Hiyokoi

They definitely should have made it into a whole season.
The story itself is simple, but at the same time, very captivating. It's perfect for when you feel like watching some school romance.
The scenes between the two main characters moved me deeply, especially because of how he wanted to integrate her and help her open up more. They make you feel shy, like the kind where you have to cover your face with your hands.

Even though the special is short, the protagonist has some character development.

The animation isn't the best, but it's not unbearable either. In fact, the designs are pretty nice for my taste.

The other ... characters add comedy when they appear, but they aren't that relevant.

Overall, the plot is very nice, simple, and tender.

Hiyoki is a cute OVA and it is unfortunate they made just one but this is a great way to introduce everyone to get them hooked. The sweet and shy Hiyori and her opposite Yuushin is the cool and popular guy of the class and just to display the further contrast is their heights.

I have been unable to fully read the manga presently but the OVA does do justice on the opening chapter(s). There isn't too much difference making it an easy transition for those who are curious how the series goes.

Essentially watching this was a nice breath of fresh air and makes me want ... to try picking back up the manga series by starting it all-over again. Also if you liked this then I'm sure you'd like Lovely Complex as well.

Hope everyone else were able to enjoy this OVA as much as I had. (:

Story:

A fairly generic, 'delinquent type boy meets timid, shy girl', storyline. Not much content, but then, it was a single 20 minute OVA. [6/10]

Art:

Art was in a shojo sort of style, large eyes and very cute animation. [7/10]

Sound:

... Nothing that really stood out as good or bad, just standard stuff really. [6/10]

Character:

The female lead was somewhat annoying with how timid she was, and had a rather flat personality...

None of the others really stood out much either. [5/10]

Enjoyment:

Not a lot, really... There were a few cute scenes but nothing incredible. [6/10]

Overall:

Short, sweet, and cute, but nothing amazing or outstanding. [6/10]