Asagao to Kase-san.

Asagao to Kase-san OVA was really good. It didn’t disappoint. I could really tell that they adapted the source material really well. I’m so happy!

The OVA starts off around the time when Yamada & Kase were just started dating. You get to see their really really cute innocent & awkward moments together. But it’s not only happiness and rainbows, we get to see the struggles of the couple, especially on Yamada’s part, as Kase is quite popular in their school. If we compare this to the manga, they sure skipped alot of scenes and chapters. Still, the OVA feels compact and complete, like the scriptwriter ... took the right moments to story tell and make it flow fluidly.

I especially love the build-up and the climax of the series. It’s was well delivered in the manga, but dang the OVA made it alot better. Graduation is usually one of the most important moments in alot of highschool series. It’s that moment when the lead characters think of their future and their current state, Yamada & Kase are not exempted to this. Their struggles were quite realistic and relatable. Though, I am abit disappointed that the OVA ended just there. It would have been nice if they added the aftermath but I am still satisfied by how the OVA ended.

For the characters, I can’t really say much cuz I might cross over the spoilers line but I’ll still try. Kase is the typical popular sporty girl who befriends everyone, while Yamada is the shy one. Even though both of them are on the opposite sides of a spectrum, they were able to connect and fall in love with each other. It’s not shown in the OVA, but their development from friends to couple was featured in detailed in the manga so please do read it to know more. As for the OVA, their development looks subtle but its there. It wasn’t really apparent, as the anime only got an hour to tell their story. So if you guys liked the OVA, please do check the manga. 😀

The art and animation is soooo soooo GOOD. Oh my ghad!! I love it. I just love it. They pretty much followed the character designs from the manga, and the animation is so smooth. Everything was done really well. I’m so happy cuz this anime deserves this quality.

I think its already clear that I really really like this anime adaptation even though its only an OVA. I would definitely recommend this OVA to everyone, especially to the yuri fans. At last, they actually made a Yuri anime without any sexual harassment and just plain old love story. So please please check this OVA out.

That is all for now.

Thanks for reading!!

I named it "homosexual shoujo"
Simply love it. This is the type of yuri I was searching all my life, so pretty and pure, also like a real lesbian couple and without that "comedy" or fanservice included in others of the genre (It's totally respectable, but not my type of yuri...)
If you're searching for a lesbian romance anime I think this is perfect. I enjoyed it a lot, was like a flash lol, and the art is so sooo beautiful, reminds me a little of Makoto Shinkai films, it has that type of relaxing aura.
You can empatize well with the characters and her situations, I thinks ... it's realistic in this point.
It was a good experience watch this OVA, it's probably that I rewatch it ^^

Im rating this perfect 10 because im gay, lonely, and jealous of them 'kami-sama when is it my turn'. THE WHOLE MOVIE IS PURE WHOLESOME WITH ENOUGH OF SMOOCHIE SCENES OFC 😳 I was halfway the movie and i thought to myself that its too good to be true of a gl anime without angst 🙂🙂. I literally prepared myself for a bigass angst that may happen but there is NONE! Its too pure 😭 I wish I could have that kind of relationship with my previous lovers tho 😔 but I'll be looking forward to have a relationship where we could both grow and ... communicate to avoid miscommunication and fix problems. This is a great representation and I give this a TEN! Its a rare gem 💎 this has now became my comfort anime and i'll rewatch again and again!

Just perfect. No it won't have you thinking about it a week later. (Watch Bloom Into You for that.) You may tear up for a minute or two, but you won't be bawling for half a day. But it is a perfect slice of life romance that will make you feel good and leave you in peace.

The story, the art, the music, everything is just fine. The drama is at an acceptable minimum. The comedy likewise is pretty sparse. It is the very definition of Slice of Life. But the romantic intensity will make you wish it was more than just a one hour ... OVA.

I'm going to buy the manga right now in the hope of prolonging this feel good peaceful happiness!

*this review contains minor spoilers*

While the storyline itself is one I've seen many times before, it was refreshing and so lovely to see a wlw couple. As a queer woman, this anime really warmed my heart. It was sweet and wholesome, the characters and relationship felt very real. I related a lot to the fears and anxieties Yamada had and the struggles of navigating a lesbian relationship.

