Nice manga, it really is but i would not go as far as to call this piece of work a prefect manga.

At the begining of the manga you can't help but get absorbed in the manga and like the characters that are in it. The mangaka uses a great drawing and writing style which causes to to feel for the characters and the story, but their are down sides as well. First, the manga gets a little boring to read after a while, i was wondering if i would make it to the end because of this, maybe apply to some people like me but thats how it is. Secondly, Aoi starts to get on my nerves, it's maybe because shes so clingy to Kaoru to the point it annoys or maybe it's something else, but she wares on the nerves.

Despite of all that the ending was not rushed and gave a satifying feeling at the same time. Great piece of work but not what i call prefect by any means.

... Last updated on January 23rd, 2009, 4:48pm

This is a manga I just have to sit on my a** and wait for. But it's all worth it
One of my favorite mangas of all time

... Last updated on September 8th, 2007, 11:59pm

I enjoyed the tension, surprises, dialogue, art and flow of volumes one and two, but three slowed down into tired stereotypes and cliches, and by the time I arrived at volume four I was skimming. As I eyed volume five, I thought, "Why am I forcing myself to read this manga when there are so many other manga I have yet to try?!"

After reading bitter virgin, i never thought ill find another great manga that touched my heart so deep. The storyline is great, every characters are given details. what i like most is even though the story is long, every chapter is not wasted on crappy topics and activities. the development of the male protagonist is very detailed on every chapter. the devotion of the female protagonist is also shown. none of the story is based on fantasy. this story touches different aspects in life. also, the ending really suits the story. for me, Ai Yori Aoshi is one of the greatest manga about love. i read the whole manga for like 1 and a half day, and i cant even stop reading it coz i wanna follow every moments in the couple.

I hope this manga is recognized by many manga readers as a great love story.

it took like 7 weeks to read it in my scheldule, but i finished. it's really good. the manga is like romeo and juliet, yet at the same time it has lots of humor so it wouldnt be all depressing. the ending is ok, it makes the story feel finished.

The characters in this manga are what kept me reading it. I couldn't put the books down until I knew that everything would turn out right. I'll admit it, I had a tear in my eye in the end because it was so emotional. The ending is so worth it, so stick it out.

Very beautiful and innocent... though it pains me to say that in the real life things could hardly work their ways. Nevertheless, it's a manga.
I think the story could have been cut into half in there is not so much sidestories about other characters. It annoys me to find it a harem manga - in my opinion other characters are just nuisances that make the plot a little bit boring. However, if we take reality into consideration, life IS boring, with the same things happen repeatedly. Perhaps by putting these mundane stuffs into the plot, the author is trying to make the manga more realistic. Good job.
I'm supporting Aoi and Kaoru all the way there.

I read this manga after read umi no misaki (another work of same mangaka) and i feel this old work is better than newer work in many way. More realistic, reasonable, touching, enjoyable, etc.

Info
-This is not open ending, but close ending
-Read 'Geese1' comment, i agree at most past of his comment
-Tokyopop scans is completed since 2008 (by kickthekitty) this may help you for google it

A little comment
-Climax scene is not that excited, it's should be more obstacles than this (I feel the greatest problem in serie solved way to easy)

I just finished the whole 17 volumes. (took me 2 straight days(well mostly nights) to finish the manga) What can i say... Before hand i watched the Anime both first and second season. The funny thing is that i watched the anime around 2007 and when i read it i see it in a different perspective. I still LOVE the series. What i like the most about this "HAREM" manga is that the main protagonist or main character Karou is a not a INDECISIVE JERK GAY which we mostly found in this GENRE. I like how the writer gave the open ending to the females and i was so happy for MIYABI. Seriously i liked it alot but i wished that the writer/author add little Aoi and little Kaouru at the end. This is one of the manga that makes you as a man to care deeply for a woman and likely dream that you can find someone among the girls who are present at the story.

I feel not completely satisfied but still its a nice ending and well done.

One day an innocent, cute, traditional simply perfect housewife bump into him and say he's her love in 18 years and want to marry him and the guy is also really nice.
Well, because it's a seinen, I expected a more realistic story, this kind of perfect story is a bit pissed me off.
Anyway, as standard ecchi + harem + romance manga It's still pretty good.

... Last updated on April 14th, 2009, 11:16am