Koshiro is a 27-year old man who had just been dumped by his girlfriend. He meets a cute teenage schoolgirl and ends up spending a whole afternoon with
her.
A bit later, Koshiro finds out that the girl he just met is actually his
little sister Nanoka. When their parents divorced many years ago, Koshiro was left with their father
while Nanoka was whisked off by their mother.
Things get complicated when Nanoka moves in with Koshiro and their father. Koshiro finds himself falling for Nanoka, and it seems Nanoka feels exactly
the same way about Koshiro...
Koi Kaze Anime Review
It's not every day that an anime that tackles a taboo subject like incest
seriously comes our way. Although I knew that Koi Kaze was about romantic love between siblings,
nothing could have prepared me for what it had in store.
Koi Kaze starts out just like any other anime series. The first episode lays
down the foundation for things to come. Koshiro meets Nanoka.
The attraction between the two is instantaneous despite their 12-year age gap. They later find out that they are siblings, a bit of family background is
given, and a permanent arrangement is established.
Nanoka moves in with her father and brother, and this is actually where it all
begins. Constant exposure to each other eventually leads brother and sister astray.
Koshiro starts having dirty thoughts about Nanoka, to the point where lustily
gaping at her underwear was no longer enough. He sniffs her bras and masturbates, while Nanoka semi-consciously seduces him
with her sweet girl act. They're not just in love, they crave each other as if there's nothing else in
the world.
I felt my skin crawl as I watched Koshiro and Nanoka's love grow into
something that's beyond control. It doesn't help that Koshiro looks like a
middle-aged man while Nanoka looks like a pre-teen -- incest and lolita
complex rolled into one.
Don't get me wrong, Koi Kaze is in fact extremely well-written, well-drawn,
well-paced, and well-acted.
At the risk of sounding like a broken record, I repeat, everything is done
very well. It's just that there's no way in hell that I'll ever be able to
accept this sort of relationship, and Koi Kaze does a very good job of
convincing one that such situations can exist.
As I've acknowledged earlier, the art and animation are excellent. There's a very real feel to the settings and characters. It's as if we're
looking through someone's memories rendered in watercolors.
Nanoka in particular stands out because she is very beautifully drawn compared
to the other characters, who all look rather plain.
I enjoyed listening to the sweet and mellow theme songs as well, both of which
I found to be fitting for the series. Nanoka's Japanese seiyuu Yuki Nakamura also caught my attention with her
impressive and believable portrayal, especially considering that this is her
first performance ever.
Perhaps out of sheer morbid curiosity, I could not stop watching Koi Kaze Crunchyroll until I reached the end.
I wanted to know what was going to happen to Koshiro and Nanoka. Were they going to surrender themselves to the guilty pleasure of their
incestuous romance? Or were they going to separate and move on with their
lives?
Alas, closure is something that you won't find in this series -- which is
probably how it would be should this sort of thing happen in real life.
Despite my personal bias to Koi Kaze's main theme, I must say that this is one
of the more daring, unique, and eloquent anime series out there.
Miscellanies: Koi Kaze
Koi Kaze anime is thirteen episodes long.
Koi Kaze | |
| Genre | Drama, Romance, Slice of Life |
|---|---|
| Episodes | 13 |
| Status | Finished Airing |
| Aired | Apr 2, 2004 to Jun 18, 2004 |
| Producers | Geneon Universal Entertainment, TV Asahi, Rondo Robe |
| Studio | A.C.G.T. |
| Rating | R - 17+ (violence & profanity) |
| Themes | Psychological |
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