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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- this was much more silly than the manga, I may even prefer it, must watch more |
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| This looks like nice older anime I've been missing all the time. I wonder why there's no TV version. I bet it's main issue is in its short playtime and lack in number of episodes to fully show characters interactions. |
| ( Currently interested in OP MC genre. Recommendations are welcomed, preferable those yet not on my list ) |
| Really liked it. Great comedy, and nice artstyle. |
| This is just awesome! Has this really classic feeling to it and an interesting setting/concept as well! Let's see what the other episodes have to offer but boy do I like it already! |
| The thing I'm most impressed by is the highly detailed and accurate drawings of his video equipment. Hell, even his remote control had every single function individually labeled. |
| YES THIS IS THE 90s I SEEK IT JUST HAS TO BE HAYASHIBARA MEGUMI DAYUM SUHN dis actually GOOD |
| How it is possible I haven't heard about it till now? This is great, maybe even amazing. And while this is only the first episode, I feel I will miss this anime when it ends. |
| This looks like my kind of anime. Pretty nice atmosphere and the comedy scenes are hilarious. DEFINITELY A KEEPER |
| Ahh, the animation in this show is so good it heals my soul. For just 20 minutes, I can escape the heart-crushing reality of the rampant bad CGI and poor art quality of modern anime. I guess people weren't kidding about the quality of art in old anime OVAs. |
| Her crawling out the TV might have inspired The Ring movies I was expecting something a bit more like chobits, I'm kind of glad the video girl has the personality she has. This is one of the first Production I.G. anime. |
| That was cute and a lot better than I was expecting it to be after I read the plot description. Also I liked the bit at the end parodying "informative" extras that were often at the end of anime laserdiscs at the time. But I'm not really fan of some of the character designs (what is the deal with the big wings on Takeshi's hair? jeez) and I also didn't like that the preview section had a few seemingly huge spoilers in it. Ero-Camel said: Her crawling out the TV might have inspired The Ring movies This is one of the first Production I.G. anime. I would find it more likely that her coming out of the TV was inspired by the novel that Japanese Ring movies are based on, which came out about a year before this OVA. Also this is not one of the first Production I.G. pieces, it's technically an I.G. Tatsunoko production, which is technically a different company, even though it's mostly the same people, and they had been around under that name since 1987. |
KristiwazhereMay 5, 2020 8:01 PM
| Oh this was great! Didn't expect to like it this much. Takayuki Goto's designs are fantastic. kandi_gloss said: TAlso this is not one of the first Production I.G. pieces, it's technically an I.G. Tatsunoko production, which is technically a different company, even though it's mostly the same people, and they had been around under that name since 1987. I.G Tatsunoko is just their old name. It's really the same company. From their own website: Started as the joint collaboration of visionary production manager Mitsuhisa Ishikawa and popular character designer Takayuki Goto, the company was established on December 15, 1987 as I.G Tatsunoko, a name bearing the initials of its founders as well as the renowned studio they were from. The new company met with success and in 1993 its founders renamed it Production I.G. Since then, the studio has enjoyed yearly growth in sales and size. |
TsarkoJun 20, 2020 5:16 PM
| I loved the bittersweet, melancholic tone that seemed to hang over the otherwise upbeat episode. The characters are charming enough to not be annoying to me, and honestly the romance stuff it's building up, while seeming pretty standard right now, I think still works. Looking forward to where it goes in the rest of the OVA and manga. |
| Discovered this anime by complete accident, I'm honestly impressed how this holds up 30 years later. |
| Finally began this after i knew about its existence since late 2006, from ads pages into other mangas that i bought back then and still from the 90's, or the home video release of the anime itself in stores. Sort of predictable plot beginning, but the limited amount of episodes, the expiration date thing for the actual video girl (even if i don't consider her all that attractive looks wise) and some unexpected traits of her personality can make all of this interesting to continue. That introduction... seriously, i can see my past self - when still not totally 100% disillusioned about social life in general - answering to all of her questions... and cringe hard again in the present thinking about it. Nice after credits scene, including the fact that she doesn't take the parody of her lightly and hits him. |
| A random waifu generator brought me here, and I'm grateful that it did. This first episode was like stepping into a time capsule. Stunning animation and a quick start to the plot. Youta is stuck in quite the love triangle, but he's being pretty selfless about it all things considered. Ai's take charge attitude after coming out of the VHS might be just what he needs to start pursuing Moemi. Otherwise I think the friend group between Youta, Moemi, and Takashi is just going to get more uncomfortable and miserable. |
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