Alternative Titles
Saikano OVA; Saishuuheiki Kanojo - Another Love Song
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Type: OVA
Episodes: 2
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Aug 5, 2005 to Sep 9, 2005
Duration:
32 min. per episode Rating:
R - 17+ (violence & profanity)
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SynopsisIn the sky over Hakata city, fighter planes were flying and bombers are dropping bombs one after another. It became a sea of flames around Fukuoka Dome. At that time, a light appeared in the sky. In the shower of missiles, it intercepted enemy planes by its energy cannon. It was another “Ultimate Weapon”.
In the meantime, Chise was suffered from the fact that she’d been turned into a weapon against her will, and she was thinking about Shuji. However, the army continued sending her to the battle fields.
Whether another ultimate weapon is an enemy or a friend?
This OVA will reveal another truth that wasn’t described in TV series. (Source: AnimeNFO) |
Related AnimeParent story: Saikano
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If you have seen this without watching the actual series, watch the actual series. This OVA did not compare to the actual story so, even if you disliked the OVA, go and watch episode 1 of Saikano at least!
Because there's always two sides to every story.
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| Overall |
9 |
| Story |
9 |
| Animation |
8 |
| Sound |
8 |
| Character |
9 |
| Enjoyment |
9 |
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Nov 2, 20072 of 2 episodes seen 10 of 15 people found this review helpful Going into this, I thought Saikano couldn't get any more depressing than it already had been. I was promptly proved wrong.
Another Love Song at first focuses on Chise's early days as the ultimate weapon, and follows her through just past the halfway mark of the actual series. Scenes from the series are intercut throughout, just so you know where you are in the series when all this is happening, and it's a real help. It also fills in some details that were missing in the series,... so it was a nice touch. I still would've liked them to explain the anime ending, though.
Added into all this is Lt. Colonel Mizuki, Chise's predecessor, who's being replaced by Chise, and is more or less her polar opposite. She also shares a mind link with Chise. So this means that not only do we get to watch her lose her humanity bit by bit and see its effects even more than in the series, we get to see how it happens mentally, and through the eyes of someone who's gone through it, and is only just starting to realize what's been done to her. You also get to see how utterly heartless the top brass are with regard to these girls. And it's absolutely depressing and heartbreaking, to watch all this, and it really kicks into high gear in the second episode of the OVA.
The other love song of the title, which is between Mizuki and Tetsu, really takes a back seat to all of the former. But it's a nice touch, on the side.
The art isn't really all that different from the series at all, and neither is the music -- although they do have a new song that plays over the credits, and it's a nice little song.
Now, excuse me, I'm going to go slit my wrists. read more
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| Story |
7 |
| Animation |
7 |
| Sound |
7 |
| Character |
8 |
| Enjoyment |
8 |
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Sep 28, 20072 of 2 episodes seen 6 of 10 people found this review helpful Sort of a Saikano side story...
The thing I liked about this is that was was a lot more fixated on the
Science Fiction elements I had initially expected from Saikano. This 2 part OVA succeeds in delivering that.This OVA introduces another character of the military side of the story, explaining (but also kind of making confusing) the military point of view in it's exploitation of the Ultimate Weapon and their justifications for doing so in the first place.
So, my poin...t is Shuuji and Chise's point of view -> Military point of view = a very good thing.
Bottom Line: Watch this if you've watched Saikano. read more
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Ending Theme"Mayonaka no Niji" by Akira Asakura
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