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その手をどけろ [Sono Te o Dokero] #8
Hands Off!, Volume 8
Kotarou Oohira, a transfer student, does not realize that his cousin's and a classmate's ESP powers are intensified when they touch him, as they face some dangerous situations in school and in the community.
176 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2001
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October 31, 2010
Three and a half stars. I enjoyed this series - it was light and fun. I don't feel like it had an ending though...I still have so many questions.
January 24, 2009
Kasane Katsumoto’s Hands Off! series finishes in volume 8, and while it’s not fully satisfying it’s better than the last two volumes led me to fear it would end up. Although this is all plot and none of the lighter moments I’ve mentioned missing, it’s well-paced instead of too quickly run through.
Can we believe anything about the organization and who’s doing what and why? I don’t think so. Katsumoto says this is the end of Tatsuki, Kotarou, and Yuuto’s story, so I guess we’ll never find out. I find it hard to believe they won’t have more organization trouble in the future or that Kota’s going to remain in the darkness about Tatsuki and Yuuto’s abilities for long given the way that the very next day they’re already using them in front of him. In public!
It’s nice that the author pulls in a reason why Kotarou is small even though she didn’t have to, though we have to wonder how many of Yukisato’s revelations are true, how many false to mislead Kotarou, and how many are shaded by his own sociopathic delusions. "Useless container"? If Tatsuki has nothing on his own, why have his talents manifested in ways completely different from anything Kotarou has shown? "Forced to lose his wife," sure. Too bad for Yukisato he’s so sociopathic and certain in his way of thinking that he completely misread Kotarou and the best way to remove Tatsuki from the equation to make Kotarou do what he wanted. Yukisato, you’ve seen Kotarou enough and probably heard enough from your son/minion Akira to realize that making it look like Kotarou killed Tatsuki by touching him will not inspire Kota to finish the job. (Ohmigod, the head explodey moment! Me: "...whoa! I can’t believe she went there!")
Of course the head explodey was done by Yukisato, not Kotarou, though I only picked up on that in the second read. Tatsuki’s agonizing headache and collapse in volume 7 can no doubt be laid at Yukisato’s feet as well.
What the hell do they shoot Tatsuki up with that night, anyway?
Kiba only looks like a moron for yelling at Yuuto because maybe if he and Udou had bothered explaining which side they were on before Tatsuki and Kotarou wouldn’t have been delivered right to their enemy. Then again, I think Kiba and Udou are arrogant morons in general. The author says she’ll do more with them in the future, which if it comes to the US will have to do a hell of a lot to get over my hatred of them.
I’m very pleased in Tatsuki and Yuuto’s character evolutions--with Tatsuki barehanded, casual at school, and even smiling a little in the end!--which makes me even more annoyed that Kotarou got a mind wipe. Kotarou learned a lot of important things about his cousin that were just taken away. Tatsuki becomes less of a sullen, uncommunicative bastard, while Yuuto’s caring nature and bravery shine through. Yuuto’s tackle-hugging when Kotarou shows up at the end was so sweet! And totally dorky.
I like that Yuuto and Tatsuki are drawn to look more like adults by the end.
Akira is out of their lives! Thank you! Don’t let the door hit you on the ass and knock you down a flight of stairs on the way out, you creepy little bastard.
That little hint of fanservice at the end made me smirk. Rumors that Tatsuki and Kotarou ran off together! The girls at school sighing over the hot boy-on-boy action! Yuuto showing up to say that it’s a threesome. *g* I guess the author had to do something to say she recognizes the cousinly heat even if she didn’t intend to go the incest road....
Can we believe anything about the organization and who’s doing what and why? I don’t think so. Katsumoto says this is the end of Tatsuki, Kotarou, and Yuuto’s story, so I guess we’ll never find out. I find it hard to believe they won’t have more organization trouble in the future or that Kota’s going to remain in the darkness about Tatsuki and Yuuto’s abilities for long given the way that the very next day they’re already using them in front of him. In public!
It’s nice that the author pulls in a reason why Kotarou is small even though she didn’t have to, though we have to wonder how many of Yukisato’s revelations are true, how many false to mislead Kotarou, and how many are shaded by his own sociopathic delusions. "Useless container"? If Tatsuki has nothing on his own, why have his talents manifested in ways completely different from anything Kotarou has shown? "Forced to lose his wife," sure. Too bad for Yukisato he’s so sociopathic and certain in his way of thinking that he completely misread Kotarou and the best way to remove Tatsuki from the equation to make Kotarou do what he wanted. Yukisato, you’ve seen Kotarou enough and probably heard enough from your son/minion Akira to realize that making it look like Kotarou killed Tatsuki by touching him will not inspire Kota to finish the job. (Ohmigod, the head explodey moment! Me: "...whoa! I can’t believe she went there!")
