Koisuru Lesson Series: Kaname Yuuto no Perfect Lesson

恋するレッスンシリーズ「奏悠斗のパーフェクトレッスン」

Company: Broccoli
Based on: Original
Released: 2010.09.22
Official Site: http://www.broccoli.co.jp/cd/sp/lovelesson/


Koisuru Lesson is a series in which you date your instructor/teacher. Each vol. has a different character that teaches something (cooking, violin, English, etc). The setting is that you are both a student and the girlfriend of said character. There are six CD's in total, divided in pairs, and the characters make cameo appearances in the CD they are paired with.

This CD has Kanade Yuuto (CV: Midorikawa Hikaru) who is a student at a music university, and your violin instructor. Kanade his attitude towards you is actually slightly different while acting as your teacher or when you are on a date. You yourself seem to be a bit of an airhead this time.

The story starts during class, and I have to say that the single time that I held I violin in my hands I managed to make it sound better than this. Then again I wasn’t specifically aiming for a certain note. After the lesson he walks you home, and when you’ve almost reached home you bump into Kobayashi “Ridai” Michihiro (CV: Hatano Wataru), your childhood friend.

Yuuto and Michihiro are also friends from school, so he invited the both of you to his room to talk a  bit. Michihiro teases Yuuto a lot about the two of you, which isn’t really made any better by you not being able to name anything that you like about Yuuto after he was forced to say what he like about you.

It has been a while since the two of you went on a date, and because he is free the day after you invite him to do something together. And then turn up late yourself. You spend your date shopping for CD’s and other stuff, and eventually go to the park, and rent a boat to go rowing. In the middle of the lake you corner Yuuto asking whether everything is OK because he has been strange lately. Turn out that he was having trouble writing songs lately, but he feels like this date gave him new inspiration.

Yuuto is slightly tsundere, but sweet none the less. To be honest he is quite patient with you as you are causing him all sorts of trouble (in a cute naive way). Just like in the Hanikami Lesson CD he is teased quite a bit by Michihiro (poor guy, even in his own CD is is being teased). Maybe because I listened to this immediately after Hanikami Lesson, but I was way too partial to Michihiro the entire time he was there.

The violin music that played was a nice little touch. I’d like to think of it as the piece of music that Yuuto wrote after your date.


Conclusion:
I’m way too partial to Hanikami lesson, but this was a nice CD as well. Yuuto is very different from Michihiro, which made it easier to enjoy them in different ways.

Koisuru Lesson Series: Hanikami Lesson

恋するレッスンシリーズ「小林理大のハニカミレッスン」

Company: Broccoli
Based on: Original
Released: 2010.09.22
Official Site: http://www.broccoli.co.jp/cd/sp/lovelesson/


Koisuru Lesson is a series in which you date your instructor/teacher. Each vol. has a different character that teaches something (cooking, violin, English, etc). The setting is that you are both a student and the girlfriend of said character. There are six CD's in total, divided in pairs, and the characters make cameo appearances in the CD they are paired with.

This CD has Kobayashi Michihiro (CV: Hatano Wataru), a university student majoring in physics, and your tutor while you study for the entrance exams. His friend Kanade Yuuto (CV: Midorikawa Hikaru) calls him by his nickname “Ridai”. (Michihiro his name is written as 理大, which can also be read as ‘ridai’. Which is of course a pun because he studies physics (物理) at university (大学).

The CD begins with Michihiro and Yuuto playing a video game in Michihiro his room, but they use some very suggestive phrasing. You come by when it is almost time for your lesson, and talk a bit with the two of them. Yuuto teases you a lot, whether you aren’t just being all lovey dovey instead of actually studying and things like that. You also play the game they were playing for a bit (with Michihiro and Yuuto both telling you what to do) and then you move to your own room  (you live across the street) for some studying.

The studying is mostly Michihiro talking about physics stuff. It does seem like he is actually making you study though. To be honest, all of the physics stuff didn’t really interest me so I was only half listening, it is fun that he links some theories to SF though. He does promise to go on a date again...

… and you want to go to the aquarium so that is where you go. The aquarium part is cute, but the more interesting part comes after that. You walk towards the beach talking, and it turns out you both liked each other longer than you thought. Somehow that entire conversation was just so very sweet. And I love how you actually went to the beach to see the sun set, yet forgot to actually forget to watch because you were talking (and kissing).

