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Jan 8, 2025
Here we have a threat for those who still desire even more of To Heart Season One after they are done watching the main series but are not ready to jump straight into another anime just yet.
To Heart Omake might not be anything special when it comes to the realm of special emisions, but it manages to capture pretty well the To Heart spirit in the brief 27 minutes of its total duration and put a jolly good show while doign so. It is able to lean even more into the comedic and episodic nature of the franchise at large while not sacrificing quality or
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compromise the personalities of the franchise's characters in order to pull a laugh or two out of the audience. It is sort of a non-obligatory-to-watch compliement to the main show were we get to see the more personal side of the characters we all know and love at this point. Again, perfect for those who still desire more of that sweet, sweet taste To Heart Season One provides or simply anime completionists, I'd say it works both ways since it makes a good and entertaining watching nonetheless.
During the 27-minute run of To Heart Omake you will see: Kotone trying to pull a stunt with her psychic powers inside her house to mixed results, a crazy episode were the girl's personalities switch with one another seemingly out of nowhere just to pivot into a somewhat bizarre turn at the end of the whole ordeal, Serika messing up with her black magic books accidentally summoning a lovecraftian presence into the school, Hiroyuki going fishing with one his friends to a local river, Multi and Serio working together at a library, and an unexpected throwback to the very first episode of the main series in the very last chapter of this special.
As you can see, we got the whole mixed back of eccentric and normal situations mixed together as it they were nothing that this franchise should be an staple of already. I honestly choose to believe that the contents of this special are not canon to the show overall since I am pretty sure its lore implications would screw with and completely mess a thing or two in the main series and in more than one way, lol.
You enjoyed the main To Heart series? Chances are you will enjoy the To Heart Omake specials aswell. What are you waiting for? These specials only take a combined 27 minutes to watch at maximun. You are missing into more To Heart contents by skipping Omake. Go give it a try, you will not regret it.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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Jan 8, 2025
I have been watching anime since around 2020 or so, when the pandemic hit hard and forced everyone inside their homes. At first, I didn't really knew what type of anime I was into, however, little by little, an apreciation for easy to digest, easy to follow slice-of-life shows with a tad-bit of comedy and other strorytelling elements sprinkled here and there, with a charming and unique ambience and a lovable set of characters began to form. I searched far and wide for these (admitedly very specific) set of qualities in the many animes I watched. There were some who came close to what I
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was looking for, others who deviated completely from what I was searching, others that fell just in middle or along the way, but none that left me completely satisfied at what I was looking in screen.
That was, until I stumbled with To Heart, who I can confidently assure, has not only left me completely mesmerized at the prospects of what this show has to offer, but it has quickly spiraled into becoming one of my favorite and most dearly held pieces of media precisely for that.
To Heart is, to put it bluntly, a very unique anime. It is the animated adaptation of a very early visual novel game hailing from an era were these kind of charming slice-of-life shows that went light on the heart were only getting started and as such, sort of were in an "experimental stage" of what they were capable to do and what they wanted to deliver with it. This is sort of palpable as you make your way through this show as it takes a very unique and somewhat ecletic approach to storytelling that can go from perfectly normal situations in one episode to jumping straight into the realm of black magic and pscychic powers in anothers and then introduce very sci-fi elements such as lifelike androids whose resemblance to human beigns rivals even the most complex machineries of series such as Star Wars and Star Trek (I am of course talking about Multi here, best girl by the way, you should watch the series just for her). Rather than making this show convoluted or "all over the place" like some members of the audience would assume, I would say that those strange elements in the plot are what make To Heart, To Heart. Essentially what makes this anime gain its unique identity, if you will. To Heart, the relaxed and laid-back show about the daily lives of high-school boys and girls in late '90s Japan that makes an amazing watch when you want to put yourself at ease and its easy to diggest for the general audience but where somethimes strange and esoteric things happen. It has a certain ring to it, don't you think?
