Nozoki Ana

[iceyfw]

Originally Posted by summary

Kido Tatsuhiko moved to Tokyo to attend an art school and start his new life. In his new room, there’s a small hole in the wall. At first he can see nothing through the small hole, but one night, through the peeping hole, he saw a girl. That’s how his new life starts.

Genres: Adult, Ecchi, Harem, Romance, Seinen, Slice Of Life

Warning: It does have sex scenes and nudity involved (Don't worry, it is not OMG SEX EVERYWHEREZ!! It is used to develop the characters more from what I have read so far)

there are currently 5 volumes released in japan and the scanlation is picking up fast considering they started translating this not too long ago. so far, 8 chapters have been released.

Spoiler for Chapters 7 and 8 (You might get turned off):

there is attempted rape involved, and now you have been warned.

Spoiler for Chapters 1-8:

so far it has fast development and the artwork is good. it is really not your typical seinen romance story that drags the story around without any development happening. every chapter so far seems to be pushing their relationship into a positive thing. as for chapter 8, i can't believe how that attempted rape didn't strongly affected her in mind and body. usually a girl would seek help right away.

[Falkor]

oh, I have been kinda interested in this title for a while, so I'm really glad that some chapters have been scanlated into English.

what interests me the most about this series is the Girl Next Door. she is the reason why I'm enjoying this work so much; she is cunning, scheming, evil... and has such nice smile on her face---like someone who is about to plot something very fun for her own amusement. Her character design is also very pleasing to the eye, and it's really nice to see her wear different clothing every chapter. oh and her interaction with the male is one of the most interesting/entertaining aspects of the manga. don't really care about the other girls, though. I think Emiru is simply great; and she is probably one of the most interesting females I have come across.

anyway, I'm not sure where the story is going, so I can't comment on that. Liking the artwork so far, I think it captures well the erotic aspect. I'm fine with nipple exposure, but not very fond of the sex. (Emiru masturbating is ok<-- very erotic methinks).

[DragoZERO]

Oh man, this is a hilarious series. I can't stop laughing at Kido's misfortune (more or less).

Spoiler for Chapters 4-5:

Can I play the slut card? I am impressed that he took the opportunity and all. We're so used to seeing a protagonist avoid such a situation and run away from it.

Spoiler for Chapter 8:

I have to say, I would have beat the shit out of that guy when he left, stripped him (disposing of his clothes else where), left him outside unconscious and then called the cops.

Onto volume 2!

[ZODDGUTS]

Ah yes Seinen manga, where the male leads actually have the balls to tap it when they have the opportunity.

[Shadow5YA]

Originally Posted by ZODDGUTS

Ah yes Seinen manga, where the male leads actually have the balls to tap it when they have the opportunity.

Although he seems to have an aversion towards Emiru....

[DragoZERO]

Originally Posted by Shadow5YA

Although he seems to have an aversion towards Emiru....

But it's an understandable one. The girl is weird and he has proper motivation, I think, to avoid her.

[Shadow5YA]

Originally Posted by DragoZERO

But it's an understandable one. The girl is weird and he has proper motivation, I think, to avoid her.

I understand his distaste for her exhibitionism and peeking, but I thought he would at least get a little turned on when Emiru directly admitted that she likes him.

[Haru~]

I love Emiru's seductive advances. I wonder how long can Kido last. Seeing the raws to Volume five.

Spoiler for warning:

Spoiler for you really wanna know:

Spoiler for last warn:

He just got NTR'd BIG TIME. DAMn IT!

[Shadow5YA]

Originally Posted by Haru~

I love Emiru's seductive advances. I wonder how long can Kido last. Seeing the raws to Volume five.

Spoiler for warning:

Spoiler for you really wanna know:

Spoiler for last warn:

He just got NTR'd BIG TIME. DAMn IT!

Spoiler for vol 5:

If you mean Yuri, it's not that surprising. There was already some foreshadowing that she and Kido didn't match in ch11. Yuri also went off on her own a lot and went on the opposite train, despite claiming that she lived near him anyway. It should be obvious that Yuri was seeing somebody else.

There was also nothing between Yuri and Kido except for the sex. Everytime they met it had to do with literally hitting it off. Contrast this with Kido's relationship with Emiru, where they have talked about something that didn't lead to sex, like their school life and the entire ordeal with Shouko-sensei.

[Johnny]

Originally Posted by Haru~

I love Emiru's seductive advances. I wonder how long can Kido last. Seeing the raws to Volume five.

Spoiler for warning:

Spoiler for you really wanna know:

Spoiler for last warn:

He just got NTR'd BIG TIME. DAMn IT!

