The appeal and evaluation of Seto no Hanayome OVA: A deeper story and the evolution of characters

Detailed review and recommendation of Seto no Hanayome OVA - Seto no Hanayome OVA -

■ Public Media

OVA

■ Original Media

comics

■ Release date

January 30, 2009 *The sales title is "Seto no Hanayome OVA Gi"

*15 minutes per episode (1-2 minutes for bonus footage)

■Release and sales

・Distributor: Avex Pictures

■Frequencies

half an hour

■ Number of Episodes

Episode 1

■Original Story

Kimura Tahiko

■ Director

Seiji Kishi

■ Production

・Animation Production: GONZO×AIC
Produced by: OVA Seto no Hanayome Production Committee

■Works

©Kimura Taihiko/Square Enix/OVA Seto no Hanayome Production Committee

■ Story

The peaceful days of the very ordinary junior high school student, Naoyuki Mitsushio,
After an incident occurred one summer, it all came crashing down.
When Nagisumi was drowning at a beach in Setouchi during his visit home, he was rescued by
A mermaid girl, Seto San!
Moreover, the world of mermaids is a world of chivalry that values ​​the "honor of the world."
There was a rule that if a human saw them, either they or the human had to die.
The last remaining workaround is
"Any human who learns the mermaid's true identity becomes her family member."
That's the only way!
"Either one of us will die, or we'll become mermaids."
Forced to make such an ultimate decision, Nagisumi comes to the conclusion that he should marry San!

*Quoted from the GONZO official website

■Explanation

Thanks to everyone's support, Nakabo Nagisumi has returned!

This OVA depicts the aftermath of the TV anime "Seto no Hanayome," based on Kimura Taihiko's manga. An ordinary middle school student, Misumi Nagisa, and a mermaid girl, Seto San, become husband and wife due to the rules of the mermaid world. After overcoming various mishaps, Nagisa and the others have safely advanced to their third year of middle school. Will Nagisa be able to start the new semester peacefully?

*Quoted from Bandai Channel

■Cast

・Seto San/Haruko Momoi・Mishio Nagasumi/Mizushima Hirotaka・Edomae Runa/Nogawa Sakura・Seto Gozaburou/Miyake Kenta・Seto Ren/Nabe Makiko・Masa/Murase Katsuteru・Maki/Kuwatani Natsuko・Shark Fujishiro/Koyasu Takehito・Zenigata Meguru/Morinaga Rika・Class President/Rikimaru Noriko・Shiranui Akeno/Kitamura Eri・Mikawa Kai/Ono Daisuke・Luna's dad/Genda Tesshō・Sarutobi Hideyoshi/Yabe Masashi・Sarutobi Satoru/Kaneda Tomoko・Sumi's father/Imaruoka Atsushi・Nagasumi's mother/Namiki Noriko・Nagasumi's grandmother/Matsushima Eriko・Tennozan/Gori Daisuke・Sarutobi Satoru/Kaneda Tomoko・Sa-tan/Tsunematsu Ayumi・Narration/Yamazaki Vanilla

■ Main staff

・Planning: Yoshito Takaya, Yasushi Uchida, Koji Taguchi, Naoki Nakamura, Takehiko Aoki ・Original story: Taihiko Kimura ・Published in: Monthly "Gangan Wing" (Square Enix)
・Screenplay/Uezu Makoto ・Character design/Morita Kazuaki ・Art director/Takahashi Maho ・Composite director/Hirabayashi Nanae ・Color design/Ito Sakiko ・Editing/Sakurai Takashi ・Prop design/Matsumoto Takehiko ・Logo design/Kimura Taihiko, Koga Manabu (Pepper Shop)
・Recording adjustment: Yuriko Kiyomoto ・Recording assistant: Hideto Mita ・Recording studio: Studio Mouse ・Music production: avex entertainment
・Advertising / Masaya Saito・Advertising cooperation / Hideki Tanno・Sales promotion / Natsuko Ooi・Production desk / Naoto Kasahara・Sound director / Satoki Iida・Sound effects / Iki Okuda・Sound production / Ducks Production・Music / Koji Takanashi・Music production / Legato Music・Producers / Kanji Ogo, Hideyuki Nanba, Yasutaka Kimura, Shinsaku Hatta, Taichi Kimura, Tetsuya Dobashi・Animation producers / Hisao Fukaya, Satoru Yoshida・Associate producer / Takao Aoki・Animation production / GONZO×AIC
・Production cooperation/avex entertainment
Planning cooperation: Isamu Ogawa, Kenichi Kubota, Nobuyuki Kurashige Director: Seiji Kishi Production: OVA Seto no Hanayome Production Committee

