Reviews

When I heard Kanojo x Kanojo x Kanojo was getting an OVA adaptation I was quite happy about it. Kanojo x Kanojo x Kanojo or (Kanojo^3 shortened) is a 2 episode thrill ride for those of us interested in economics and the workings of businesses. The story starts off with a young man named Shiki who lives on an island. Unfortunately his island has a volcanic eruption and must evacuate from his home and ends up in a relative's house which is currently occupied by a trio of girls that have loose relations from their childhood with him. Their relation to Shiki is debatable since their hair colors are all different and they look nothing like each other, so somebody must have slept around and got stuck with 3 kids it seems, but that's besides the point. Shiki quickly adapts to his situation in his new mainland home, far away from the tragedy that happened in his hometown and gets himself into quite a bit of trouble with Akina (pink haired slut) right off the bat with some voyeuristic train dealings which was quite out of place in this economic based anime but I will allow it since it does build the characters. Shortly afterwards Shiki realizes that in order to live he must work and his place of business is an ice cream shop run by the household. Their business is definitely not booming and the main worker Natsumi (purple titty monster) is intoxicated on the job. Instead of firing her like he should have, Shiki decides to discipline her instead and in the wake of that they have even less sales which is one of the tragic themes in this anime. After that situation there is quite a bit of filler which is unacceptable in 2 episode OVA but it was enjoyable. It is not until the 2nd episode when the competitor's ice cream business shows up and with his ingenuity and the help of his perverted and comic relief friend he somehow pulls off the most sales he's ever done by dressing up the girls in maid outfits and ends up making much more profits than the competitors next door.

I have to say the story to this anime was quite good. The struggles of a young man who evacuated from a tragic situation is a good way to start a story and the difficulties he faces while selling ice cream only makes it better. However, it is not without faults..I was expecting a lecture on economics like in Spice and Wolf, however there is not nearly enough economic explanation in this. This anime is for people who know the terms and behaviors of an economist so the story only gets a 7/10 from me because I only took one semester of economics and forgot 99% of it since I slept in that class anyways.

The art is exceptional, it is quite good for a lower budget OVA and the detail is astounding. I have to give it a 9/10 though, because the buildings and backgrounds could have been done a little better but all in all the art was quite good.

The sound was generic yet entertaining. There's not much to say about it..so 6/10

The characters were a highlight of this series. It showed the struggles of Shiki and his coming to terms of his home being destroyed by a volcano and then his rise to the top of the ice cream business quite well. His trio of heroines also were fleshed out quite well and were a great support to his heroic role. I have to give the characters an 8/10 because I was disappointed in the fact that we never got to see more of the girl who was too poor to afford a bathroom and had to relieve herself outside...but such is the tragedy of today's recession.

Overall I enjoyed this series quite a bit. It is a must watch for anyone interested in economics and business running. In these hard times where jobs are scarce and money is short it is great that we get an educational show like this to come around. It is definitely not for beginners in economics though, the terms used are quite advanced and a lot of it should be known by the viewer before watching it. In order to get a more elementary understanding of economics I'd suggest watching Spice and Wolf first then watching this afterwards in order to get a full dose of learning about economics which is a must for succeeding in today's recession plagued world. All in all, this series gets an 8/10 from me..some of it was filler and some of it was a little off the course of economic learning but all in all this is a great way to learn about running a small business and the value of money and I suggest it to all anime viewing business majors and economics majors.