Yotsunoha

Synopsis:

At the abandoned school of Mochizuki Academy four friends, Makoto Yuki, Nono Nekomiya, Iori Yuzuki, and Matsuri Amachi, meet together after not seeing each other for the last three years to dig up a time capsule that contains childhood memories. However, upon arrival they discover that a former teacher named Yamamoto has taken the time capsule and hidden it somewhere else on the school grounds while leaving clues to where it might be located. As they search for the clues the four also reminisce about days gone by and Makoto comes to a realization that he has always been in love with a girl not for her looks but for her dedication and kindness towards him and those near to her. With the help of Makoto's friends he now knows that it's time to stop hiding behind an emotional barrier and let his true feelings be known.


Reviewer: Endosanity
Number of episodes watched: 2 (It's only 2 40-minute or so episodes)


Review:

So you're checking out your romance anime collection and I already know what you're thinking... "Hey, what is it with all these big breasted hoo-ha floozies with legs that go up to their neck getting all the love? Where's the romance for the diminutive flat-chested shapely cuties out there?" I know right? And hell... I couldn't agree with you more! Well now you can rejoice somewhat because that's when I found a short OVA series called Yotsunoha. Now, with only 2 measly episodes I really didn't expect much of Yotsohuna but it gave me a light-hearted romance story told with plot devices that are nothing new to us. But, the thing that I liked about Yotsunoha is that it's a loli romance that looks deeper than the surface to determine how Makoto is feeling as he's locked his true feelings away for so many years. There is no fanservice and it's not ecchi in the slightest but it's more about seeing how Makoto's friends help him realize how he can love someone no matter what they look like... and Nono tips the cuteness scale in her favor. Yotsonuha really is nothing new in terms of story-telling but uses it's characters in way that isn't touched upon all that much in being a loli romance. It's a heart-warming story with very little conflict that leaves a feel-good impression overall when everything is said and done.

I enjoyed it probably more than others will so take my suggestion with a grain of salt as I can see where some, if not most, will find this a boring waste of time. I'd actually like to see anime of this type in a more serious manner but I have yet to find one. As a romance, Yotsohuna is good, as an innocent loli romance... it's very good. If you're looking for more then that, then pass... I only wish it there could have been more episodes but for it's short time frame it works extremely well.

Yotsunoha (opening)

Recommendation: |Above Average|