The awe and love shared between first loves felt raw and represented. The transition from high school to university and the changes and fear that occur hit close to home for me, especially since I went to a ... university away from home, just like Kase. I especially liked that homophobia didn't appear in this anime. It becomes exhausting when every queer piece of media features it.

It was truly amazing to see a wlw that wasn't sexualized and just wholesome and sweet to witness. I hope more yuri anime and manga follow Asagao to Kase-san's example. I think it would truly help young girls navigate and learn comfort with their sexuality.

Overall, I rate this a 7/10. It was a really sweet and solid anime to watch.

This left me feeling entirely and complete. For what it is, it's good, but there is just a complete lack of completion. The story was really just getting going when it ended. I was so happy with how early in Young Love is portrayed here, but it quit before it got beyond that stage.

This is a delightful Yuri representation and definitely worth a watch, just be prepared to know that too little gets accomplished in 57 minutes. It would be nice to see a follow-up of some sort, but it seems that it might be too early to tell whether that's going to happen or ... not.

It's short, it's yuri, it's beautiful.

First off, you have to be aware of 2 things:
- It is a promotional OVA for the manga with only a bit less than 1 hour. It basically summarizes/adapts a portion of the main story from like the first 11 (?) manga chapters.
- It is purely romance, and yuri at that. So if you can't accept lesbian romance, this won't be for you.

Other than that, it's simply a nice fluffy romance. There is no deep tragic drama (but it isn't completely plain either), it's the kind of romance you simply can lay back and enjoy the adorableness.

The story ... revolves around Kase and Yamada, which are dating at this point. Kase being a tall, athletic, somewhat tomboyish and popular girl, while Yamada is basically the opposite by being small, clumsy, naive and insecure.
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If you liked this OVA I highly recommend the manga, you get to see how they get together, many stories in between those 3 shown here, and also how it actually goes on after Yamadas resolve to go to Tokyo with Kase. That, and Yamada learns what a lesbian couple can do apart from "only" kissing...

Personally, I hope that they will make a full anime adaption of this series. The characters are great, and the manga has enough content to cover.

This is the gayest shit I've ever seen. It's just a tomboy and a shy gardener girl who can't stay away from each other for more than 5 minutes. You can't get more gay then that if you tried. This is less of a movie and more of 50 minutes of wholesome yuri slapped together. There's almost no plot to speak of. The only conflict in the film is just the pettiest melodrama. There's even a scene where the main character starts having an anxiety attack from there being too many guys near her. It's hilarious how gay this is.

It's honestly a pretty terrible movie ... but it's cute and I'm gay as fuck so I'll at least give it a 6.

Kase-San and Morning glories is a beautiful (albeit short) movie about yuri romance (the best kind, no doubt). While Kase-San is the titular character, the protagonist is definitely her lover, Yamada. They have a nice chemistry going on. I'll admit, this movie did a good job with it's romance, making my heart beat afflutter and giving me goosebumps from the tender romance. The soundtrack is lovely as well, with nice ending song. The art is pretty great and beautiful (even if it uses so many lens flares it puts JJ Abrams to shame).

The story, surprisingly, starts with Kase and Yamada already dating, which is definitely ... a fresh change from all the "will they won't they" stories which only show the characters kissing or getting together in the very end. It instead deals with how they handle their relationships. I'm not sure if the manga did the same thing but regardless, I dig it. Seeing characters who are already in a relationship as the protagonists of a romance story is something we need more of, and for the most part it's really nice, a slow burning beauty.

Whaaaaaaat absolutely kills it for me though, is the entirety of the conflict in the final act. I won't get into details because common courtesy, but it's honestly a relatively archaic idea that honestly seems pretty outdated and a bit silly given the existence of things like internet messaging and whatnot. Also their use of that infamous train station trope was..... kind of making me cringe to the point where my face felt like it was shrinking back into my head. Like the rest of the movie was relatively grounded and reasonable, but that one final moment kinda felt dumb. Honestly I think I prefer Bloom into You over this mainly because it never had any sort of big, grand, over-the-top gesture moments like the climax of this movie did. But aside from that part, they're both pretty equal to me in terms of enjoyment. Like honestly, I don't think I'd throw my whole life away just for a relationship. Honestly, in the age where online relationships through discord and texting has become more common and actually possibly can lead to successful(?) marriages, it just seems even more moronic that the conflict even exists, let alone how Kase and Yamada respectively resolve it. Thankfully it's not that much of the film, so it isn't too much of a gamebreaker for me at least, but it's still making me dock a point from the film for that end alone.

