Nana to Kaoru

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Synonyms: Nana and Kaoru

Japanese: ナナとカオル

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Type: OVA

Episodes: 1

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Mar 29, 2011

Producers: None found, add some

Licensors: None found, add some

Studios: AIC PLUS+

Source: Manga

Genres: Comedy, Erotica

Theme: School

Demographic: Seinen

Duration: 24 min.

Rating: R+ - Mild Nudity

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Score: 5.52¹ (scored by 11,883 users)

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Ranked: N/A²

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Synopsis

Kaoru is a 17-year-old virgin who has an S&M fetish. He has always dreamt about an SM relationship with his childhood friend Nana, who is looked upon as perfect and is always the target of boys' eyes. Their relationship has somewhat deteriorated through the years, due to them hanging out with different people and because Kaoru is not taking his education too seriously.

One day though, Kaoru's mother gives some of his S&M toys to Nana for safekeeping. Nana finds the leather one-piece that Kaoru bought and tries it on but accidentally locks herself in it and doesn't have the key!

Kaoru frees her of the one-piece, but then Nana realizes she may like Kaoru's hobby more than she thought and subsequently the two of them start engaging in so-called "breathers." These breathers are intended to relieve Nana of stress, stress originating from her attempts at keeping her grades and her name perfect.

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Characters & Voice Actors

Chigusa, Nana

Main

Mizuhara, Kaoru
Japanese

Sugimura, Kaoru

Main

Majima, Junji
Japanese

Mutsuka, Yukari

Supporting

Akasaki, Chinatsu
Japanese

Yagami, Hiroshi

Supporting

Amazume, Ryuta
Japanese

Sugimura, Waka

Supporting

Saitou, Kimiko
Japanese

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Ougi, Jiyuu

Producer

Okamoto, Hideki

Director, Episode Director, Storyboard

Aketagawa, Jin

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Sakakibara, Yui

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"Owaranai Yoru ni (終わらない夜に)" by Yui Sakakibara

Reviews

Jan 25, 2017

Sunseeker

Recommended

At lot of people seem to see this as complete representation of the mange or even the story of Nana and Kaoru.
And although this might have been the starting point it is not the end result.

What we have here are 2.5 moments out of the mange as anime instead of an adaptation.

If you - have not read - the mange this will make no sense as, like other people pointed out, there is no story and you don't see their relationship develop.
If you - have read - than this will be a nicely done representation of 2.5 moments out of the first part of the ...

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Dec 6, 2014

BlokeTokes

Mixed Feelings

I usually tend not to add hentai-related content to my list, but this one in particular didn't have the genre listed on it. I wouldn't say that it should though, as Nana to Kaoru isn't exactly your typical hentai-related OVA. Infact, upon completing it, I may even continue to the manga to see how the rest goes. From that type of reaction it's understandable that maybe it wasn't all bad, or generic, and it might even come to mind that maybe this OVA doesn't feel whole or contains much closure. Both of those would be correct, but experiencing the OVA all on its own isn't ... something those who are experience-seekers should pass up. Nana to Kaoru could definitely just be some masturbating material, but it could also be a very odd experience for those who enjoy them.

On the technical side of things, Nana to Kaoru looks good and carries some great animation. A lot of that animation is ecchi-related, but that should be something to expect anyways. The sound is pretty good with music that varies from typical hentai slow electronics to more classy-styled music. The sound effects are on the better side of things as, when considering sound, whatever's happening will have a consistent noise that sticks out as it goes on. The sound plays a large part in the intrigue as well as it tells you in a way what the characters are doing, at times, without presenting it to you. It's a more subtle way of doing things that becomes more effective in the atmosphere as a whole.

The characters and their psyche is where most of the entertainment is as they will act in odd ways or go into deep thought while doing erotic acts. The inner-monologues of the main female character explains situations down to the smallest detail in a way that manages to be particularly interesting. The other character, who does the actions more and lacks inner monologue, makes an interesting contrast as you have to read him through his acts instead. He will act in specific ways that make him seem very forceful at times while also seeming very shy, and nervous, at others. It's a great coupling of interaction that manages to make the whole OVA's run-time engaging with only the use of a few props, while only taking place in a single bedroom.

It sounds like the manga goes in a slightly different direction that makes you feel differently about the characters, but for what this OVA is on its own, how it carried out its characters isn't particularly bad. There's definitely a lack in the plot-department as there's basically no story, but Nana to Kaoru really feels more in tune with the experience than anything else. The characters are great in that they manage to pull off believably strange personalities that feel very conflicted, while also being contrasted by trying to tell the viewer or trying to hide it. The visuals are great and the sound is sufficient in carrying out its goal. Nana to Kaoru is definitely possible masturbation material for some, but that doesn't mean the OVA as a whole is meaningless and a waste of time. It can be watched in a different manner that allows for something rather interesting and different. It does lack a satisfactory ending, however, that would likely make one have to turn to the manga to feel fully that they had a complete experience. Even so, to an extent the situation that goes on in this OVA does feel that it carried out the purpose that the OVA intended and it didn't feel that it was incomplete in that aspect. Overall, watch Nana to Kaoru if you're looking into having a less than normal afternoon.

+ Recommended for a family viewing.

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Apr 20, 2011

_ragdoll

Not Recommended

A butchery of the source material, really.

The premise is badly explained, as well as the motivations of both Nana and Kaoru.

The initial breather depicted was done fairly faithfully, though Nana's warring inner dialogues left a lot to be desired, and the pinnacle of the scene with Kaoru damaging the prop to get Nana out of it was omitted.

The second S&M scene was also poorly adapted, in the manga it was supposed to detail Kaoru's one lapse in control as a benevolent dom, but since they once again omitted the end of the scene, it just portrayed him as an asshole.

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