■ Main Characters

・Seto A mermaid girl who became Nagasumi's wife after she rescued him from drowning in the sea of ​​summer. After overcoming the incident with Minamoto no Yoshiuo, their relationship seems to have progressed. The ring that Nagasumi gave her shines on her left ring finger.
・Mitsuo Nagisumi A middle school boy who is always caught up in some kind of commotion. He seems to have overcome many obstacles and successfully (?) advanced to the third year of middle school. He is pumped up for his date with San-chan by buying a new varsity jacket.
・Edomae Luna Daughter of the head of the Kanto Yakuza Mermaid "Edomae-gumi". She has had a rivalry with San since she was a child. Currently, she is active in the human world as an idol "LUNAR" and boasts immense popularity, but her true personality is...
Seto Gozaburo is the boss of the yakuza Mermaid Family, which has its base in the Setouchi region. He dotes on his daughter San, and sees Nagasumi as his enemy. He believes that if Nagasumi is gone, San will return, and tries to kill Nagasumi by any means possible. A typical doting father.
Seto Ren: Wife of Gozaburou Seto. Her recent job is to stop Gozaburou's rampage, even if it means using some force. Unlike her husband Gozaburou, she encourages San and Nagasumi to get closer. She is a typical yakuza wife who can even keep the boss in check.
・He is the second-in-command of the "Setouchi-gumi" gang, whose boss is Masataka's father, Gozaburo Seto. He is also the person who shared the first kiss with Nagisa Mitsuo (although he was using artificial respiration). He is a dandy who wears leather jackets even in his private life.
Makiseto is San's best friend and bodyguard. He acts all nice in front of San, but when San can't see, he constantly abuses Nagasumi. He received orders from the boss Gozaburo to kill Nagasumi, and is eager to kill him.
Shark: A combat member of the Fujishiro Setouchi Group. He is very hot-blooded. Whenever he gets the chance, he attacks Nagasumi to kill him, but each time he is stopped by San, Masa, and others and fails. As his name suggests, he is a shark fishman. A typical killer machine.
・Nagasumi's father, the head of the Mitsuo family. He was born and raised in the Seto Inland Sea, but now lives in a house in Saitama and is the breadwinner of the Mitsuo family. He is the unfortunate head of the Mitsuo family who built his dream home only to have it destroyed many times. A typical humble salaryman.
・She is the shadow guardian of the Mitsuo family, the mother of Nagisa. She treats San, Maki and the others kindly, as if they were her own children, but she is strict with Nagisa's father and Nagisa, ruthlessly reprimanding them. She looks younger than her actual age. A typical baby-faced character.
Nagasumi's grandmother. She lives in the Seto Inland Sea. She has some knowledge about mermaid legends. She warmly watches over the future of Nagasumi and San. She is a typical grandmother who loves her grandchildren.
Zenigata Meguru is a childhood friend of Nagisumi. He is a classmate at Isono Junior High School, where Nagisumi and his friends attend, and is a strict member of the discipline committee. He has been in the same class as Nagisumi since elementary school. When he became a junior high school student, he started to become aware of Nagisumi as a member of the opposite sex.
・Class representative of Isono Eighth Junior High School, where Nagisumi and the others attend. She is a character with a low profile, and is always referred to as "Class Representative" instead of by her name. She has glasses and a pigtail... A typical glasses-wearing character.
・Sarutobi Hideyoshi: A bad friend of Nagasumi. His nickname is "Saru" (Monkey), just like his name. He is weak to all temptations such as materialism, greed, and lust, and is easily bought off. He falls in love with San at first sight, but Nagasumi blocks his love, so it never comes to fruition. A typical commentary character.
Umi Mikawa is the heir to the Mikawa Group and calls himself San-chan's son-in-law. He has the three qualities of money, power, and good looks, but his true identity is a killer whale fishman who speaks in Nagoya dialect. Due to a traumatic experience he had as a child, he doesn't like spacious, bright places.
A fishman official. A mermaid examiner who came to investigate whether San and the others were able to live in the human world while hiding their true identities. A calm and dignified swordsman, he ends up becoming the leader of Isono Eighth Middle School against his will.
・Luna Papa The father of the super popular idol, Edomae Luna, and the boss of the Edomae gang. Not knowing how to communicate with his daughter, Luna, he ended up with the "sailor suit and apron" style.
A man who has reigned for years over the Alcatraz "Zero Class" of Tennozan Isono Eighth Junior High School with his overwhelming presence. His age and private life are shrouded in mystery. A typical emperor.
Satoru Sarutobi As you can tell from her surname, she is the younger sister of Sarutobi. Even though she is still in elementary school, she is an ardent fan of Bunta Willis, star of the Lethal Ninkyo movie series, and shows hobbies that you would never imagine from her appearance.
・Sa-tan A seaweed-like mermaid. San's childhood friend. She can control her long hair with ease. She couldn't make any friends in her hometown other than San, and she missed him when he left the Seto Inland Sea, so she followed him all the way to Saitama. For some reason, she's good at English.

