I''s Pure

I’s Pure is a Shounen, Ecchi, Romance about a boy Seto Ichitaka, who has had huge crush on a cute girl in his class, Yoshizuki Iori. This may be the setting for a typical Romantic Comedy but I’s Pure is able to do great things with this plot.

The story starts of normally enough with us getting to know the characters, which is easy enough because they have the generic personalities; hot girl, indecisive guy, perverted friend, childhood friend, etc. Even with these typical personalities the characters are pretty amazingly developed in their own way, through so many situations and after the awkward beginning, the romance ... begins to develop well throughout the story. Of course there's comedy but it is played down, quite a bit. Like any other Rom/Com, this anime does tend to rely on cliches but the cliches aren't a problem. The real problem is how quickly the story jumps from one situation to another and that is because this really short anime is based on a long manga. But it is pretty easy to overlook that, especially for those who haven’t read the manga, seeing how well the story is illustrated.

The quality of animation is great, with so much detail put into the environments and the characters move fluidly. The girls are well designed, which is essential for an ecchi romance but like most of these types of anime, not much detail was put into the guys. The music was pretty good and it definitely suited the anime but most of the time it was barely noticeable, to make any difference to it.

Overall this is a typical ecchi, romantic, comedy that manages to push the envelope, due to its not-so-original but captivating story. The characters were surprisingly well developed in such a short amount of time. I’s Pure was so close to getting a higher score but it didn’t because it summed up a 15 Volume manga into 6 regular length OVAs. This means that a lot of major developments and some important characters were left out of the story, which was a big let down. At least the parts of the story it tells, it sometimes does a better job than the manga.

So if you haven’t read the manga you wouldn’t be disappointed but you may feel a bit left in the dark about certain situations, which is why I recommend reading the manga.

This was a truly touching series. It drew you in from the first episode, and kept you in lows and highs through to the very end. There's no magic or martial arts.

The art was quite good. Overall, it leaves this romantic satisfied. If you're into the "Ross and Rachel" type stories then this is a good one for you.

I''s Pure is the purest example I have ever seen of Anime fail. Simply put, these 6 episodes became, in my mind, the foremost and easiest to distinguish example of the corny, cliched love story. It fell into every single trap I could think of: a rediculous, laugh-out-loud sappy ending, convenient interruptions to confessions, the "childhood friend" who happens to walk in on the main character in her underwear just at the most inconvenient time, the title that really has nothing to do with the story AT ALL, the honorable break-up so the girl can "follow her dream" as an actress, the the coma due ... to a weak fight that brings the two fateful lovers together at the last moment.

I was laughing for a few minutes straight, because this show was that bad. If you want a good laugh, spend a few hours watching this. You might learn something: like how not to make a short OVA "romance" series. But if you want a true romance story, go watch something good like Nodame Cantabile or Kimikiss Pure Rouge.

I scored a little strange, didn't I? I can explain :)

Ok, I just wanted to write, so that everybody note:
Don't watch this anime unless you have read the manga first!!!

If you have read the manga, and liked it, then it is an enjoyable recap to the books, can bring up nice scenes, and it is nice to watch the characters animated.

However, I was upset while watching, because people who haven't read the manga, and watching this, will only see a spoiler collection of the manga, with only the main part of the story, without the numerous small, funny scenes, that makes the manga so great.

I ... scored it down because - as i stated above - I really don't recommend you to watch this unless you have read the manga first, but if you have already read the manga, you are going to watch it anyways, and will spend a nice 3 hours watching it. ;-)

Did it manage to put the awesomeness of the manga within 6 episodes?
Read this review and find out!


I opened the first episode, it seemed kind of cool. After a bit of watching you soon notice that they have skipped so many that should have been there. Much of the ecchi scenes totally vanished and were nowhere to be seen. Much of the comedy was dropped as well, same goes for a lot of other scenes. But I wasn't sad at all.

[Ecchi: Nakedness you might say. It however is not pornographical, it will in most cases not show any inappropriate body-parts].


The Anime maybe didn't had the ... ecchi, it maybe didn't have some of the unimportant scenes the manga did had. But it had something else; great animation and a fantastic story line. To me it wasn't just a sum up, it was better than what I expected.

The Anime isn't totally like the Manga, but who cares. I bet most of the people who have seen the Anime completely didn't know there was a Manga at all. But they still liked it..?

Yes they did, if they didn't, they either hate it's genre or they have no taste at all. The Anime shows love how it's supposed to be. Love is doubt, a lot of doubt. Not only does it do this fantastically, it also does it in a way that excites you. In this a lot of Anime fails and are labeled as 'yet another one of those'. This one however, excites you, and that by all means is what a Anime should be.

