Mirai Nikki: Redial

EDIT, 13/06/2014. This is a old review. It was also my first. I am leaving it here for nostalgia's sake. I may remaster it because the grammar here is horrific. Thanks for reading!

This will be a review for Mirai Nikki Redial and WILL contain spoilers.

Mirai Nikki Redial is about a few seconds over 30 minutes long. This OVA seems to focus mainly on Gasai Yuno as well as other loved characters. In this OVA, we see almost every character living a happy life, apart from Eleventh who plays the roll as a villain of comedic value and Eighth who we do not see.

Redial is not ... anything of great status on it's own. However, after watching Mirai Nikki, it was extremely refreshing to hear all the wonderful voices of wonderful characters.

I have always asked my self a question about Mirai Nikki. Is Yuno really insane? To answer that question for myself, I think not. She is just a shy girl who wants nothing more than Yuki's love. This is proved by her strong will to remember. In the first few minutes of Redial, she turned to see Akise and thought it was Yukiteru.

I see this as two halves. The first half of Redial was a beautiful part of various scenes containing small hints of fanservice, which can always be nice. It also serves as a comedic use in which we see many funny moments between characters like Mao and Twelfth.

The second half focuses on a more serious subject and seems to be main point of Redial. Yuno is trying to reach of certain person. She does not know whom she is trying to reach until she regains her memories due to receiving something from Murumuru.

The story ends nicely with Yuno finally finding Yuki and re-uniting beautifully. The last few moments really got me when she said she wanted to see the stars with him.

After all those good points, there is one bad thing about Redial. It left me wanting to see more Mirai Nikki and left me in a sad mood.

In conclusion, Mirai Nikki Redial is definitely worth the time and achieved many thing. Happiness, Sadness, Laughter. Redial made all those things happen.

You won’t be blamed if you come into redial with a bit of hesitation, whether you enjoyed or hated the original series, the fashion in which it concluded didn’t leave much in terms of stones unturned that viewers might be too curious to unearth. Redial however could leave you pleasantly surprised.

Redial takes place in the 3rd world following the end of the series. A girl named Gasai Yuno experiences a sense of Déjà vu from most things around her and faintly recalls fragmented memories that she doesn’t know of and someone whose face she can’t seem to remember, Kingdom Hearts-esque stuff. There is an amicable ... paradigm shift in redial, gone are the future diaries and plot twists, redial take a more subtle approach and focuses on the characters. Redial takes most of the characters from the original and realizes them in very interesting fashion.

Most characters in the original were yes, a bit over the top a times, but one thing it did very well is memorability, the characters were crazy and just over the top enough that most would not be forgetting them anytime soon. Redial embraces this heritage so well and uses it to weave a very interesting side story. Redial shines the most when showing us what became of them, the various situations and sometimes friendly or goofy personalities to some of the more serious characters is sure to leave most people with a smile on their face. The writers of redial were of course aware of some of the writing issues in the original and it was a bit funny here to see them make several parodical remarks about it throughout the show.

Whether you enjoyed or hated the original, redial gives a cute and interesting look at some of the more subtle moments the original wasn’t able to realize, it’s a nice short side story that’ll certainly leave all parties satisfied.

Dear God... I read & re-read the Mirai Nikki manga...

What a sad story. Friend, let me tell ya... If you need a good cry, read Mirai Nikki. It was thrilling, exciting, dramatic and very VERY sad.

That was a year ago now and this OVA just came out today. Guess what? It wasn't just a happy ending, but it was one of the most intensely joyful moments of my life.

It was SCREAM-OUT-LOUD good. Yes. Yes.
If you have read the manga... PLEASE. Watch this OVA!

This Ova was a great addition to the series, but it would have been better if it came out sooner, because a year later I lost my emotions for mirai nikki and i didnt feel too happy when Yuno and Yukki reunited.
This is defeitly good if you watch this directly after finishing the series. It will make you feel complete. Plus all those people saying the first ending is beter and all that shit.
News flash the series never ended like that in the manga the Ova was supposed to happen, Only difference is that in the manga Yuno was Alot bigger then Yuki.

Mirai Nikki Redial shows what happened 2 years after the end of TV Series.
You can say ''True ending'' as it was in the last chapter of the manga.

I think i am not the only one who left with some kind of a ''Hole'' after the series , and this OVA really filled that hole. And made me my day happy.

Also it was great that other characters and some diary owners were brought back. And some humor with Mao-chan and Hinata was great !

