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katikatThe "Kiss Me, Teacher" manga by Kodaka Kazuma is unfortunately available in Germany only so far. The US manga publishing houses obviously really don't like Kodaka-sensei. The whole series has been scanlated though and you probably know it better under the title "Kusatta Kyoushi no Houteishiki". There had also been an OVA done in the past. It's still available on the net somewhere but it's not really good. The manga is way better!
It tells the story of the brothers Masami and Masayoshi Shibata. Masami - also known as Maa-chan - illustrates books and since his school days, he is in love with Toru-kun, Masayoshi's classmate. Masayoshi is a school nurse and a part-time teacher at the same school as Toru. Masayoshi is just the opposite of Masami - he is a true womanizer... totally in love with his brother. But then, Atsushi enters the scene - a young student who is at first totally in love with Maa-chan... but then, he discovers the hotness that's Masayoshi. And to Masayoshi's frustration nothing and nobody can stop him from getting what he wants!
This manga is 99% comedy pure. There are no sex scenes, so it's not as hot as "Kizuna". It concentrates on the shy and awkward love between Masami and Toru and on Masayoshi running away from Atsushi's determined attention. Though later in the series, serious themes are introduced: The death of Maa-chan's and Masayoshi's mother and their relationship with their father, Masayoshi's fear of falling in love with the wrong person again or the awkwardness of first sex - especially between homosexual partners. And it's rather cute to watch how Masayoshi slowly starts falling for A-kun too...
But what Kodaka-sensei excels most at are her chibi scenes. I'm totally smitten with her chibis. Wah, they are so cute!
So, if you can get your hands either on the scanlation, or on the paperbacks, do so. In Japan, the series is finished, but Kodaka-sensei is working on a sequel with the younger generation of characters. In Germany, it's still ongoing and I will definitely buy the rest! 4 stars out of 5! :)
It tells the story of the brothers Masami and Masayoshi Shibata. Masami - also known as Maa-chan - illustrates books and since his school days, he is in love with Toru-kun, Masayoshi's classmate. Masayoshi is a school nurse and a part-time teacher at the same school as Toru. Masayoshi is just the opposite of Masami - he is a true womanizer... totally in love with his brother. But then, Atsushi enters the scene - a young student who is at first totally in love with Maa-chan... but then, he discovers the hotness that's Masayoshi. And to Masayoshi's frustration nothing and nobody can stop him from getting what he wants!
This manga is 99% comedy pure. There are no sex scenes, so it's not as hot as "Kizuna". It concentrates on the shy and awkward love between Masami and Toru and on Masayoshi running away from Atsushi's determined attention. Though later in the series, serious themes are introduced: The death of Maa-chan's and Masayoshi's mother and their relationship with their father, Masayoshi's fear of falling in love with the wrong person again or the awkwardness of first sex - especially between homosexual partners. And it's rather cute to watch how Masayoshi slowly starts falling for A-kun too...
But what Kodaka-sensei excels most at are her chibi scenes. I'm totally smitten with her chibis. Wah, they are so cute!
So, if you can get your hands either on the scanlation, or on the paperbacks, do so. In Japan, the series is finished, but Kodaka-sensei is working on a sequel with the younger generation of characters. In Germany, it's still ongoing and I will definitely buy the rest! 4 stars out of 5! :)