Next to a to me fantastic experience of story and development, it also had fun bonusses which perfectly resembles the Ecchi scenes that were so non-consistant in the Anime. Aren't the creators considerable.


This Anime is one which will take a small amount of time, it's only 6 episodes. But if you really don't like an Anime in which they might get a little bit dramatic at times, just to tense/spice things up a little, than this Anime isn't for you. I still suggest you to watch it however, 6 times 20 minutes should be doable for any Anime-watcher out there. Not to mention that some scenes are really worthwhile and animated fluidly.

I''s Pure is an anime series that revolves around the romantic relationship between Ichitaka Seto and his classmate, Iori Yoshizuki. The show portrays the struggles of adolescent love and the challenges that come with it. Although the series has its moments, it falls short of being a standout show in the genre.

The animation style in I''s Pure is decent, but it doesn't bring anything new or unique to the table. The characters are well-designed and their emotions are depicted with accuracy, but the animation overall feels rather average. The series also lacks a distinct soundtrack that could have complemented the romantic storyline.

The show's protagonist, Ichitaka ... Seto, is a relatable character who many viewers can empathize with. However, his character development throughout the series feels somewhat slow and unremarkable. The same can be said for the supporting characters, who don't receive much depth or backstory.

The romantic storyline between Ichitaka and Iori is the main focus of the series, but it often feels drawn-out and repetitive. The progression of their relationship feels stagnant at times, and it doesn't offer much that hasn't been seen in other romance anime series. The themes explored in I''s Pure, such as self-esteem and communication, are important but are not explored in depth enough to make a significant impact on the story.

Overall, while I''s Pure is a decent anime series that explores adolescent romance and its complications, it doesn't offer anything that hasn't been seen before in the genre. It falls short of being a standout show, with its average animation style, slow character development, and repetitive storyline.

----WARNING: SPOILERS ARE AHEAD----

I picked this anime out of the list of recommend anime on the Chobits page, as Chobits is one of my favourite romances. I love the lightness of it, Chii's innocence and purity, and just the overall romantic interactions. I got none of those same feelings from I"s Pure.

I"s Pure stars Ichitaka Seto, a very indecisive teenage boy. While indecisive Male Leads is normal for this kind of anime, Ichitaka is almost unbearable in this sense. There were parts where even I was saying "Just get on with it", and I've seen a decent amount of this character archetype. I get that ... we are supposed to identify with him and maybe "understand" his worries, but it just comes off as annoying. In the episode where they were in the karaoke bar and there were those long pauses between what Seto and Iori were saying I honestly started laughing, because I thought the translators had been pranking me. It failed to create any sort of dramatic tension whatsoever.

One of the marks of a good romance, or even a good anime in general is getting attached to the characters, and actually caring about their strife. Referring back to Chobits, I got very attached to Chii (Heck, I even named my computer it!) and wanted to see her succeed. In I"s Pure, I did not care for Itsuki OR Iori in the least. None of them had any kind of qualities that made them memorable or made me want to care about them. I get that Chobits was 26 episodes and I"s Pure only 6 OVAs, but that shouldn't stop me from caring about the characters any less. If you're going to make a short series, you have to make your characters likeable in a shorter time, which the people here failed to do.

I don't recall it ever been explained WHY Seto likes Iori in the first place. There's no romantic build up, it's just "I like this woman", and this results in her seeming really kinda boring and bland. Itsuki is a little bit better of a character, but not much is said about her either. I felt like Seto should have just dated Itsuki and ended the OVA in 2 episodes. Sure, the childhood friend thing Itsuki's got going on is pretty overdone, but it definitely would have resulted in a better ending.

One thing I can say is, I really did like Teratani. He was an AMAZING friend to Ichitaka. The bro-levels were high in this one. I would kill to have a buddy like him.

The final episode when Seto is in a come and Iori's "I love you" waking him up and all of that just fell so unnecessary. Why was this big catalyst needed to get them back together? It just felt so cheesy, like I was reading an over-exaggeration of a shoujo manga.

Maybe if this had even been a 13 episode series, they could have planned out the character development a little better, but unfortunately my love of this anime was not to be. I really wanted to find a nice romance series, but this just left a bad taste in my mouth.

By the way, what was with that Samejima guy (Marionette King) not recognizing Seto? It had only been like a year since they were done high school. You'd think he'd remember him from their interactions in high school (unless he ACTUALLY was doing drugs and his memory is shot, then I'm just dumb).

Sorry to any of you who liked this. I just had to do this for myself.