Hatano-san always plays such sweet boyfriends. Michihiro seems like someone who takes good care of you and who is usually relaxed.He also has a playful side though, he occasionally teases you as well. Coincidently, I’ve been listening to a lot of things with Hatano-san lately, and I’m starting to like him more and more.

This is also the only CD in the series where you are actually introduced as being the characters his girlfriend, in all other CD’s they either don’t mention it or actually try to hide it somewhat. Except for maybe the Perfect Lesson CD, where Michihiro knows you are Yuuto his girlfriend.


Conclusion:
I like the part where you were playing games with the two of them. Out of all the CD’s this felt like the most relaxed one, and maybe the most natural one. Maybe because I like ‘everyday’ kind of characters better than people with fantastical jobs or lifestyles, this is much easier to imagine.

Koisuru Lesson Series: Hibino Yoshimi no Natural Lesson

 恋するレッスンシリーズ「日々野芳美のナチュラルレッスン」

Company: Broccoli
Based on: Original
Released: 2010.08.25
Official Site: http://www.broccoli.co.jp/cd/sp/lovelesson/


Koisuru Lesson is a series in which you date your instructor/teacher. Each vol. has a different character that teaches something (cooking, violin, English, etc). The setting is that you are both a student and the girlfriend of said character. There are six CD's in total, divided in pairs, and the characters make cameo appearances in the CD they are paired with.

This CD has Hibino Yoshimi (CV: Ishida Akira) who is a popular painter. Despite his young looks he is actually 30. Th heroine her mother was his teacher at highschool, and he owes much of his popularity to her efforts. Her mother asked Hibino to help the heroine with painting, and that is how you met.

The CD starts with Kokushiro Ayumu (CV: Kakihara Tetsuya) ringing Hibino his doorbell. Ayumu is the son of the owner of an art gallery, and came to ask whether his new work is ready. Ayumu is curious about your paintings, so he comes into the atelier to look. Hibino (with your help) teases him a little when he comes inside.

Ayumu talks about Hibino his paintings getting more colour. Hibino himself jokes about it being because he might have found a girlfriend. Of course, it turns out the listener is the rumoured girlfriend.

Hibino takes you on a date/ outdoor class to a museum, where he explains a bit about several paintings. I like the quiet atmosphere that they managed to create during your date.

On your way home it starts to rain, so you have to shelter somewhere. This is the best part of the CD. Hibino seems to worry a lot about being seen together with you, so you start to tease him and ask how much he likes you. And you give each answer a grade. Surprisingly, he actually tries to get a better rating, eventually not even caring about the fact that you are seen when he kisses you.

The most brilliant point is probably Hibino worrying about your parents finding out you are dating, and you replying that your mother already knows. In fact, she was the one who urged you to confess.

Hibino his worrying about whether he is too old for you sort of annoyed me. Although I'm not sure how old you are supposed to be (it kind of makes a difference whether you are 18 or 25). But it is clear that he really likes you.

There isn't much difference between his attitude as a teacher and as your lover. But you get private lessons, so I suppose that is acceptable. He was surprisingly willing to try and get a higher score for his love confessions though, even though he keeps saying he is too old for skinship or saying how much he likes you all the time.


Conclusion:
I enjoyed this CD much more than I thought I would, which is mostly thanks to the rating of his love confessions ("40 points? that was worth at least 50"). His final sentence is also amazing. But I still don't like Ishida Akira as a boyfriend, sorry.

Nashimoto Fumiya no Platina Lesson

梨本史哉のプラチナレッスン

Company: Broccolli
Based on: Original
Released: 2010.07.28
Official Site: http://www.broccoli.co.jp/cd/sp/lovelesson/


Koisuru Lesson is a series in which you date your instructor/teacher. Each vol. has a different character that teaches something (cooking, violin, English, etc). The setting is that you are both a student and the girlfriend of said character. There are six CD's in total, divided in pairs, and the characters make cameo appearances in the CD they are paired with.

This CD has Nashimoto Fumiya (CV: Hirakawa Daisuke) who owns a cafe and a restaurant, and also hosts a cooking class. And the 28year old chef is quite popular with the ladies, as you'll notice right at the beginning of the CD. After they are done gossiping and asking Fumiya questions, he comes to see how you are doing, and is not at all pleased with what you are doing, but is nice right after that again.

