Nana to Kaoru Chapter 54 奈奈与薫的SM日记

Summary

Kaoru is a 17-year old virgin who has a SM fetish. He always dreams about a SM relationship with his childhood friend Nana. One day Kaoru's mom decides to hide all his SM toys so he'll study for a change, by asking Nana to hide his toys. Nana finds the leather one-piece that Kaoru bought and tries it on but she accidentally locks it and doesn't have the key!

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Anyone who has paid careful attention to the character dynamics so far should have little trouble predicting who is going to face off against who and what the outcome will be in the various battles. Because of that, and because she is the main heroine of the series, revealing that Mai is the last one standing should not be any kind of spoiler. The only surprises are what the Crystal HiME can do and how she gets released to do it, but you had to figure that something like that was going to happen before the series ended. None of the battles lack for tension, visual appeal, or thrill factor, making them as much a strength of the final volume as the excellent musical score.

The highlight of the artistry continues to be the character and Child designs and the flashy use of magical effects. Basic quality control also continues to be a problem (especially Mai's varying bust size), as renderings look needlessly rough in more comical moments and sometimes stand out too much against the backgrounds. Fan service is limited to some significant shots of undefined nudity, a few hands placed where they shouldn't be, and the more racy and suggestive content in the Extras. Animation supports the battle scenes well and is especially effective in portraying tears and facial expressions in the most emotional scenes, but it, too, has its weak points. It's still a good-looking series, just not as sharp as it could be.