I'm happy for Yuno and Yukki :)

If you finished the anime and think you can live with that ending, you're probably a better man than me because when I watched it and I had the worst and most depressing empty feeling in my heart. The OVA is not the typical Mirai Nikki episode with betrayal, killing, and obsession but is rather silly and happy. I think the light heartedness was to convey peace in accordance to the plot, and wouldn't really be fitting. There is some action, but not nearly as distorted or grizzly as the action from the anime. Overall, it gave me the minimum ... expectations of the happy ending and closure I wanted.

A lot of it shows Yuno's life as well as all the other game participants' and characters' without the existence of the future diary game. All their lives are conveyed as what the participants lives would have been if they had been emotionally undisturbed as opposed to the previous timelines.

To me, the happiness and comic nature doesn't really bother me because I didn't know what else to expect besides a happy ending for everyone except Yuki. I felt satisfied knowing the "happy endings" of all the future diary holders, but I felt so sad as I watched Yuno live her life without Yuki or knowledge of him and at moments when she feels Yuki's subtle presence in her mind and I like she needs to see someone.

At the end, when Yuki and Yuno meet I would've liked to see something more rather than Yuno just barging in to the second world and rejoicing with Yuki being all happy etc. Maybe something in regards to how they somehow would marry, come together, or be with each other. But, I was satisfied knowing that in the end they were happy.

Mirai Nikki is one of my most favorite animes ever. Mostly 'cause I love gory and psychological animes. This anime was a perfect example of that.

Moving on to the OVA, I expected more of the gore and psychological stuff I loved from the anime. Instead, no blood was even spilled. Nothing that mind blowing. Just a little fanservice and comedic skits.

Sure it was pretty entertaining. I really missed all the characters, especially Yuno and Akise. But nothing was really accomplished. They just confirmed what happened after the events of the last episode of the anime.

Well, it was nice to see that everybody was normal ... (well maybe except 12th, he was still weird) whereas in the past world, they were all hungry to win the game, of course, with bloodshed. But apparently it felt rushed. We didn't even get to see the other characters such as Marco and Ai (which I really like btw). So overall the OVA was pretty entertaining with lots of comedy and slight fluff but didn't really give me the same "feel" when I watched anime.

First off, I'm warning anyone who hasn't seen Mirai Nikki that my review MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS!

This episode just starts off as a special. It's summer camp so the school is at the beach. There's playful humor and a bit of girl-girl action (which seems to happen in every anime beach scene). As the episode progresses, the truth behind the ending begins to unfold.

I'm a big fan of Mirai Nikki but found the ending off-putting for some reason. The last episode of the anime just killed my feelings towards Mirai Nikki as a total. After watching this OVA, I felt a better conclusion.

I feel as though ... I now better understand Yuno which is something which I never grasped from the 26 episodes I watched. I don't question whether she was born a psycho or not anymore. I was happy that I was able to see more of twelfth. Eleventh was also brought in a villanous, humourous manner. So in character development, this episode did a lot for me.
*Note how I'm ignoring Yuki because I still hate the crap out of him, nothing can save him*

The art and sound were beautiful like the rest of the anime. I really loved the OP, I'm sad that it was only used once.

In total, I give this OVA an 8/10. It was done very well for an OVA. This episode isn't a must see, though if you weren't satisfied with the original ending (like me), I really do recommend this. It explains events to a further point.

I'll be honest here, sure they wrapped up the series with this OVA but to me it was a little rushed (28 minutes to give or take) and this felt nothing like the original series. I'm not looking for gore or a lot of action but this feels like a children's film. I mean it's fine to throw in a happy ending and all but there is something missing in all of this. Don't go in expecting it to be the like series.(Side note I like the cliffhanger better) :3

Mirai Nikki - Redial was an amazing ending for the real anime

Even though the OVA mainly focused on Yuno Gasai, still all main chracters were there living their normal happy life without survival game. And that was satisfying to see because after all the horrors they lived trough in main story you can let out a sigh of relief. They all have happy lifes and ending of ova was best thing that creators of Mirai Nikki could do.

Music and animation were outstanding. And i have to give credit for voice actors. Yuno can't be easy to voice act because of her personality and changes of ... emotions and still Tomosa Murata made awesome work.

If you have watched Mirai Nikki then you just have to see this OVA also. It completes the story beautifully.

The greatest ending the greatest anime could ask for.