Which is when Kousei (from this CD. CV: Suzumura Kenichi) suddenly jumps into the conversation. He burned his sauce and is now waving the saucepan about, causing chaos. Luckily no-one gets injured. After the lesson is finished, Fumiya asks both of you to stay a little longer for a private lesson because you won't be able to keep up with the rest otherwise. It is during this time that Kousei keeps chatting endlessly to you, almost inviting you out, until Fumiya interrupts him and he finally realizes that you and Fumiya are dating.

In the rest of the CD you go out on a date with Fumiya. You wanted to go on a drive, so he takes you to his family's villa in the mountains (you fall asleep in the car). When you are there you play Othello for a bit, and he gets a call from senpai. Apparently he has been offered a job to manage a restaurant in France, but he has no intention of accepting it. You mumble something that he shouldn't feel restrained by you, and eventually run of into the mountains.

Of course Fumiya comes chasing after you. He catches up with you, and tells you that he likes being with you (while you pull of the entire 'I don't deserve you, I'm to plain, etc' act) and gives you one very long kiss to persuade you. And then you go back and eat dinner. OK it wasn't that simple, and the menu sounds great.

Fumiya calls you "princess" when you are alone, and sort of spoils you a bit. So his attitude when he is alone with you, and his attitude when you are his student is definitely different. Like I described before, the difference between Fumiya and Kousei is amusing. Kousei livens the story a lot, though almost too much. When he is there almost all attention is drawn to him, luckily you get your time with Fumiya alone afterwards so it's all good.


Conclusion
Fumiya is a bit more mature boyfriend, which I like better. That, and that kiss alone makes it worth listening to this CD.

Sakurazawa Kousei no Kirakira Lesson

 

桜沢光世のキラキラレッスン

Company: Broccolli
Based on: Original
Released: 2010.07.28
Official Site: http://www.broccoli.co.jp/cd/sp/lovelesson/


Koisuru Lesson is a series in which you date your instructor/teacher. Each vol. has a different character that teaches something (cooking, violin, English, etc). The setting is that you are both a student and the girlfriend of said character. There are six CD's in total, divided in pairs, and the characters make cameo appearances in the CD they are paired with.

This CD has Sakurazawa Kousei (CV: Suzumura Kenichi) who teaches Ikebana and is the heir of a famous Ikebana school. He is a bit of an airhead and rather lively, and incredibly wealthy apparently. In the first track he is visiting cafe Platina, which is owned by Nashimoto Fumiya (CV: Hirakawa Daisuke). He wonders where he should take you on a date, with options like the opera, a cruise, or a helicopter flight. For someone who is only 19 years old, he seems to have a lot of money to spend.

The second track is a short scene from one of his lessons. Despite his airheaded and genki nature, he really does seem to be serious when it comes to Ikebana. Although he definitely shows a soft spot for you.

The third track is your date, you said you wanted to go shopping and thus you go shopping together. You can imagine how shopping with someone who has too much money is. Kousei picks all kinds of things for you to try, and the shop assistant is all too willing to bring even more things for you to try. Personally, I felt like a dressing doll.

In the last track Kousei takes you to a hotel. No not for that, it is apparently pretty famous for picking only real Ikebana masters to do their flower arrangements, so Kousei wanted to show that to you. On your way back he says he wished that you could always be at his side, which ends in him sort of proposing to you. Of course when you say yes, he immediately starts making al sorts of plans for the wedding xD

Kousei sounds a bit childish, but genki characters have never been my thing so I suppose that is simply a matter of preference. (although he is the youngest character in the series). I would have liked it if they showed more of the student-teacher part of your relationship, but Kousei doesn't really have the personality for that so maybe other characters show that a bit more.

Like I described above, Nashimoto Fumiya also makes an appearance in this CD. The contrast between the calm and gentle Fumiya and the rather impulsive Kousei is pretty amusing to listen to, but if anything it made me want to listen to his CD.


Conclusion:
This is a cute CD, unfortunately for me I'm just not that into genki characters like Kousei. I like the cameo thing, and the fact that there are a few other voiced characters (the women from your Ikebana class, the shop assistant). Somehow this makes a CD much more lively.