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.