Announced long ago, Hori-san to Miyamura-kun’s OVA has been confirmed for a release summer of 2012 – bringing yet another romance comedy to an already full slate of them, although at least this one varies a bit.
The story of “Hori-san to Miyamura-kun” isn’t entirely original – a tale of a girl and boy who are completely contrary in personality to their appearance end up meeting through an unbelievably convenient incident, thereby marking the start of a relationship. However, that’s certainly a fine divergence from the usual premise for a romance series – a male lead is an automatic sex magnet, thereby having to deal with 10 or so different females fighting for his love.
This series started as a webcomic, and was later serialized onto becoming a full manga series – there’s a fair following behind it, and thus assuming the upcoming OVA carries after the manga well, it should be quite a respectable watch, if nothing else, as its history is promising.
With an excess of repetitive and recycled romance series, the genre has truly been in the dumps recently – with little to none actually being worth watching, and the better romance series simply being ones which aren’t even “romance” explicitly, yet only featuring it as a side-component or detail. Actually, Hori-san to Miyamura-kun isn’t bulk romance either – it’s main forte is perhaps slice of life comedy, yet the concoction of genres should be an interesting balance given its synopsis.
Summer 2012 has, yet again, gotten a bit more peculiarly spiced.
Jun 21, 2012 @ 17:36 CDT
The guy is going to deal with 10 different girls?
Kimi No Iru Machi is way better than this though the protagonist relationship with the female at school was a mistake. I rather watch a good story line and a good relationship just like Kimi No Iru Machi. Though the artwork of this upcoming ova is fair, I don’t think I’m gonna watch this one.
Jun 21, 2012 @ 17:38 CDT
“a fine divergence from the usual premise”
Jun 21, 2012 @ 17:44 CDT
I might watch this though if I have nothing else to watch – just to pass the time.
Jun 21, 2012 @ 23:26 CDT
Repetition is an expected staple in anime. But I hope that someday that an anime/manga/novel will be created to show us audience what to do to become a “sex-manget,” or like this upcoming series, to have a meaningful relationship with someone who with different personality traits, and/or interests. May the industry educate us beyond just filling out fantasies and helping us pass time.
Jun 21, 2012 @ 23:33 CDT
An alternative take on these sort would be nice – it’d be rather interesting to see how to become a sex magnet male lead.
Then I remember however, if you watch any such romance series, the answer is usually the protagonist’s parents adopted a little girl, or he conveniently had a childhood friend, or whatever. Thus, it’s not very much a realistic scenario – especially not to the point of being so common.
Jun 22, 2012 @ 6:06 CDT
Male Protagonist = Yuki of Gender Bendeing of Haruhi Suzumiya with hair-dye!
http://s3.zerochan.net/Nagato.Yukihiro.600.823712.jpg
Not sure if link works for everyone 0.o