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Just a quick review because there isn't one here yet,

I had high hopes for this series yet it fails on the same issues as the second movie...
The Cell shaded stuff/ci/visuals work well with all the technology but not with the human side of the story,
Their weapons and suits all look great, the action is well paced BUT
(be aware that I have only seen the first 2 episodes)
the characters and plot are kiddy grade
The cgi falls apart in the 'normal scenes' (even childish at times) and the plot is forcefully inserted (for example in the first episode we see how Briareos and Deunan had their ... terrible accident and search for their eden but no emotional connection whatsoever
So I will continue to watch but to me only the first movie had a good mix of story and visuals , this series (up until now) and the second movie are just a showcase of Shirow Masamune's talent

This is just for quick reading others will update and have better reviews

we meet again Hidamari Sketch ☆☆☆
2 specials or extra episodes:

1."June 11: Yay, Family Restaurant!"
"Roku-gatsu Jū-ichi-nichi: Famiresu Wasshoi!"
+
"April 7-17: Natsume..."
"Shi-gatsu Nanoka ～ Jū-shichi-nichi: Natsume..."

2."June 23-25: Back Home"
... "Roku-gatsu Ni-jū-san-nichi ～ Ni-jū-go-nichi: Kaecchatta"
+
"July 30: Barbecue"
"Shichi-gatsu San-jū-nichi: Babekyu"

Both lovely episodes , long live the consistency of Hidanari Sketch:)...

Episode 1 is hilarious concerning Miyako ( ever wondered what she would look like if she was a squirrel) + First day of school for Natsume ( meeting Sae for the first time)

Episode 2 equally great, Yuno has a quick visit home + Bbq with Natsume

I enjoyed myself, hopefully you will too...


Ps There is talk of a third Special ... meaning more

HIDAMARI SKETCH : http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-03-26/hidamari-sketch-gets-new-special-edition

The softness that is Hidamari sketch x 365 continues with 3 specials
or 3 extra episodes of the second season,
which to me is a good thing.
All your favourite characters return for an encore

The last special contains a short dream of Yuno (remember the 5th ep. of the first season where Yuno has a fever and a really nicely drawn dream)

A must for everyone who took the time to look at this page...

Well,(this is about OVA number1) an OVA filled with fan service, and Fairy Tail comedy
a story/quest slapped around it,
but to be honest not very exciting just fun to watch.

I noticed the OP theme song was sung by Natsu's voice actor (not sure)
and the ED theme song by Lucy's voice actress (also not sure)

but am I the only one missing something,
I personally think an OVA is the perfect chance to take a series
to another setting or
... use experimental visuals or
explore an unknown character

but at least it was better than High school of the Dead OVA

Update: Just saw the second OVA and in my humble opinion it is even worse then the first one;
This second OVA deals with fairy tail in a new (ahum ahum) setting a.k.a High School.
Now this did not work for me, if I want to C slice of life or Seitokai situations I will watch other series I love Fairy Tail the series because it is a action packed/funny series witch moves slowly and has a bit of depth,+ great voice acting
I found none of these qualities in the Ova's,
this second one has no story/no witty dialogue a few seconds of Erza fan service and a lot of BS,
it was the first time for me to get annoyed while watching Fairy Tail...

OP/ED is again song by the voice actors of Natsu (OP) and Lucy (ED)
So initially I gave these a 7 but now,well

the series itself on the other hand is still going strong
Seeing Happy pissed was fantastic:)

Well if you enjoyed the previous 13 episodes of Seitokai Yakuindomo you're bound to enjoy this one:)
This series hasn't got a deep plot/deep thought/visuals or any of that stuff
it just works magic with a few ingredients:
sexual references and visual puns
in well known surroundings, aka an Academy, a student council filled with three girls and one guy.

You should watch this series because the humour is great, a smile stayed on my face the entire OVA, never a dull moment,never taking itself seriously.
Also haven't noticed this in other reviews but the sound is very well used for comedy purposes throughout the series and in this OVA.

Oh yes ... the story:), so it's the first day of school for Tsuda's sister + a new character,won't spoil the surprise here...
Enjoy

Update
Number 2 is out for a while now and I must say
EVEN BETTER THEN BEFORE
Our beloved Seitokai Yakuindomo group returns with a few new twists
Tsuda his sister gets a more prominent role and has more interactions with everybody.
Also a temp teacher for her class ,a couple of new characters
yet instead of feeling forced
the sexual puns continue in a greater tempo and new boundaries are being sought, woohoo
ENJOYYYYYYYYYYYYY
also great 2 seconds of Hagimura her English cursing:)
grtz

PS 1 more OVA on the way C the forum for details

With such a huge universe to create stories from I was very dissapointed. The duel is awesome, htis episode is worth the watch,great visuals,atmosphere, but little story (just enough to comprehend),with creative supervision by Mamoru Oshii. and it shows:)
The first Origins was also nice because it had a good connection to the halo universe (the plot) and visually very nice.
But
I do say but
the rest of the episodes are so 'empty' both visually (with the exception of the spaceship falling apart) and plot wise. The babysitter is so predictable you can write it yourself, and the rest of the episodes don't really matter.
So bit dissapointed because ... you can create awesome storylines with the AI,chief,covenant,universe,................................
The CHief alone is worth a movie:) but nooooooo
good to fill a lonely hour but for more enjoyment play the game

Saw this on Production I.G.'s work list for 2010 and got curious.
The story revolves around 3 young girls and a teenager caught in a world where monitor's have replaced real contact (not entirely). Hazuki (One of the young girls) has a Communication dissorder. Another young girls calls herself loups=garous,another is a pretty good hacker and the teenager is a fighting machine.
And this is where the anime movie goes wrong
You can't just put ideas together without a coherent story.
The emotions are there,the action too, the characters (undeveloped), the setting , but it just doesn't add up to a whole.
Very dissapointing. The loups=garous itself is an easy ... way of wrapping it up but the beast has no content.
Good to pass the time but barely one layer of interesting stuff
Why does production I.G. lend it's name to this?