■Subtitle

・New Chapter Episode 3: What I Can Do for You (2009/1/30)
・New Chapter Episode 4/Without You (2009/1/30)
・Video bonus/Super short bonus animation "Sartan's ♥ English Conversation Lesson" (2009/1/30)

■ Related works

・The Bride of Seto ・The Bride of Seto Jin ・The Bride of Seto Fan Disc ・Kejime: The Wife of a Yakuza

■ Theme songs and music

・OP1
・Period: 1-2
・Angel Love Power
Lyrics by Goro Matsui, Music by Shuhei Naruse, Arrangement by Shuhei Naruse, Singer by Seto Hana Angels

・ED1
・Period: 1-2
・Ladder
Lyrics: Haruko Momoi Composition: Haruko Momoi Arrangement: Haruko Momoi Singer: SUN&LUNAR

・IN1
・Fun poem and lyrics by Goro Matsui ・Music by Hiromi Mizutani ・Arrangement by Hiromi Mizutani ・Singer by Haruko Momoi (Seto San)

・IN2
・Intense poetry and lyrics by Goro Matsui ・Music by Koji Takanashi ・Arrangement by Koji Takanashi ・Singer by Runa Edomae (Sakura Nogawa)

Review and Recommendation

"Seto no Hanayome OVA" is an OVA released on January 30, 2009, based on the manga of the same name by Kimura Taihiko. This OVA depicts the story after the TV anime "Seto no Hanayome", depicting the new adventures and growth of Misumi Nagisa and Seto San. Below, we will provide a detailed review and recommendation of this work.

Story and Characters

"Seto no Hanayome OVA" depicts the life of Nagisumi and San after their marriage. Nagisumi has been promoted to the third year of junior high school and is about to start a new life, but as always, there is turmoil around him. His relationship with San has also deepened, and the ring that Nagisumi gave her shines on her left ring finger. In this OVA, the relationship between Nagisumi and San progresses further, and scenes are depicted where their bond is put to the test.

The appeal of the characters is a major strength of this work. Nagasumi is a middle school student who is always caught up in some kind of turmoil, but his purity and courage resonate with the viewer. San is a mermaid girl, but she has the strength to remain true to her love for Nagasumi. Her cuteness and strength are exquisitely blended, drawing the viewer in. Additionally, supporting characters such as Edomae Runa and Seto Gozaburo are also unique, adding depth to the story.

Animation and Music

The animation is produced by GONZO and AIC, and the visuals are of high quality. In particular, the underwater scenes and the depictions of the mermaids are beautiful and full of visual appeal. The character designs are by Kazuaki Morita, and faithfully recreate the atmosphere of the original work.

The music also adds to the charm of this work. The opening theme "Tenshi Ranman Love Power" is sung by Seto Hana Angels, and the ending theme "Kakehashi" is by SUN&LUNAR. Including the inserted songs, the music plays a role in livening up the atmosphere of the story. In particular, "Tanoshii Uta" sung by Momoi Haruko, who plays Seto San, is a song that symbolizes her character and resonates in the hearts of viewers.

Ratings and Recommendations

"Seto no Hanayome OVA" is enjoyable not only for fans of the original work, but also for those who are experiencing the work for the first time. The story is an exquisite blend of comedy and drama, so viewers will not get bored. The character growth and changes in relationships are carefully depicted, making it easy to empathize. In addition, the animation and music are of high quality, providing visual and auditory satisfaction.

Here are some reasons why I recommend this work:

• Appealing characters: Unique characters including Nagasumi and San add excitement to the story.
• Story Development: The story is a perfect mix of comedy and drama that will keep the audience hooked.
• Animation Quality: High-quality animation by GONZO and AIC provides visual appeal.
• The appeal of music: The opening, ending and insert songs enhance the atmosphere of the story.

"Seto no Hanayome OVA" is enjoyable not only for fans of the original work, but also for those who are experiencing this work for the first time. It is especially recommended for those who enjoy romance and comedy. It is also a work that can be enjoyed by those who are interested in the world of mermaids and the yakuza. Please watch this work and enjoy the new adventure of Nagasumi and San.