Story & Characters

(This is the review on the anime not the game.) Since this is a hentai anime, the plot isn't done too well... but for a hentai anime, this anime carries out the story better than any other hentai I've seen. It's dramatic, and you actually feel the drama and feel what the main character Suzuna feels. Her jealousy and her pain when she sees her husband having sex or just being and laughing with other girls. It's actually a pretty original story, but its pretty kinky considering that this tree's flowers hypnotize people and make them become extremely lustful. It gets confusing at times, but hey, what can you expect from hentai? The creator of Kao no Nai Tsuki definitely has a lesbian fetish which isn't really a good thing... for me at least.. The other part of this which I find turning me off is the fact that both of the main characters (Suzuna, and Hayama) are having sex off to the side. Hayama's fucking every female character and Suzuna's getting toyed with by her maids. If that didn't happen overly too much, I would have given the story a better score. I do compare this series much to hentai in general but it's all necessary. You can't watch and review hentai without knowing what other hentai is like. It's still pretty much sex over plotline, but not by overly too much. For those people who aren't offended by watching anime characters have sex, then I highly reccomend this anime. You definitely won't be disappointed.

Rating

7 (above average)

Art

It's gorgeous. The art is simply stunning. Carnelian does a great job with designing the characters. The girls are beautiful, the guy is a major hunk, and the detail is amazing. I must say that the sex scenes were really well drawn too. The color of the private body parts were actually the proper colors. . I was really shocked when I saw the art of Kao no Nai Tsuki. I suppose the art was the reason why I actually decided to watch this. Once you see an art piece of Kao no Nai Tsuki, you will be hooked and drawn in. Carnelian is one of my favorite artists, and I'm pretty sure that he'll be one of yours too. Go check some of it out.

Rating

10 (excellent)

Sound

The music in this series is great. The background music is the best I've ever heard in any hentai, and the ending theme is really pretty. It reminds me in a way of Kiss from a rose by seal. A prettier version of it though ^^. Once again, I was shocked and surprised by the soundtrack of Kao no Nai Tsuki just as surprised as I was by the art. They fit the music into the proper places so it's not just like... you had a violent action scene accompanied with emotional music. The character's voices are well played. Hayama Kouichi was portrayed as the sleepy, lazy, laid back kind of player and his voice really suited him. Actually, all the characters' voices suited them. This is the review of the sound on the original japanese version though. I haven't watched the dub.

Rating

10 (excellent)

Presentation

Again, we must take in the fact that this is a hentai anime. All hentai puts sex on high priority and often, they do it in every two scenes if not in every scene. Most of the hentai basically has no plotline and if it does, you forget about it because of the sex. The presentation of Kao no Nai Tsuki makes sure that you don't forget the actual story. The characters personalities are very enjoyable to watch. Suzuna the main character has a very strong personality and doesn't give in to sex to the guy Hayama Kouichi as easily as those normal hentai female characters. There are a few scenes that made me laugh and it was pretty different from what I expected. It really wasn't the
"Hey baby, let me fuck you" and
"Okay."
type of thing. She actually resisted... which I found pretty intriguing. I guess the only thing wrong with the series is that there are more than enough... and in my opinion, too many lesbian scenes. I guess if you are into lesbian action, then this would be a good thing, but for straight-action fans like me =D, this is a pretty big negative. If you like hentai, or if you're tired of the 'sex sex sex the end' type of thing, this is definitely something for you.

Rating

7 (above average)

Final Verdict

8.00 (good)