Missing To Love-Ru? Yumene Connect brings you Ecchi and an Alien Waifu
The new manga Yumene Connect by author Sawada Kou has started publishing, and many are already comparing it to “To Love-Ru” because, I must say, the two series share many similarities, both in terms of the heroine and the story.
Just to recap, To Love-Ru is about a boy who meets a pink-haired alien girl who begins living with him, leading to various ecchi situations.
So, what is Yumene Connect about? It’s about a boy who meets a pink-haired alien girl who starts living with him, and, you guessed it, various ecchi situations ensue.
Missing To Love-Ru? Yumene Connect brings you Ecchi and an Alien Waifu
Takamiya Yuuhi starts his school life on the wrong foot. Right at the beginning of the school year, he falls sick and spends a week at home. When he returns, cliques have already formed, and there’s no place for him!
Desperate for friends, he cries out for help, and who hears him but Nano, an alien and employee of the Yumeneko Company. As soon as they meet, we get that classic To Love-Ru-style ecchi scene:
Nano then tries to sell various products from her company to Yuuhi, hoping that maybe this will help him make friends. But her products are wild and create situations that quickly spiral out of her control.
“To Love-Ru” was one of my favorite mangas to read, and the hope is that “Yumene Connect” will have its own charm and continue until the author is satisfied. You can read the first chapter (in Japanese) here.
However, Japanese fans have reacted quite negatively to this “new To Love-Ru,” with many criticizing the art for not being up to par. Check out some of the comments:
“Another rom-com, huh…”
“If they want to go for ecchi, they should first use someone who, above all, can draw attractive women.”
“They’re already announcing the first volume, but this will probably end with the first one, right?”
“Is this how shounen magazines are doing ecchi now, this explicit?”
“It feels like they’re just copying the art style… The characters aren’t even appealing…”
“The overall artistic skill is lacking. It seems they only put effort into the ecchi scenes, almost like they lifted them straight from some ero doujin. You can kinda tell.”
“The new series in Magazine have been weak lately. This one seems like it’s headed for cancellation soon.”
“The way they present the ecchi lacks flair.”
“Somehow, the content just doesn’t stick in my head. It’s incredibly boring.”
Regarding the art issue, I believe it’s best to let the author develop their style over time; many mangaka improve their artwork as the manga progresses.
via: Você Sabia Anime