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Tsukimi is an otaku and jellyfish enthusiast whose only means of coping with the world is to reject it: she and her friends live in a house they declare a man-free zone, generally avoid 'stylish people', and spend their days blissfully bonding over geeky rituals. As misfortune would have it, their convenient existence is about to be turned on its head by the arrival of Kuranosuke, a seemingly beautiful young woman who is actually a beautiful young man. While he may be strange even by their standards, Kuranosuke embodies everything Tsukimi secretly dreams of being - a princess as ethereal as a floating jellyfish - and promises the kind of mind-boggling adventures only possible when geek meets chic!
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Kuranosuke KOIBUCHI | heart unheart | |
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Tsukimi KURASHITA | heart unheart |
jp. Kana HANAZAWA
jp. Maxey WHITEHEAD
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Banba | heart unheart |
jp. Motoko KUMAI
jp. Mariela ORTIZ
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Chieko | heart unheart |
jp. Cynthia CRANZ
jp. Kimiko SAITO
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Jiji | heart unheart |
jp. Mamiko NOTO
jp. Leah CLARK
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Nana Komatsu is on her way to Tokyo; now she can finally be with her boyfriend after a year of dating long-distance! On the train there, Nana Komatsu meets Nana Osaki – a girl who shares her name but seems to be everything Nana Komatsu is not; cool, street-wise, and a punk rocker. The two hit it off and spend the entire journey getting to know each other, but when they get to Tokyo, circumstance separates them seemingly forever. However, fate is not finished with these two. Whilst hunting for a place to live the two Nanas again cross paths. They decide to share a flat and become best friends in no time. Nana K. must learn to be independent and mature, while Nana O. works on becoming famous with her band; but together, they will learn about love and loss, and the growth that comes with it.
Deal with women growing up in modern Japan from a semi-realistic standpoint. Both series had main characters that I could both identify with and whom I was really sympathetic with. Series focus on characterization.
Kyousuke Kosaka is a normal teenager with average grades and an average home life, but when he finds out that his overachieving younger sister Kirino has been hiding her vast anime and eroge collection from their unassuming parents, his world turns inside out! Now, having promised to help his formerly distant sibling navigate her two distinct lives, Kyousuke finds himself drawn into Kirino's world of magical girl anime and "little sister" fetish games while covering for his sibling to her parents and friends, not to mention trying to provide what guidance he can.
I think that both anime series portray a somewhat realistic and fun side to Otaku culture of a female prospective.
Kyoko moves to the big city with the prince of her dreams Shotaro; he wants to make it big in the entertainment business, so she works hard at many different jobs to support him as he achieves his dream. However, one day, Kyoko accidentally discovers the horrible truth: the love of her life thinks of her as a 'plain and boring woman!' Outraged, Kyoko swears revenge – she will make it even bigger than Shotaro in the entertainment world. The only question is, how will she fulfill her desire?
At first glance these two shows don't appear to have much in common, but they are surprisingly similar in their emotional impact. Both of them have a female lead who lives on the outskirts of society, but comes into the spotlight in some way. Both girls are helped along by an incredibly attractive and wealthy male lead who bends over backwards to help her, falling for her in the process. Both shows are also shojos that differ drastically from the standard high school romance story that you've seen a hundred times, while still throwing in plenty of fun and romantic moments. Plotwise, these shows differ greatly, but if you like shows that are character driven, people that go totally and outragously over the top to get what they want, or if you fangirl squeal over a man's unrequitted crush, then these shows are both for you.
