Saturday, August 18, 2007

DVD Review: ToHeart Volume 05


The final volume in this series comes to an end. The final volume is Three episodes in length and features two bonus episodes in Japanese. The show for me has been some what of a let down as I found myself wondering why I'm watching. The show was just a slice of life anime based on high school kids.

There was a hint of love thrown in but it never leads anywhere and each episode many times had nothing to do with a previous episode or following episode.

This volume featured "Multi" the robot learning to be a human and showing her as not a robot but a girl and she ends her "training" to collect data for her two week period, she grows on Hiroyuki. The final two episodes focus on Shiho a secondary character and she finally gets some screen time.

Shiho finds herself attracted to Hiroyuki and she wrestles with her feelings though out the final two episodes and knowing that Akari likes him too. When confronted by Akari on the subject she isn't so forth coming but I think in her heart knows that Akari and Hiro are meant to be. On a side story for the final two episodes the gang is throwing a Christmas party and are preping to get it ready in time.

In the end nothing is wrapped up and hte final scene I guess is just to be "it" this was a simple slice of life with no conflict, good meanings and always a happy ending the series was praised by many and I for one am not so hot to trot on the show I guess if you like slice of life shows this is up your alley.

in the end I thought this brings nothing to the table I think this is a rather non memorable anime and it was to kill time and that's it. The show has been brought to an OVA form direct to DVD episodes but the orginal characters are nowhere to be seen and it takes place two years in the future after the events in ToHeart.

PROS: great animation and a happy ending, decent extras.
CONS: no prominent storyline, nothing really makes this anime stand out.

Rating: 4.5 / 10

This anime is for a niche audience either your going to like it or your not.

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