What happens when you cross a serious Romance/Drama with that of its lighter compliment Romance/Comedy? You get I''s.

Because there is some theme mixing, I''s ended up tagged with multiple genres. Don't be mistaken, in fact there really is only 3 significant ones, and that would be Romance, Drama, and Comedy.

Furthermore, don't take on the assumption that I''s is one of those "very serious one second, then demolishes the atmosphere with a bad joke/punchline the next" types of anime because I can assure you(as a member that watches both Romance/Drama and Romance/Comedy, that this is most certainly a successful blend of themes.

What I''s will bring to ... you in these six-- 29 minute episodes is a short series about the relationship between a guy, his supportive best friend, his childhood friend, and his crush.

Each episode starting from the first gives you a sturdy foundation for the story by means of a backstory, keeps us interested through funny situations, romantic situations all at the proper times thus giving us time to get into the mood. In spite of being only 6 episodes, progress is made with characters, there is solid development in terms of the story, as well as a fitting conclusion, one that is neither a huge cliffhanger or an over conclusive ending.

Personally, the story was very fluent, in spite of its time constraint. I found myself enticed by the characters further drawing me to watch another episode until i reach the end without realizing. The OP was very fitting and can be one of those memorable OPs etched into your brain for a while, adding to my overall enjoyment in watching.

All in all, I''s is very much worth the 3 hours you have to spend to watch it and I believe anyone and everyone should give it a shot because if your not heavy on the romance/drama, it won't be long enough for you to get sick of and if you absolutely love romance/drama, it can be considered a sweet, heartwarming mini series.

Let's sum up this dumpster fire in one sentence: Stereotypical weepy impotent boy is weepy and impotent for six episodes while every cliché plot device plays itself out in cliché order to the sound of crappy violins and bad midi music.

If that sounds harsh, well, it is true. Spoilers ahead.

Story: Oh look, he has a childhood friend. Oh look, he's about to confess but the phone rings, and again....and again......and again. Oh look he's about to confess but a bad guy kidnaps her. Oh look, he's about to confess but a talent agency wants her and they tell him to break ... up with her, which he almost does because he's a weepy impotent boy. Seriously. Every bad anime cliché ever in one place. It doesn't get any worse than this.

Art: Pretty average. Nothing terrible, nothing great.

Sound: Really pretty bad. Corny violin music and bad synth. Enough said.

Character: The characters are as badly written as the story. You'll roll your eyes so hard so often you might go blind watching them. The boy is weepy and pathetic, the girls are weepy and pathetic. Cliché cliché cliché!

Enjoyment: By the end, I just wanted it to be over. I didn't care about anything, and was just downright irritated that I wasted my time. If I could give enjoyment a 0 I would.

Overall: 2/10. Dreadful. Why anime writers keep pumping out these cringe-worthy cliche train wrecks is beyond me.

I'm not sure if I am allowed to swear, but this anime was shit.

I sat through this entire anime expecting more and got nothing in return. It was a rather mediocre "love" story with really no build, enjoyment or climax and end. Right off the bat it's sketchy, I feel like this anime portrays very bad judgement and what's the right thing to do. I really was sick of the Seto from the start and how weak and selfish he is, it gets worse as you watch more.

Not sure why this is rated R+, or Ecchi because there is no nudity, you see panties ... and hips once, in the entire series, No breasts or anything, so knock that down to PG-13 if that's the only reason. One thing for sure is this anime portrays women's judgement horribly. Not a women myself, but I damn well know women have better judgement than this, or I really hope they know when something doesn't look right.

Really would recommend go watch something else, even for a short film, this is terrible.


I will explain why I think this anime is horrid below explaining why I felt this anime was horrible, this is not big story spoils more about why I hate it, I wouldn't consider this even a spoiler because it plays really no part besides making you hate this anime more.

Sorry to say this but ****SPOILER**** past this point





Iori is nearly get's raped in the first 10 minutes in episode 1. That's not the only time, there are two other scenes where she is almost raped, each time progressively worse. There is terrible judgement on her part and a little bastard that gets her into this position that he has no consequence or anything he gets off without a mention. The main loser, Seto, at one point contemplated not coming to protect her, when he knew she was about to be raped because he was on a "date".

I's Pure was a refreshing tale of teenage romance. I personally enjoy the shorter romantic love stories because the writers have no choice but to make the characters more open an expressive to better move the story along. Romantic triangles in my opinion offer better story lines and a deeper emotional connection with the character...and they tend to be less erotic which for me can be distracting and often times distasteful.

The story offered a not so original plot line but for me it didn't take away from the overall quality. I felt the series moved along at a nice pace and effectively gave a ... nice but not so thorough background of each of the main characters.

