Kaoru Hana Wa Rin To Saku, aka Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity, famously known as Kaoru Hana has fascinated the audience of Romance Animes in its very unique style. Coming in as one of the better jobs done by Cloverworks Studio this year, it efficiently utilised its magical ingredients along its freshly outlined storytelling to mould an exciting summertime anime-watching experience for the viewers.
Be it the jitters on occasions followed by a heartwarming gesture, wrapping awkwardness of a very response demanding circumstance or the use of humour angling in smoothly, all forged well with finest in accordance with the storyline. Talking of the romance, it is more of an overly gnarled by the complexities of the two protagonists’ respective backgrounds and contrasting roots and character, including their twisted thought process over a particular concern.
The side characters have been pitched up to a countable utility. They roll along the storyline playing their pivotal purposes well without exaggerated involvement. Even the introduction of each character (including protagonists) or even a new character drove in and got running straightaway without a scratch that could be noticed to have been made to initiate or enhance their introduction. Unlike many Romantic – Slice Of Life Animes, no special arrangements are experimented to tease the storyline, and that’s a sign of fine penning by author Saka Mikami, and credit to the adaptation of it made the same way by the animation studio as well.
The background music usage is effective. They are soothing and doing well with the scene of implementation, though I personally think it could be brought a bit more into audacity regarding the culture of the genre the tunes are associated with.
Having said of the basics, let’s dive into a deliberate breakdown by highlighting the features that make this Anime stand out in the market of its genre.
1. Originality and Uniqueness
The story layout is fresh and original i.e. no such scenes remind of any other Anime and you just lose into it to derive the absolute enjoyment of it.
The story literally breathes uniqueness. Every episode comes up with a twist you could’ve never anticipated and ends on a nervous note leaving you unable to miss the next episode. Though simplicity never seems to falter, fairly the adaptation is carried out in accordance to each panel, a masterpiece is still in the making. The prime focus on representation of the emotions is the only thing that seldom overacts and I think it is a duel edged sword so best it be carefully wielded.
2. Seamless Character Development
Most Slice Of Life Animes have certain errs as slow paced character development, some even don’t get protagonists developed much and the worst of all, when character development seems to have whole of an arc and appears obvious distorted out of an ongoing storyline, viewers simply skip the part or drop the anime.
There is a very low chance for Kaoru Hana to fall victim under this case as the character development is as if weaved in the respiratory system of the storytelling. Each breath of the story and within a blank, raw magically, the characters keep on becoming interesting. Not only the main characters but the side ones and trust me, even cameos (as a manga reader).
3. Relatability
Since the story is fresh and original, certain aspects hit home by being relatable. The primary example fits in to be is the feud between the schools of the protagonists. Waguri being a student of an elite girls’ private high school to Rintaro who reads in a bottom tier government high school covers a real life scenario.
This situation states the standard difference where a boy doesn’t dare to love a girl just because he concludes she’s out of his league but it’s the love and commitment which matters on top of all barricades. The desire to dare to love and feed that love under covers especially in an against all odds condition and that too this message getting prevalent across with each episode has etched this Anime until eternity in fans’ hearts.
4. The 1900s Vibes
In the previous century, the on-screen definition of romance had the unrivaled acknowledgement of its audience. Kaoru Hana conveys the kind which imitates a nostalgic bone of the 1900s audience. The structure of romanticism along with the plot determining thstorytelling is of vintage vibes.
The dressing sense of Waguri complementing her shy personality with Rintaro, on the other hand, as his form of an uninteresting guy in his evaluation is absolutely belonging from the textbook of romance. Besides, desire to know one another by heart followed by maneuvers from either side to break the ice more and more each time with none of the materialism known nowadays spotted is possibly its biggest flex.
The conflict between their respective course of life hitherto and a developing instinct to bend it from here for the sake of love is wholesome without a question. Friends group from both the side in flickering shades of conditionally a knave and equally a saviour is thrilling. A typical drama that has the potential to be the ask of every fan works well with the kind of love story which is most simple and realistic in terms of a human’s general lifecycle on the highschool stage.
What type of audience is Kaoru Hana for?
Kaoru Hana is an Anime for young blood who fall under the romance loving category. To be precise, people who are sort of cheerful, cheerful, somewhat dramatic and excited with their emotions but face unresolved trouble with all of the same, it is something which one is accustomed to and it often feels as a curse and seldom a blessing to being that way. Dilemma is there but stationed in accordance to destiny are all the small packages of happiness from the feeling it gives.
If you’re a Seinen audience, you like dark romance or overly mature love stories, you may find your very own opinion glitches. Said that, there are certain factors above-mentioned on account of which regardless of assumptions and conclusions about its target audience, any age-range can find themselves glued to their seat for it once in a week without fail. Basically, audience meant for this Anime would literally get impatient waiting for the next episode and its fans are the genuine romance loving beholders.
Is Kaoru Hana the best Romantic Anime?
Though Kaoru Hana is pillaring an unforgettable stay of Romantic Anime experience, it just sensibly be too early to affirm it as the best in the business. Moreover, it is definitely going to impact the people in the room positively and reshape the principles of loving unconditionally in young, clueless minds. It, however, won’t be wrong to call it arguably the best Romantic Anime for Gen Z and Gen Alpha. I would personally suggest that one needs to catch up with the virtue of the storytelling and take all goodies in to be ideally a good beholder of love and romance cognizance, and I mean it.
Hope the article refreshened you just like the Anime does each week. One thing is that please read it carefully or have a read again as I’ve put my heart in writing it just as passionately as you should love someone! Bookmark Otaku Mantra for more amazing content!
