Well, this episode was better than the last one I guess. Not great, but at least I wasn't struggling to keep my eyes open.
Lets talk about the sex scenes. I discovered this OVA series through a clip of Kaedes sex scene (evidently her only one 😕). Naturally it turned out to be the best one in this snooze-fest, and shame on me for expecting any kind of creativity or competent direction.
They're all so stilted and lifeless, with limited animation and increadibly tame audio/voice acting. This has the effect of giving them no emotion or feeling of movement. There're even OVAs I despise that do a better job at this. This however, is completely inoffensive, so I don't feel anger or disgust... just disappointment and boredom.
Before we move on to the sad excuse for a "plot" or the limp characters, I have one more complaint related to the direction. What was with the time skips forword and backwards? I was genuinely confused.
The characters were boring, nuff said. I feel like more could've been done with them (and the plot), but alas, this is all there is.
Did I hate this OVA? No. If fact I'd say it's slightly above average. It's so boring and bland I don't have much to hate. The female characters are cute/attractive, and the last half of the second episode is decent. I'm sure some people liked this well enough, bit I'm not sure it was worth my 60 minutes.
P.S. This is just a pet peeve of mine. I find the argument that since this is "just a hentai, don't expect much" unfounded. I expect better, not because I have wishful ideals, but because I've seen better. Kanojo x Kanojo x Kanojo has a similar plot to this OVA and it's better in every aspect. It has the advantage of a larger budget no doubt, but animation isn't everything. There're other ways to improve a work of art. |