Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun Specials

I'll keep this review short since this is basically the normal series, except a little bit more.

......... *Warning: For any of you who haven't watched the original series these are huge spoilers*

What else do you want me to say, this is basically what the specials is, nothing different really happens. Nozaki is still as clueless as ever, Chiyo is still heads over heels for Nozaki, etc.

It actually pretty much continues from where the original series left off.

To be honest though.... you might not want to watch it. In the end, it's simply a teaser, it's like if you were a dog. And your owner gave ... you food, see you're satisfied with that. You knew how much you were getting, and you were fine with that. But then the owner starts tempting you by giving you a very small treat. Then you get all excited, anticipating more, and then in the end.... you're left practically disappointed. Plus how it was split up into 6 different parts was kind of unnecessary....

Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki Kun Specials is really just one episode split into 6 parts.
And since you've already seen the series, you know how awesome and funny this will be.
I'll give it to you as brief as possible.

This series of specials is about the beach event commonly found in romcom anime. Yeah, it's hilarious. The drama club takes a trip to the beach and nozaki and his team joins in. Some episodes are for the preparation of the trip and some show different situations at the beach. So, like I said before, this is an episode divided into 6 parts. You've got all your main ... characters in it and well, that's all it is. BEACH EVENT FTW!!!

Overall, if I see it as an episode of the series, I would rate is as one of the best.

hey !! ^^ im not good at writing reviews and i don't have the habit too but i just couldn't write one for those specials :p First for me ''specials'' are created to add a little something at the end of a anime , you got it when you buy the C-D or when you get the premium . Normally specials aren't that ''specials'' (pun ;) ) i mean they are not so good they are more like average and doesn't add anything to the anime and it's not worth to buy thee c-D to see them . But those specials are different , i ... mean they are really good , as the anime ^^ they are funny and diverting , it may start as normal specials but it get interesting and you get into them like a good anime . For me they are the best specials created , its short , it's like a episode ; so if you have some time free go watch them ! i swear they are worth it , and as i said , you gonna laugh or smile for sure :)

When going into Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun Specials at first I didn't know exactly what to expect. When I started to watch them I was saddened to find out they are only 3 minutes long.

So the specials aren't bad themselves they still have the great comedy from the series. The episodes are in essence shorter versions of the comedic scenes in Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun.

While there isn't much here it is something to watch if you want to get more of the Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun comedy.

Due to it being 3 minutes each roughly you will only get around 20 minutes of ... content so about 1 more episode of content. Here is hoping for a season 2...

SCORE - 7.4
PERSONAL ENJOYMENT - 7.8

For the main series of Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun, I gave it a well-deserved 10. For the OVA, I'm afraid once again I need to grade what it deserves: a solid-but-not-that-impressive 8.

I believe this OVA requires some sort of a warning: if you want to enjoy it thoroughly, you'd better watch the whole six parts with no break in-between. Otherwise, you would feel as scattered as this OVA. This is basically a 24-minute episode broken down to six pieces but the execution feels so economical, one couldn't help but feel this OVA as more of an afterthought for the main series as opposed to being a ... long-awaited encore. If you want to think positively, perhaps the good people of Doga Kobo were simply holding their cards for the upcoming season (fingers crossed!). But if you don't, well, no need to worry because this OVA is still enjoyable-- it's just that we've seen the most joyous Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun could whip up.

Ultimately, even for the best anime series out there, not all OVAs are winners and there's no obligation to being it in the first place. This OVA may even give you the craving to re-watch the entire series. No pressure, no expectation.

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I'll put the TL;DR at the top: This is a great addition to the regular series, and I think it wraps up a couple of the subplots quite nicely. Even though the episodes are only three minutes long, its good for a little pick me up, or you can binge them all together. Like other reviews say, its basically one episode split into six parts, but I think that format works terrifically for these specials.

The specials take on the classic romance anime trope: the beach episode. Now if you've seen the regular series, you know that nothing will go the way you think it ... will! So if you've seen or are currently watching the series, you should definitely watch these shorts too! Its a great way to wrap up the story, kinda like a nice dessert after a fine meal. I wish I could grow a third hand so that I could give this entire series not two, but THREE thumbs up!

I think the way the specials are made is way better than the actual anime.

It captures the essence of the manga separating the episodes in small stories rather than trying to connect everything in a 20 minutes episode filling the gaps with something. The actual anime is enjoyable tho, but I think the specials are closer to the real thing and better made.

If by any chance they made a second season I would love if the studio keeps this format, not because is more similar to the manga, but because it makes the jokes and the story easier to understand.

I had a lot of fun watching the main show, so I was looking forward to see what these specials had to offer. So, are they any fun? Well, let's hop in and find out, shall we?

Story
Let's be clear about something: these special don't actually advance the story that much. It's just the main cast travelling to the beach for the summer. You could skip these specials without missing any important.

However, that doesn't mean that nothing of importance happens in this show. One of the things I loved about the main show is the comedy and these specials have the chance to indulge in the ... comedy so much without having to worry about how to advance the story or the relationship between Chiyo and Nozaki. (7/10).

Characters
As always, it's good to see the characters just hang around with each other and enjoy a good time without having to worry about school or making the next chapter in Nozaki's manga. These short episodes just reminds you of how well the characters work together. (8/10).

Visuals
The show doesn't get that big of a chance to shine visually. I guess it's fine watching big environments like the mall or the beach, but it's not something out of the ordinary. That said, I love how the characters move between scenes. (7/10).

Sounds
It seems the cast had a lot of fun making these specials, especially Juliet Simmons (Chiyo) and Cameron Bautsch (Wakamatsu). (8/10).

Conclusion
These specials don't exactly do much to advance the main story, but on their own, they're very entertaining and I highly recommend them to anyone who loved the show and the characters. (8/10).