I”s 13
Posted: October 7, 2009 Filed under: I"s Leave a comment »Masakazu Katsura – Viz – 2007 – 15 volumes
Oh, I”s. Just when I’ve thrown up my hands in defeat, thinking you’re all out of good ideas, Teratani shows up with the twister board. That’s why I love you. That’s exactly why I love you.
I was disappointed to see the story fall back on relationship troubles with Iori and Ichitaka, complete with break-up scene. The break-up was drawn dramatically, but it was nowhere near as intense as the scene where they finally hooked up. Plus, I knew it was fake, just like the plethora of fake love confessions that came before. I was a little worried, since although in story time Ichitaka and Iori have been together for some time, it’s only been two or three volumes for us. I feel like we should have some nice volumes of them having fun together as a couple for a change.
Unfortunately, there is a “new neighbor” plot device, which is one of the things working against their relationship. Hilariously, the new neighbor looks exactly like Iori (with a mole as the only difference) and is named Aiko, which is a sly concession to the naming conventions in the series.
Also hilarious is a scene where Ichitaka dreams of the various women in the series showing up in his bedroom to chastise him, and when he wakes up and finds Iori, he asks straight out if she’s real. Because… because he dreams of this stuff all the time, you see.
Iori’s career seems to be the next new focus, so let’s see where this goes.
