

This is a story about several teenagers and young adults that are pretty much in the midst of self-discovery and it prompts a lot of good questions that I think a lot of us ask when it comes to relationships and love. If you haven’t seen the anime just yet – I’ll let you know ahead of time that this isn’t a romcom. Let’s just call them friends with benefits or “lovers”. To fill in that loneliness they both experience, they become quick friends – and then something more than that… although I wouldn’t say they’re exactly boyfriend and girlfriend just yet. To make things more complicated, Awaya Mugi ( Shimazaki Nobunaga) has a crush on Akane and together, Hanabi and Mugi find comfort knowing that they are both in unrequited relationships. Unfortunately, Hanabi thinks that another teacher, Minagawa Akane ( Toyosaki Aki) likes Narumi and can only watch from afar as they flirt. He’s not actually a blood-related brother for all those that don’t like the incest theme). It starts off with your typical female protagonist, Yasuraoka Hanabi ( Anzai Chika) who is deeply infatuated with her “brother”, Kanai Narumi ( Nojima Kenji) who also happens to be her homeroom teacher (P.S. So with that said, be warned that this won’t be a series for everyone.

Given, I’m also in the mood for some dramatic romance so that motivates me to want to watch a series like Kuzu no Honkai. And let me start by saying that wow… I did not expect to be so hooked to this story right off the bat. I’m coming back briefly to blog another noitamina broadcast – this time about unrequited love and a lot of self-discovery.
