Kono Danshi, Ningyo Hiroimashita.

(This is my first review) I do have a thing for "shounen ai" anime but I don't watch much of it. Oh yea and also am I the only one who thinks that Shima Kawauchi looks similar to Haruka from Free!? So does his voice even though Haruka and Shima don't have the same seiyuu.

Sound:10 Outstanding
Music was beautiful, even though I don't see much shows/OVA's with outstanding soundtrack.

Art:9 Great
The art was pretty unusual but relaxing to look at.

Story:8 Very Good
There was a dark aura behind most of the story and I wanted Shima to spend more time with Isaki but the ending was beautiful.
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Characters:7 Good
There wasn't much character development except the fact that Isaki changed Shima and Shima changed Isaki for how they were thinking about how much they hated themselves.

Enjoyment:9 Great
I enjoyed the OVA and wouldn't mind a 2nd OVA to come out. The art was a bit odd for me to look at since I don't really see much of that "unusual art".

Overall:8.6/10 Very Good
I actually wanted to know more about Isakis time during when he was in the water (before he saw Shima). But overall this OVA was very good and I would like to see more of that specific OVA.

WARNING: THIS MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS. I'LL TRY TO BE SUBTLE WITH THE SPOILERS BUT JUST FOR A WARNING IF YOU HAVEN'T WATCHED THE SHOW, DON'T READ THIS.

To put it simply, I'm pretty chill with yaoi. It's not like I like to watch it on a daily basis, no sir, but it's just when I find one that catches my attention that leads me into watching it. This was one of them.

Story: 6

The story is about our main protagonist, Shima, who is basically that kid who wanted to be perfect for his family. So when his parents had a divorce, he was taken to live with ... his grandfather, and life was pretty good after that.

A few years later, his grandfather died and Shima just hangs out at a cliff near an ocean. Suddenly, the picture of his grandfather flies out of Shima's hands and, without thinking, he jumps into deep water and nearly drowns when a merman saves him.

The merman, later named Isaki, asks Shima if he can live at his house. Shima agrees. Which basically starts the blooming of love between them.

I guess I feel as though the plot is pretty cliche for a mermaid story, but at least it shows a little backstory as to why the main character wants to bring a stranger into his home.

Art: 8

Seeing a different art style in this anime was really fascinating to watch. The colors of the background and the characters alike was just really pretty. Like... I have no words to say about it. It's just really pretty.

Sound: 8

The music was very peaceful and made me feel relaxed but it was sometimes very quiet that I couldn't hear it. Or it could have been where I watched it.

Characters: 9

The only characters that were in the show were the two main characters. I mean, even though the side characters didn't get much screen time, they did put great impact on the main character and his development which is really good.

The chemistry between Shima and Isaki were really great and I was very delighted at the end of the show. Not to put any spoilers, but you'll be happy at what happens to our two main characters at the end of the show.

Enjoyment: 7

As I said before, I'm pretty chill with yaoi but I still freak out at the most littlest things the characters can do, making this review more harder to do.

But even with that, I really enjoyed this show and I would like to watch it again.

Overall: 8

With a cliche plot, beautiful art style, relaxing music, awesome characters, and my enjoyment, i would recommend this show to people 13 and up and are okay with yaoi.

Woooow, my first review will be for a gay OVA :') Why the hell not.

(there is, like, one minor SPOILER ahead)

When it comes to shounen-ai, it's supposed to be pretty easy to make it enjoyable for the targeted group. You know, just mix two guys, a bag of stereotypes, sexual tension and you have a shounen-ai anime/manga. ...But then there am I, who will probably shit all over this anime/manga, even though I love LGBT+ stuff.

But let's take it from the start.

Story - 5/10; Characters - 3/10
If you are looking for a good plot, good characters and good story pacing... do NOT watch this ... OVA. It's so cliche that I wanted to slam my head against the table. There are, like, two moments when I was actually really moved by the story, but the rest? No, thanks. Characters are pretty much dumb, their relationship is improving in an unrealistic pace and the fact, that the merman was actually stalking the boy from the early age despite the merman not? aging?? is gross. Points up for not making it about that stupid seme/uke dynamic, but that's pretty much it. (...It was still much better than "Kono Danshi, Sekika ni Nayandemasu.")

...On the other hand.

Art - 10/10 !!!
Seriously, if the characters would stay silent the whole OVA I would probably rate the whole anime 10/10, because... those... VISUALS! No, really! If you want to watch this anime from the artistic perspective, go ahead! You will not regret it! I mean it, just switch off the sound and enjoy that beautiful, beautiful art and animation. It was orgasmic. (...May I even use the word "orgasmic" in a review?)
I don't know how else to describe it, everyone should experience it on their own. I was in awe over that art the whole OVA.

Overall - 5/10
The story... and characters... why...