"Charm" might be the most repeated word on this review this far, and by this point, you might aswell be wondering, what is this whole "charm" thing this weird guy keeps talking about? And to that I respond to you: the team behind this anime did an AMAZING job at setting an incredibly inmersive and unique atmosphere that sorta makes you wish you were inside the show moments at a time. Legit some of the best production quality I have seen in any anime this far and that is saying much, which is an impressive feat considering this anime came out 26 years ago, actually. Everything, from the character and backround design to the music and sound effects is pretty, no exceptions in between. And oh God, is the music good, the best soundtrack I have ever heard from an anime and I am not even making this up. I completely fell in love with the old synthesizer electronic elements of its songs and the perfect balance it strikes between that and the more traditional orchestral pieces that make up its repertoire. All of those pieces are going in my "Anime Sountrack" folder and playlist, all of them, without expection.
Also, this anime includes a pan flute in many of its sountracks, which I found especially charming and unique. Many old animes included this instruments among its many songs, yet today, one can hardly find a show that barely does so, if at all. What happened? In which moment did the pan flute go out of favor with the anime industry? Goddammit, can't the producers see that including the Andean instrument in their properties makes their songs inmediatly better and more memorable? I really hope that in some future production companies see their mistake and start reincorporating the pan flute into their IPs. Altough I doubt so, since we are moving into an era where animes are more preocupied making their intros and sountracks trendy and "with the times" rather than memorable and charming for the audience to hear, sadly.
When it comes to the visual aspect this series doesn't dissapoint either. Another reviewer already pointed at so, but the way late '90s/early 2000s animes did their animation really makes their characters feel alive, and I can atest to that having finishing this show. To Heart presents a level of quality on its animations that is vastly supperior to that of shows that are coming out today, 26 years later, shame on them for that. Another aspect I would like to state adds to the experience is the old VHS/Digitilization effect this series has overlaying them. Altough that is something that evades the producers's control and likely something they didn't even wanted present in their property to begin with, it adds a mystical aura to the show and establishes it as an IP from another era that is all but gone now. To you, older millenials that might be reading this review this might not mean much to you, since you grew up with similar defects in your shows and are more than likely familiar and used to seeign those, but to me, a dirty Zoomer who never experienced such a thing its truly unique and almost magical to witness such a thing. So I ask you to bear with me on this one.
I would like to point out that, this show is not for everybody. It's slow, relatively uninteresting and lacks an overarching plot more history-driven audience could get hooked on, not to mention some of the situations the characters might find themselves in are kinda boring and uninspired (episode 2 beign especially guilty of that). I ask you to remember that this anime was made primordially to promote the visual novel it is adapted from. It is structured in a way that introduces a new girl you can romance on the game in (almost) every episode and gets you interested in them so you later go and buy a copy of the game to learn more. Kind of a marketing strategy, you see, and one that does it job pretty well, lol. It actually got me interested in playing its source material even tough it probably it was never translated to any lenguage other than Japanese and is incapable to be played in most major gaming outlets due to its age and archaicness, haha.
In conclusion: this anime is a gem, it has its flaws, obviously, but no anime is free of them. It serves as sort of a time capsule to late '90s student life in Japan and is a perfect go-to whenever you are feeling down and just want an experience who will get your humors high again while not taking you in an emotional rollercoster along the way.
Either that, or you just have very similar tastes to those I have, which would be kinda weird, but who am I to judge? Haha.
Go give it a try, chances are, you will enjoy it, I can surely guarantee you that.
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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Dec 24, 2024
At first I was confused, why I am watching scenes from an episode I already have watched at this point? Did I click on the wrong upload? Is there something wrong going on here? Did I make a mistake?
Turns out I wasn't wrong, I hadn't committed a mistake nor clicked on the wrong upload. Instead, the movie had chosen to recycle scenes from a previous episode to, I can only presume, extend the total duration time of the film, I suppose. Originally, the sequel to the Seitokai Yakuindomo movie was set to come out in 2020, however, it would seem like the Covid-19 pandemic disrupted
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their production efforts and forced them to not only delay its release by one year, but to recycle scenes from a previous episodes as well.
No matter how much of a good reason the production staff had to do what they ended-up doing, I find the recycling of scenes somewhat poor and unprofessional. They should just had cut the scenes they (presumably) didn't get ready on time even tough the movie would had been shorter in duration that way. I'll give this IP an lower overall score for that matter.
