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Product Description:
Hiromu's one-track mind has always been focused on his dream of becoming a manga artist.So when his head is turned by the arrival of gorgeous new classmate Ayumi, Hiromu is totally unprepared to deal with his newfound romantic feelings. But with the help of his girl-crazy best friend Toshiki, his art teacher Mr. Moteuchi, and peppy Video Girl Len, maybe even bashful Hiromu can be lucky in love!

Rating : - YOTA FINALLY CHOOSES AI
Yota has broken up with Moemi and has decided that it's Ai he loves, or needs, or something. But Ai thinks he just feels sorry for her and doubts his resolve and his motivation and rejects his overtures of love. Meanwhile, her tape is running out and she has yet to "join in the bonds of love" with a human man, whatever these bonds may be. The old Gokaraku clerk has decided to help with the process of making Ai human but he has to have the consent of Yota to proceed with his plans. The reason being that if the plan is carried out, Ai's mysterious creator will most likely want to kill all of them. Is Yota prepared to risk his life for Ai? Is he willing to put his so called love on the line, with death being a possibility?

I have to say I was hugely disappointed by this last volume of the main story arc of Video Girl Ai. I cannot believe that after all these volumes of manga, Yota is still clueless when it comes to his feelings. I could see wavering between Ai and Moemi in Volume 6 or 7, but in the concluding chapter of the series? In the end, Yota and Ai's relationship was one that always bordered on being like the love between two middle school students with no depth or tenderness. It was mostly about selfishness and greed. And a huge lack of communication. Even in the most perfect of worlds I just don't see this couple working out. Yota is too indecisive, too self-analyzing, while Ai is immature, secretly submissive, and weak. Flawed children do not make good lifemates. Another thing that bothered me was the complete lack of explanation regarding the identity of Ai's creator and the other dimension he comes from. Was he a demon, and angel, something else? And what is the purpose of making video girls? None of this is gone into anywhere in the series which is kinda cheap. Video Girl Ai is a series that never lived up to its potential but instead made its own realm of mediocrity. What a shame.