Ai Yori Aoshi

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Ai Yori Aoshi

This title is taken from a quote from the Chinese philosopher Xun Zi: "'Indigo comes from blue, and is yet greater than blue.' The phrase is used in both Chinese and Japanese to mean that, although molded by their teacher, people surpass that teacher through their own efforts."

This is a cute anime with humor that pre-teen and teen girls and guys will enjoy. Note: The anime and manga have slightly different story arcs.

Completed set includes all 17 Ai Yori Aoshi manga books!

Complete Set Volumes 1-17
(Paperback)

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Ai Yori Aoshi - the characters:

Aoi Sakuraba - The heroine of the story who defies her father and seeks out Kaoru to marry him.
Kaoru Hanabishi - A university student who left his family after a disagreement to find his own way. Kaoru is sought after by many of his female friends, however, he is clueless and really only has eyes for Aoi.
Miyabi Kagurazaki - Known as "The Manager" is a strict guardian with a warm heart. Although she puts on a gruff exterior, she secretly likes Kaoru and does everything she can to keep Aoi happy.
Tina Foster - A brash American who tends to drink too much and finds it humorous to grab the other girls inappropriately. She attends university with Kaoru and has a huge crush on him but he ignores her advances.
Taeko Minazuki - A shy klutzy girl who attends university with Kaoru. In need of money, she comes to live and work at the house after Aoi takes pity on her even though Miyabi doesn't want to hire her. She really likes Kaoru but is unable to tell him so.
Mayu Miyuki - A young girl from Kaoru's past who is rich, pushy and lonely. Like the other girls in Kaoru's life, she also has a crush on him. However, because of her age, Kaoru views her as a sister. Because of her attitude and aggressiveness towards, Kaoru, the other girls do not like her, although Tina is the only one who shows it openly.
Chika Minazuki - Taeko's young cousin who lives with her grandmother but occasionally stays at the manor house. A rambunctious youth, she tends to say and do things that embarrass those around her, but easily dismissed because of her age.

Ai Yori Aoshi - the storyline:

Aoi is a girl who tends to stand out… not because of her short purple hair; but because she feels quite out of place wearing something other than the traditional kimona her very wealthy family is known for making. For most of her life she was engaged to her childhood friend Kaoru and looked forward to one day marrying him. However, her father called off the engagement after learning that Kaoru was no longer part of his family and would not be inheriting his family's vast wealth.

Upset, but undaunted, Aoi runs away to find Kaoru. By happenstance and not knowing it was her, Kaoru stopped to help a distressed Aio in the train station. Eventually they discover they know one another and Kaoru allows Aoi to live with him with the expectation that they will eventually marry. They are soon discovered by Miyabi Kagurazaki, "the Manager", who takes care of Aoi and to keep her happy, tells Ai's parents that they are going to stay in one of their other houses for awhile.

To keep up appearances, Aoi and Miyabi stay in the main house while Kaoru lives in the guest house. Everything is good... at first. Then, several of Kaoru's friends who need a place to stay end up moving into the manor house. As all of these friends are girls who secretly have a crush on Kaoru, you can expect plenty of hilarity to ensue.

Note: Although tame, there are some situations and jokes that some parents may be uncomfortable with. For instance, Tina, a girl from America finds it funny to fluster the other girls by grabbing their chest. A few episodes have Aoi and Kaoru platonically bathing together as well as sharing a bed. (No hanky panky in a buzzing kids world.)