Audience reviews
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tyler_dbz
Video Girl Ai was a fun anime to watch. A short OVA series from the 90s that features character designs reminiscent of the times, stunning wate color backgrounds, and an OST with loads of soothing romantic Japanese vocal songs throughout. The presentation is top notch for its time.
The best part of this show is the comedy and the character interactions. It’s silly and crude at times, but very charming. My only criticisms of this show are that it can be a little slow at times and the ending feels very rushed with loads of unanswered questions.
The final episode does quite the thematic reversal and it’s very engaging to watch, leaving the show with an open ending which left me with the interpretation of it feeling bittersweet, though I’m not sure if that was the show’s intention. It’s an i…
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This is definition of Hidden Gem. Found it in some random anime review, added to WatchL and now finished.
And its really masterpiece.
Main plot : girl Ai (not AI please) coming from video(-game) to real life, to support main hero Youta. He loves his classmate Moemi, but she loves his friend Takashi and treats him only like friend. You follow their relationship, how Youta act with Ai etc.
All these four main characters looks really simple, but they still feal real. They act, have their fears, desires etc. Overall in these 6 series of OVA you get to know each one of them and I cannot tell if there any dislikable character in the end.
This anime has great humor with elements of echi and nudity; drama-love themes; more than decent animation, some frames look really cinematographic; unpredictab…
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Saving Grace Nr. One
Video Girl Ai is a story about why you should always watch VHS on a broken VCR, because then magical things will come out of it.
This is one of my favorite love stories, because it's so simple, but the characters feel natural, it doesn't feel too forced like it doesn't many other romances.
The main chemistry between Ai and the main character is great, Ai is a constant teaser but has such a sweet side to her, and despite her own jealousy do the right things. The main character is so selfless even if it hurts inside him so much and is so likable because of his saving grace.
The anime is beautiful to look at, it has watercolor backgrounds that look so unique, and it's a style that is not used now a days anymore. the last episode is one of my favorite finales in a rom…
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I'm on a roll when it comes to this specific breed of romance anime. I wrote out an entire intro making comparisons to the last obnoxious anime I reviewed. A young, insecure dude who was faced with rejection and finds solace in a young lady who is meant to be the "perfect girlfriend." That's where most of the comparisons end, because Video Girl Ai is an actual good romance anime. It's not even that compelling of a story. I was just pleasantly surprised by what I saw. And I apologize if I'm starting this review in a bit of a confrontational way. I'm still recovering from the tonal whiplash of my previous review. And no, I will not be naming it. I'm just glad I got to experience something more enjoyable and less complicated.
Youta Moteuchi was rejected by his crush, Moemi. In a very oblivi…
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“Video Girl Ai” is what happens when “Weird Science” meets anime.
This is mainly a rom-com in a light urban fantasy setting. Unfortunately it suffers from the same affliction as 99% of rom coms: characters with the conversation skills of an ameba. At least half of this OVA (yeah I know it only has 6 episodes) could be cut if at least one of the characters knew how to hold a conversation and was honest with everyone, themselves most of all. No such luck, oh well c'est la vie.
The plot is pretty interesting (and Weird Sciency). A broken hearted boy is “gifted” (I think this word is the most appropriate) with a VHS. After playing it he’s visited by a girl that starts living with him with a goal to comfort him, get Your mind out of the gutter, it’s not a hentai, and help him gain the affecti…
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THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST BEST ANIMES EVER MADE, not to mention EXTREMELY UNDERRATED. It shocks me to see such a masterpiece be given a mere rating of a low 7, really proves you cant trust the mal rating nor some of the reviews. This is amazing, and I'll tell you why
Story:
I won't go into detail about the plot since you can just read the synopsis. But what it does so fucking well is that the story progresses very naturally and fluently considering the bizarre nature of the story itself. There is SOOOOO much character development in this the entire story basically evolves around its characters developing and becoming better, growing and becoming different to what they once were. It's so heartwarming as well as story dives into what it means to be loved, love and the basis of emotional attac…
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(these comments were made by someone who has NOT read the manga so they are totally and completely just based on the anime)
as it is about some OVAs I decided to venture into this work for being fast. I did not regret it, I like anime with those old traits of the 90's, I love the truth.
The story is somewhat cliche, girl who will help the boy to conquer the girl he likes but end up falling in love. I was left with some doubts at the end of the type "takashi and moemi he saw in that world were real or was just to confuse the head of the youta" "this end means they stayed together or the world followed normal without the video girl" and as a video girl who has no relatives or home in the real world would live with the youta? " are some things that I was wondering.
In the matter of the second…
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This is an older anime, but it is a good watch. This could have been better if there was a bit more character development. The bottom line is that I felt good after watching it. So I say 'thumbs up' and give it a shot.