Other than that, this movie turned out to be pretty good after all! Very solid humor and pretty funny jokes that are a stample of the franchise at this point. I know a had a blast watching this, even tough the film wasn't all that special when it comes to story. Speaking about story, there's essentially no overarching plot, like in the rest of the franchise. Not that this isn't a bad thing, that's what makes Seitokai Yakuindomo so charming, enjoyable and easy to swallow as it is. Know what you are getting into, especially if you are believing if this movie serves as a sort of "ending" for this franchise as a whole.
Speaking of which, is this movie actually the "ending" for the franchise? I wouldn't actually know how to respond to that. It is true that manga this series is adapted from ended long ago, and certain parts of the film hint at it beign that. But we actually never get confirmation of that beign the case and I wouldn't actually be able to predict whatever GoHands would put a new IP for this series in the future or not.
Personally, I would say that is the case, sadly. As I mentioned before, the manga has ended after 10 years of new volumes and the movie gives an "end to a franchise" kinda feel overall. But hey, what do I actually know? As easy as it was for me to affirm this statement, as easy it is for me to be completely wrong about it. Only the people behind this anime actually know what is going on behind scenes, after all.
If you liked Seitokai Yakuindomo until this point, you might aswell finish the franchise at this point? Watch this movie, even if it is only to give closure to the story you were just following until this point. It is worth it.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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Dec 24, 2024
During the OVA of the second season of Seitokai Yakuindomo, Tsuda Takatoshi has learnt to master the art of sarcasm as the deal with the constant influx of sexual jokes the girls throw at his direction. Honestly, it was about time he did so, it was starting to become ridiculous after three and a half entries into the franchise.
It must get tiring and repetitive hearing the same thing from me over and over again, but this franchise is expert on maintaining a decent level of quality no matter how much times passes by since its initial release. This stands as true for this OVA
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as it stands for the rest of the series.
Here, you will find: the exact same goofy and raunchy comedy Seitokai Yakuindomo is famous for, the same eccentric and charismatic characters we all know and love by this point (plus a few new of them that were introduced in the movie), and the exact type of animation we have seen all through this franchise.
If you fancied all of those listed above beforehand, you will no doubt enjoy this new entry into the Seitokai Yakuindomo series. It might not be special, it might not be subpar, but it is nice, and, aren't we all here watching anime just to have a nice time at the end of the day? :)
Give it a try, it is worth it.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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Dec 21, 2024
It might not look like it at first, but some of the finest gag humour you will see in anime lies right here, folks. A feat that becomes all the more impressing when you consider the entire runtime of this show shies from 28 minutes approximately. Just so that you know, that's usually what the average episode of a regular anime last usually.
Just from the get-go, you are greeted with perhaps, one of the more chaotic anime intros I have ever seen. That pretty much lies the tone and feel of the rest of show: raw, pure, and unadulterated chaos.
Nothing on this series makes sense:
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why do the main-character girls all have plastic models of vehicles seemingly attached to their head at all times? Why is there a presumably alive toy soldier hiding in the tank on top Maki-Maki's head? Why does Okappa possess a superhuman force whenever she gets angry? And more importantly enough, why is everyone on this series some kind of perv when given the opportunity to act on their instincts?
Do you want to know the answer? It doesn't matter! You are thinking too hard about it! Just sit-down, bring some food with you and relax while you watch the nonstop joke after joke after joke and absurd and ridiculous situations this anime was made to deliver in the first place. I haven't been more entertained watching an anime such as this in a long while, and while some episodes can get rather stale and boring at times, I'm confident to state that Plastic Neesan is one of my favourite comedy anime ever made, without a doubt.
Give it a try, it is worthwhile and takes less than 30 minutes to watch. You will enjoy it, trust me.
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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Dec 21, 2024
The Seitokai Yakuindomo Movie.
The fact that a franchise like this got in the big screen just goes to show dearly appreciated it is on its native Japan and the level of quality it would have to have displayed in order to harvest a fanbase like so. And you know what? I get why the Japanese public is so enamored by this series of titles to begin with. For all it has to offer Seitokai Yakuindomo is pretty damn good for the type of anime it strives to be.
Seriously, just consider for a moment, how many borderline ecchi slice-of-life comedies such as Seitokai Yakuindomo are there
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that never got their own movie? The market for these kind of series is crowded with similar series, and that Seitokai Yakuindomo got this kind of treatment speaks volumes over just how tall this anime stands above all its competitors on the industry.
