Review of Koi Kaze

This series is nearly 10 YEARS since airing, Which is crazy, One I always wanted to get around to but never did, until now. Story: 9 The 1st Episode is crazy, The Pace of going from a typical everyday Random Encounter with a High School Girl at a Train Station to then going from an Evening trip for 2 to the local Theme Park WITH that young girl, To then at the end of the day finding out when her dad arrives to pick her up its YOUR Dad and that she is in-fact your Sister you haven't seen in many years... How could you have these slightlustful desires disappear now that you are Brother & Sister?

From that initial plot is develops nicely, You see the story being told by both sides, you get a glimpse of Koshiro's work place & colleagues to Nanoka's school and her friends, The up's and down's of a newly formed Brother & Sister relationship that leads onto feelings of love.

The story is presented in a tasteful manner, No Ecchi moments or anything to take the shine off an incredible storied series, The 13 Episodes kept me glued in to see how the Up & Down roller-coaster that is their lives turns out.

This is a proper story telling experience and one that now shines even brighter, with the many Cliche driven storyline's it's refreshing to see a series like this daring to be different.

Art: 7

Such a tough subject to talk about, mainly due to the fact this series is nearly 10 years old and for screens now this can looks less than pleasing, But i liked the Art, Lovely character models and nice backdrops, For it's time this is a good looker and even now i'm still a fan of it, But some may not be due to it hasn't aged the best.

Sound: 8

Nothing bad but nothing that stands out much musically. Voices fit the characters, even if the recording's sometimes sounded strange at points, But overall a good sounding series.

Character: 10

Where this series really shines...

Koshiro Saeki - A Huge 27 year old man is not suppose to have "Lovey dovey" feelings, He is suppose to be strong and battle anything...Koshiro is visually weak, And shows this many times during the series, the pressure of falling for a 15 year old (12 years younger than him) takes it strains and this also shows and in Koi Kaze they portray it fantastically.

Nanoka Kohinata - A young 15 year old who has the pressures of being a teenager and having to handle her developing feelings for a person who is her biological Brother, She is mature and can handle it even better than Koshiro at times.
Really enjoyed her a character, She has depth to her and something that is showcased during the series.

Overall the characters develop enough for my liking, you even get a nice glimpse of the side characters and get to know their personality and styles and how that could impact on their lives be that from Koshiro or Nanoka's side of life.

Enjoyment: 9

I Really enjoyed this series, It's unique, Even with the "Incest" theme i would still implore you to watch it, The characters are very well rounded much like the story and it's a fun if not emotional 13 episodes.

Overall:

I really enjoyed this, But after reading some of the manga, they missed many things out, In some scenes they even differ from what happened in the Anime series, This was a slight down mark for the Anime adaptation, Some scenes were changed for no reason, and missed the impact that should of which was portrayed in the Manga.

And this isn't just some "Small" scenes, This is even to the bigger parts of the series

From what i have read it seems to go passed the point of the Anime and at times more well rounded so the definitive version is still the manga, But the anime is still incredible and HIGHLY recommend.