Date A Live: Date to Date

Ok. if you watched the first season you might as well watch this too. in fact, it is quite amusing. The protagonist opens the episode declaring he is a lolicon ( yes, I thought it was an error too ). unfortunately ( for me anyway ) this episode focuses on origami, and tohka. The art is as crisp as ever and the song ( especially the introductions ) were quite pleasing. if anything is lacking, I'd say it's the characters but you should be ready for a static tohka and origami, after watching season 1.as ever, tohka is lacking in brainpower - " do you hate me shidou? " and origami is apathetic and kind of weird- "woof" Well, if anything was the best, I'd say I liked shidou trying to get rid of origami ( sadly...) Watch it! it will be a good memory refresher before season 2. also notice the metaphor of kotori with her ribbons. its noticeable this episode ( if you noticed before, congrats!)

As with many OVA's, the Date A Live OVA really has no significance in its plot, or any real merit. Without further ado, onto the review. (rhyming FTW) Story (6/10): The date a live OVA literally is about pissing around with the 2 main female leads Origami and Tohka. While it was ok in a comical sense, there really is no significance to the story. The OVA is based around the anime's "love triangle" with bits and bobs of comedy that is good for a quick laugh. Other then that, there's nothing else really. Character (7/10): The characters are pretty much thesame as they feature the characters from the original anime series. But there is the portion of the OVA where you see Tohka in a different light, but other then that, there's no difference or development. Art and Sound (8/10 and 7/10): The art is pretty consistent with itself and aesthetically beautiful as always. With wonderfully made character designs and scenery. However, what bugs me is the fact that this OVA didn't really meet up fully to its anime parent. The background characters for the majority of the OVA were literally white blobs with a face. To me, this saddened me, as the creators sort of took the "easy" way out. The sound is reused from its anime counterpart and needs no further explanation. Personal enjoyment (7/10): While this wasn't as good as I thought it was going to be, it was still entertaining. Yes, there were shortcuts in the animation. Yes, there were a bunch of scene cliches and sometimes rushed scenes. But overall, I found this OVA "ok" to watch. It wasn't really that good, but it wasn't that bad either. What I did like was a nice little "ease in" into the next season, as the OVA featured a cameo! (If you read the novel, you'll know whom it is when you watch it.) If you like Date A Live, this will be ok for you. If you hate harems or just general fanservice, (cause the Date A Live series has quite a bit, and this OVA is no exception), then don't take this on. Little note: There's an unexpected thing that Tohka does, that I would never imagine in my wildest dreams to happen.

Ok so maybe its not just the OVA but the main series also but i do not remember being this annoyed when watching season 1. so the white haired one, if you want to break up with her, tell her you like tohka. problem solved. in fact all the problems will solve. could have ended the episode after 1 min. i honestly hate the let's go to the beach or hot springs ovas. this is worst. i would have prefered one of those. spoilers here not that it matters tbh because its an ova so there is no real plot. but the misunderstanding with tohka couldhave been so easily explained seeing as tohka knows about the existence of the (whatever the organisation kotori runs) this mcs stupidity drives me mad. i guess he has to be stupid though or the show wouldn't work.