Regardless, it's still sweet nontheless, and I loved this movie. It's just that the ending kind of was something any human being who's been in an actual relationship might cringe at. Ending aside, it's a beautiful experience that you should watch, if you can stomach terrible romantic cliches from an archaic age before humans invented the web.

EDIT: I have come back after reading the manga (yes I read the entire manga in the 5 hours after finishing the OVA because I’m that pathetic) and lemme say; the manga honestly does a lot of things better. Most namely the handling of the scene that was the ending of the OVA (i meant its still corny, just slightly less so). Plus it ends on a much better note, continuing for at least 10 chapters after that one. Do read the manga, since I think the OVA condensed too much stuff.

Being an anime fan for 14 years straight, I've refined my tastes over the years, so I know what I like and don't like, and if you like what I don't like, or don't like what I do, that's cool. You win. Everyone has their preferences when it comes to anime/manga. That being said, I've never really been fond of yaoi or yuri manga, and that's because many of them tend to play up the sex too much, especially sex that's dubiously consensual at best, are just poorly written in general, and don't necessarily reflect the experiences that actual LGBT people go through, since those ... works aren't written with that audience in mind. For me, they've just never been my thing. However, like any form of media, there are exceptions to the rule, and some of the more recent yaoi/yuri/shounen-ai/shoujo-ai stories are making an effort to actually be good and high quality, such as Shimanami Tasogare, Aoi Hana, Bloom Into You, and for today's subject, a little OVA called Kase-san and Morning Glories, based on the manga by Hiromi Takashima. I've only read two volumes of the manga, so I won't be commenting on that.

The OVA centers around two girls, shy gardener Yui Yamada, and popular sporty track star, Tomoka Kase. At first, the two barely know the other exists, but after a few meetings in school, they gradually become friends and start spending a lot of time together. Over time, the two find themselves crushing on each other, realizing they love each other, and after some initial awkwardness, they eventually decide to start dating. The OVA begins after they start dating, so they're technically already in a relationship at this point, so it focuses more on how they deal with their romantic feelings, the awkwardness that comes from being in a relationship, and showing how they work together as a couple, so there's a heavy focus on character driven conflict.

The OVA is only 50 minutes long, just short of an hour, but it's slowly paced in that it focuses a lot on the girls' lives, finding wonder in mundane things such as talking to your loved ones and going on vacation to a sunny beachside, and putting heavy emphasis on setting up a mellow, soft atmosphere. The animation sells it wonderfully, with bright colors, subtle but smooth character movement, great use of light and shadows, and giving the whole series a warm, welcoming palette. If you're not the patient type or someone who prefers heart pumping action and stuff happening all the time, then this isn't the show for you. It takes its time to really flesh out the leads and show their relationship evolving.

Honestly, while I do like the main characters, and their chemistry is really nice to watch, they don't really get fleshed out all that much. I mean, this is a 50-minute episode that leaves out a lot of important details from the manga, so this is inevitable. But I think the characters suffered quite a bit in the transition. Granted, I've only read two volumes of the manga thus far, and while they're not poorly executed or anything, they do come off as rather one note archetypes, with Yamada being the shy girl, Kase being the sporty energetic one, Mikawa being the typical spunky friend character who snarks a lot, so on and so forth. I've seen them done worse, but Kase-san doesn't really try to do anything with them other than play them straight, without doing anything to spice it up or make them somewhat interesting.

