Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru. OVA

One morning, Hachiman Hikigaya contemplates the superfluous nature of marriage and its misleading image of happiness. However, he is forced into confronting his skepticism when the Volunteer Service Club is tasked with assisting a local municipal magazine advertise the allure of marriage to younger people. Unfortunately, neither the club's advisor, Shizuka Hiratsuka, nor the other club members have any firsthand experience with the subject. With only one week until the deadline, the group must quickly learn about the intricacies behind the special ceremony, even if they have to resort to more creative means!

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Hikigaya, Hachiman Main

Eguchi, Takuya Japanese

Yukinoshita, Yukino Main

Hayami, Saori Japanese

Yuigahama, Yui Main

Touyama, Nao Japanese

Hiratsuka, Shizuka Main

Yuzuki, Ryouka Japanese

Totsuka, Saika Supporting

Komatsu, Mikako Japanese

Hikigaya, Komachi Supporting

Yuuki, Aoi Japanese

Kawasaki, Saki Supporting

Koshimizu, Ami Japanese

Zaimokuza, Yoshiteru Supporting

Hiyama, Nobuyuki Japanese

Miura, Yumiko Supporting

Inoue, Marina Japanese

Ebina, Hina Supporting

Sasaki, Nozomi Japanese

Kananiwa, Kozue Producer

Maruyama, Hajime Producer

Tanaka, Junichirou Producer

Hattori, Kentarou Producer

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Jun 9, 2014

KaramBoya

Recommended

It's been roughly a year since I finished the TV version and with the announcement of a second season I immediately craved more. And then it happened, I found out an OVA existed, which I just recently had the pleasure of watching!

The story has nothing to do with the TV version, it's just a side story. The story wasn't anything special but the comedy is what carried the OVA, It's top notch, perhaps even surpassing the TV serie's comedy. Basicly Hiratsuka-Sensei (Their teacher) has to write about marriage and asks the Volunteer Servie club after help since she's hopeless when it comes to marriage, they ... agree, naturally. So they spend an entire day in the club room coming up with and later doing those hilarious ideas. There are a lot of funny and memorable moments throughout the OVA - Such as Hachi's obsession with Totsuka Saika (The trap) or the usual genius dialogues between Hachiman and Yukino. You know, the good 'ol stuff.

there's not really much to complain about the characters, It's the usual gang - Hachi moping about how boring life is, cold-hearted Yukino with her facts, and the cute trap for the fan-service of course. So there's not really any character development present, just fan service! The art and sound? Almost identical to the TV version. they really didn't hold back on the production value considering it's only an OVA.

So If you want a relief episode that surely will bring laughter and a big smile to your face, then I can guarantee that this won't dissapoint you.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Nov 15, 2016

AnimeFan48

Recommended

so this might be a short review but no idea but honestly ill get into it

Story: you wont find a story with this just a special OVA with all the characters writing stuff for a marriage thing and also doing stuff like that nothing really going on here

Art: art was the same as the main anime so yeah nothing bad

Sound: its the same OP and ED so nothing knew but nothing bad about it either

Character: honestly i will not say anything about this most of the main and side characters you've are in this OVA and are the same so yeah

Enjoyment: like what someone ... in the popular review said i honestly enjoyed this more than the anime (in terms of comedy) because this pulled it off better and the main anime didn't but otherwise yeah

Overall: ill say this you dont have to watch this because this doesnt follow the legit anime just a side off episode but this was better than the actual anime to me atleast

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Aug 1, 2014

Dru_P

Mixed Feelings

If you watched the series before the OVA, the characters are the same and just as entertaining. If you haven't watched the series this is definitely a fan service OVA than something that can be watched as an introduction to the series.

Marriage is weird isn't it? You basically devote the rest of your life to one person and if it all goes okay you don't die alone. The OVA attempts to address marriage in a way we young'uns can understand.

The story is nothing special. The service club is commissioned to fill the space of a magazine that will advertise the town as a hotspot for ... weddings and make marriage more appealing to younger people. To do this they send out a survey to their class and find that the overall idea of marriage among high school students is lacking. They attempt to gain a better understanding of marriage by asking Komachi because she takes care of Hikigaya. She issues a series of "marriage challenges" that all of the characters participate in. This includes cooking, trivia and wearing a bridal gown, all of which were fun to watch.

The art and sound was standard to the series, and the dialogue made me laugh a lot even though it was pretty much the same as the series.

What irked me was the sexist portrayal of marriage. The writers seemed to paint a picture of marriage as something where the majority of the work is done by women for the men and none of that should be questioned. The trivia section made this extremely evident because the questions posed were how to be the perfect housewife.
While everyone (including Hikigaya) gave varied and valid answers, all of them were shot down and replaced with Komachi's ideal answer. What I got from it is that there is a specific way wives are supposed to treat their husbands and their family. In this way the writers have restricted what marriage really is and replaced it with a sexist ideal.
Maybe I shouldn't take it so seriously, but in a series with strong female characters I expected more than this.

Watch it because it's entertaining. However, be wary and treat your SO equally.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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