Ai To Okane

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Ai To Okane~


Ai To Okane


Story & Art: Tateno Makoto
Publisher: Hakusensha
Rating: 13+
Synopsis: Jin's grandma wants one of her three grandsons to inherit her company. But the condition which the boys need to satisfy is -- earning 5 million yen!? While Jin is busy working for the impossible amount of money, a girl comes out of no where and asks him to marry her. What's more, the girl is in possession of 2 billion yen!?


Art Review: 3/5


Just another really plain art style, and doesn't contribute much to the work itself. The artwork somewhat reminds me of Yuu Watase. And if you notice there's a change (I didn't really) in art styles, apparently between the one shot and the series, there's a 10 year difference.


Story Review: With the first panels of an old lady yelling at some young men, I can tell that this is going to be the sort of story where a lot of money affairs are going to be involved, and a lot of slapping and mentioning that people are "bastard children" or something. Of course, this manga never gets that deep, unfortunately. What really bugs me about these one shots is that none of them even seems remotely finished. They seem to end randomly. The first one is about a competition between 3 grandsons to make 5,000,000 yen and earn Grandma's estate. Jin's mother obviously pushes him to do it, giving him a corrupted speech about how money brings you happiness and love is worthless. Jin sees a girl, dramatic shoujo flowers. Foreshadowing.. *dun dun dunnnn* So much goes by in several panels of this manga, I'm so confused.. Once I catch up, Jin seems a bit bratty about working. Oh boohoo. You're going to have to work like everyone else.. Like.. *gasp* a commoner! -insert Ouran High School Host Club reference here- He continues this complaining like the rich brat like he is.. "...So many housewife chores" Not only are you spoilt, but you are sexist. You deserve to be ironically owned. I don't get this guy at all. Ling puts a book on his head, and he continues on having his troubled reflection about how incompetent he is compared to the other rich kids with ambitions and hobbies. Jin then meets the girl again. Crap, this is one of those manga where the guy makes a promise to a girl in a puppy love situation as a kid and she remembers it later as if she wasn't ever liked and relies on this stupid promise. Jin, you are also homophobic, hating on the hot guy with his lover and calling it messed up. But here's where I'm also confused.. Your company owes billions of dollars, and your daughters contributed to a lot of it with their spending habits? What, were they using suntan lotion made out of diamonds and using $1000000 dollar checks to wipe their noses? That kinda reminded me of this.. I found this quote very amusing when they were trying to make Ai sound really deep.. "To Ai-chan love is more important than bread or money" Because bread is really important. Oh boohoohoo Jin your life is so awkward because you have a gay roommate who isn't interested in you and a guy who is really really interested in anime (if you can't tell, I really hate this guy.) And other people in the manga hate him too, evidently. Shop Guy: Yes, yes, I would love to have such a cute girl working here. Jin: Um.. It's me who needs a job. -cock block face- And as if it isn't enough, his cousins ruin a sentimental moment with their hatred "Because I hate you so much I was able to succeed." The second one-shot starts with a guy who's jewellery place is called Imitation. Calling your jewellery place Imitation is like openly buying a Cubic Zircon ring for your girlfriend. The girl just walks in and knows he's a con man. Does that mean I could walk into my local bakery and my baker will be a prostitute? What is it with this manga, anyway? Every straight male is a homophobe. Some thug grabs Wu and he says,"Stop holding me it's disgusting" Li Huang is such a brat. She's tied up and could possibly be killed and she's worrying about if the ropes will leave scars on her. Li Huang's father is a whore, for sure. Somehow he was shagging enough women that two of them gave birth to a child on the same day. In the next chapter as they try to seduce Shan Ben to get him into a scandal, they try to use music. But unfortunately, Shan is with music as a white guy is with Call of Duty. The perfect getaway.. Call the said person a cop with gang members around and they will beat the shit out of him. Ma Li is so indecisive. She wants to get out the marriage by getting him in trouble but as soon as they actually come up with something to get him in a scandal she runs and tells him anyway. The Siee drug=worst drug ever? Try taking Charlie Sheen. And more irony comes as the hunters became the hunted, Shan Ben was conning the con man. The final one shot starts with a girl wishing that a boy would become hers. The fairies do her bidding, as shown as he suddenly calls her to ride on his bike. What a loving gesture! Except for the fact she falls down the stairs. And of course with wishes the one who granted the wish comes out and teaches her a lesson. Although I wish that she would have worded it differently, as she says," You humans.. Don't even know what you truly want. You bunch always say you want to make XXX yours." This whole one shot in a nutshell reminds me of xXxHoLic. Overall, this collection of one-shots could have been a lot better. The whole lot were confusing, and this mangaka even had 10 years to think about it.


6/10