Oneechan ga Kita: Hajimete no… Kitaa!

Oneechan ga Kita: Hajimete no… Kitaa! (2014)

I will be honest, this was not the OVA/episode 13 I expected.
It is a total change of pace that moves away from pure comedy to actually being pretty heartfelt in such a short episode. It is actually pretty moving even with such a short run time. I would say it would be better if I had watched it first to give context but at the same time it did its job and perhaps had more impact this way round.

The artwork is like the rest of the show not so well dated. The mouth on the sister is ... obviously done for a reason but sort of ruins her character a little bit.

The sound is a good average.

The characters again continuing but with this time actually seeing the now-deceased mum which was a super nice touch. I also enjoy that it was literally the family involved which was a nice feature for the most part of who is shown. Seeing both sides of the first meeting was deep.

It is thoroughly enjoyable and unlike the other 12 episodes, it is a really heartfelt moment.

8/10

I believe this special is better than its parent.

Oneechan ga Kita is a rather short and sub par sis-con series. on the level of Kiss x Sis but without the fan-service.

Its an unfunny comedy with each episode being a sketch finishing in a bland punch line involving the sister coming on to the brother and then him after initially being put off he starts to think it may not be that bad.


However after watching the special I feel like it wasn't that bad.
Hear me out-the special wasn't amazing in fact it was pretty average, however it actually had a conclusive story over the full 4 ... minutes. This special tells of the sister and the borther's meeting and the sister's obsession with having a sibling.

I would not recommend the series as a whole but if you have already sat through the rest of the series I say its best to watch this as well-its only 4 minutes after all.

Story:
Unlike the main anime, this special is exactly that: special. It's like an animated short story you would read about online, or maybe even a letter you received from someone long ago about a moment in their life that was important to them. It's rather sweet and has this intimate nature to it that makes you wonder what happens afterwards, where everyone is years later, and even want to befriend those who take part. It's everything the main show wasn't.


Art:
Same problems as the main work, except, due to its length, we're saved from some boring copy/pasted backgrounds or expressions. It's a fresh work with nothing ... crowding it's short runtime.


Sound:
The VA work is as good as it needs to be, but what makes this better is the music. The music in the first work didn't really matter since it was a failure of a comedy, but this one is more sentimental, so the music actually has a purpose. It's quite enjoyable.


Character:
Having actual character development is nice. I was eager to see how things panned out as the special continued, and I almost imagine the real show didn't happen so things could be, well, normal for the characters. This special is normal and relatable, something the standard show didn't have.


Enjoyment:
For it's short length, and having my standards unbelievably low when walking into this thing, I was pleasently surprised by how nice this was. I would have preferred the rest of the show to be rather serious and more of a nice, cute sibling narrative. However, the main show is an incestuous 'comedy.'


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