Jaku-Chara Tomozaki-kun Specials

I made it pretty clear in my review of the main series that I only liked the show for it's Smash bros elements. Strip all that away and you're left with a very bland, by-the-numbers harem anime with a slice of white-bread protagonist and a crappy tsundere who won't admit to herself that she has feelings, and a bunch of other girls that are just set-dressing.

I hope that in season 2 the show can get back to something actually interesting with the game aspects, but I don't see it happening. I think any further entries in the franchise will probably get middling reviews from me, ... so 7's or 8 if they're lucky. These did nothing interesting that wasn't already covered in the main series either, so they seemed doubly irrelevant. No smash? Belongs in the trash.

The Tomozaki-kun specials were pretty simple and short so I'll review it simple and short

Story 6/10
Art 8/10
Sound 7/10
Character 9/10
Enjoyment 7/10
Overall 7/10

If you liked the Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki then I would recommend you watch the specials. Both specials combined add up to a 25 min episode. The first episode is just Tomozaki and friends hanging out at Fuuka's resturant. The second episode is a backstory about how Tama became friends with Mimimi and Aoi. I liked the end of the episode where they light up fireworks and yell ''Tamaya!'' Like I said before would watch if you liked the series.

These are special episodes cum OVA for Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki-kun.

Episode 1 is about Tomozaki and his friends going to a restaurant where Fuuka works.

Episode 2 is about how Mimimi was able to befriend Hanabi, thanks to Aoi.

It seems that Episode 1 occurred after the first season, whilst Episode 2 happened before the first season. I recommend watching it if you like the main series. Each episode is about 10 minutes. But you might experience different reactions. Episode 1 is an 8 or even 9 out of 10.

Episode 2, however.....

Nicknamed Tama, Hanabi is the least interesting character, and I couldn't care less how she became ... friends with Mimimi. This might give you more respect for Mimimi and Aoi, but this episode drags down the entire score. It's a 5/10 for me.

Update: 20 July 2024

I just finished watching episode 5 of season 2, which concludes Tama's arc. Whilst she was forgettable in season 1, there's no way you can forget her after watching her arc. This is why I suggest watching episode 2 of the OVA after episode 5 of season 2. You will care more for Tama and probably have a better time watching this episode.