Plus, you'll find a lot of romance tropes used here that may or may not annoy you, such as a bunch of misunderstandings that don't get cleared up right away, the girls not always walking to each other about important things, sexual advances getting interrupted, melodrama resulting from things getting blown out of proportion, and so on. Granted, it does manage to do these things much less obnoxiously than most TV shows I've seen, so I'm willing to cut it some slack on that, but for those who utterly hate these things overall, you should probably look elsewhere. Furthermore, the anime is very fluffy and lighthearted, focusing heavily on cuteness, fluff, and sweetness than the downsides of being in a relationship, which is totally fine if done well, and in this day and age, we need more stories about LGBT people that don't involve lots of angst and drama. However, piling on too much sugar can detriment a product more than anything, and I like that Kase-san is trying to present a lesbian relationship in a sweet, positive light, I feel like the short length of the anime rendered any growth and chemistry the characters developed to be rather shallow, as we don't see them actively trying to work together or encounter genuine problems that could require them to strengthen their relationship. Romance isn't all rainbows and unicorns, you guys.

But for what it's worth, it's still a sweet, fluffy shoujo-ai anime that you can watch if you just want to relax and dream of good days ahead.

(This review is completely Spoiler-Free, if you haven't watched the OVA you read this review.)

When I watched Kase-San and Morning Glories, I was surprised at how good it was. However, if you've noticed the 58 minute runtime, you can assume that the pacing won't be that good. And you would be correct, the OVA feels like a bunch of anime scenes that are loosely connected, but those scenes are very fun to watch, so I didn't care that much. The animations looked stunning. The characters were likeable, I enjoyed watching Yamada's and Kase's relationship unfold. I was rooting for the characters, even Mikawa who isn't ... really plot relevant besides being Yamada's best friend. The ending hooked me, it made me worry for the main characters and the situation they were in. That's how likeable the character's are. And if you're worried about what happens next. I'm pretty sure the manga* continues the story afterwards.

In conclusion, Kase-San and Morning Glories is a much-watch OVA if you like Yuri anime or even Romance anime in general. Yamada and Kase's relationship is amazing. I hope that the entire manga is adapted, maybe as a full length seasonal anime.

*I say this as someone who hasn't read the manga at all, and has only watched the 2 anime adaptations.

lesbian fluff.

a simple cut story, with a loveable cute couple. i think they expressed the "early in a relationship" part really nicely. they weren't close before so they're a bit awkward, but they're comfortable with eachother.

though i must say there weren't anything special or great about this ova. the story was common, girl likes girl, they get cute, problem occurs, happy ending. there wasn't Any character development nor any traits that makes them a good character. i dont think there was even any development ?? kinda dissapointed at that part but eh.

the visuals were pretty !! the sound and music were fitting and the ... seiyuu's did good voicing them.

This OVA is so fluffy...it's so gay...it makes my little lesbian heart flutter with happiness. I am someone who is very skeptical in the choice of yuri I watch, but I was happy to stumble upon this little 60 minute joyfest. The story isn't groundbreaking, nor are the characters, but I think this OVA did an excellent job taking bits and pieces from the Kase-san manga and putting it together in a delightful, too-good-for-this-world OVA.

The artwork and its inclusion of watercolors is breathtaking to witness. That twinkling sound of the soundtrack sets the quiet, adorable tone of the OVA. And overall, the short vignettes pieced ... together create a small, yet still emotionally impactful, story about the developing relationship of two young women.

I actually cried within this OVA, not just at the unsettling climax where Kase and Yamada have to decide what will happen to their relationship as college approaches, but also in more quieter moments, when Yamada struggles to get the attention of Kase due to her popularity. I think these quieter moments were easy for a queer woman like me to relate to, and they were more impactful because of that.

That being said, when there are not little bits of relationship drama sprinkled in, there are some adorable, awkward, and funny moments as the girls try to figure out their relationship. This OVA is a collection of those moments, and it is really only in the last twenty minutes or so during the college arc that the anime becomes a bit more serious. In the meantime, it is usually cute and funny to watch, with deeper romantic moments thrown in between. SPOILER but...that scene where Kase drops her bike and runs to kiss Yamada and she misses her bus because of it just...because ?? *Chef's Kiss* There are heartfelt moments, frustrating moments, and sad moments in this OVA all packed in within 60 minutes. Yet the anime doesn't feel too packed or rushed. Instead, you are watching an achingly sweet tale between two girls starting out their relationship for the first time.

