Disbelief aside, our little kouhai Kuroneko is indeed just that cute – and now her first manga spin-off volume, “Ore no Kouhai ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai” has been released, containing many a moe moment.
Announced about a year ago, it now makes its debut – Ore no Kouhai is a light-hearted tale which replaces Ore no Imouto’s role of heroine from little sister, to a gothic lolita character who takes pleasure in initating black cats, both of whom are adorable in spite of being rivals, however as to whether who is more so, that is something one will simply have to determine on their own. Yet, it can be said with complete confidence that Kuroneko is certainly a highly potent force of cuteness.
Interestingly, this manga takes a storyline foundation established within the regular series, and then subsequently morphs it into a more playful partaking – diverging from the canon tale of the series only shortly thereafter, and becoming quite a dreamy tale of cute Kuroneko romance. As the imouto ventured off to America, the surprisingly memorable male lead, Kyosuke, continues onto his next year of highschool as Kuroneko enters her first year – effectively becoming his kouhai, or “junior” in the traditional respect hierarchy.
From there on, the manga highlights a growing relationship between the black cat, and Kyosuke – their different interactions giving the manga not only a plot, but a front for delivering scenes of moe. Through the entirety of the manga, whatever open opportunities exist to showcase Kuroneko in a cute manner, each one of them is taken – and she’s portrayed to be charming not merely in her actions, yet her appearance as well.
Unlike the main series, which already has quite a tenderized moe style of illustration, this manga is sketched to appear even more moe than that – however it has negative side-effects in that Kuroneko isn’t exactly the same in appearance to her standard look. However a reasonable plus this provides is that it prevents the audience from feeling this extra route intended to be whimsical as if it were a legitimate contribution to the complete story of the series.
Aside from the Kyosuke bits, the manga also highlights a few miscellaneous Kuroneko escapades around highschool – and one of which happens to contain a parody of a certain light music club.
This manga spin-off isn’t meant to be taken too seriously – and if one can manage that, they’re sure to derive quite a solid amount of enjoyment from this, particularly if fond of the Kuroneko.
May 26, 2012 @ 6:22 CDT
My underclassmen can’t be this cute!
Glad I’m not the only one realizing the art shift on Kuroneko. Fits her more as a main character, although I don’t know what is being changed.
Last image, second from left. Mugi~
May 26, 2012 @ 8:13 CDT
I think thats Mugi AND Ritsu and Yui. I imagine the joke is something like they mistook Kuroneko as Mio.
Shame Kirino probably doesn’t appear much in this. This guy is the same artist who draws the main manga, and in that adaptation Kirino is ridiculously adorable. Still, at least we get plenty of cute gothic lolita kouhai
May 26, 2012 @ 8:24 CDT
I know, but Yui is too retarded to remember, and Ritsu does not show her COFFEE TABLE forehead.
Needs more shout-out!
May 26, 2012 @ 9:38 CDT
Needs more Azunyan.
May 26, 2012 @ 9:48 CDT
Too popular, Ui plox.
May 26, 2012 @ 8:54 CDT
the girl you said is Ritsu reminds me more of Ranko from Sankarea but yea it would make more sense for her to be Ritsu
May 26, 2012 @ 11:38 CDT
Since it technically doesn’t make sense for it to be Ritsu anyway, yea lets go ahead and say its Ranko. It does look more like her
May 26, 2012 @ 11:46 CDT
He said it would make more sense for her to be Ritsu?
Though in terms of who they look like, I can’t help but think they all look pretty dimwitted to me – there’s an excess of moe to the point the character designs are hardly appealing, at least personally.
May 26, 2012 @ 8:55 CDT
Added two more images.
May 26, 2012 @ 9:35 CDT
Now with MORE nopan.
May 26, 2012 @ 9:37 CDT
I’ve noticed that nopan seems to be trending now more than ever – cost cutting measure?
May 26, 2012 @ 18:12 CDT
It’s a way to attract otakus into watching them without being over-explicit. Hi there, DxD!
May 26, 2012 @ 19:07 CDT
Needs less pan.
May 26, 2012 @ 18:33 CDT
Kirino is such an overrated character. It pains me when the hoards of people on 4chan and the like praise her as some type of god-like character with no equal. I mean let’s face it she’s just some reworked imouto-tsun who’s only real use is to appease the fans while Kyosuke falls into the depths of hypocrisy and forbidden love. Kuroneko is much more suited to be the main heroine in this regard because as a character, she has more “worth”, and in my opinion infinitely more likeable.
May 26, 2012 @ 18:42 CDT
The only thing I have to say is “I agree”.
May 26, 2012 @ 18:52 CDT
But, Kirino is so much fun to hate. I’ve never had such a blast just seething hate beams at a character. It’s almost refreshing, and really it puts us in her brothers shoes so much more effectively that if she came off as a cream-puff.
But, Kuroneko? That is a fine slice of respite. Tsundere is an attitude that she wears like a fine frock. For Kirino, the tsun is hardwired, the dere is a latent gene.
May 26, 2012 @ 19:06 CDT
Kyosuke lets her trample all over him – although I actually take a liking to whiny and annoying females, I’m not sure about them being fun to hate, however, I find them fun to be with. The thought of securing a romantic relationship with a tsun creature sounds like an enthralling ordeal.
A cat is fine too however – and the neko remains as fine as it ever was.
May 26, 2012 @ 20:17 CDT
I’ve told you about my slap reflex in reference to the Oreimo crowd….I cannot imagine any of them, neko included, that would be fun to be with. Fun to watch, for all of their brokenness.
Now, the Haganai crowd is who I would hang out with. Well, the mad scientist….and the Veal.
May 26, 2012 @ 20:22 CDT
I’m sure I’d also take more pleasure in Yozora tsun than incest imouto.