Spoiler:

Yeah, that's why I quit reading it awhile back after seeing that. It wasn't that NTR like they yell in KNIM about, but straight up the kind you see in hentai manga. If that's your thing then you'll probably won't mind. Dude was pretty screwed up after seeing it, both his reactions to seeing it and afterwards...

[Bonta Kun]

Originally Posted by Haru~

I love Emiru's seductive advances. I wonder how long can Kido last. Seeing the raws to Volume five.

Spoiler for warning:

Spoiler for you really wanna know:

Spoiler for last warn:

He just got NTR'd BIG TIME. DAMn IT!

Spoiler:

If thats to do with Yuri then I think everyone expected it, I mean when he saw her getting into the car after the sudden call. You would have to be a total retard to not have clue at what was going on.

However if it's to do with Emiru then I would say that is abit surprising.

[Shadow5YA]

Originally Posted by Bonta Kun

Spoiler:

If thats to do with Yuri then I think everyone expected it, I mean when he saw her getting into the car after the sudden call. You would have to be a total retard to not have clue at what was going on.

However if it's to do with Emiru then I would say that is abit surprising.

Spoiler:

I guess Kido is a total retard then. Oh well, at least Emiru can cheer him up now.

[DragoZERO]

Spoiler talk? *lalalala*

So, I just read chapter 14 and I have to say, I really hate when an author does that strange foreshadow, past tense talk, to tell you what's going to happen. I find it ruins things more, especially since it confirms what we may be speculating and predicting.

[Shadow5YA]

True, I do find that direct statements like the one at the end of ch14 to be a poor use of foreshadowing. Foreshadowing should be a bit more subtle where readers pick up on the hints and details on their own, like in ch11.

[Haru~]

I tend to agree and disagree. I agree that it's a poor foreshadowing. But it's a great way to invite readers in how it will happen. And sometimes I think "physical" can be define in any other way like (sex, struggle) as long it's about body. But to add relationship, it's like you're having fetishes like S and M. (Maybe the translator defined the text too much).

[DragoZERO]

Chapter 15 is out...

Spoiler for Chapter 15:

New girl already!? And I had such respect for the author. Tsk. Don't get me wrong, I still liked it. It was quite funny and tantalizing as well. It's just that I don't think we need a new girl right now, not to mention she is already in his pants.

[lightbringer]

Originally Posted by Johnny

Spoiler:

Yeah, that's why I quit reading it awhile back after seeing that. It wasn't that NTR like they yell in KNIM about, but straight up the kind you see in hentai manga. If that's your thing then you'll probably won't mind. Dude was pretty screwed up after seeing it, both his reactions to seeing it and afterwards...

Spoiler for vol 2-5:

It's funny that he is so devastated when he himself wasn't exactly faithful all the time. He is a slave to his own desires after all. By the time the NTR stuff happens in volume 5, he has already slept with four different girls apart from his girlfriend (even though two of them were practically reverse rape).

With every girl jumping out of her panties the moment they meet the protagonist, the plot here is really secondary to the steamy sex. It's really basically hentai manga with a somewhat complex plot (and great drawings!).

[Shadow5YA]

Originally Posted by lightbringer

Spoiler for vol 2-5:

It's funny that he is so devastated when he himself wasn't exactly faithful all the time. He is a slave to his own desires after all. By the time the NTR stuff happens in volume 5, he has already slept with four different girls apart from his girlfriend (even though two of them were practically reverse rape).

With every girl jumping out of her panties the moment they meet the protagonist, the plot here is really secondary to the steamy sex. It's really basically hentai manga with a somewhat complex plot (and great drawings!).

Spoiler for vol2:

That, and he hasn't been that commited to Yuri anyway. When they were doing it in Kido's room, he went limp. That must have been a huge turnoff for Yuri.

[DragoZERO]

Chapter 16 is out...

Spoiler for Chapter 16:

Whoa... did not expect that. That guy truly is scum. He sure did go out of his way though... a little obsessive, no? I feel bad for our previously thought of new girl though... liking a guy like Horii... tsk. Well, it was a welcome twist that sure is keeping things interesting despite turning my stomach a little.

[Irenicus]

Originally Posted by ZODDGUTS

Ah yes Seinen manga, where the male leads actually have the balls to tap it when they have the opportunity.

Seinen manga, where after an interesting premise the male leads inevitably either fuck someone over really bad or get fucked over really bad?

Not aiming at you or anything mind, I just need a place to express my rage after reading more than one seinen manga where the mangaka decides it's "mature" to fuck over the readers like that.

Which leads to the question, since I didn't dare to open all the spoilers: is this one taking the same path?