The movie on itself is pretty good, as the rest of the series is. As always Seitokai Yakuindomo manages to maintain a constant level of quality that surprises the audience with just how on-par that is, considering the series has run for over a decade now, at the moment of writing this review. First, I had some doubts on how or if the authors would manage to plaster the episode and non-consequential nature of this show on a movie format, and, you know what, they did a pretty damn good, all things considered. Seitokai Yakuindomo Movie ran for just over an hour, but it didn't felt that way, it was as if a was watching a long episode of the main anime and nothing more. I didn't get bored for even one minute.
The first thing you will notice a significant increase in quality, both in the way that characters and backrounds are drawn and the introduction of a few new characters not present before in the series. Seriously, those are the only significant differences (plus the prolonged length) that this movie has from a regular episode. Seriously, it is that similar.
You sorta have to watch this movie to understand what is going on the latter episodes on the OVA of the second season of Seitokai Yakuindomo. If you already liked the series, and are planning on watching it completely don't let the different format and the longer duration length dissuade you from watching this, it is very worth to do so. So worth, in fact, that you are gonna end-up wanting even more of this movie after it ends, lol.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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Dec 20, 2024
It's funny how this nice series of shorts make look this anime as more slice-of-lifey and comedic than it actually ends up beign, as those two elements take actually a secondary role to the drama and often bittersweet psychological action of the main series. It makes you think of this show perceives itself and what it tries to convey, and a potential tonal dissonance that could have arisen as the series went by. But I don't want to get into such profound matters over what is essentially a series of teasers to hype-up the coming anime, the main IP of this property.
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Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko: Henneko BBS leans into the more comedic and light-hearted aspects of the show to deliver us a little scenario on which Yokodera and Tsukiko become to host of a program on which they analyze photos of many funny situations during the show. These situations could be summarized to: Yokodera creeping on Tsukiko and taking photos of her while she isn't aware, Yokodera thirsting over other woman (which generally ends-up in Tsukiko getting angry and jealous at her partner in a very funny and non-serious way), and Tsukiko thirsting over Yokodera in a couple of the final "episodes".
Yep, that is it, pretty much. When rounded up, these shorts take less than 7 minutes to finish watching, so there's isn't really anything more profound or complex they could have tried when created this animation, even if they wanted.
I won't say this is a "must watch" for fans of HenNeko, because it isn't, it is just promotional material. But hey, it only takes 6 minutes and 30 seconds to watch, and it will surely get a laugh or two out of you for its absurd situations and comical setting. I would give it a chance, especially if I wanted to get a 100% experience on animated HenNeko. Just so you can keep in mind that if deciding to give this a watch or not.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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Dec 20, 2024
This anime tricked me, I'll admit. I generally don't like to read reviews of a show before finishing it, so I don't spoil myself to much of it beforehand, maybe if I had done that this time I would have known better what I was getting into, but that was simply not the case. I let myself be deceived by its cutesy aesthetics, ridiculous synopsis and tags on the side of its webpage and started watching Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko expecting to see a light-hearted comedy of some hopelessly pervy guy and the harem of pretty girls he builds through the
series. Oh, just how
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wrong I was.
Maybe the fact that this anime was made by the same people who made the Pet Girl of Sakurasou should have given it away, but this anime, rather than beign the average slice-of-life comedy I was expecting touches in some pretty profound and complex themes of human relations and the way they develop when put under stressful situations like those we see on this show itself. It was another reviewer down this thread that put it better, I believe: "This is a philosophy anime masquerading as a comedy anime" or something of the like. And I couldn't agree more with that statement.
Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko manages to, in 12 short episodes, develop an ever-evolving web of relationship between the characters. That goes from hate to love to feeling envy for one another. It gets the audience hooked-up in its premise by hyping up a mystery that gets solved at the end of the series with a wild turn that not even I, who generally makes little theories through the series that end-up beign proven correct in more predictable animes could have gotten right. The funny and lewd fanservice moments this series provide are mainly a side-show for the overarching plot of mystery and confusion this anime deliver. Its tailored towards a more mature audience, keep that in mind before deciding to watch it or not.
