Velvet Kiss

This was my first real hentai or ecchi manga i dont want to fight over what it was because it worked in both ways to me. The character "Kano" was beautiful, sexy,hot, cute, seductive, but most important to me was memorable. She shows the deeper side of her when she is with the main guy and also a dirty side which i really wish i got to see from more girls :P

Dont read this for a story or for some great characters or anything like that, just read it for the art and how "Kano" can seem to draw you and making you...uummm want fulfill her desires

I never expected to actually find myself reading this but.. oh well :)

Story - 8

It starts off innocently enough with a story about a normal salaryman who gets himself into a pinch with a huge debt on him and the only way he's going to get through this is to be "friends" with the daughter of the company that he owes a debt to. And so the story continues as the setting gets darker and the plot thickens, per say. xD

Art - 10

Harumi Chihiro's works have always been well made. Unsurprisingly, it is the same for this manga.

Character - 9

I like how the characters have a sense of belongingness and how they have their own backgrounds and that these backgrounds come together to create a surprisingly well made story.

Enjoyment - 9

Personally, I never expected myself to read this but after reading a few chapters, I got hooked until the end. The story makes you want to continue because of how the plot twists into something that makes the reader go "What happens next?" and "What will they do next?". Then again, that is why I enjoyed reading this manga.

Overall - 8

I have nothing more to say :)

It's a depressing porno. Myanimelist says I have to make this review longer, but I really cant summarize it any better than that. Each 25 page chapter is about 50% sex scenes between characters I unironically loathe, and the other 50% are characters being developed so that youll hate them and can then watch them have sex. I will admit the art is pretty good, but again, its all basically illustrated porno; even if thats your thing, I think that if its not a pornographic manga, including scenes that are their entirely for titilation is just distracting. And the sad part is, there is actually the makings of an alright drama/romance beneath all the smut, but its impossible to maintain any kind of tension in a story that is 50% sex scenes. Theres nothing wrong with sex scenes in a dramatic presentation (anyone whos ever watched HBO will hopefulyl agree) but it should not be the primary focus.

Pros
-Well drawn boobies

Cons
-Characters
-Depressing story
- Sex scenes at the expense of everything

Although this is my first review on a manga, I don't intend to go easy on it.

INstead of simply following the guidelines of hentai manga, it steered clearly off course and landed in the genre of romance to me. Im not saying I'm upset with that, but I feel as if that wasn't the manga writer's intention here. I loved this manga all in all. More than I should have really. Its character development was diverse (except for Shin Nitta, which pisses me off) and its plot was rich with detail. The only 2 things I hated were the fact that Nitta never confronted *insert false-girlfriend's name here* and that he didn't go abroad seas with a certain heroine. To me. The ending was more a 'real-life' scenario. I did NOT want that. I wanted prince charming to get his damsel but instead prince charming became the damsel waiting at home for his love to return. Kind of garbage is that? Besides those 2 factors, i really enjoyed it.

I first started Velvet Kiss in high school when all I saw on the thumbnail were boobies, and never finished it until recently. I decided to start it over from the beginning since it isn't too long at only 4 volumes, and I'm very glad I did. Velvet Kiss surprised me with it's dreamy artwork, very clean sex scenes, and competent character drama. With the high school English paper thesis out of the way, let's get on to the review:

The artwork in Velvet Kiss is pretty fantastic. Characters have highly expressive faces, the character's fashion choices are adorable, and all of the nude illustrations look appropriately soft to the touch. In particular, the boob positioning is very nice, and more often than not gives a nice sense of motion. There are many large, nearly full page character illustrations floating in a dreamy, shoujo-esque void that invite your eyes to linger on them for longer than you (read: I) might like to admit. I similarly enjoy the slow transition pages where Harumi-sensei takes us past several establishing shots in a row, sometimes in rather small frames with lots of white space in between them. Overall, the series has a very soft, calming aesthetic that's easy on the eyes.

Alright, let's talk sex scenes. Because genitals are pretty much entirely censored/not even illustrated, it makes the sex scenes a lot less gross than a straight up doujinshi, and the sex scenes are pretty pleasant and light because of it. I don't feel totally weird reading it on the bus or in the break room because there aren't throbbing, sweating genitalia taking up half of the page. There are still a lot of bodily fluids present, and I'm not entirely sure where most of them are being emitted from, but they're mostly just an indicator of some damn good sex.

Despite my high praise for them, the novelty of the sex scenes wears off pretty fast, and after a while all I was coming back for was the character drama. The story wastes no time introducing us to our two leads and letting their misadventures begin, trucking along without any major changes in the story until around the half way point. A standard chapter sees the main character Nitta called away from his office job to have sex, while his lack of agency is usually played for laughs as he finds himself flustered over Kanoko's incessant neediness and total control over his life. It managed to endear me to Kanoko and Nitta early on by showing how they each try to feel better about themselves, so when they're faced with emotional trials later on, I was sucked in reading chapter after chapter way past my bedtime. Unfortunately, the ending is a little anti-climactic. We do receive closure on most if not all of the plot threads, but it wasn't exactly the full happy ending that I wanted. Then again, maybe that's the whole point!

So who should read Velvet Kiss? I could safely recommend it if you're in the mood for a bittersweet romantic drama with a good bit of comedy and abundant oppai, but don't blame me if you're too invested and don't get the ending you want!

At,first when I started reading Velvet Kiss I didn't think much of it I jut thought wow the art and mature scenes are pretty well done.That was until I finished reading the last chapter that it hit me. I was hit with just raw emotion when I finished reading it that I realized at that moment how invested I had become too the series. I just wanted to say I absolutely loved Velvet Kiss and the ending couldn't have been done better the way it left use thinking and with a feeling of satisfaction. I wish for the main character and the girl to live together happily.