This yuri makes no groundbreaking statements about the LGBTQ+ community, and it falls into stereotypical yuri tropes with a more masculine-appearing Kase and Yamada's constant "wE'rE bOtH gIrLs BuT..." HOWEVER, the OVA is still a fluffy, non-fetishized representation of wlw culture to watch, and I am okay that it makes no radical statements or looks more deeply into the issues surrounding the LGBTQ+ community because sometimes, you just need some fluffy, mind-numbing material to watch.

From one lesbian to another, this gets my approval. Simply put, Kase-san is a short and sweet OVA about budding relationships that manages to pull at the heartstrings.

The Kase-san manga is one I'm well familiar with. It started in 2010 and was originally meant as a one-shot. But the positive response to it prompted an entire series. In 2018, Zexcs released an hour long OVA. Yes, the same studio behind Cheesesteak Suppository & Umi Monogatari. 

Story:

Yamada is on the greenery committee at school. She's started going out with Kase-san, the star of the track team and a girl who's "way cooler than any boy." So, this takes uses material from after the first volume of the manga. And it basically goes over a bunch of the events they experience from the second and ... third volumes of the manga. 

The big issue with this as an adaptation is that it skips a lot of the sweeter, more contented moments where Kase and Yamada are just happy and being adorable in favour of showcasing the more "dramatic" moments. Which makes it seem more melodramatic than it actually is. It also has the unfortunate side effect of making Kase & Yamada seem really insecure. Yeah, every couple has those moments but when it's the majority of what you see it comes across as worse than when it's a more occasional thing. 

That being said, it does a good job of presenting those moments it includes. Albeit a bit abridged. And those more cutesy moments they did include like Kase-san visiting Yamada's house or the pair on the plane do make for some very nice scenes. 

Characters:

The big problem here is the insecurity issue. In this OVA, our heroines spend more time being worried about their relationship and thinking it might be about to end than they spend being happy and appreciating each other. And since you don't see how they got together, you don't really know why they bother unless you've read the first volume of the manga and all the happy moments from the second and third volumes that the OVA skipped. 

It doesn't help that the characters aren't all that complex and the main draw of the manga is that they're absolutely adorable and their whole dynamic is just a joy to read. Not when the OVA is determined to undermine that aspect as much as possible. 

Art:

I do have to give Zexcs credit here. They did a great job of capturing the art style and bringing it to life. Which does make for a very pleasant looking OVA. The characters look good, the animation flows nicely and the backgrounds were nicely filled out. 

Sound:

Sakura Ayane & Takahashi Minami do an excellent job in the leading roles. They capture the chemistry betwixt the girls pretty much perfectly and pull off both the more dramatic and cutesy moments handily. The music is nice. Especially the ending duet with our leads. 

Ho-yay:

This one is all about the les-yay. 

Areas of Improvement:

A better job capturing the Manga's aesthetic. Here's the thing, most of the manga is less dramatic, more cutesy. If this OVA had one big dramatic sequence at the end and the rest focused more on cutesy moments, it would better represent what you can expect from the manga and the characters wouldn't come across as so insecure. 
Show the start of the relationship. I get that they don't want to spend much time on it, but it would help our investment if we saw at least a flashback of how they got together rather than having Yamada monologue about it. 
Stronger Supporting Cast. This is an issue with the manga too. We rarely see much of any characters besides Yamada & Kase. The strongest supporting character we get is Mikawa and she mostly shows up when Yamada needs someone to talk about her relationship with. 

Final Thoughts:

I don't recommend letting this OVA be your introduction to Kase-san. Yes, it has its moments but the general focus on the more tumultuous points of their relationship could easily give you the impression that it's a lot more filled with insecurity and generally much weaker than it actually is. If anything, I would say this is a good supplement for the manga. So, if you read the first three volumes and you want to see some of the scenes brought to life, I'd absolutely watch this. But I'd generally go with the manga over the OVA. It's only five volumes and has a lot of cuteness. And that's not including the ongoing follow up manga. For the OVA, I'll give it a 6/10. 