From a technical standpoint, this anime is almost flawless. J.C.Staff really know how to get their things done when they are making a series, although that is something to be expected, at this point. The character designs are cute and adorable, the backgrounds are pretty and well drawn, and the music is subpar compared to other anime of this style. It features a pretty sweet and catchy OPs and EDs I didn't want to skip once for just how good they were. They were surely trying to transmit emotions of warmness and sweetness to the viewer that try to be the overall vibe the show gives to those who watch it. I say "try" because it is difficult for a show to attempt to be both sweet and warm when one of the main characters literally cannot express emotion through her face and the cast is getting into all sort of situations that leave one with a bittersweet feeling on the mouth. That is the only thing I would say this anime didn't succeed at.
In conclusion: Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko is not a show for slice-of-life lovers, rather one for those searching for something a bit more mature to watch than the aforementioned genre of animes. It certainly may not be for everybody (for one I know this is not generally my kind of show), but is an enjoyable experience for those who choose to watch and engage with it. If you feel like the kind of viewer who would enjoy such a watching: go ahead, chances are you will enjoy it more than I did.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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Dec 16, 2024
The second season of the Seitokai Yakuindomo series. The first thing you will probably notice is the significant amount of improvement when it comes to animation quality, a trend stays true from the first episode towards the end of the show. That is the only significant difference I would highlight when it comes to the first and second seasons of Seitokai Yakuindomo. Other than that, of the same goofy and raunchy comedy full of lovable characters, funny situations, and tons, I mean tons, of dirty jokes thrown here and there and that we all have probably have to know and love at this point (at
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least that's what I would assume, given you are here reading this review right now at the moment).
This could as well be a review for the first season of this show for just how similar they are. The main strength of this anime no doubt is its strong set of characters. A lovable bunch of eccentric and strange pervs sprinkled together with more down-to-earth, rational characters who get into a bunch of entertaining shenanigans were the audience can contemplate and enjoy how their diverse set of personalities interacts (and more often than not, clash) over the strange situations they get themselves embroiled into. One would think that after two seasons and one OVA series, this somewhat repetitive Slice-of-Life would have gotten boring and stale. However, the creators of this anime really know how to pull off a good show and guarantee neither of those two scenarios get to happen. You'll never get bored, I guarantee you that.
I´be seen people here on the reviews saying this second season was somewhat of a "letdown" compared to the first. I seriously don't get them. Both chapters are on par with one another, in my opinion, and if you enjoyed the first season of Seitokai Yakuindomo as much as I do, then you no doubt will enjoy this new chapter as well. Give it a try, it is worth it,
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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Dec 15, 2024
Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan 2 is, compared to its direct predecessor a little bit weaker, overall. The great phasing who characterized its first season is all but gone and some of its gig don't feel as funny this time around. Still, the fact that this IP belongs to the Dokuro-chan franchise means that you still get memorable character, funny and ridiculous situations and an overall good experience for those who enjoy absurdist comedy, such as myself.
As this point of the review, you might have gotten a wrong idea about this series. It's not necessary bad (it is not) hence the great score I assigned to it.
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It is just that, compared to the first season, it isn't as absurdly memorable as that one was. A bit of a letdown, if you ask me.
It does, however, do a good use of a resource that the first series let down in the first place: music. Some might strange giving so much important to an artistic element such as that one in a show like this but I digress. It's intro, a remake of that of the first season is catchy, well made, and superior overall to its predecessor. This anime also has to be one of the only ones that utilizes classical music for its backround, as in the first chapter of the season utilizes very smartly Mozart's "Rondo Alla Turca" for one of its scenes. Again, some might look at these finer details as insignificant or even "weird" to put so much attention above, but as people say, "the devil is in the detail", and this anime deserves praise for that.
Speaking of details, this series is full of them. Be it from countless references to the first season of little tads of worldbuilding such as Sakura's notebook being now permanently stained with (presumably) his own blood from how many times Dokuro-chan has killed him. Again, maybe some inconsequential details to put my attention upon, but they certainly give this anime more character and made the experience of watching it more enjoyable.
Overall, Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan 2 might be a bit of a letdown for its first season, but it isn't a bad anime, far from it. If you enjoyed Dokuro-chan First Season then you no doubt will also the second iteration of this series. Give it a chance, you will enjoy it (especially if you aren't as picky as me when it comes to some of these aspects, lol).
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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