rauru★★★★☆EP 1hiroshi kamiya doing those awkward pauses really got me because the voice acting sounds so natural
Doukyuusei Climax
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7.0
85 Fans
5 Want to Watch
86 Watched
Synopsis
Having four classmates, Miho, Misa, Kurumi, and Satomi, all romantically interested in him would be the kind of problem most people would envy, but for high school guy Wataru Morooka, the entanglements are getting complicated. This 2-episode OVA from Arms is a sequel to the original Doukyuusei, picking up where that story left off and digging deeper into each connection Wataru has built along the way. Based on a visual novel, the storytelling actually bothers to give each girl a distinct personality and arc rather than treating them as interchangeable. There's a genuine attempt at emotional grounding here, the awkwardness of young relationships, the push and pull of feelings that don't fit neatly into categories. It balances lighter, slice-of-life moments with heavier emotional beats, which keeps things from feeling one-note. If you've watched something like We, Without Wings or Gift: Under the Rainbow and appreciated how those stories let multiple romantic threads breathe without rushing to a resolution, this scratches a similar itch. FairlyLife fans might also find the character-driven pacing familiar. Being upfront: this is a hentai OVA, so explicit content is part of the package. But if that's not a dealbreaker and you're curious about older visual novel adaptations that actually tried to carry narrative weight from their source material, Doukyuusei: Climax is a decent window into mid-90s anime of this type: rougher around the edges, but with more story than you might expect from two episodes.
Episode Guide
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Characters
Wataru Mooroka
Iwata Mitsuo
Kurumi Nishina
Oikawa Hitomi
Mai Sakuragi
A high school student and Hikaru's classmate; their relationship deepens during the school's cultural festival.
Takahashi Miki
Satomi Kurokawa
Takada Yumi
Community Feed
rauru★★★★☆EP 1
benedict_blue_170★★★★☆EP 1fluid animation and those backgrounds look like actual paintings during the school scenes, which is such a change from other shows
kokiri★★★☆☆EP 1watching sajou try to hit those notes while kusakabe just watches him was such a sweet way to start this off
queen_nehelenia★★★★☆EP 1the watercolor art style is so soft and gorgeous and it fits the vibe of them practicing for the chorus festival perfectly
notlem★★★☆☆EP 1some of the voice acting felt a little stiff during the serious moments but the visual quality for an old sequel is surprisingly high
darunia_267★★★★☆EP 1those moments where kusakabe keeps rambling on made me feel like he was a real high schooler instead of a typical bl trope
itzzeom★★★★☆EP 1that ending cliffhanger with the letter is going to cause so much drama and i love how they are leaning into the messiness
ruri★★★★☆EP 1the soundtrack is doing a lot of heavy lifting for the atmosphere, and the colors in that evening scene looked beautiful
bakugo_blast_122★★★★☆EP 1I forgot how much I missed this specific 90s art style and it makes the character designs stand out way more than modern shows. Wataru is still a total disaster but seeing him try to juggle all these girls is actually hilarious and my favorite part was when Mai caught him because the look on her face was absolutely priceless
guimamada★★★☆☆EP 1it is weird seeing how different wataru acts now but at least the comedy is still landing for the most part
rosa_sisters_276★★★★☆EP 1the music during the rooftop scene reminded me why i love these older ovas so much and my favorite part was the lighting
guru_guru_275★★★☆☆EP 1that 90s aesthetic is unbeatable and the way they handled the confrontation between the girls was actually pretty funny
ves_ves★★★★☆EP 1wataru getting into so much trouble within ten minutes is exactly what i expected from this sequel and the old school art style holds up so well
talon_266★★★★☆EP 1the pacing felt a bit rushed during the park scene and i wish they spent more time on the dialogue instead of jumping straight to the fanservice
professor_juniper★★★★☆EP 1i can't believe how much better the animation looks compared to the first series and seeing mai again made me so happy
akkorokamui_angel★★★★☆EP 1That soft color palette makes every scene look so gentle and seeing them just be normal teenagers in love without all the typical annoying tropes was refreshing
sanji_savant★★★★☆EP 1My heart felt so full when they were just practicing singing together, and the watercolor visuals made every single frame look like a painting. It is refreshing to see a romance that does not rely on toxic tropes or weird power dynamics and focuses on their actual connection instead of just forced drama that makes no sense.
ai_hayasaka★★☆☆☆EP 1Those painted backgrounds were super fluid but the first half felt like it was dragging a bit and that teacher Harasen felt like he was just there for no reason
johnny_joestar_198★★★★☆EP 1Listening to Kamiya Hiroshi handle those awkward ramblings is great because his voice fits the vibe perfectly plus that song at the end by Galileo Galilei was a total win
green_318★★★★☆EP 1Seeing Kusakabe struggle with those notes while Sajou just watched him was so cute and that visual aesthetic really made the whole mood feel different
