May 16, 2019
I decided to seek these out after watching all of the episodes of Dream Hunter Rem since I enjoyed the anime. In my opinion, just like the OVAs, the story continues to tread on weird territory of what type of work it wants to be. Yes this is an 18+ RX as was the very first original version of the OVA, however a lot of the time and with the overarching message the story wants to tell, it feels more innocent, like a moral for younger kids and actually kind of thought provoking (mainly towards the conclusion) and also throws in some cute stuff like
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with Alpha and Beta (Rem's Cat and Dog). But then it has sexually explicit content tied to the storytelling which seems slightly unnecessary but at the same time they somewhat logically relate it to the story. Perhaps I'm just over analyzing something just meant to be fapped to, I don't know.
For the art, I thought it was very well made. It mostly looks like a modern version of the series and its consistent all the way through. Alpha and Beta are adorable, the returning characters look how they should and I love Rem's character design just like the original. I did however get a little lost sometimes going back and forth between locations.
As for the Characters most of them return for this one-off story but most of the time it's spent with Rem and the new villain. The reoccurring villain from the OVA series makes a return however he's mostly just observing whats happening.
The story I feel is actually kind of interesting and I like the concept. Overall I feel it fell a little flat. It answers the question brought up about who Rem is and more about the Dream Guardians. Something you don't get is Alpha and Beta powering up into their attack forms to help Rem fight the bad guys but only some parts take place in the dream but you do get to see Rem power up in her iconic bikini armor and sword two different times and looks as great as ever. There's a really hilarious moment on page 100 with Alpha driving Rem's new upgraded Hummer, both Alpha and Beta look adorable in the driver's seat and Enko asks, "Still, is it really okay for a cat to be driving?" and Detective Sakaki responds, "You might be right about that, but I'm not going to stop him". As for the 18+ content, it's brought up numerous times with the girls the villain captured and most of it is Rem being tentacle raped for some extended amounts of time but there really isn't that much of it. They wrapped things up pretty quickly at the end then it was like nothing even happened and it was back to happy fun times again getting burgers with everyone. That's why I feel like this series somewhat has an identity crisis. I don't think it's bad but it leaves more to be desired, mostly in the "non-18+" realm since most of the story telling and themes don't really have much to do with being adult content. If you come into this for the adult content you'll probably be very disappointed. The art is fantastic and everything looks great but the focus doesn't seem to be on the adult stuff. With all that being said, I think it would be cool if this was adapted for an OVA episode or just a new series in general because I think they have a lot of potential for storytelling.
If you are a fan of Dream Hunter Rem, I do recommend this if you're looking for another story about Rem. If you haven't seen the OVAs I recommend doing so first to familiarize yourself with the characters and universe. I looked all over for this and the only place I could find it was nhentai. to my knowledge there is no official translation. I will be reading Dream Hunter Rem Alternative to see where else the story goes.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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