The art was very well done. The character models were well proportioned with eyes that actually fit on their heads. No watermelon sized breasts, and 3 inch waists. Aside from the characters the ambient art didn't blow me away but it did add a touch of elegance to the scenery.

The sound was quite good the intro song matched the series perfectly and the background music was also very pleasing reminiscent of the BGM from Chobits.

The characters were very well balanced; I typically end up hating at least one of the characters usually the female lead, but I found myself liking everyone. The male protagonist isn't as cowardly as some may think. I only say this because several times during the series he defended his actions and spoke quite candidly. A common trend in similar anime is the male leads always letting the girl go without properly clearing the misunderstanding, but this character did succeed at times. I also like the fact the he often says the opposite of what he feels. This trait made the male character seem more in control. The total opposite would be anime such as Zero no Tsukaima or Love Hina were the male lead gets treated like crap for the entire series and still ends up with female lead in the end.

Overall I thoroughly enjoyed this anime. If you enjoy anime drama without all the sex and needlessly violent female leads I think you will enjoy this also.

I's Pure was one of those typical love triangle anime involving a perverted boy. I have to say it was enjoyable to watch, but nothing special.The anime needed more episodes, because it was too short which cause it to kill the ending. The characters and storyline also needed more development it was too rushed.

Story: It's a basic romance between two high school students. Seto Inchitaka has a crush on a girl named Yoshizuki Iroi, who is popular with the guys because of her amazing body and beauty. As Ichitaka started to get close with Iori, his childhood friend Shows up and makes things difficult ... for him.

Animation: The art work is really good, i have to say they did a great jod. It was preety realistic.

Sound: The opening and ending theme song is not that bad , and i love how they used the color white to bring out the beauty of the female characters in the opening theme song.

Characters: Seto Ichitaka was the main Character in this anime. I love his perverted ways, but i found him annoying when he has to explain hiself and confees his love. Akiba itsuki is his childhood friend. she is funny and honest. yoshizuki iroi is really a sweet and cute girl and his friend Teretani yasumasa always getting him into trouble.

Enjoyment: As i said the anime was too short and needed more development, if it was long and more developed it would be more enjoyable but its just fair.

Because of the many romcoms that appears every season, it's nice to just go back to the classic, the times where mixing romance and ecchi weren't a thing yet. And that is what Aizu pure had to offer.

Despite being produced in 2005, the animation and story were on par with current series which we have today. It's your typical shounen romance, but it's also a dramatic experience for us as we see Seto, the main character, do everything he can for the person he loves. Yes, he's indecisive, but his dedication is incomparable to a simple admirer. There are a lot of MCs who claim ... that they're ready to die for their loved one, but Seto's one of the few who actually went to near-death for his lover. Iori's pretty dense to not notice his dedication, but she's cute, so I'll let it slide.

The execution of the plot was not your usual linear plot. It jumps from one timeline to another in a way that it doesn't look like a filler. Although, there were a lot of blank scenes (like 30 seconds of Seto and Iori just sitting down doing nothing but blink).

Overall, this series was romantic. It got my heart throbbing each time the two lovers meet. I definitely recommend this to anyone looking for drama in an anime. Once you see the series, you'll see how pure it really is.

(covers I's & I's Pure)

Today’s topic revolving around this anime is romance, considering at the time of writing this review, it’s close to Valentine’s Day, mostly the holiday that many people either get excited about or dreaded as it goes by. Anyway, the anime du jour is based on the manga that was originally serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump in Japan from 1997 to 1999; the series was collected into 15 tankōbon volumes by Shueisha. There were 2 OVA adaptations, the first From I’s is a 2-episode OVA while I’s Pure is a six-part OVA.



The story's main character is 16-year-old high school ... student Ichitaka Seto who is in love with his classmate Iori Yoshizuki, but too shy to tell her. Again and again he plans to tell her his true feelings, but each time something (usually a misunderstanding of some kind) gets in the way. Things become even more complicated when Itsuki Akiba returns to Japan; she is a girl Ichitaka was friends with in their childhood before she moved to the United States, and who had a huge crush on him. Now, that part is more from Pure rather than the first outing From, but some of the time, they both have similar plot details with the first OVA being something that actually resembles a plot that’s involves Itsuki meeting Yosuke, another childhood friend & Ichitaka in the woods to fulfill a promise they made ten years ago.



I will say that the first OVA, while being the shortest, is possibly the more interesting one to watch but it doesn’t hold up well to the second series in part of story continuity and cohesion and yet, Pure focus more on the romantic aspect with it being played straight although it needs up being generic and typical, especially the most awkward misunderstandings, oblivious characters who really seems more dumb than they appear, and obnoxious editing tricks.