Wow, you have to give longer reviews here on MyAnimeList. That sucks! I am guessing that is why I see most reviews giving a short description of what the anime is about, even though (Review Tips and Guidelines) state not to include story summaries. But others do that because of the 'lame' character/word min on creating a review. ROFL...
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A vaporwave romance.
Now more than ever, people are staring through the static (pixels if we have to be modern) hoping to at least catch a glimpse of a female that could fall in love with us. The ideal female, created by someone else, who just so happens to fit so easily into our own conceptions. They only need to be there for a short while, comforting us until we can go on with our lives. Unrequited love is the only result if one falls in love with a fictional entity, a ghost of a medium. After all, "video girls can't fall in love."However if the medium is damaged in some way, somehow love might bleed through. This is basically the plot of Video Girl Ai.
Other than this kind of premise, Video Girl Ai provides us with the typical love-triangle romance tropes. Our MC, Yota, is the kind…
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Overview:
Time for another episode of highly obscure anime reviews! Today I am going to talk about Video Girl Ai, which is one of those instances of a show or movie that had a small cult following for a couple years after it was released but quickly became forgotten. The movie equivalent of Video Girl Ai in terms of small, cult films that became highly obscure with time would be something like "Zorro the Gay Blade" or "Buddy Holly: Six String Samurai".
Plot:
The plot starts out with the cliche premise of a hapless loser named Yota trying to get a girlfriend and constantly failing. Yota is in love with a pretty girl named Moemi, who overlooks Yota because of his sub-par appearance and only has eyes for the handsome jock, Takashi. Yota realizes that Moemi won't ever love him, so he tries…
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I happened to stumble across Video Girl Ai while I was clicking around on TV Tropes one day, and the plot sounded interesting, so I figured, "hey, it's only 6 episodes, so why don't I give it a shot?" And I'm pretty glad I did. This is an under appreciated gem. Even though it's listed as an ecchi, the fanservice is actually pretty tasteful, and it's much more focused on plot rather than fanservice. So, even if ecchi titles generally aren't your thing, you should still give this a chance.
The story is a romance with a slight supernatural element to it. At its heart, it's a love-triangle (well, actually more of a love square) between Youta (the main character), Ai the video girl, Moemi, and Youta's best friend. The whole thing was kind of cheesy, and it had an 80s brat pack movie kind of vib…
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Video Girl Ai is quite a hidden gem of its time. I found out about it by chance and whilst it was the stunning art that has drawn me in, the plot and characters is what made me stay. To be honest, I had low expectations for this anime, but finished the series pleased and surprised. I tried to keep this review as spoiler-free as possible.
Within the six episodes, each lasting only around 30 minutes, the story is explored in a captivating way. The pacing is good, as the plot forces the pacing to feel rushed, since Ai's time is limited; very fitting for an anime this short. One of the most surprising things I have found about the plot is how it felt so much different from other romance plots found in anime, as even the more recent romance series are not able to produce a love triangle as ori…
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this goes from being a severely dated 90s ancestor of chobits to being a mashup of end of evangelion and cat soup in one episode. really bizarre. stick with it to the end and you'll see one of anime's great thematic reverses.
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At first glance, Video Girl Ai has a number of the familiar elements you would find within many romantic comedies. The character types in the love square consist of the nice guy, love interest, supportive best friend and tsundere. And thanks to Ai, there are moments of fan service and ecchi which she uses to torment Yota in some of the show’s comedic gags. Fortunately, this six-episode OAV series doesn’t dabble too heavily in its perverted content and instead focuses on the problems face by the four central characters in their love square as unrequited love plays a major role in the character drama of this series.
Each of the characters have their own thoughts of whom they want those close to them to love and they become affected by their actions. Yota is conflicted over either wanting to…
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Video Girl Ai is probably one of the best anime OVA's I've seen in my anime watching years. The designs of the characters are some of the most beautiful I've seen and is amazing for 1992. This series is meant to be watched in japanese and the dub is good, but not the best. I think the animation is fluid and well produced, with the soundtrack consisting of mostly pop music, but I was content. So if you haven't seen it, it's definitely worth a watch.
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Video Girl Ai,
Story:
Another storyline where the impossible becomes possible, giving hopes to a guy who seems to have no luck, this storyline is pretty original and really sucks you into the relationships as it goes along. The seriousness of this anime mixed with the relationship is utterly astounding. A good storyline base and the story just becomes better and better.
Art:
For the time it was made this anime is amazing, truly a classic.
Sound:
Soundtrack is great, character voices are outstanding, really do fit the characters. Character:
The characters are amazing, and really makes this anime cream of the crop. The characters all become well loved and you feel for them through the harsh and happy times.
Why did I like this anime?
I would say this anime is one of the best, it's love t…
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