If you've seen Mirai Nikki, then you know its a masterpiece with only 1 flaw, its ending. It gives us a glimpse as to what happened at the very last moment, but leaves behind an emptiness, a gap that couldn't convey all the emotions the series deserved.
That's where this OVA comes in. It explains to us what happened in that fleeting glimpse of an ending we saw.

Story 10/10
The OVA starts out at the best moment it could have, that gut wrenching, tear jerking farewell between Yuki and Yuno. It then goes on to show us how the ... world is without the events from the first series taking place and gives a closure of sorts to the fates or the 10 other participants in the game. That just leaves us with 1st and 2nd.
The second half of the OVA goes on to show goes on to show Yuno's struggle to find her important person whom she can't remember, to fulfill that single longing that supported her through 3 parallel worlds.

Art 9/10
The animation and art style is the same as in Mirai Nikki. I must really praise the animators in doing an excellent job not just in this episode but in the entire series, they managed to convey the characters thoughts with just the art. Yuno's psychopathic face is one that will forever remain etched into my mind.

Music 10/10
Never expected there to be a new opening and closing for just this episode. Kudos to them for that. The music is to die for, and the track from the opening scene is enough to bring tears to your eyes. Need I say more?

Characters 10/10
I'd give it an 11 if that was on the scale. Yuno is in my opinion the epitome of character creation. In this episode we tend to see her in a kinder light as it focuses more on her love for Yukiteru. No new character development here but just bringing back these guys in all their former glory for one last run is enough to earn this a 10.

Enjoyment 10/10
I never imagined this episode would come out. And I never enjoyed watching an ending more than this one.

Overall 10/10
Just one episode, in 30 minutes it brings tears streaming down your cheeks and a smile to your lips. The greatest end to the greatest anime.

Mirai Nikki Redial did an immensely amazingly incredibly outstanding job at wrapping up the cliff hanger of the Manga/Anime. I enjoyed it very much and it's a must watch for everyone who has completed the Anime.
MY GOD I CAN DIE HAPPY NOW.

This is how you end this series!! They could go a bit further and explaining more of what happens next (like both yuki and yuno becaming gods of the third world, which is said by Deus on the manga, and other stuff)... But for someone who truly enjoyed the 26 episodes and wanted a good ending for this, I cant ask for more! Music, animation, characters that show up an make u go nostalgic and feel good cuz u see a future for them, all off them nailed perfectly giving me one of the best OVA's I ever saw, very enjoyable, it gets a 9! ...
And next, I will read the manga series!! xD

Once you put your time and effort of understanding into this anime , things start to become more clear. Second time watching the first 26 eps, and this is my first time with the Redial:) They have simplified many aspects and left for a very pleasing wrap up ! Some of the things I had to really look into will be listed:) I would overall agree with others, please watch the anime fully before watching this , there may be a lot of parts you will not understand otherwise.

Amazing anime , I found nostalgia, realism, polotics, fantasy,beauty,artwork,history,romance,curiosity and ... so many more things while indulging myself in every moment ^.^ It is well worth the watch :3
1. Yuno Did meet Yuki, after the first incident and probably subconsciously hearing him while he was carrying her around . Everything that The Big M 1 keychain was whispering in her mind was attempting to lead Yuno's soul wavelength straight down memory lane . She was shown the visions of him but did not see his face.
At first I was confused as to why they didn't lead her to pursue world three Yuki. With him being on a totally different path it makes sense that higher powers might help her out so that they can make a more positive difference . It was chalked up to Fate. Apparently the crystal situation had a potential to be fatal , I believe that showed the importance of the entire situation . No one tried too hard to get in the way where that is concerned. Brilliant plot points that make up for a severe confusion in the last season . Yuki was one of my favorite characters . I couldn't see that happen to him . They got a divine given chance to make it better. It was lovely to see all of the characters grow and branch off differently from the first iteration . The extreme difference in bonding here for characters brought a smile to my heart. We get to see each and every character and all of them seem to be in a better place or in a similar less chaotic place then where they were before.

I rated sound an 8 - it was either my devices I was using or anime error . When the fight scenes started it got REALLY loud. I would have to turn it down , then turn it back up for the talking scenes. If its not 1 in the morning it wouldn't be an issue. <3

Thank you for your time ,
Have a great day!

I really enjoyed the original series, but the ending of ep 26 felt awfully rushed and left me craving for more - I mean, you can't just open up a whole alternative world in the last episode of your series and then just show like 50 seconds of it.

