*Warning: contain some spoilers, read at your own risk*
I just watched this, so thought I'd write a review for it. To be honest, I've read and seen a few yaoi series before, but Enzai can be labeled as one of the unique ones.
Story:
The story was what attracted me to the series, it's one of those a moment in one's life type of story, compared to a lot of other series out there that show a character's life and their growth. This sort of captures that moment, from when Guys is framed to prison life to proven innocent; sure it might not be completely realistic, but it does portray some part of the real world. This is what makes it quite interesting because you learn about a part of the world that exists but personally you've never experienced. Whereas in most other series the world is fantasy or sci-fi and knowing its never real doesn't give me that contemplative feeling. On top of that, what's different about Enzai to the other yaoi's I've read/watched is the yaoi aspect of it seems detatched from the actual plot. Essentially the yaoi needn't even be present to tell the story, so I don't know why it was included; it felt just like an random add on. And honestly, the yaoi wasn't good, so if you want to watch this just for the yaoi, I suggest you turn elsewhere.
Art:
Animation and art are not bad, I quite liked how they included the still images of everyone at the end. It provides uniqueness compared to the type of anime I've mainly been watching.
Sound:
Music is used well in this series, character's voices seem to be ok too. I did find Vallewida's voice a little too feminine. Also, Guys' voice seems a bit fake at times, particularly during the yaoi, but like I said the yaoi needn't really be present, so it eliminates a bit of that fakeness.
Character:
Just one word: Weird lol. There's too many weird pairings in this, and just when I thought it was over, I get that scene when Lusca and Guys kiss and it just leaves me shaking my head. The characters designs are not bad in itself, just the way the characters are presented seem a little bit overdone. Since this is a short OVA, there isn't a real need for so many characters to be involved in sex play, it just makes me less able to connect to any of them.
Enjoyment:
Putting everything together and probably ignoring the yaoi, it would be quite unique and interesting. Throw in the yaoi, it's still good, but there's just presence of an additional unimportant aspect.
Overall:
Though it's quite hard to explain about why I enjoyed this series, because I know most people won't understand or appreciate it; I still want to say that I enjoyed watching this.
