KAGUYA-SAMA WA KOKURASETAI: TENSAITACHI NO RENAI ZUNOUSEN OVA

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MANGA ComedyKaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensaitachi no Renai Zunousen
ANIME ComedyKaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai?: Tensaitachi no Renai Zunousen
MANGA ComedyKaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai Darkness

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  SagePanic

  70/100
  Shokugeki no Kaguya: Food is War

  

  Kaguya-sama: Love is War is an anime and manga series I thoroughly enjoy. I watched the first season at random since it was on Netflix, and watched the second season when it was over so I could binge it, leading to me liking it so much that I read the manga. The manga quickly became one of my favorites, me even giving it a 10/10 score, so I also read all of the spinoffs like We Want to Talk About Kaguya, Doujin-ban, and Shuuchiin Gakuen Nanafushigi. So, when I heard A-1 Pictures was to adapt more of this series into an OVA, I assumed it would be one of these series, but instead, they decided to adapt the two Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai Darkness chapters. That, and chapter 96 of the manga which is just a fried rice contest.

  Now, what is Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai Darkness? Well, they are chapters 63.5 and 83.5 of the manga which are just straight up ecchi. They were included in Volume 22 of the manga aside from their original publication, so the people who got the OVA normally will also have access to the original chapters.

  A-1 Productions is back at it again with their surprisingly top-notch visual style with Kaguya-sama. The motions are fluid and full of personality, and there are animations that you wouldn’t really expect a studio like this to do. An example of this would be in the adaptation of chapter 96, where Miko Iino asks for more rice from Chika and then they have this short little scene of Chika putting more rice on her plate. It’s not a scene that’s really at all important to animate that well, but they still decided to do it. If you liked the direction and visual flair that the previous two anime seasons had, then this one will probably be no different, save for the bountiful ecchi aspects that the original didn’t really have.

  If there’s anything I love Kaguya-sama for, it’s the comedy, and said comedy all comes from one aspect—the characters. I may be biased because I know what happens in the future and I’ve already read what this OVA covers, but it’s still just as good. All the main cast shine in their own way bringing good jokes to the scene mostly every time, and the comedic effect is enhanced by both the visuals and the sound. From Ishigami and Shirogane in the first two parts, and then the rest of the cast in the last part, they get their own jokes and punchlines that don’t feel out of place. I once read a comment for this series on MyAnimeList that describes this series as “low-brow, high art,” and for this OVA, I can definitely say the same. Comedy is a subjective criteria, so in my subjective opinion, I say it’s good.

  I’ll keep this review short, so I’ll go through the OVA’s plot quickly. The first part of the OVA has the girls taking a shower after swimming, and Ishigami complains about fanservice in seinen manga. The second part of the OVA has Shirogane and Ishigami reading a stray doujin they found in a parking lot. And finally, the third part of the OVA is the longest, and has the gang do a fried rice contest judged by Chika and Miko Iino. These little skits fit together like a normal episode of Kaguya-sama, though it adds way more ecchi to the mix.

  Overall, the Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensai-tachi no Renai Zunousen OVA is a good time for people who’ve already seen the first and second seasons or read the manga. Even if they cram more fanservice in there, they don’t sacrifice the overall quality and quantity of the jokes they throw at you. It’s by no means the funniest Kaguya-sama episode, but they announced this OVA at the same time as a Season 3, so be prepared. As a manga reader, I can say that you’ll enjoy what’s to come in the future!

  
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  OOri

  100/100
  peak kaguya, no doubt.

  __SPOILERS AHEAD.
  __At this point, I think almost everyone in the anime community knows what Kaguya-sama: love is war is. It's the show that made many of us laugh constantly while we also enjoy the characters (ishigami) but now, with the OVA being out, the franchise has finally reached its peak (at least for now). ~~keep in mind that up until now the ishigami arc in the second season  was the ultimate Kaguya arc.~~
  In this review, I will mostly talk about the first half of the OVA for obvious reasons.
  
