Manga Review: Ane Doki

Synopsis

A mysterious, busty, strong, beautiful, and mature high school girl... What more can a guy ask for? Apparently, Kouta, 13 years old, doesn’t want that. After giving a high school girl some ice cream, she returns the favor by promising to take care of Kouta while his father has gone on a business trip. However, Kouta dislikes the idea because the girl, Natsuki, treats him like a little child. Despite the one-way tension, Natsuki tells Kouta to become an adult that doesn’t run away from what he wants to do if he wants to become an adult. With her words in mind, Kouta finds the courage to rescue the idol of his school, Kanae, from three punks who try to harass her. Natsuki appears in time to beat up the three punks after a few punches have been thrown at Kouta. Kouta sees that she isn’t a bad person, and decides to accept her into his home. A new release brought to you by the author of Ichigo 100%, Hatsukoi Limited, Lilim Kiss, and Sonezaki Shinju; the funny and slightly ecchi love comedy between a high school girl and a middle school boy!


Characters:

Natsuki Hagiwara

Age 17, High School student. Suddenly moved in to Ochiai Kouta house to act as his older sister while his father is away. The reasons are unknown except for the fact that she owes him for the ice cream. She seems to be a great fighter, as she beat up three bullies and a thief. She is immature, but in the end helps Kouta find a solution to his problems.

Kouta Ochiai

Kouta is a 13 year old freshman middle school student and the protagonist to the series. He's a normal guy who's in an age where he starts to be interested in girls but gets mad as soon people call him a kid because of his size. He thinks that he's more of an adult than Natsuki but easily gets embarrassed when she's around him.

Kanade Sakurai

She is the most popular student among the freshmen in Kouta's school, referred to as the "idol" of the school. By knowing that, she thought she was the cutest student to everyone until the day Natsuki showed up in school. At their first meeting, Kouta falls asleep due the lack of sleep he got after the first night with Natsuki staying at his house. Angry about his reaction and the way Natsuki presented herself, she gets into trouble with a group of high school students, only to be then protected by Kouta who couldn't look away from the fact that she was in danger. It is because of this that she may have taken a liking to Kouta because of the way he stood up against them, though is quick to deny this if someone points that out. When Kouta skips school to follow Natsuki, she accompanies his friends to his house to see why he was not at school. She seems to have an inferiority complex towards Natsuki, as shown when she tries to catch the boys' attention to no avail, when Natsuki is around.

Chiaki Higawara

Natsuki's sister.