> Captain Nerd wrote:

>> I thought Ai Yori Aoshi was pretty good about not following the
>> harem cliches, and that Aoi and Kaoru remain devoted to each other
>> in spite of the circumstances (and in spite of the cliches).
>> Kaoru was definitely not the harem blank or wimp, and Aoi wasn't
>> just a delicate flower petal blown by the winds of others' will.
>> I haven't seen all the anime, I'm going by the manga version, but
>> what I saw of the anime was fairly faithful to the manga.
>>
>> Cap.
>>

> As in His and Her Circumstances the AYA ending is clipped though
> not so soon. The manga has a very satisfying conclusion but the anime
> stops long before it happens and modifies several important plot
> details.