, the idea that that love might not always be whats 'right' is understood as well.
I dont mean to defend the mangaka (on the contrary, had he presumed to force the readers view to follow a specific train of thought- i would have stopped reading immediately). instead, i'm merely trying to say over what i felt the mangaka was trying to convey to the reader.
the concept of falling in love with a sibling is a disturbing one, granted- but the mangaka unveils the story in such a way that despite the disturbing feellings it brought out in me- i was still moved to applaud him.
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