Date A Live: Date to Date

Similar to many other OVAs nowadays, this OVA has little plot and some fanservice. However, that does NOT mean you should not watch it. It is still as funny as the ones in the TV Series.

Story:
Like I said, there is no story. The OVA focuses on dates with Tobiichii and Tohka. Shidou no longer wants Tobiichii to be in love with him, so he and Kotori devises a plan to get her to hate him. However, the more he tries, the more she loves him (ish). Then, he goes on a date with Tohka because apparently her mental state is unstable.
Art:
The art is still as colorful and amazing as the series.
Character:
It only focused on Shidou, Tobiichii, and Tohka, with the members on the blip and Kotori making a brief entrance. Tobiichii's reactions to Shidou's weird comments made their date really hilarious to watch.
One of the phrases was, "I am also a siscon that sleeps with his sister when given the chance. I also take her panties out and sniff them."
Tobiichii, "Is that so? That's great."

OVerall, if you were a fan of the series, then you would already know what you are getting into. If you liked the series, then you definitely would like the OVA.

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A continuation of the main show, this OVA has much less story and is just about pure fan service whether it be absolute hilarity or Tohka's picture at the very end. A treat to fans of the series, but don't expect anything if you didn't like the main show.

Ok. if you watched the first season you might as well watch this too.

in fact, it is quite amusing.

The protagonist opens the episode declaring he is a lolicon ( yes, I thought it was an error too ). unfortunately ( for me anyway ) this episode focuses on origami, and tohka.

The art is as crisp as ever and the song ( especially the introductions ) were quite pleasing.

if anything is lacking, I'd say it's the characters but you should be ready for a static tohka and origami, after watching season 1.

as ever, tohka is lacking in brainpower - " do you hate me shidou? "

and origami is apathetic and kind of weird- "woof"

Well, if anything was the best, I'd say I liked shidou trying to get rid of origami ( sadly...)

Watch it! it will be a good memory refresher before season 2.

also notice the metaphor of kotori with her ribbons. its noticeable this episode ( if you noticed before, congrats!)

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As with many OVA's, the Date A Live OVA really has no significance in its plot, or any real merit. Without further ado, onto the review. (rhyming FTW)

Story (6/10): The date a live OVA literally is about pissing around with the 2 main female leads Origami and Tohka. While it was ok in a comical sense, there really is no significance to the story. The OVA is based around the anime's "love triangle" with bits and bobs of comedy that is good for a quick laugh. Other then that, there's nothing else really.

Character (7/10): The characters are pretty much the same as they feature the characters from the original anime series. But there is the portion of the OVA where you see Tohka in a different light, but other then that, there's no difference or development.

Art and Sound (8/10 and 7/10): The art is pretty consistent with itself and aesthetically beautiful as always. With wonderfully made character designs and scenery. However, what bugs me is the fact that this OVA didn't really meet up fully to its anime parent. The background characters for the majority of the OVA were literally white blobs with a face. To me, this saddened me, as the creators sort of took the "easy" way out. The sound is reused from its anime counterpart and needs no further explanation.

Personal enjoyment (7/10): While this wasn't as good as I thought it was going to be, it was still entertaining. Yes, there were shortcuts in the animation. Yes, there were a bunch of scene cliches and sometimes rushed scenes. But overall, I found this OVA "ok" to watch. It wasn't really that good, but it wasn't that bad either. What I did like was a nice little "ease in" into the next season, as the OVA featured a cameo! (If you read the novel, you'll know whom it is when you watch it.) If you like Date A Live, this will be ok for you. If you hate harems or just general fanservice, (cause the Date A Live series has quite a bit, and this OVA is no exception), then don't take this on.

Little note: There's an unexpected thing that Tohka does, that I would never imagine in my wildest dreams to happen.

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