I read this years ago and I am still looking for an H manga or any mature manga that has the same heart warming, innocent yet not so innocent characters, and the ART its a work of ART.


What I find off about other H-mangas are they are all about the H and the story "comes" second. Velvet Kiss has plenty of H scenes but they are not excessive, random, or forced. I got invested in the story that the H-scenes feels like a commercial and I almost wanted to skip them every time. Dont get me wrong the H parts are good, well-written, and will still give you the satisfaction with the female protag's cute face and sexy body.

Lastly, I really loved the read and having this feeling of an innocent relationship in a not so innocent world where they are just a victim of circumstances and past mistakes.

Okay~ Honestly, this is the very first H Manga that I totally enjoyed~

I have always thought H manga are only read because of the H scenes. With a little plot and many H scenes and you're good to go~ But I guess Velvet Kiss proved me wrong.

Despite the many H scenes, Velvet Kiss still managed to put off a good plot. The H are just there because it's just something a warm-blooded human being does everyday. It's natural (although the orgies are kinda bit fucked up).

It has a real substance, the characters are well played, and the art is really good. I even found myself falling in love with Nitta-san~♥

It has gotten me really hooked the very first time I read it. I thought it was just some lame H manga with good H scenes but then no, I found myself feeling all the emotions the characters felt. I didn't just read every single page~ I felt all of it (now, this is a bit weird since it's an H Manga. lol)

Anyway, I won't write this review too long. BOTTOM LINE: Velvet Kiss is a very good read. two thumbs up for me :)

Velvet Kiss has undoubtedly kept my attention for the past two days I have read it. To me, I found myself wanting to read more and more as the story progressed, asking myself, "just what will happen to Nitta and Kanoko?".
So what what made this such a compelling manga to read from volume to volume? I will care to explain.

Story - 10/10
Okay. Yes this is a H-manga, and it's full of sex scenes. But setting that aside, The story has caught my interests because of it's storytelling. As Nitta may have looked like a sex toy for Kano, the reality is both were pawns to a dark cynical plan. History has taught us that there has been countless times power was overthrown by another party by unethical means, and Velvet Kiss demonstrates it through extortion. Harumi, Chihiro threw this situation at her audience, and I tugged in. I kept asking myself questions, puzzled as to why Nitta had to end up in the situation to being with. The story itself was suspenseful and a bit of a thriller, but what made the story so capturing were the characters.

Characters - 10/10
This is the really selling point as to why I started getting involved with Velvet Kiss. I found myself enjoying both Nitta and Kano.
Nitta, a pretty normal yet sincere single man, gets thrown into a nasty situation. What seemed an easy-enough debt repayment plan (with casual sex on the side) turns his whole life in a complete disaster. His daily life is suffered by having to attend Kano's needs.

Kano, a daughter of a wealthy family, seems like your stereotype rich, stuck-up brat with too much time on her hands, but once I learned Kano's background, that was when I started to understand and relate to her. To not spoil the story, I will mention how lonely Kano truly is. I understand her situation because I have experienced her loss as well... it's heartbreaking. Kano may be rich but there is the lingering sense of sadness and anger she has bottled up inside her, and her coping mechanism is sex. I feel so sorry for her because she reminds me of someone I use to know

Velvet Kiss shows the boundaries between the middle-working class and wealthy class with both Nitta and Kano. Numerous times Nitta get feed up with Kano's shit and is baffled by their difference in standards. I always cheered Nitta on because I wanted his situation to get better, and I wished Kano to better herself.

Overall- 9/10
Velvet Kiss really caught my interest. I thoroughly enjoyed myself reading it because of suspense the story left me and characters I could relate to. Listen, sex should not always be about nudity and/or pervertedness, but it could very well be the struggle and coping mechanism for people. It is a real situation in life, and Harumi, Chihiro demonstrates this.

Hands down, this is probably the best and most favorite H-manga I have ever read.

-Xboxhomies

Velvet Kiss is arguably Harumi Chihiro's best work. By far, the marriage between plot and ecchi/hentai always is a good one to read and observe. Especially if done well. Between the constant sex scenes and themes rampant throughout this work, there is a tender love growing between the two main characters that can be observed as the chapters fly pass. This love, while not clear at first, begins to slowly reveal itself and is very satisfying to see, if not being one of the main reasons to read this.

Harumi Chihiro's art is aesthetically pleasing to the eye in more ways than one, and in Velvet Kiss this is no exception. Although the amount of sex she drew in Velvet Kiss was somewhat excessive, it is understandable at the same time as it is somewhat true to say that the sex drives the plot.

In and of itself, the sex that Kanoko experiences at the beginning of this work reveals how shallowly she lives her life at first, until she meets the male MC, a somewhat lucky salaryman named Nitta. As the work goes on, she begins to have feelings for only one man, Nitta, and only with him can she have pleasure. If one reads between the lines, one can see where the direction of the rest of the book is going.

Needless to say the character development is also pretty exceptional on Kanoko's part. She changes from a girl without a care for life to a girl with conviction and power, and yet still retaining a somewhat tender side for the man she loves. The transition is so well rendered and made and is well worth the read.

On the other hand Nitta doesn't change very much--he remains your atypical male tsundere. Strangely enough he doesn't chase after his feelings aggressively, like some male MC's do, instead he acts through his gained wisdom from work and life in general and the way he applies his wisdom and skill is nothing short of satisfying.

Most people don't care for H manga. Undoubtedly, I'd say once most people read this they will change their mind. Some H manga, such as many of Harumi Chihiro's works, are well written and carry a bold and fulfilling plot while boasting beautiful art to boot.

Again, definitely worth the read, especially in one sitting.

5 out of 5 stars for Harumi Chihiro's Velvet Kiss.