Mirai Nikki

Mirai Nikki OVA (2010)

Not an OVA but a trailer with an extended time preparing you for what is coming.

I think it is actually pretty great considering the animation is spot on and also the storyline is explained pretty well too. It serves as a great way to decide if you really want to watch the show and to be honest shows to me that you should definitely not let young children watch the show. I get that it is R17+ but when has that stopped anyone before.

Honestly, give it a watch BEFORE the main series as a great insight. If you watch it ... after then it may be a little bit lacklustre.

For those that slate it as not an OVA please remember this came out prior to the main release.

In short, if you have already seen Future Diary, you do not need to watch this. However, if you haven't seen it, this is something you may want to watch.

This was a trailer of manga scenes released before the series, so if you’re not sure whether you would want to watch future diary, this would be a good fit for you. It covers basic plot points for the story and and the death game, as well as some key character traits for both Yuki and Yuno.

Some of the art is strange, and since I watched it after already being familiar with the anime, I ... was a little thrown off by some bits because it was a little different than what I was used to, but it’s a good lead it. It summarizes pretty much everything in the first episode too.

There was nothing special about the sound, though some of the voices didn't seem to quite fit and felt very odd for the characters. The background music also felt a little unfitting at times to me.

Most of the characters were pretty true to themselves, so it wasn't bad.

All in all, it's a good trailer, and if you don't know if you want to watch this series, I would definitely recommend trying this out.

I would recommend this if you: like violent/ kinda sexual anime, like death games, like yandere chicks, like twisted romances, like crazy characters

I would NOT recommend if you: can't can't stomach violence/rape/sex, don't like unconventional characters, don't like fights to the death, like regular/real romances

Have a great day everyone!

The first OVA for Mirai Nikki, with a paltry runtime of just over eight minutes, is utterly pointless. There is no reason to watch this OVA as it serves little more than promotional material for the series. The scenes are mostly shot-for-shot identical to the anime, and there is no extra material included. It does move rather quickly and encapsulates the first several episodes, so it is a good refresher, but it leaves out too much detail to be heavily relied on. There is just no reason to watch this. Unless you are a die-hard Mirai Nikki completionist, it is best to skip this entry ... in the series.