  Animation:
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  I think most of us can obviously see a significant improvement in the animation department, especially when it comes to its fluidity. The camera shots are nothing less than superb and we can see that the director has finally taken a step up in the ladder towards making Kaguya-sama: love is war nothing short of a masterpiece.
  
  Plot:
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  What can I say? amazing, superb, fantastic, exceeded my expectations with ease, I came into this OVA expecting pretty much nothing but it left me speechless with its touching moments during the first half of the show, moments like the bonding of ishigami and shirogane have left me feeling all emotional and I found myself "saluting" to the screen while feeling like a proud father. Seeing how far their relationship has gone since season one, from being quite "far" from each other they have now come to a point where they can enjoy an adult magazine together in public, needless to say, its something I have never seen done before in anime, the author is definitely on its way to the top.
  
  Cooking Contest:
  
  Now let us talk for a bit about the cooking contest, ultimately it felt like every other gag in Kaguya thus ill not write much about it. In the cooking showdown, we saw Kaguya cooking in order to impress shirogane with her cooking, obviously, it failed miserably, as iino decide to eat it all. After that ishigami and shirogane have also presented their cooking to the judges, iino, and chika, surprisingly ishigami's cooking was very good but iino was to shy to rate it and shiroganes cooking ended up with them laughing at his family situation, as i said, nothing really outstanding like the first half.
  
  Negatives:
  
  even if it is masterclass when it comes to Kaguya-sama: love is war, I still found something negative about it, the lack of Hayasaka screentime is a crime that should have not happened. Hayasaka could have easily made this OVA even better than it is now making it even BETTER, yes, even BETTER.
  
  Summary:
  
  In conclusion, the amount of emotions I have felt watching this superb OVA is something I can not embody through words, you will have to watch it for yourself in order to felt what I have felt. I full-heartedly recommend it.
  Peace out.
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  V4Watcher

  74/100
  Wherever Kaguya-sama: Love is War goes, hilarity and havoc ensure. This review is 100% SPOILER FREE!

  

  Wherever Kaguya-sama: Love is War goes, hilarity and havoc ensure. Life is mostly mundane and humdrum; it lies within us to make the most of what we have. Love is War is not an anime about dying (in most cases by Truck-kun) and being reincarnated in a fantasy world of your dreams, or gaining some OP power to whoop that ass of the evil dude. It takes into account the very prosaic lives we live in and turns it into something truly entertaining. Love is War tries to convey something along the lines “You thought normal life was boring? O KAWAII KOTO”. This OVA, just like the main series, encapsulates that thought and presents it before you in the form of three episodes.

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  This OVA lunges fan-service, bundled with hysterics right onto you, creating the perfect recipe for uproarious humour. Boisterous events and riotous remarks are sprinkled throughout the episodes, leading to a smooth flow of story progression and comedy. The way each scene transitions into the next is well connected.
  The jocular narrator with a serious voice, like always, is perfectly embroidered into the story, similar to how silk is sewn into the spine of the book, and guides us along with the characters of the story in this OVA.

  It poses a real challenge to get people interested in ordinary characters, but A-1 Pictures does a brilliant job of bringing out the extraordinary in an otherwise customary school set-up and daily lives. The characters maintain their individual charm in the OVA, Shirogane-his cocky yet amusing behaviour, Kaguya-her inner devilish scheming behind that kawaii face, Chika- her unwitting and innocent view on everything, and Ishigami-his hilarious mood swings from nonchalant to hyper in a few seconds.

  I’ve seen a few people say they went overboard with the fanservice and all, and even though that's kinda true (I felt a bit that way too), that’s the whole point to an OVA. It’s a place to let free what the producers intended us to see without any restrictions or main plot. It’s there as not a part of the main series, but as a few chill (but extremely hilarious) episodes for us to enjoy. If you haven’t watched it yet, my personal recommendation is; if you took a shine to Love is War S1 and S2, you’ll get a bang out of the OVA too. Provided you liked the narrating style of the series, and don't have a major problem with fanservice, I’d say go for it and watch this OVA, you won’t be disappointed.
  V4Watcher out. (∗ ・‿・)ﾉ゛

  
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