History YMMV / KokouNoHito

* GrowingTheBeard: Most readers agree that the series got substantially better after [[spoiler: Buntarou's kindly instructor Ounishi dies]], a completely unexpected development which marks the transition of the manga from merely a decent sports manga like many others in the genre, into a denser and more psychological story, with increasingly better art from then on as well. This change is due to Shinichi Sakamoto taking up writing duties entirely after volume 4, after his previous two collaborators (Yoshiro Nabeda and Hiroshi Takano) left.

* GrowingTheBeard: Most readers agree that the series got substantially better after [[spoiler: Buntarou's kindly instructor Ounishi dies]], a completely unexpected development which marks the transition of the manga from merely a decent sports manga like many others in the genre, into a denser and more psychological story, with increasingly better art from then on as well. This change is due to the departure of Nabeda Yoshiro, who was the writer for the first three volumes, leaving the writing duties entirely up to artist Shinichi Sakamoto.

* NightmareFuel: Many of the symbolic scenes detailing Buntarou's state of mind and perceptions are [[http://i2.mangareader.net/kokou-no-hito/161/kokou-no-hito-3427961.jpg quite]] [[http://i6.mangareader.net/kokou-no-hito/41/kokou-no-hito-2182553.jpg frightening]].

* GrowingTheBeard: Most readers agree that the series got substantially better after [[spoiler: Buntarou's kindly instructor Ounishi dies]], a completely unexpected development which marks the transition of the manga from merely a decent sports manga like many others in the genre, into a denser and more psychological story, with increasingly better art from then on as well. This change is largely attributed to the departure of Nabeda Yoshiro, who was the writer for the first three volumes, leaving the writing duties entirely up to artist Shinichi Sakamoto.

* GrowingTheBeard: Most readers agree that the series got substantially better after [[spoiler: Buntarou's kindly instructor Ounishi dies]], a completely unexpected development which marks the transition of the manga from merely a decent sports manga like many others in the genre, into a more mature, psychological story with much more nuanced characterization, and increasingly better art from then on as well. This change is largely attributed to the departure of Nabeda Yoshiro, who was the writer for the first three volumes, leaving the writing duties entirely up to artist Shinichi Sakamoto.

* AwesomeArt: Considered to have some of the best art in the industry post ArtEvolution.

* GrowingTheBeard: Most readers agree that the series got substantially better after [[spoiler: Buntarou's kindly instructor Ounishi dies]], a completely unexpected development which marks the transition of the manga from merely an ok sports manga in the vein of many shounen sports stories, into a more mature, psychological story with much more nuanced characterization, and increasingly better art from then on as well. This change is largely attributed to the departure of Nabeda Yoshiro, who was the writer for the first three volumes, leaving the writing duties entirely up to artist Shinichi Sakamoto.

* GrowingTheBeard: Most readers agree that the series got substantially better after [[spoiler: Buntarou's kindly instructor Ounishi dies]], a completely unexpected development which marks the transition of the manga from merely an ok sports manga into a more mature, psychological seinen story with much more nuanced characterization, and increasingly better art from then on as well. This change is largely attributed to the departure of Nabeta Yoshiro, who was the writer for the first three volumes, leaving the writing duties entirely up to artist Shinichi Sakamoto.

* GrowingTheBeard: Most readers agree that the series got substantially better after [[spoiler: Buntarou's kindly instructor Ounishi dies]], a completely unexpected development which marks the transition of the manga from merely an ok sports manga into a more mature, psychological seinen story with much more nuanced characterization, and increasingly better art from then on as well. This change is largely attributed to the departure of Nabeta Yoshiro, who was the writer for the first three volumes, leaving the writing duties entirely up to artist Shinichi Sakamoto.

* GrowingTheBeard: Most readers agree that the series got substantially better after [[spoiler: Buntarou's kindly instructor Ounishi dies]], a completely unexpected development which marks the transition of the manga from merely an ok sports manga into a more mature, psychological seinen story with much more nuanced characterization, and increasingly better art from then on as well. This change is largely attributed to the departure of Nabeta Yoshiro, who was the writer for the first three volumes, leaving the writing duties entirely up to artist Shinichi Sakamoto.
* MagnumOpus: Though Shinichi Sakamoto isn't a very well-known author, the people that ARE aware of him know him mostly for his impressive work on this series in particular.

* MagnumOpus: Though Shinichi Sakamoto isn't a very well-known author, he is known mostly for his impressive work on this series in particular.

* GrowingTheBeard: Most readers agree that the series got substantially better after [[spoiler: Buntarou's kindly instructor Ounishi dies]], a completely unexpected development which marks the transition of the manga from merely an ok sports manga into a more mature, psychological seinen story with much more nuanced characterization, and increasingly better art from then on as well. This change is largely attributed to the departure of Nabeta Yoshiro, who was the writer for the first four volumes, leaving the writing duties entirely up to artist Shinichi Sakamoto.

* GrowingTheBeard: Most readers agree that the series got substantially better after [[spoiler: Buntarou's kindly instructor Ounishi dies]], a completely unexpected development which marks the transition of the manga from merely an ok sports manga into a more mature, psychological seinen story with much more nuanced characterization, and increasingly better art from then on as well. This change is largely attributed to the departure of Nabeta Jiro, who was the writer for the first four volumes, leaving the writing duties entirely up to artist Shinichi Sakamoto.

* GrowingTheBeard: Most readers agree that the series got substantially better after [[spoiler: Buntarou's kindly instructor Ounishi dies]], which marks the transition of the manga from merely an ok sports manga into a more mature, psychological seinen story with much more nuanced characterization, and increasingly better art from the on as well. This change is largely attributed to the departure of Nabeta Jiro, who was the writer for the first four volumes, leaving the writing duties entirely up to artist Shinichi Sakamoto.