Audience reviews
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jeff_ba
No. Don't watch this.
I have the whole manga, which I absolutely adore - It's one of my favourite romance stories ever. This OVA, on the other hand, they 100% pulled out of their asses. If fits absolutely nowhere and feels like a fever dream from beginning to end.
This is the first time I'm reviewing anything on MAL, but I just can't help myself - it was THAT bad. Rating something I"s related a 1 breaks my heart, but it's exactly what it deserves.
Watch I"s Pure if you're after an adaptation of the manga. It's short, they cut pretty much all of the comedy and left just the romance and drama, and the overall tone is overly dramatic - but at least it tells the story *mostly* accurately. Izumi got an axe to the head in the adaptation though, which sucks.
Read at the sourceTenshika11
If you are planning to watch this ova without reading the manga - go watch I´´s pure first.
This episode is takeing place during the I´´s pure series. It´s filled with romance and action. The begging of the first episode is very week, basciallly typical beach episode, but by the end you get hooked. Although it´s perictible it was still able to keep me entertained and trying to guess what will come next.
I love the characters since they are very realistic. I didn´t found a single character I would hate or dislike.
The story is both sweet and sad. It´s about one of the main characters winessing murder of her friend. I would say that this OVA is half as good as I´´s pure.
Read at the sourcepinnipedpal
As someone who read the entire series, I wasn't very impressed with this OVA. There were characters that I had never seen before that weren't in the manga (I think) and a plot that isn't in the manga either. It went from 0 to 100 really quick.
It was interesting, but at the same time I hated it. I hated the voice they gave most of the characters. I hated the faces they made. I hated how confused I was half the time. I only enjoyed watching it for how absolutely absurd it was.
The writing was awful. I'm practically convinced whoever wrote this hasn't actually read the manga. The characters that I loved? Completely bland and dead on arrival.
Here's hoping the next OVAs are better, I'm a fan of the original work. Fingers crossed!
Read at the sourcebrynolf
Overall
I haven't read the manga, which I guess you are supposed to do if you are gonna get anything out of this OVA. In my book, this was a waste of an hour.
Animation
Pretty good looking, this OVA. Nicely drawn surroundings and water. The characters look dull, empty and stupid however.
Sound
No music at all. Mediocre voice acting. Nothing horrible, but far from good.
Story
The story is supposed to be cute with three friends meeting up to keep a promise they made ten years ago. The cuteness is easily overshadowed by total dumbness, however. The chances of all characters ending up at the same place at the same time without knowing the other ones were there feels slim to me, but yet it happens.
Irrational behaviour was another dumb thing... "yeah, I'm gonna leave my girl here on th…
Read at the sourceHybridMedia
(covers I's & I's Pure)
Today’s topic revolving around this anime is romance, considering at the time of writing this review, it’s close to Valentine’s Day, mostly the holiday that many people either get excited about or dreaded as it goes by. Anyway, the anime du jour is based on the manga that was originally serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump in Japan from 1997 to 1999; the series was collected into 15 tankōbon volumes by Shueisha. There were 2 OVA adaptations, the first From I’s is a 2-episode OVA while I’s Pure is a six-part OVA.
The story's main character is 16-year-old high school student Ichitaka Seto who is in love with his classmate Iori Yoshizuki, but too shy to tell her. Again and again he plans to tell her his true feelings, but each time something (usually a misunderstanding…
Read at the sourceDraconalis
What... the fuck?
That's all I could think as the story progressed. There was an event that got it started, and then as it closed... Let's just put it this way...
This OVA contains elements never present before in this series, and it strays from the idea of the series horribly.
As many have stated before, the art was very nice, though sometimes the character's looks kind of weird. Iori in particular.
On a side note, I almost felt like this was some sort of cross over. The supporting characters that were not apart of the main cast had this "I feel like I should know who these people are, like they are from another series" feel to them.
My last complaint, was that the big bad "coincidence" monster reared it's ugly head a surprising amount of times in a single, two episode story. Coinc…
Read at the sourceDarthDaimyo
For starters, I wouldn't suggest anyone watch 'I"s' without first having read the manga or watched "I"s Pure." I"s is a great OVA because it takes our normal characters (Ichitaka, Iori, Itsuki, ect.) and places them in a rather bizarre, epic, and totally tense situation. It'd say a little more but it'd totally ruin the shock vaule of the OVA. However, I will tell the audience to be ready for anything, and I mean anything.
Art wise, everything is done pretty well. It's very fluent rather than being flashy like other shoujo anime. The colors are very pale and natural looking and it reallt sets you at ease. I feel it really fits the tone of the story. The soundtrack is descent, not bad but nothing that really grabs you from the start either.
Read at the sourcepurplegold
For those who have seen the 6 series I"s Pure and or have read the Manga, this OVA departs dramatically from the story; leaving much wanting. It feels more like a saturday morning special than a representation of the I"s story.
The art quality is actually pretty good. As a stand alone way to spend an hour you may find some enjoyment in it.
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