TONIKAWA: Over The Moon For You - High School Days

It fulfills its purpose as an expansion of the main series. This 'extension' focuses on adapting the mini-arc of Nasa as a programming teacher in an all-girls school, which is quite intriguing since we hadn't had the chance to see him in a school environment in either of the two previous seasons. The introduced characters are quite interesting and captivating. Each of the girls has a unique personality, and their interactions with the protagonists feel very organic. As for the animation, it remains largely similar to that of the second season, although I have noticed in some frames that the quality of the artwork is somewhat questionable. Ienjoyed both the external and internal soundtracks. While no new tracks were created for this expansion (except for the opening and ending, which I loved). It's a commendable work, but unfortunately, it also appears somewhat ambitious in its attempt to introduce numerous characters and provide them with depth in just 4 episodes. For this reason, at times, the narrative seems rushed, which is the only downside to these specials. In conclusion: It's an expansion that occasionally feels hurried, but it remains very good, entertaining, and preserves the essence of Tonikawa. I highly recommend it.

I don't know why, but this ONA managed to give more to the plot than 2nd season itself in three times less time. Though it introduces a lot of new characters, it's easy for one to orient self, especially if you have already read the manga. Overall it's very similar to main series, so don't except anything extraordinary. The characters haven't really changed and there is put more focus on some side characters, but without getting in the way of the main story. I enjoyed to the fullest and recommend it to anyone who liked 2nd season. The only problem is that it's way too short.

Canonically "Tonikaku Kawaii: Joshikou-hen" is to be seen after season 2 so make sure you don't watch it out of order. This OVA is a short one consisting of only four 20 minute episodes and if you were to just watch the first three episodes you might think it was just a nice side story unrelated to the main plot but then on the fourth episode you just get bombarded with info and hints to where the story might be headed. The story felt a bit rushed for just four episodes since we didn't even have a proper conclusion to the arc but since thisis canon the studio might tie the loose ends on the start of season 3 (if they make it of course). Plot: The story begins as Nasa's old teacher asks for his help teaching programming in her only girls school to which he accepts and we are introduced to a bunch of new characters from thee school which I believe will be relevant characters for future seasons and the future plot lines. The story then proceeds to create and develop relations between these new characters and our existing ones with a special focus on Nasa whilst at the same time highlighting Tsukasa through a new light not previously shown to us in past seasons where she begins to have feelings of jealousy and loneliness due to Nasa being constantly around cute girls. As I said the first three episodes are our typical Tonikaku episodes that we already know and love where half of the episode is interactions between our main characters and the side cast and the other half is Nasa and Tsukasa doing their little awkward showings of love that just fill the viewer with wholesomeness. Meanwhile on the last episode we get a lot more serious for the majority of it and we get tons of new information in relation to the main plot, however this new info doesn't answer the questions already brought up during the first two seasons, it instead adds even more questions and gives possible premonitions to the end of the story. Art: The graphics are basically the same as the first two seasons so if you liked them this will feel the same which I would say are above average graphics. I personally don't enjoy at all the fact that when the characters are blushing they do the red lines covering the whole face instead of just the cheeks but that is an artistic choice the studio made (not sure if it is the same in the manga since I haven't read it) and it is a minor detail that doesn0t heavily affect the overall enjoyment of the series. A special highlight I want to make in relation to the animation is when they pan over to the sky, if I'm not mistaken they did this about two times where one was to the moon and the other to a starry night sky and both looked absolutely stunning. Sound: The VA's for the pre-existing characters continue the good work whilst the VA's for the newly introduced characters did an amazing job in my opinion and were perfectly chosen given the personality of each character (for example Kaguya being the same VA as Nero from Black Clover). The opening song is a clear downgrade from the previous seasons especially from season 1 that has a top tier opening song, on contrary to season 1's opening song I wouldn't say it is good enough to listen outside of the episodes but it is still decent enough to not make it a skip every episode. The ending in my opinion was actually better than the opening which is kind of rare in anime at least for me and is definitely worth a listen from time to time, just a good vibe all around. Characters: As I always say in my reviews for anime in the genres of romcom/slice-of-life the plot is pretty predictable and repetitive so the most important aspect of these anime that let them stand out from each other is their characters depth, development and interactions with each other. In this OVA, even though it's plot focuses on Nasa and his new work I would argue he got little to no development acting purely as a driver for the other characters development. On the other hand, Tsukasa got tons of development on these couple episodes with her exploring her feelings in relation to Nasa and struggling to comprehend and express those feelings. The already existing side cast like Kaname and Aya don't get much screen time since this is a mini four episode show but the little screen time they have they are doing their usual: being silly and the comedic relief within the show. In contrast the newly introduced characters do get a fair bit of development especially considering the low episode count highlighting, of course, Kaguya which seems to be a vital piece for future seasons; Shirogane which seems like she will be a reoccurring character in the roster and Kurenai and Haru who each had their little moment to shine and show their personality through the episodes, However I am not certain we will be seeing much of these last two in the future (maybe Kurenai since she is close with Kaguya). Overall: Very enjoyable for how short it is and actually has a fair bit of plot development which I didn't expect to get when starting the show, however it felt a bit rushed specially the ending since it didn't feel like a proper arc closure, besides the plot development the rest of the episodes are just our typical "Tonikaku" awkward wholesomeness between our two main characters so you will surely enjoy this OVA if you enjoyed the first two seasons. The music on the show are a big downgrade in relation to the first two seasons which makes sense since it's a smaller season, but they are still fairly decent. The focus on this OVA was, In my opinion, the development of Tsukasa's feelings and how she handles them and on the introduction to the new characters that all seemed very interesting and each felt like their own person, which sometimes tends to not happen in slice-of-life shows where the side cast tends to fall into blandness. All in all 6/10, the main seasons were definitely better but this OVA is worth the watch especially if you are in the mood for a fluffy awkward love anime with no serious drama.