Story: 6/10
The OVA begins with a small interlude as to how the couple got together. They both happened to rent the same apartment by mistake (oddly enough they were only 15) and decided to share it to help out with rent. That’s all the info you get to start through it, though the manga is much more detailed. It all revolves around her trying to find him a birthday present, but mistakenly remembers the wrong day. That’s pretty much the story here, it works okay for this show’s anime adaption, oddly enough however; it comes off as much more of an actual comedy than a romance. All characters seem to get this somewhat big headed chibi expression everytime they are flustered, kind of amusing I thought. Even though the comedy itself isn’t really all that funny and can sometimes come off as a cliche in the anime world. Also, while I couldn’t necessarily put my finger on it, there was just something undeveloped about this couple’s chemistry. Watching them get into misunderstands and quarrels, never actually gave me the vibe that they were an actual item, they seemed to come off more as a brother and sister act. Still, the story is pretty cute and entertaining despite its undeveloped storyline, and you’ll most likely be entertained simply by their antic. The ending is pretty good too, as this title does what many romance titles out there forget to do...have the characters kiss! Which was pretty sweet and brought the OVA to a nice close.
There isn't anything at all that viewers would find offensive, since the two lovers keep everything very innocent.
Artwork: 7/10
Even for a 2001 OVA, there are many titles out there that have better screen quality than this. But the characters are detailed fairly well, their clothing really stuck out for me in the art. Its nothing fabulous, but does come off as decently stylish and does fit this sort of soft love/comedy story. The backgrounds were kind of tame, but not really all that bad. The overall art style seem to give me the impression-al feel of the "Fruits Basket" manga in a way. I don’t know, maybe its just me.
Soundtrack: 5/10
Sadly you don’t get an opening or closing theme, which I felt was a bit of a bummer. The background tracks can range from real lite hearted romance beats, to soft violin and piano beats. I must say that it did fit well with the theme of the anime, and you get a pretty good variety considering its only around 20 minutes long. The character voices were good as well, while some of the supporting cast seemed to come off as standard voice over fare, the two main did have them match their ways pretty good!
Characters: 6/10
Well as I stated earlier, the characters don’t really feel that developed and the couple came off more as siblings to me. People who have read the manga will be much more familiar with this, and can appreciate them. If your like me though and have never read it, you may feel a bit disoriented going in. The characters can range from pretty silly, to very calm and discrete. So you do get a decent selection for it.
Bottom Line: 6/10
All in all "Good Morning Call" is a decent title to invest your time in. If your a fan of the manga then you will love the fact that this got an anime adaption. If your not, you can still find some descent enjoyment from this, it just won’t mean as much to you as the latter.
Thank you for reading my review! :)
