The only problem is...it's a boring story. The best part (realization of love and culmination to confession!!!) happens before the OVA begins, so you're left in this weird zone of not really understanding the relationship between the two mains. Yes...they're dating but...it seems like they're not? They *say* they're attached to each other, but we never have the pleasure of watching the relationship develop, so there's no real chance for viewers to develop that fondness. Instead, we're treated to 57 minutes of two characters blushing and stammering and getting into mini-misunderstandings about their relationship.
There's also no real discernible plot. That's fine when you're doing a character-driven show -- except that none of the characters are really that well developed. Yamada likes gardening and is fua-fua, and Kase-san runs track and is popular. And they both blush a lot. That's about all we got.
It's pretty frustrating. I wanted to like Kase-san and Yamada. I wanted to cheer for them! But the show never really gave me an opportunity to do so. Their relationship pretty much never developed during the show.
To top it off, the ending was maybe one of the worst narrative options they could've picked for the story resolution. It showed a remarkable lack of character growth, and honestly wasn't even satisfying -- this, coming from someone who loves sappy shoujo endings.
In the end, I didn't really hate Asagao to Kase-san, but I also didn't really enjoy it. It never really made me feel the things I'd hoped to feel, and I never grew attached to the characters or their relationship. If you're looking for good shoujo-ai, I'd stick to Strawberry Panic, Maria-sama ga Miteru, Aoi Hana, and the upcoming Yagate Kimi ni Naru.
