This is one of the most unique anime experiences I have ever encountered. This should way of story telling should be done more often. Especially for love stories like this one. Tokyo Marble is basically a two episode ova about two I'll unlucky lovers who never seem to catch a break. One episode tells the girlfriends point of view and the other episode tells the boyfriend's point of view. But heres what makes this so great: both episodes are interchangeable. You can watch one and notice little details that the other OVA purposely leaves in or out. It's such a great mind trip because you actually feel like your experiencing what they're dealing with. Its almost really sad but the whole experience is just amazing that one has to watch it to truly understand how amazing just watching two episodes can be.
The romance story would have been perfect in my opinion with the exception of one thing... a MINI DONKEY im not going to spoil the purpose of why its in the story but suffice to say it would have been just fine using a cat or a dog or even a friggin monkey. The story was so good that one could even overlook the "unique" style of the show and how they like to draw the main characters with monkey like features (you'll see what i mean when you watch it). I may not agree with what they decided on how the characters look like, but the artwork does give out that warm love story feeling. Most of the background is lightly penciled in and touched up with light or warm colored water colors. Everything looks like where it should be (except for the donkey).
I know some anime series have done this method for a couple episodes but it didn't feel the same as how Tokyo Marble executed it. I cant stress enough how great this show was... I've watched it both episodes 3 times already. Excellent storytelling and a wonderful anime to watch with a loved one, but please lose the donkey.