Kasane Katsumoto

Compared to other manga, I don't think the artwork in this book is all that pretty, but I have never read anything funnier. This series has a supernatural spin on the classic mystery story line. Kotarou has no idea that others' psychic abilities are augmented when they touch him, so when his cousin, Tatsuki, and his friend are trying to help him solve a mystery, they make up completely random excuses for touching him. Honestly, I've never laughed harder. Add that to the fact that Kotarou show more looks like a girl, and you have more hilarious incidents.

I really like the relationship between the three main characters. There's a lot of tension, but there's camaraderie, too. I'm looking forward to see what exactly happened between Tatsuki and Kotarou to change them from best friends to almost-enemies.

Volume 1 was a bit formulaic for me. There are three acts that all play out similarly. I hope that the future volumes add a bit more variety in the story line. I think once Tatsuki starts opening up, the story is going to have a lot more substance.

Hands Off! is a quick read that is guaranteed to make you laugh. I would recommend it for any manga fan. show less

Although it has been a while since I read volume one, at least long enough to basically forget almost everything, the brief little blurb at the start of the manga caught me up. It is so nice when they do that! In this volume Kotarou comes into his own as the smallest, cutest and most aggressive basketball player at his new school. His appearance has the added benefit of garnering him the attention of second year hottie, Mio. There's one problem, Mio comes with a bit of baggage in the form of show more a homicidal ex-boyfriend and an over-possessive best friend. When the ex decides to take Kotarou out permanently Tatsuki's protective post-cog instincts kick in and he's off to save his little cousin's hide, or die trying.

The dynamics of the relationships between the characters in this manga are very interesting. Tatsuki waivers between a desperate aversion to being around Kotarou due to the amplification of his despised psychic abilities close proximinity brings, while at the same time wishing they could go back to the closeness they had as children. I liked Mio as a female addition to the previously all male cast and Yuuto offers very intuitive perspectives with his aura peeking. A very enjoyable teen comedy/drama manga with a supernatural twist! show less

15 year old Kotarou is excited to be starting a new school in Tokyo. The only drawback is that he's not the only one that has moved into his grandfather's house to do this, his cousin, Tatsuki, is also living with him. Back when they were chibi little kids together Kotarou and Tatsuki were friends as well as cousins, but for reasons unknown to Kotarou, Tatsuki suddenly became cold and hostile to him. Tatsuki is determined not to get close to Kotarou for one reason, his cousin somehow show more amplifies his psychic power for seeing into the past. Tatsuki is not the only one with psychic abilities in Kotarou's school and soon he finds himself solving mysteries with his reluctant cousin and womanizer (and aura seer), Yuuto.

I've had this manga for quite a while and had put off reading it. I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this once I started reading it. Kotarou is a great main character and I really enjoyed all the different mystery story vignettes which included a kidnapping, a stalker for Yuuto and a deranged college student looking for a replacement for his dead sister. There is quite a bit of humor mixed into this along with the mysteries. The artwork is good and (thankfully) the main characters are all completely different in appearance, making it super easy to tell everyone apart.

A very good teen/supernatural/mystery manga and I am looking forward to reading the rest of the series. show less

I was thoroughly disappointed with the final installment of this series. I would have been happier if the author had left off with volume six and let the series go unfinished-- and I hate it when authors do that.

The following statements will be SPOILERISH! The author pulled the equivalent of "it was all a dream" for the main character, rendering all his character growth moot. The secondary characters were then able to pretend nothing happened. Further, I was really looking forward to the show more typical final-volume "reveal" to bring together answers to the questions raised in the series. Unfortunately, this did not happen and I shall never know what the deal was with those gold-aura people. This volume left me feeling bad I bothered to read it. show less