That's why I was very pleasently surprised when I found out that this OVA existed: It achieves everything the final episode didn't, and even though the OVA's ending also felt kinda rushed, it still gave a very good sense of closure to the series.

Most of the important characters make their appearence in this alternative world, and especially ... this alternative, pure version of Yuno is interesting - living a "perfect" live (especially in comparison the one the original Yuno had to go through), but still feeling strangely empty... like something very important to her has just been missing her whole life.

This'll be a short review since it has one episode.
(May contain spoilers)

Story
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Well, I mean the way this end things is just unsatisfying. The main story was pretty good, but there are things that are left unsatisfying and just outright off. The fact that I hated most about this series was how 3 the worlds connected. The first world was just utterly sad since everyone died (except yuno but then she died so yea).The second is pretty much the same except the fact that the real Yuno was killed by the first Yuno. And the third one was actually fucking good. The problem with the third ... one was that Amano and Moe were couples. which pretty much broke my heart. Then I understand that they wanted Amano and Yuno to be together but how they made it was just not that good. I still feel like there should be more scenes of the God Amano and the third world Yuno are together. Even though they ended up together, what will happen next? Is Yuno going to abandon the third world and stay with Yukki forever or some shit? Cause that is a pretty bad end. I would have rather there to be the like a way that Amano found to like resurrect the second or first Yukki instead of interfering with the third world one. Or maybe the second world Yukki could've implanted his memories or feelings to the third world Yukki and he and third world Yuno would have been a couple which in my opinion is much better because they are leading in someone from a dimension that was perfect back to that.
Basically what I am saying is that the ending wasn't really that good and could've been made much better since we barely got that much screentime with Yukki or Yuno. Guess i'll just have to deal with it.
7/10

Art
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I mean the CGI for Deus is just bad honestly
6/10

Sound
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Voice acting wasn't bad for this OVA. Ending song was gud though.
7/10

Character
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*technically explained at story*
7/10

Overall
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I'd rate it a 7 bust could've given it a better rating if the ending was better

Want a happy end to Mirai Nikki? Then WATCH THIS.

Really, it's simple as that. If you felt unsatisfied with the ending of Mirai Nikki, with the way they had to part ways and basically still not being allowed to happily live together even after all they've been through, then watch this OVA.

Of course, it gets creative at some point to pull it off, but come on, we're talking about timelines, timetravel and future telling here. You can't say "no, this is not possible!" at many things.
Most things in Mirai Nikki as well as in this OVA can be based on valid theories of ... time (like memory dripping through interference with different timeline versions of yourself).

But even if you want to be more critical about how it plays out, I feel you could easily overlook it for the sake of their happy end. It was satisfying.

This OVA to me contained the real ending to the main series and it was just as amazing , outstanding and beautiful.

It made me cry because of two characters love for each other and they found there way back to each other it was such a beautiful moment.

In my opinion this is absolutely the real ending with how they executed it but i do love the ending of the main series and this was such a beautiful way to end the series off with a romantic bang.

So if you get the chance do watch the main series and then watch this because it is so ... worth a watch and you might enjoy the experience of this Anime

If you've watched all of Mirai Nikki, whether you loved, hated it, or felt very meh about it, this will improve your experience.

There's some filler but it's mostly good filler.

Much more importantly, Mirrai Nikki: Redial gives us what the finale did not: closure. It's all very simple but handled properly and well done. Granted, the resolution still leaves you with a bit of a headache, but at least it is a real resolution, which is more than you can say for episode 26 of the show. What's weird, actually, is that I found out that the ending to this OVA is the ending to ... the manga. So in a sense, it's a bit strange that they created this as a separate thing rather than just adding it on to the final episode. But being someone who streamed all of this together many years later I can't complain :)

Tbh, this episode is better than Mirai Nikki itself in my opinion. I strongly recommend ANYONE who has finished the series to give it a go. It's 20 minutes that will improve your experience with the show.

My first review so please bare with me. I honestly loved what they did with this OVA, the fact that this episode was able to pack the whole series and its ending into one neat package was outstanding.

Spoiler(?): Since it is safe to say that the final episode of Mirai Nikki ended on a somewhat unpredictable moment, which left some (I doubt I'm the only one) wanting to know the answer to how the Diary changed and Yukiteru was reunited with Yuno.

The OVA was able to fill the void that the final episode left and the series really felt complete as the episode credit ... starts to roll.

Overall, a very well done OVA and series.