Even tho normally I am not a fan of romance genre in anime.This is the most heart warming movie I have ever seen in my life. Finally no over sexualization of lesbian couples and just a heart felt story of 2 high school girls facing normal daily life couple problems. I understand some reviews about characters being generic or shallow but I would like to remind them that this is just adaptation of only few parts of the actual manga. So it is only being 1 hour movie lacks major parts of it understandably. I still think the animation and music theme covered those holes ... with beyond amazing work. This is hopefully will be first but not last step to more beautiful, simple but breathtaking and not coated with fan service or fetishization of Yuri anime's. I will deff rewatch it more than five times and edit my comment each time.

Not a plot beat you won't see coming from the first five minutes, but absolutely adorable. It's like they compressed an entire anime series by distilling it into its four most important scenes, Steve Jobs (2015) style. I love that.

Seriously, there is something to be said for the fact this even exists at all. For decades and decades there has yet to be a single completely positive portrayal of WLW romance in Japanese animation. Every single show or movie either has elements of abuse, intense drama, or an unhappy ending, and sure as heck none of them focus on the romance itself. I love stories ... about couples who are already together, and Kase-san makes it even better by being about awkward lesbians!

Kase-san and Morning Glories is the type of anime I wish had a longer series because there's so many cute and fun interactions between our two main characters. But we'll settle with an OVA.

Story: Kase-san and Morning Glories is a one hour long OVA that's centres around two high schoolers, Yamada and Kase. The basic setting is that they both just finished middle school together and started dating, just before high school started. Unlike many other romance (or shoujo ai) anime where we watch the wind up, up until our two characters start dating, our story starts off with them already dating. ... The plot isn't anything super special on paper, but it's far from poor. We get to watch all the complications that come with dating while in the middle of high school - between being part of a team, school-related activities and hanging out with other friends. Simply put, parts of everyday life sort of get in the way and we are constantly asked how we can get away from that. They don't go for anything that would shock the audience too much, but seeing how our characters go about tackling their problems is very sweet to watch. It very much goes for those wholesome or cute interactions between Yamada and Kase. They solve those problems together and attempt to grow their relationship with each other.

This anime actually moved at a pretty quick pace. There's very little "extra" in there and problems are either solved, or not, fairly quickly. So, for those that want to see a romance anime that moves fairly quickly, this is the one for you. By the end of it, it does feel like the show has a little more to give. I somewhat wonder if there are any plans to keep this story going because they certainly leave that door open. You are left with a few questions regarding what happens to these characters because there are some plot lines left unanswered, but this was a very enjoyable story. (8/10)

Characters: This story is almost entirely done with our two characters, with side characters getting virtually nothing. And that's fine! Yamada is completely in love with Kase and when something falters, she gets either really worried or flustered. She is the ultimate worry-wart. You really feel for her when she worries about her relationship with Kase and that constant worry could make her seem like a weak character, when she just needs a bit of a confidence boost. Her main interest in this anime is that she's very passionate about flowers and plants. She definitely knows more than she leads on in her interactions with Kase. But if they decide to create future installments, you can see how life problems could get in her way. Kase is extremely athletic and very popular with her peers. This does tend to worry Yamada, and Kase's not always the most observant of that. I actually really like this because you get to see how the couple work through each others flaws, and this is definitely Kase's biggest fault. Kase does visibly get flustered at times and it's almost as cute as when Yamada does. Her character does somewhat imply that she should be confident, especially around her other friends, but we clearly get to see that she isn't always. Mikawa is one of Yamada's friends and they seem to be pretty close but she never really adds much. Most other side characters aren't given much of a role such as Yamada's teacher and mother. (8/10)

Art: I have some mixed feelings about the art in this one. The close ups are of fine quality, but as soon as there's more movement or further shots, the quality does dip a fair bit. It wasn't enough that I would say it was bad, but it did distract me, just a touch. That being said, it might just be a style thing that I personally couldn't really go to bat for. (6/10)

