Ranked #3013

Mirai Nikki

This OVA isn't as bad as people are making out to be. In fact this is less of an OVA and more of a trailer presenting some scenes from the first volume of the manga and showing what it would look like in anime form.

After watching this I can say that it looks fantastic.

From a story perspective this OVA was really confusing. A first timer may understand about the future diary and not a whole lot else. However this OVA were different scenes made to sorta tell a story, not really the whole thing. If an actual anime was made it would be much more coherent. Speaking of which, the parts that were shown were faithful to the manga almost perfectly. Once you realize which scenes they are animating, they are all pretty much identical word for word.

Art and coloring was very good as well. What I saw was animation that was on par with Highschool of the Dead and The World Only God Knows. Yuki looked fine and they did a good job with his facial expressions. Yuno did look a bit strange but we barely got to see her. People complain that her breasts are too small but if you compare the scenes from the anime to the manga she's about the same. The only real trouble spot was the CGI used for Deus. It's clear they didn't have the budget to do better but if this series got turned into a full project it would get a bigger budget and in the process look much better. In other words this can be fixed.

Voices were alright. I personally have no problem with Yuno's voice. Honestly we saw too little of her to really tell but in the end if she really is that bad they can hire a different actor if they make it into a full series. Other voices were fine and most characters sounded how I expected them to.

Overall the OVA gave me the feeling that Mirai Nikki should give. It was a little creepy with action and suspense.There is definite potential for an excellent anime here, no questions asked. All the flaws are easy to fix. Once they iron out the kinks this will be a masterpiece. Asread has made good anime before like Shuffle!, and Ga-Rei-Zero. Both series were good. Have some faith. These guys know how to make a good anime.

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Imagine the excitement when I, a Mirai Nikki fan found out that it was being made into an anime. I wasn't particularly happy that it was an OVA opposed to a full length anime, but the fact that I could see Yuno Gasai chopping people's heads off in action was an amazing thought. I was angry when I found out that the release date was going to be pushed back and I was actually expecting something decent to come out of this.

8 minutes. Mirai Nikki is over 58 chapters long and the producers only have 8 minutes of action time? What is even the point of making the OVA if all you have is 8 minutes? There is no point at all.

The story, was fair at best. You can't fit a 58 chapter manga into an 8 minute OVA and have everything in there. It never explained anything and the only reason I knew what it was talking about was because I read the manga. It was poorly set up and didn't cover any of the actual story.

The art was again, not very good. For today's anime, I was disappointed with the effects. The anime style was great, and the characters were well done, however... Deus... oh Deus... I'm having a blast from the horrible CGI past where everything looks out of place and fake. It was not done well. If they had just made Deus without the crappy CGI it would have been a lot better.

The sound got on my nerves, the ending credit music was a little too dramatic for the horrible storyline, because the watcher wouldn't know what happened. It would have been better if it was silent. Yukiteru's voice was nothing special... Why would it need to be, he was a bland character to begin with. Now... Yuno Gasai... couldn't they have found a better voice for her? It's too high-pitched and doesn't suit her personality. If they just brought it down a bit it would be MUCH better.

What character? There wasn't enough TIME to fit any characters into the story. By the end, you'd have to watch it again to realize what the character's name was! It was poorly done, even considering the ~sarcasm~ amazing time allotment.

What is to enjoy in 8 minutes? I have said it again, it left me hollow and it basically put shame to Mirai Nikki. What watcher would want to read Mirai Nikki if they saw the OVA before they read the manga? I know I wouldn't.

Overall this OVA was fair. It gave me the feeling that I was watching a trailer for something to come, like a movie commercial. And unless something is coming, then it will definitely leave me disappointed. read more