For characters, Ichitaka Seto, the main character of the series is the shy teenage boy who has trouble with relationships due to his earlier misfortunes but to me, I get his shyness and where he’s coming from but often he has his foot in his mouth a few too many times, although that is bound to happen to many people. For Iori Yoshizuki, she’s very friendly, gorgeous to look at but honestly, she’s the blandest character in the series. For the first OVA, she definitely showed no purpose there except for her doing her job and in peril. The second series show more purpose with her but is still in peril with the dumbest antagonist who wants revenge for finding out that he spies on girls changing clothes. Next time, buddy, make your cam more unnoticeable. Itsuki Akiba, on the other hand, was actually one of the greater things about the show. She’s playful, characteristic and often shameless and loud but somebody that seems fun to hang out with and of course, there’s the other plotline that she’s a childhood friend and she has real feelings towards Ichi and we all know how that goes along. Then there’s Teratani, Ichitaka’s best friend who think himself as a pro with the females and gives him advice on how not to mess up his relationship but he’s also a jackass when it comes to messing with Ichi a few times.



For animation, it was provided by two animation companies; the first being Studio Pierrot, the guys responsible for 2 of the Big Three, Naruto and Bleach; and Studio ARMS, the one animation company that I bitch about for being hacks…….plus they made Master of Marital Hearts and for it, the character designs are very consistent from both OVAs while the first series looks older, which is more understandable considering the years. There is a little amount of gratuitous fan service in the second OVA on the sections of “Ichitaka’s Fantasy Diary”, where he sexually fantasizes about the girls (Iori, Itsuki, etc.) and their intimate moments. The music score is mainly decent although it’s forgettable most of the times, including the openers and ending songs in Pure.



Funny thing about the dub is from New Generation Pictures, this is a Viz Media release and NGP is usually associated with Geneon most of the time but this dub was…off. Darrel Guillbeau and Erika Weinstein gives tiresome and stilted performance as the main would-be, kind of couple Ichitaka and Iori, respectively. It could be the direction they were given but I wasn’t feeling their performances. I will say that Carrie Savage did a better run out of all the performances in the show than anybody else.





FINAL VERDICT: This is a passable series that doesn’t drag at all but you’ll be bored by some of the characters and irritated by the cliché elements and you’ll wonder why there are even there if they don’t provide anything to the story. I would just give the series a rent rather than buy.

I"s Pure was recommended to me by a friend. I read the manga during my commute time and watched the anime during my free time. Reading the manga in advance, I was really expecting great things from the ova. The 6 episode ova series was great, but it could have been better. Squeezing all 15 volumes (143 chapters) manga into a 6 episode ova, what would you expect. Some of the good part from the manga, which IMO made the story richer, was left out. Although all the important part were included, the pacing of the series is somewhat fast passed, giving little time to ... the audience to fully digest the story and the emotion that it conveys.

Overall, I would say that this is one of the best series out there. There's only few anime series out there that would remain in your memory for a very long time, and I"s Pure is one of them.

It's been a while since this ova series has been released. I hope someone would pick it up and create a full anime series (12 or 24 episodes or more) that is closer to the manga.

Note: The series name may be listed as Aizu Pure or I''s Pure elsewhere.

This was a short but wonderful series that was absolutely fearless in its exploration of honest feelings. This story is about teenage romance and the courage (or lack thereof) to declare one's feelings. I identified with the premise strongly, recalling my school age years when the girl I had a crush on was very popular and totally out of my league.

The story evokes authentic empathy and feelings; although the plot, in places is like torture, when our main character just cannot say the words he needs to say and instead lets ... one perfect moment after another lapse without declaring his feelings. Still the story is so touching you will be depressed when its over!

I started watching this anime just because I heard The Anime Man talking about it.

Even tho I scored it only a 6 it does not mean it was bad, neither that it was good, for me average it means that it`s a basic, normal anime, with a normal basic storyline. As any other romance anime everything was expected and I didn`t really find something special that could make it unique. The perverted scenes were really unnecesarry and the story could have worked normally without them, which made this anime lose a point in the score.

The story was cute and nice even tho the anime only ... had 6 episodes. I love short animes that manage to illustrate the entire essence of the story in such short episodes.
The artstyle was okayish, I am biased tho since I am not really a big fan of this old 80`s style. So I do not think I have the rights to say much about it.

The characters were okay, to be honest, when it comes to romance, either the mc or one of the girls that are in love with him tends to annoy me in some way, but in this once, no one really annoyed me. So it is a good anime overall.