Akaneiro ni Somaru Saka: Hardcore

Akaneiro ni Somaru Saka: Hardcore (2009)

Story

Same premise as before except Ayanokouji, Karen takes everyone on a trip to her private island where she aims to wow everyone. Shiina, Mitsuki brings with her a sample of a new suntan lotion that makes the person more daring once they apply it after a while. The effects however are unexpectedly stronger than predicted creating a huge lust outburst of all the girls for Junichi. It is a shame for the other guy (excluding the teacher because he is a teacher) who gets zero attention from any of the girls. The episode plays out heavily on the tropes giving ... the girls a PV segment each as it goes through their daring time. The girls and Junichi in the end think it was just a vivid dream.

Art

Same as before, a bit more Ecchi. It is still nice to look at and holds well throughout.

Sound

Same style as before in its format.

Character

Characters don’t develop particularly at all during the episode. You get two more girls who are shown to have unexpected feelings for Junichi (Nijou, Aya and Tachibana, Mikoto). This is unexpected because it was not shown during the show at any point particularly. Also, why could no one give love to the other guy of the show.

The only real change of development is seeing more of a friendship between Junichi and Nagomi because she is not close to many guys and they get on quite well.

Enjoyment

The episode is enjoyable to watch but it is unexpectedly over the top Ecchi compared to the rest of the show. The unusual PVs for the girls are welcome but feels like it came too late. Would have been better to have that as a mid-episode handover still on the main show with their sizes etc instead.

Overall

Overall, it is as good as the main show is but again doesn’t bring anything spectacular to the audience. It feels like it could have been better placed if more episodes were to follow it. Not sure if for when it came out originally it would have been worth the wait from Dec 2008 to Jun 2009.

this honestly makes the anime a harem, it's a great OVA that you'd either love or hate. It's super echi and it gets you pissed when he doesn't finally get the harem route when that pink haired girl ruins everything instead of joining in. It's very good and it makes you wish it were a hentai. If your not fans of senseless fan-service, then don't watch.

Well then. I'm a little unsure how to review this one. Because while I enjoyed it for its stupidity (therefore equaling in hilarity), I also cringed and the very thing I enjoyed about it. Really, you either watch it because you can, watch it because you actually enjoy this series, or watch it because you are a hormone filled male and are in the need of some pointless fanservice. If the title hadn’t tipped you off already, then that is what this OVA is. It’s pretty darn hardcore.

The main point of it is to have everyone take a trip to this exotic beach and all ... the girls included in Junichi’s harem (even the ones you barely see, like glasses girl and the what’s her face red head) all of a sudden “become more daring” because of this suspicious sunscreen they put on themselves and they become super horny and try to unzip Junichi’s pants with their teeth and whatnot. Sound enticing?

The thing I found pretty amazing is when they started going into these short little profiles of every girl who tries to jump on Junichi as he is frantically trying not to get excited. They go into their “measurements” and show them in suggestive positions and have them doing random things like splashing ocean water.

Sound is the same, basically…Same opening, different ending as usual. Not all that interesting. The animation is no better or worse really than the series.

If you were in hopes of a continuation after a few months from the end of the series (which frankly wasn’t all that good anyway, so who cares?), I’m afraid this may be a bit of a letdown. However, if you’re looking for something to distract you from the fact you’re not getting any, than go ahead and watch this. Just kidding. Or just watch this for the amusement.