Of course the head explodey was done by Yukisato, not Kotarou, though I only picked up on that in the second read. Tatsuki’s agonizing headache and collapse in volume 7 can no doubt be laid at Yukisato’s feet as well.
What the hell do they shoot Tatsuki up with that night, anyway?
Kiba only looks like a moron for yelling at Yuuto because maybe if he and Udou had bothered explaining which side they were on before Tatsuki and Kotarou wouldn’t have been delivered right to their enemy. Then again, I think Kiba and Udou are arrogant morons in general. The author says she’ll do more with them in the future, which if it comes to the US will have to do a hell of a lot to get over my hatred of them.
I’m very pleased in Tatsuki and Yuuto’s character evolutions--with Tatsuki barehanded, casual at school, and even smiling a little in the end!--which makes me even more annoyed that Kotarou got a mind wipe. Kotarou learned a lot of important things about his cousin that were just taken away. Tatsuki becomes less of a sullen, uncommunicative bastard, while Yuuto’s caring nature and bravery shine through. Yuuto’s tackle-hugging when Kotarou shows up at the end was so sweet! And totally dorky.
I like that Yuuto and Tatsuki are drawn to look more like adults by the end.
Akira is out of their lives! Thank you! Don’t let the door hit you on the ass and knock you down a flight of stairs on the way out, you creepy little bastard.
That little hint of fanservice at the end made me smirk. Rumors that Tatsuki and Kotarou ran off together! The girls at school sighing over the hot boy-on-boy action! Yuuto showing up to say that it’s a threesome. *g* I guess the author had to do something to say she recognizes the cousinly heat even if she didn’t intend to go the incest road....
September 30, 2012
The conclusion to the series is a bit of a disappointment. It wraps up the Tatsuki breakdown arc well enough but so much is left unanswered. We never find out the extent of our heroes' powers nor their origins. Exactly who Yukisato, Udou and Kiba really are and have to do with anything isn't satisfactorily explained either neither is little Akira. I also was very unsatisfied with Kotarou's fate. Saying that, I did like the tying up of Tatsuki & Kotaru's past, and really like the characters and the artwork.
September 27, 2023
This is the last volume of Hands Off! And though we got a happy ending, I was slightly disappointed that Kotarou's character was basically reset, that what happened didn't have a lasting impact on him - at least not anything that he knew of. And also that we didn't find out more about the fight between Udou, his friend and their mysterious company and Akira's father. But at least Tatsuki got better, Kotarou finally reached a grow spurt, Yuuto got himself a girlfriend and Koutari was sent to juvie for what he had done.
May 23, 2024
I both love the way the series ends and really wish there was so much more. I mean, a mysterious shadow organization of people with powerful especially? And yet, it just won't be the same, since the center of the story would pivot.
June 17, 2016
Cruel ending really. All that character development gone to ashes. Why do you do this sensei? This needs more chapters! Do some plot twist or something... come on, you can include Akira despite him being a dodgy kid.
April 6, 2007
Cute series about some school kids with powers. Tee-hee.
June 28, 2018
My final thoughts on this series:
- The interaction between the male characters reminds me a lot of both Legal Drug and D.N.Angel.
- The older side characters (who already know what's going on when it comes to the boys' powers) are super interesting.
- Some of the story threads still haven't been resolved satisfactorily. (Is Akira good or evil or what?)
- It's not the most original story I've ever read, nor does it have the best characters or art style I've ever seen.
- When it ended, I wanted to keep reading.
I know there's a prequel about Udou and Kiba that's only two volumes long, so I'll try to find it!
- The interaction between the male characters reminds me a lot of both Legal Drug and D.N.Angel.
- The older side characters (who already know what's going on when it comes to the boys' powers) are super interesting.
- Some of the story threads still haven't been resolved satisfactorily. (Is Akira good or evil or what?)
- It's not the most original story I've ever read, nor does it have the best characters or art style I've ever seen.
- When it ended, I wanted to keep reading.
I know there's a prequel about Udou and Kiba that's only two volumes long, so I'll try to find it!
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