Nine years ago, beings who look like anime girls seemingly started appearing in the world. Known as the "Kinrae", they live among us, quietly and peacefully.
Sean Kurtz, a young man with a past he'd rather forget, has idolized the Kinrae since they first arrived. He eagerly enrolls in an anthropology class that studies the Kinrae through the use of strange devices allowing human beings to emulate their appearance. His experiences with these devices will change the way he sees those around him, how they see him, and enable a future for Sean far different than his past.
Author's note - Story is set in 2013. Full cover art by Alexis Rillera (anirhapsodist) on Deviantart.
Enjoyable silly read at first, but it hits some important issues along the journey. It's really a good read, and with a bit of polish would make an excellent Novel.
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My initial thoughts were "oookay, this anime-girl-in-real-life-from-another-dimension business is weird, but let's see where this goes" and I'm glad I kept reading! I expected some weird, goofy slapstick story, but wow, I was really taken aback by how heartfelt and serious the story was at different turns.
And holy plot twist, batman.... you'll know what I'm referring to when you get to that point in the story. Definitely took me by surprise.
I did think that some segments dragged on a bit. I was also a bit personally disappointed that there wasn't much focus on dysphoria (lots of gender bending, but not much focus on conflict about identity, with things resolving to a sort of casual fluidity). That might be what many would prefer however. All in all though, this is a very creative plot! It's rare I see a story that isn't just a slight twist to a plot archetype I've seen many times before, but this one definitely qualifies as unique - it was refreshing to read something different.
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I have to say that this story was a total mindf**k with everything that’s went on I won’t say I loved the ending but the story itself was amazing and very well fleshed out I would definitely recommend this to read if you just need to think which it makes you do very well. Also amazing from a relationship standpoint as well I won’t spoil anything but I will say it’s quite unique and I’ve never read anything like it before.
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