History Manga / AiKora

* RunningGag: A number of these, including Ayame distracting Maeda with a [[BellyDancer belly dance]], and Maeda's ability to judge whether a girl has one of his favorite parts in half a second.

%%* PeekABangs: Kureha Kano.

* OverprotectiveDad: Sakurako's dad really doesn't like it when Hachibei turns up at her house. Even less when Hachi shouts that he hopes to get to know her better at the top of his voice... Then they start competing to see whose love for Sakurako is stronger.

* GagBoobs: A very rare case of them being realistically sized. While Yukari's breasts are certainly large, they're far from abnormally so for a girl her age. The reason Maeda obsesses over them is because of their ''shape'', not their size.

* ChristmasCake: Tsubame. Which means Hachibei LikesOlderWomen, at least in this case.

Hachibei Maeda is a guy with very, ''very'' particular tastes in women. In fact, he isn't so much into girls as he is into his ideal attributes: big, crystal blue eyes; [[BuxomIsBetter perky breasts]] "like bullet trains"; a husky, womanly voice; [[LegFocus long, lean, streamlined legs]]; etc.

The other good news is, he's offered a place to stay... in the girls' dorm... with four beautiful women, each of whom has one of the attributes he's looking for in a girl (FieryRedhead Sakurako and [[WhatBeautifulEyes her eyes]], shy and bespectacled Yukari and [[BuxomIsBetter her breasts]], twenty-something teacher Tsubame and her legs, and sarcastic {{ninja}}-girl Kirino and her voice).

Thus begins ''Ai Kora: Love & Collage'', an endearingly warped and {{ecchi}} take on harem comedies and every fetish you can possibly imagine, from the creator of ''Manga/MidoriDays''. As Maeda quests (with limited success) to win over the girls, he finds himself learning more about them (and himself) as he learns to appreciate them for more than their parts. The manga ran in ''Magazine/ShonenSunday'' from 2005 to 2008.

Hachibei Maeda is a guy with very, ''very'' particular tastes in women. In fact, he isn't so much into girls as he is into his ideal attributes: big, crystal blue eyes; [[BuxomIsBetter perky breasts]] "like bullet trains"; a husky, womanly voice; [[LegFocus: long, lean, streamlined legs]]; etc.

Hachibei Maeda is a guy with very, ''very'' particular tastes in women. In fact, he isn't so much into girls as he is into his ideal attributes: big, crystal blue eyes; [[BuxomIsBetter perky breasts]] "like bullet trains"; a husky, womanly voice; [[ShesGotLegs long, lean, streamlined legs]]; etc.

The other good news is, he's offered a place to stay... in the girls' dorm... with four beautiful women, each of whom has one of the attributes he's looking for in a girl (FieryRedhead Sakurako and [[WhatBeautifulEyes her eyes]], shy and bespectacled Yukari and [[BuxomIsBetter her breasts]], twenty-something teacher Tsubame and [[ShesGotLegs her legs]], and sarcastic {{ninja}}-girl Kirino and her voice).

* PeekABangs: Kureha Kano.

* ShesGotLegs: To Maeda, Tsubame-sensei's ideal feature is her legs.

* NiceHat: Not as a cool factor or anything, but Sakurako is often seen wearing her beret. It even serves the plot a bit during their {{Crash into Hello}} moment because it prevented Maede from seeing her [[WhatBeautifulEyes beautiful eyes]].

* FourTemperamentEnsemble: The girls of the dorm.
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* {{Meganekko}}: A number of characters comment that Yukari's glasses are part of her appeal. In fact, one chapter is devoted to her classmate (and secret crush) Kano Kureha convincing Yukari of this fact with the help of a club of glasses fetishists.

* {{Meganekko}}: A number of characters comment that Yukari's glasses are part of her appeal. In fact, one chapter is devoted to her classmate (and [[SchoolgirlLesbians secret crush]]) Kano Kureha convincing Yukari of this fact with the help of a club of glasses fetishists.

* SchoolgirlLesbians: Kureha Kano, who has a thing for {{Meganekko}}).

Thus begins ''Ai Kora: Love & Collage'', an endearingly warped and {{ecchi}} take on harem comedies and every fetish you can possibly imagine, from the creator of ''Manga/MidoriDays''. As Maeda quests (with limited success) to win over the girls, he finds himself learning more about them (and himself) as he learns to appreciate them for more than their parts.

* RealityEnsues: It's not a good idea to come right out and say that you like a girl solely for her body parts ''to her face,'' [[spoiler:''especially'' after she confessed to you. ShrinkingViolet Yukari is rightfully insulted, and monumentally furious at Maeda.]] Other events play out against expected tropes as well.

** [[spoiler:As it turns out, he and Hachibei are NotSoDifferent, as [[YouAreWhatYouHate they both are parts fetishists,]] although he has a reason why he stopped and why he's trying to stop Hachibei.]]

** In chapter 77, Yukari ends up in a costume that's half SchoolSwimsuit, half PlayboyBunny

* LoveableSexManiac: Maeda tends to get

* BerserkButton: Mess with the girls in Maeda's harem at your own risk.

%%* ChivalrousPervert: Maeda.

%%* CrashIntoHello: Maeda and Sakurako.