Sound: Nothing really to complain about here. The tracks that were present were fine. All three of Morgan Berry (Kase), Bryn Apprill (Yamada) and Apphia Yu (Mikawa) were really good - I specifically thought Bryn Apprill played Yamada's frantic-nature very well. It made me smile multiple times. Luci Christian (the main cast's teacher) and Patricia Duran (Kase's coach) also add in a couple lines, which is surprising considering their long resumé history, especially the former. (7/10)

Overall enjoyment: I like this one! It never seeks to go over-and-above, but maintains a light feel for this romance anime, though with the added touch that it is between two female characters. For example, Yamada does mention that it's is a relationship with "two girls", but it's never really stated why that's different. Which is fine! This isn't a dramatic anime. If you're in the mood for a short OVA, then Kase-san and Morning Glories is definitely worth the hour watch. I secretly hope there's more because I love the interactions between our two characters. I feel like it won't happen, but I'm not giving up hope yet! (8/10)

I couldn't finish it, honestly. I like yuri, but honestly this was mind-numbingly boring. It has nothing special going for it except for good art.

I definitely wouldn't say it's realistic. It's pure fluff, about a couple in a honeymoon relationship. It's very bland. And it's kinda creepy to stick your head into your new girlfriend's sheets to sniff 'em on the first date lol.

This has been done to death, and its execution kinda pales to stuff like... Their Story, for instance. (manhua) Very very bland, and not even cute enough to make up for it. :(

It's too bad, I think I set my expectations too ... high because of how high quality YagaKimi ended up.

Not a good solo movie.

It's pretty, and sweet, and some nice character interactions, though little character development. Will be much better if it gets continued, but as is I would only recommend if you're willing to get into the manga afterwards.

At first I thought it was the *end* of a manga storyline, as the relationship launches very quickly. Knowing this is the start of the story improved my opinion a lot, as both main characters are fairly 'basic' in design and their relationship lacked depth. Will think about reading the manga now, and perhaps update the review after.

Overall, pretty but mostly empty, ... maybe a good start.

It's incredibly cute because that's all it ever wants to be.

Well, let's start by saying "I'm not too interested in Yuri", which should hint at why the score is not in majority's favor, and I'm really sorry if this review might've attacked your opinions or preferences.

Our main characters, Yamada and Kase, are in love, and both are girls. That's the basic plot.
Throughout the whole runtime, all I ever thought was, "Looks like they (the creators) just wanted to show a sweet romance between cute girls" and that's pretty much the only thought I had been carrying throughout the whole thing. It was hard to feel ... a strong connection to their romance because it felt like I couldn't comprehend what they were going through whenever there was a conflict. I just liked the momentary slow moments, ones where music and atmosphere take the front instead of the plot and characters. That ending though, just made me want to quit but thankfully it's the end, so I skipped that one part and directly went to the credits.

I don't want this review just to be me ranting, so I'll do some work.
The whole thing looks really cute (I actually watched this because it looked cute). Throughout the whole 58 minutes, the warm and fuzzy atmosphere continuously shines, literally. What it really does well is the character animation. The occasional leaves pop up on Yamada's head emphasizing her confusion or embarrassment, the shiny rays of light that drop like the rain, and to glimmering eyes of our characters whenever they talk to each other. So much care was given to make them look cute and it's truly beautiful. Even in that dreamlike sequence where Yamada dives into her pool of thoughts with her friend's voice, even in that heavy moment, the tone of being a heavily light-hearted romance doesn't disappear.
The romance, the unpopular and popular fall for each other, isn't new or original, and probably the only gimmick is that they're already in a relationship, and now they are just figuring out what they should do. Strictly speaking, the story is really forgettable, and with enough time, the same can be said about the characters. The main reason being it works on cliches and tropes, which is nothing wrong with the case regarding any other romance work, it just didn't work. Bluntly put, this looked like that one heterosexual love story that I eventually forgot, got a Yuri remake.
After my watch, I started to question what even necessitated this work at all, but then I find out the manga which the OVA adapted from, got this following of being the best in the fanbase, and the only Yuri that the majority of Yuri fans enjoyed (A cliche for every fanbase I guess).

Who should watch this?
If you can relate to Yuri works, or just enjoy Yuri works, or just want something cute, then I think you should give this a try.
While I didn't regret my time watching, I thought I could've spent my time watching something more enjoyable.