Kaerimichi Vol. #01

By Matthew Alexander     January 22, 2007
Release Date: November 30, 2006



Creative Talent
Writer/Artist:Tahichi Yamada
Translated by:Ex-S Woo
Adapted by:

What They Say
Collects 8 intense stories by mangaka Tahichi Yamada, including exclusive bonus material. What's Inside the Package? " A bored housewife teaches a curious deliveryman the finer joys of dildos, beads, and inflatable butt plugs. Seclusion " A twisted young man confines his sister in his room and warps her mind and body until she is completely under his control.

The Review
Some of the most realistically rendered large breasts I have ever seen.

Packaging:
The front cover depicts a disheveled woman wearing a school uniform with her panties pulled down to her knee. The girls purple socks and jacket nicely matches the purple text of the title making an attractive cover. The back cover has a picture of a woman and flying body fluids (let your imagination run with that one). The print quality is solid throughout. The extras in this title consist of three full-page pictures of still-life drawings that appear to be charcoal renderings. Each picture appears to be the same woman, ex-girlfriend maybe. There is also a glossary explaining honorifics and an extensive Japanese language 'Pronunciation Guide'.

Artwork:
There are numerous aspects of Yamada's art that I do and don't like, so I am kind of on the fence for an overall art grade. I do like the tremendous differences between the female characters body types. This book also has a lot of full-page pictures and many beautiful and, ahem, exciting two-page pictures. I also appreciate the artist's use of hatch lines for shading and speed lines give a dynamic feel to the sex scenes. And best of all, Yamada draws perhaps the most realistic large breasts in the industry. Don't believe me; check out stories 'Home' and 'That Sound'. However, the art from one story to the next is rather inconsistent, almost as if Yamada worked on these stories over a rather large span of time.

Text/SFX:
The translation reads well and honorifics are prevalent. A few grammar errors popped up from time to time. The Japanese SFX remains but lacks an English translation.

Contents: (Oh yes, there may be spoilers)
This book collects nine short stories mostly centered on high school students and situations.

'Home': After catching her husband cheating on her, a large breasted woman moves home to live with her sister's family. She quickly catches her nephew sneaking a peek at her whenever she isn't looking. Lonely and upset with her husband, the woman teases her nephew by giving him a peak at her goods. One thing leads to another and situation gets out of control. Will she ever go back to her husband, or just keep toying with her nephew?

'That Sound': Kana's older sister has moved back home. The only problem is Kana's older sister brought her new husband with her. The two of them go at it like monkeys and all the noise is driving Kana crazy. It turns out her sister is very loud and Kana can't understand how anyone could have so little shame. One day, during lunch, Kana is explaining this to her boyfriend Ken when he decides to find out how alike the sisters may be. Right there on the school rooftop, Ken discovers how sisters really are more alike then they may want to admit.

'What's Inside the Package?': Perhaps the best story is about a housewife with a sex toy addiction. In fact, this housewife has a new toy delivered to her house twice a week, always delivered by the same guy. One day the deliveryman's curiosity gets the better of him and he asks what she orders every week. She decides to show him and the deliveryman discovers the woman is walking around her house with sex toys inserted under clothing. Every deliveryman's dream, his client is super horny and can't wait for her husband to get off work.

'Waking From a Dream': Ishizuka is a heartbroken high school girl. Her friend knowingly began dating Ishizuka's dream guy. Now, the only thing she can think of to numb the pain is to have sex with the men of her after school club, all three of them at the same time! The only problem is the relief she gains is only temporary and she begins to want sex more often, and kinkier sex at that.

Comments
Yamada draws some of the most realistically rendered large breasts I have ever seen. Overall, the artwork has its high and low points and a few stories had some hot sex. However, this title is a little bogged down by a couple rape scenes and way to much sex between family members.

For some reason, a lot of ero-manga has at least one story with siblings having sex. I can usually ignore that one, but Kaerimichi has three stories with related individuals knocking boots and this made it difficult for me to get into the flow of the book.

Overall Hotness (1 to 5): 3:Pitched Tent