Are you almost done blogging ep.21? I have seen the raws, but with my bit of knowledge with japanese, i just dont follow quite well. I wanted to know the reason why Kazuma attacked Katherine and the assistant, by the way sorry if the spoiler tag wont work, for some reason it didnt work last time.

Still, the choice of using red/orange for his berserk-mode eyes is very interesting.

@ JT: Ayano has been maturing, after all. Give her a chance. She is 16; how many of us are as mature as her at 16? Although it’s true that I wish she would stop saying certain things without thinking of that… I place the blame on the producers, however. Why they must make every heroine to fit a single mould is completely beyond me.

@ Zero: Again the related hang-up. Again I have to mention that I totally do not care about that. Take into account the Japanese culture… or most of the entire non-Western culture. Cousins marrying is nothing new.

Totally off topic, but it makes me wonder how Eve and Adam are able to populate the world if incest is such a taboo.

I never get the vibe that Kazuma and Kirika are a pair. Episode 21 would explain a bit on the relationship between them, but in any case… IMO Kirika and Kazuma has zero chemistry and very little mutual attraction. If there’s such a “relationship” that is partnership in business and nothing more, that would be Kirika and Kazuma.

Anyway, Kirika seems more interested in Genma.

@ blackitty: Unfortunately, Rin is dead. Ayano isn’t. I do agree that Rin and Kazuma are good together, but I have to say, the Kazuma in Kaze no Stigma present is no longer the Kazuma Rin knows. As simply as that, I quite doubt the two of them will gel that well anymore.

@ Tom: Attraction is such a fragile thing. We can’t dissect why two people are attracted to each other. You could say Ayano wouldn’t like Kazuma if he wasn’t powerful. I could say that the main issue is that Kazuma has grown strong in personality, instead of the weakling (not in physical power, but in character) who lost to her in a simple duel.

I could just as well say that if Kazuma wasn’t good looking, Ayano wouldn’t look twice at him. (this statement is extremely true for yours truly.)

Ayano, IMO, was completely pissed off by Kazuma at first. Remember, she thought he killed her family. I personally think the first inkling of attraction was when Kazuma kissed her in order to give her the elixir to save her. Before that, it was just “ok he’s handsome but he is such a JERK”. After that it was “ok he’s handsome and a jerk but… boy, he’s really really handsome!” (or to that effect)

4 years ago, Ayano was 12 and of course she didn’t notice Kazuma. Not only is Kazuma weak in terms of power and personality, but Ayano is also 12. Who notices boys at that age? especially a boy so much older.

Comparing power to money is not as good, IMO, as comparing power to beauty. Money is outside of the body and the person; beauty is inside. Sure, it’s shallow to be attracted to people because they are handsome/pretty, but it’s true nonetheless that looks are important at the inital stage of a relationship. However, people stay together not because of looks, but because of personality. IMO, Ayano likes Kazuma now because of his personality.

@ mike: Evil Kazuma is… evil. Enough said.

@ magixiii: Lapis is more interesting than Rin to me. I do hope that Lapis has more space to develop in the episodes left.

@ Nanaya: I don’t deny that Rin and Kazuma had a special relationship. But I do live in hope that Ayano and Kazuma would have a similarly special relationship. In the end, it is not how the attraction starts that matter; it is how the attraction progress to be.

Even if Ayano initially likes Kazuma because of his power (although I’m of the opinion it’s more his good looks ), in the end Ayano likes Kazuma for who he is, not who what he is.

Episode 21 would explain that like Kazuma changing drastically after meeting Rin, so he has changed drastically after meeting Ayano. IMO, the Kazuma now does not need a Rin who will unconditionally love him; he needs an Ayano who will constantly challenge him and make him smile.

As for Ayano not admitting her love for him. She’s 16. And a Japanese. They just don’t have the culture of having the female take the first move. Not to mention the fact that Kazuma appears to have little interest in her; what kind of blow her pride will take if she admit it to herself that she likes him but he doesn’t like him?

I do agree that the following episodes will be a test for her. Will she accept all the facets of Kazuma?

@ TifaGainsborough: LOL we all have our opinions. Though I’m glad someone likes Ayano for herself.

@ Kei-chan: It’s true love if Ayano loves him truly, even if it’s unrequited true love. I do watch KnS for Kazuma, although Kazuma’s relationship with Ayano runs a close second. I can’t help it; I’m shallow and Kazuma’s good looks and strength is one big element of my enjoyment.

@ Kazuma Fangirl: Ayano isn’t that bad. I still think it’s the producers wrecking havoc on her personality. I mean, according to usagijen at Scrumptious Anime Blog, the Ayano in the manga is a lot more mature and stronger than the Ayano in the anime. And not as annoying.

Although I don’t think Ayano in the anime is that annoying.

@ melody: Again, I’m glad there are Kazuma x Ayano fans out there. I don’t want to be the only one! Still, it’s really true that we all have different opinions, which means that the anime is good enough to have us all have different POVs of the situation.