%%* {{Cult}}: The Church of Bluish-Purple from chapters 104 and 105.
%%* CuteGhostGirl: Who gets a ToplessnessFromTheBack scene.

* HeavyVoice: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by Hachibei in [[http://www.tenmanga.com/chapter/AiKora88/134965-14.html chapter 88, page 14]].

%%* HotBlooded: Maeda.

%% * InstantCosplaySurprise

%%* LittleMissSnarker: Kirino.

%%* LoveableSexManiac: Maeda.

%%* {{Meganekko}}: Yukari.

%%* {{Ninja}}: Kirino.

%%* {{Ojou}}: Ayame.
* OverprotectiveDad: Sakurako's dad really doesn't like it when Hachibei turns up at her house. Even less when Hachi shouts that he hopes to get to know her better at the top of his voice.
** ...then they start competing to see whose love for Sakurako is stronger.

%%* RichBitch: Ayame.

%% * SeriousBusiness
%%* ShesGotLegs: Tsubame-sensei.

** Boom-de-yada, boom-de-yada, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=at_f98qOGY0 boom-de-yada...]]

%% * SnapBack

%%* WhatBeautifulEyes: Sakurako.

%%* YaoiFangirl: Yukari.

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* BookEnds: [[spoiler: The guy who tried to burn down the girl's dorm in the first chapter shows up in the last chapter, once again takes Sakurako hostage, and once again gets his butt kicked by Maeda.]]

* ChivalrousPervert: Maeda.
* ChristmasCake: Tsubame.
** Which means Hachibei LikesOlderWomen, at least in this case.
* ClosetGeek: Yukari
* CloudCuckoolander: Outani Umeka.
* CrashIntoHello: Maeda and Sakurako.

* {{Cult}}: The Church of Bluish-Purple from chapters 104 and 105.
* CuteGhostGirl: Who gets a ToplessnessFromTheBack scene.

* {{Expy}}: Two characters are clearly inspired by Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion: Sensei Tsubame has purple hair, drinks heavily, and is a car nut/crazy driver -- Misato. Sakurako has orange hair with red ribbons, blue eyes, and a fiery temper -- Asuka Langley Sohryu.
** This manga is very similar to Manga/LoveHina in terms of characters: Sakurako = Naru, Yukari = Shinobu, Kirino = Motoko, and Tsubame = Mitsune; however Hachibei is less like Keitaro, and more like [[Manga/UruseiYatsura Ataru Moroboshi]].

* FanDisservice: Among other things, naked [[NonstandardCharacterDesign Aburazaka]] (from behind, thankfully) and an old man wearing pantyhose.

* FirstKiss: During the chapter of the [[http://tenmanga.com/chapter/AiKora61/134938-21.html same name]]. Obviously huge spoiler.

* HandsomeLech: Maeda.

* HotBlooded: Maeda.

* LittleMissSnarker: Kirino.

* LoveableSexManiac: Maeda.

* LoveFreak: Haiji, self-proclaimed "Ally of Love".
* [[spoiler:LoveTriangle]]

* {{Meganekko}}: Yukari.

* {{Ninja}}: Kirino.
* NonstandardCharacterDesign: Shibusawa's senior, Aburazaka, is accurately described as "manga-faced" at one point.

* {{Ojou}}: Ayame.
* {{Otaku}}: [[spoiler:[[OtakuSurrogate Yukari]]]] secretly loves [[CosplayOtakuGirl cosplay]], [[GamerChick gaming]] and [[YaoiFangirl manga]].

* [[spoiler:PairTheSpares]]

* RichBitch: Ayame.

* ShesGotLegs: Tsubame-sensei.

* SupportingHarem: Probably.

* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The two new roommates at the end of the series.

* TheUnwantedHarem: subverted: Maeda ''definitely'' [[HaremSeeker wants these girls]], if only because each has one of the parts he's looking for.
** Could even be inverted. As noted above, while it's Maeda who wants the girls, it's the girls ''who don't want him.'' [[spoiler: Until recently. And only in some cases. And then there's ''Ayame'', who's [[StalkerWithACrush just nuts]], but lately seems to have developed feelings for Haiji.]]

* WhatBeautifulEyes: Sakurako.

* YaoiFangirl: Yukari.

** This manga is very similar to Love Hina in terms of characters: Sakurako = Naru, Yukari = Shinobu, Kirino = Motoko, and Tsubame = Mitsune; however Hachibei is less like Keitaro, and more like [[Manga/UruseiYatsura Ataru Moroboshi]].

Hachibei Maeda is a guy with very, ''very'' particular tastes in women. In fact, he isn't so much into girls as he is into his ideal attributes: big, crystal blue eyes; perky breasts "like bullet trains"; a husky, womanly voice; long, lean, streamlined legs; etc.

The good news is, he's offered a place to stay... in the girls' dorm... with four beautiful women, each of whom has one of the attributes he's looking for in a girl (FieryRedhead Sakurako and [[WhatBeautifulEyes her eyes]], shy and bespectacled Yukari and [[BuxomIsBetter her breasts]], twenty-something teacher Tsubame and [[ShesGotLegs her legs]], and sarcastic {{ninja}}-girl Kirino and her voice).

The bad news, he almost immediately gets off on the wrong foot with them, and now they all think he's crazy, a pervert, or both. [[IResembleThatRemark Okay, so he is]], but that's beside the point...

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