Koi no Mon

A manga about a stone manga artiste who starts dating a cosplay loving otaku girl.

This is a strange manga about an even stranger romance. I loved it.

Jun Hanyunyu has an amazing ability to convey emotion and human reactions with unique perspectives in his panels. He constantly uses strange low angle or fish eye lens shots that were really fun to read. The strange relationship journey the two main characters go on is great. There was a lot of serious comedy because the characters were 100% serious about what their motivations but they came off as humorous to the reader.

Making the male a manga artiste who’s obsessed with rocks is a great hook for a character. He suffers many obstacles before arriving at a point where he can continue his pursuit as a manga artiste and love at the same time. My only complaint was that the story included some sexual assault against the main female character and I wish Hanyunyu didn’t resort to such a rote scenario as the final challenge the two lovers have to face.

Loved it and I’ll be looking into more works by Jun Hanyunyu.

~dakazu