PS. ONCE AGAIN FROM WHAT YOU SAID TifaGainsborough, DO YOU REALLY THINK KAZUMA WILL BE THE ONE TO ADMIT IT LOL? NO WAY, HE’S NOT THE ONE CRAZY FOR HER, IT’S THE OTHER WAY AROUND, IT IS KINDA IMPOSSIBLE IF KAZUMA IS THE ONE TO DO IT. ALSO THEY CANT BE TOGETHER, THEY ARE RELATED IT IS SICK!!!! ALSO JUST AS KAZUMA SAID “THERE’S NO WAY IN HELL, I’LL EVER GO BACK TO THE KANNAGI, UNDER THE NAME YAGAMI, I WILL NEVER DO SO.” EP.2 WHEN HE TALKED TO REN, IT SHOWS HIS DETERMINATION AND PRIDE, JUST LIKE YOU SAID THAT AYANO HAS PRIDE, WELL KAZUMA HAS TONS OF IT.

IT IS THE HOT KAZUMA WHO MADE THIS SHOW GOOD! PEOPLE WHO LIKED THIS SHOW IS MAINLY BECAUSE OF KAZUMA, IF YOU HATE HIS CHARACTER AND LOVE AYANO, AND IF KAZUMA ISNT IN THE SHOW, THEN THIS SHOW WOULD BE OVER, IN FACT THERE WOULD BE NO SHOW!!!!

Um lol IMO, would that be called true love if Ayano loves him yet Kazuma clearly loves another? It’s more like unrequited love that this series will take, or at the very best they will become good partners, since according to the novel, Kazuma will acknowledge her to be his partner. Nothing more, nothing less. I dont really give a dam about the relationships just like you, but hell no that Ayano is keeping this show up, she’s annoying alone, she’s good with Kazuma thats it. This show is about Kazuma you know? He’s the main character, I assure you, not Ayano lol. Besides its him that I find this show good, not Ayano, she’s merely a rip off of other typical tsundere girls.

Tsou Rin loved Kazuma wasnt because Kazuma was stronger than her, cause if that was the reason then she couldve loved someone with a least bit of magical powers and still be able to beat Kazuma in his past self. But she didnt do that, she loved him despite their meeting lol, which I have understand or interpretted that since Kazuma was drinking and just picking fights. I imagined that they meet under that full moonlight (they did say that) in which Tsou Rin probably and most likely helped Kazuma, by offering him shelter and caring for him. Of course someone like Kazuma who belittled himself all along and was mistreated all his life, finally found his haven. This was by the care and love of Tsou Rin. That was why we could see Kazuma in all smiles and following Tsou Rin’s every command.

It was indeed true love, Kazuma changed drastically after meeting Tsou Rin, and he changed drastically once again after losing her. People cannot change that easily, we all know that, however if you have someone you truly care about and trust with all your soul, then that person can truly influence and change you. That’s evident right there of Tsou Rin and Kazuma’s love for each other. Also if you try to interpret it, it seems that Tsou Rin is quite an independent woman. From what Briar said that she relied on Kazuma because she was strong, for my opinion then that would mean that she wouldnt run such a business by herself. Yet she did it on her own, that is till she met Kazuma, in some ways she was able to confide, trust, and love him. I mean i think that they are the only ones who run that business together.

As for Ayano’s case, I dont find her love for him is indeed true, i mean come on, she doesnt even accept it! She denies it not just in front of everyone, but to herself as well. I know this is indeed quite cute, but it some ways it is also annoying. It’s because Ayano is shallow. She only started to like him because he was strong, and i mean a lot stronger than her. Once again, if he was weak, she wont give a dam, and thats that. The only person who probably still cares for him depite him being powerful or not is his brother Ren, notice how Kazuma cares for him above else, even Vernhert pointed it out that Ren is the only one left that is very important to Kazuma.

In case of Ayano, she liked him because of his strong powers, and now is the true test for her, whether or not she will still love him after knowing his past and now knowing his other side, the evil Kazuma or Yagami one lol.

You say it yourself

” Ayano liking Kazuma now… it definitely started off as superficial infatuation. However it progressed. Sure, at first she was attacted to Kazuma’s power; but as time progressed, as Ayano got to know Kazuma more, she truly fall in love.”

So if Kazuma still a weakling now after 4 years, would Ayano even noticed him now, I highly doubt it, she probably just ignore him the same way she did 4 years ago. You say as time progrss Ayano might get to know about Kazuma more, but I think if Kazuma is still a weakling at present then Ayano wouldn’t even bother to take the time to get to know him. Overall Ayano will only be attracted to Kazuma and will take the time to know him only if he has power. Thats like in reality that a women will only love a men if he has money, if he has no money she wouldn’t even cast him a second glance. Rin like Kazuma when he has nothing, if a women loves you when you at the lowest that is true love, unlike Ayano who got interested in Kazuma only because he becomes strong.

So the chances of him getting together with Kirika, perhaps to try to forget Rin, is quite high when they were together. From what ive heard she was his partner for quite some time in london, notice how they get along quite well??? Kirika always clinging onto him just proves how natural they are to each other. GO KIRIKA! I am a kirika supporter, even though there’s seems to have no development, but no one knows their relationship, since Kirika doesnt admit that they just get together in business. Still in the current development, im fine if Rin gets together with Kazuma, so long as it aint Ayano, they are good partners, PERIOD.