To Heart 2 AD

To Heart 2 AD has just started and Kouno Takaaki has straight-up just lost his memory.

Should we be concerned about this? I mean, losing one's memory seems like a pretty bad thing to happen and it could very well hinder the development of this series going forward.

Well, none of the girls seems to be particularly concerned about it, some even seem to be enjoying this new, memory-less Takaaki more than his previous self, even.

What logic is this? you are asking. Why are none of the girls shedding even a shade of concern over the apperent memory loss of their male best friend? Wouldn't that be ... the logical thing to do?

And well, my friend, if you want a serious answer to that, I'll afraid it'll have to be stop taking things in this anime as seriously as you, relax, lay back, and absorb everything this OVA has in store for you. You would not be able to appreciate it otherwise.

Here, in To Heart 2 AD you will be able to enjoy a whole chapter dedicated to Takaaki's aforementioned loss of memory, the girls continuos efforts to bring it back (well, not really, if we are beign honest), some extra lore regarding Kouno's and Tamaki's childhood spent with one another, as well as a hearthwarming story about Yuma, our favorite tomboy getting drunk on new year's celebration and discovering some hidden sentiments she had for Takaaki that hadn't come up until that moment. I actually enjoyed this IP quite more than its predecessor, hence the somewhat higher score. If I had to recommend one of the secondary To Heart 2's OVAs to someone it would probably be this one, believe it or not.

The only aspect I would highlight as a negative from this anime has to be the duration of its chapters. 30 minutes is far too long for the episodic and comedic nature of To Heart in general, the chapters drag and drag and drag along and by the end of the whole thing you end beign pretty tired, as I was in the end. If they had went for the more traditional approach of 20-something minute episodes this whole OVA would probably have ended-up far more enjoyable than it did and have a better phase in general, or at least that's what I would believe.

Other than that, I would say, go for it, this OVA was pretty good in general and I ended-up liking it pretty much despite its flaws that I described on last parragraph. It's not a bad way to spend time one bored sunday afternoon, go for it, it's not a bad idea.