Majimoji Rurumo: Kanketsu-hen

I didn't expect to ever say this but thank you J.C staff for allowing me to see the conclusion to the story I really loved 5 years ago.

Rurumo was never the anime that I watched for the dirty nor harem stuff, Rurumo for me is a much more complex anime, it has genuine good characters and very nice plot and I really liked it for that.

The story of this movie is good and while it does feel a little rushed at the start, it gets better and better with a good conclusion.

It was nice to see the characters I really liked and the ... mother aka best girl in action again, it was wholesome and we got more character development for the Rurumo.



Overall I would give the movie/ovas a 9/10.

If you watched the tv then watch it but avoid the rare ecchi moments in this. If not, skip the series.

I love the prequal so I was really happy when I realised that it finally had an conclusion to end it. But once I watched it I was left very unsatisfied. There are spoilers but I don't think it should matter much since it's just an ova.

There are good and bad things about this ova let's start with the good.

Koto is still a good guy at heart and I loved how he decided to use his last wish. The "tea date" he had with Rurumo was adorable and going shopping for Rurumo's last day was really sweet. I specifically loved the ending part ... when Kota said "she used to be my sister" and man using the same ending song kicks back the nostalgia, with all the same voices I loved and missed. Getting to see Rurumo always a plus.

The first episode was really great so what went wrong I wonder? Ep 2 was a complete disaster i'll tell you that. Ep 1 is a solid 6. Ep 2 deserves a 4 for how badly written it was.

First up is how the fact humans were used for magic was simply only glossed over (though it now makes sense why his wishes would make him die) but human lives should not be something used in a show like this, But the very worst thing was the overdramatic court scene. If you don't like unreasonable coincidence for plot convenience then you definitely won't like the cliche fairy queen rescue. Didn't she spend enough time on earth to know not to cross a street like that especially with a car so close. Plus Kota met her twice (how often do you run into a person so much and on the same day). But no the coincidence doesn't end there. How convenient the person he saved was the queen and how convenient that fairy queen even kept his body. It doesn't even end with just the queen. What are coincidence they found out where Kota's soul crystal was kept and that one specifically.

(yes i'm aware some of what I said occurred in ep 1 but until ep 2 I did not realize how bad these small coincidence would ruin ep 2)

Not to even mention how ridiculous and dumb the plan even is

They knew the soul crystal itself couldn't speak or hear itself yet steal stole it making the whole thing pointless if it wasn't for Mimi who "coincidently" had a body for him

Rurumo was prepared to go back to being a trainer witch again which would have made Kota's entire sacrifice worthless. Not to mention she would need to end another person's life to become a witch again

Kota's excuse on how he came back to life I'm not sure weather I should find it funny or dumb.

Little other things I need to add in.

- I think the art was worst then before might just be my imagination though
- Why wasn't there another way to stop the car. Using ice was way too abnormal and weird did no passable realise the car was stopped by ice??
- They tried to fit too much stuff into two episodes

Not every series needs a conclusion. This is especially true for a series that is built on episodic gag comedy and that has a gimmick of showing the main girl's panties every episode. This type of show did not win over fans with complex storytelling or really any sort of substantial drama whatsoever, so it's quite puzzling why the creators felt that such a dramatic finale was necessarily.

If you're reading this review I assume that you're familiar with the 2014 TV series adaptation of Majimoji Rurumo. In that series you should note the plot point that states that Kouta's life will end when his contract ... with Rurumo expires. This was a relatively minor plot point in the TV series and was mostly ignored in favour of comedic episodic plots. In the OVA this plot becomes front and centre and serves as the primary conflict of the story.

It's really hard to explain why I dislike this OVA so much without blatantly spoiling it. I'll try my best to not go into too many specifics. Basically the OVA ends status quo ante. In my opinion there is no significant difference between the status quo at the end of this OVA and at the end of the TV series. I understand that this point can be disputed but really any differences that exist are relatively minor compared to all the drama, intrigue, grieving, and despair that was expressed in these final 2 episodes. In my mind this makes the entire final 2 episodes hopelessly pointless.

I want to emphasize that I am not opposed to dramatic plots in comedy series in general. My big qualm with this finale just comes from the fact that nothing substantial results from all the drama. What was all this conflict for? Just to confirm an ending that didn't need confirming? None of the key elements of the conflict in this OVA are even hinted at in the series. The OVA heavily features a character that only appeared ONCE in the TV series and features many more characters that never appeared. This OVA just created a dramatic plot out of thin air and then dramatically and climatically resolved it, all just so we could go back to the same situation we were at at the end of Episode 12. What was the point of it all?

I just wanna conclude this review by saying that I understand the frustration of watching 12 episode anime series' that don't have proper conclusions. I've personally understood the feeling of wanting a series you love to have a proper conclusion. But if the conclusion you so desired is completely divorced from everything that made the series worthwhile in the first place, then is it really worth it? Some stories are better left unresolved.