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I'll keep this short like the OVA, but first let me say: this was terrible, actually terrible. I'm usually completely against people giving an 1/10 if they've watched a full episode of an anime as it's therefore no longer 'unwatchable', but this was as near as it gets. My first ever 1/10 and I'll explain why:

Story: 1/10

So why the 1/10? Well in all honesty there was no real story, no plot as such, just Imari getting dragged into a room and being raped, she actually seems to enjoy it by the end but that's literally it, no joke. If that can be called a story ... then that was it, it was stupidly simple, predictable and may well leave you with a 'what in the world have I just watched!?' type expression on your face, I know it did me.

Art: 6/10

Ok, yeah so give the anime it's due, despite being terrible in most areas art wasn't one of them, it was drawn well and animated above average, no real complaints here although it really always is a matter of personal taste with art style, this one's up to the individual to decide.

Sound: 5/10

No real problems with the sound either, everything was clear and I guess the sounds used were appropriate for the situation and fitted the mood of the anime, but looking at things on a larger scale it wasn't anything outstanding sound wise, while the sounds did fit the mood it was your basic oohs and aahs you'll find in hentai, nothing out of the ordinary.

Character: 2/10

Now while the characters played their roles decently they were both stereotypes and done nothing to break those stereotypes: the rapist had the evil, generally quite intimidating and menacing tone about him, looking only to get what he wants and Imari playing the seemingly innocent victim. In the 7 minutes we're given there really is no time for character development or anything of the sort, even if you've seen the Bible Black main series there's nothing that will make Imari or the rapist any better of a character in this OVA for you. The characters are quite plain despite playing their roles decently, maybe I'm being overly critical of this considering it's only a hentai OVA, but I'm only providing a guide for others here and am merely sharing my thoughts.

Enjoyment: 1/10

None, I can honestly say I didn't enjoy this one bit. I hate the idea of rape and did not enjoy watching it. If the anime's purpose was to arouse it failed, and failed quite miserably at that, I also thought the anime was executed quite poorly and done with quite strict character stereotypes in mind.

On a final note: unless you're a fan of hentai and rape in particular you should avoid this, it really isn't something I'd recommend to anyone, even those who consider themselves hentai fans. There are plenty of better ways to spend 7 or 8 minutes of your life.

Let me start off by saying: If you've played Final Fantasy VII extensively, or have just taken in all necessary information from playing it through once then this will have a drastic effect on your opinion of this anime. I'll explain what I mean by this and review it in full:

First off I have given this anime a 5 due to it being (for the most part) a recap of a portion of the FFVII storyline. Just to reiterate: if you have played FFVII and remember all information relating to the whole 5 years ago incidents at Nibelheim then I think you will agree with ... me when I say this anime is (to an extent) Square Enix's attempt at milking FFVII.

Now I am huge fan of the Final Fantasy games having played them all through numerous times, VII included, but in all honesty all the new content you get from this anime is a couple of new scenes of Zack slicing through some members of Shinra, then get injured himself, you will also see Cloud get stabbed once more than I remember in the game, otherwise you will have already have got all of this anime has to offer by playing FFVII on the Playstation.

Story: Yes the story originally was excellent in FFVII, but I'll say again, this is more or less just a recap, hardly anything new other than some action scenes, it's not worth more than the 5 average rating I have given it.

Art: This anime looked nice enough, but in all honesty I have seen better and have come to expect something a little more from Square Enix. Just take a look at FFVII - AC, it came out the same year and the art and animation are MUCH better.

Sound: There's a few of Uematsu Nobuo's classics thrown in which, if you're a fan of the original game like me you'll find leave you with a slight feeling of nostalgia, prompting you to remember the awesome game. Other than the Uematsu stuff, the music isn't anything special but it's good enough.

Character: The anime's heavily focused on Zack, who yeah, if you like him could be an entertaining enough character, but we don't really get enough time to really develop any connection to the characters here. The appearance of Tifa and Cloud along with Tifa's mentor/ master will again leave you with that nostaligic feeling, but - here I go again - have you played FFVII you'll have seen this all before, so you know what to expect, the characters themselves are great but with so little time nothing has any real chance to develop.

Enjoyment: Average because I'd seen it all before.

In short: This is one for the fans, and even then it's not anything to scream and shout about. If you like action, want something quick to watch (20 mins without the credits) then go for, but don't expect too much.