Kimi Omou Koi

Running her late father's traditional dojo takes real skill — and Aoi has it — but there's a catch: she freezes up around men. Training, sparring, even basic interaction becomes a problem when half the population makes her uncomfortable. The one exception is Shin'ichirou, her childhood friend who also trains at the dojo, and she eventually turns to him for help working through that tension. What starts as a practical arrangement between two people who've known each other forever starts pulling at something more complicated underneath. This 2-episode OVA from 2018 is adapted from manga and leans into that slow-burn dynamic between childhood friends who are suddenly navigating new territory with each other. The dojo setting gives it a grounded, traditional Japanese feel that's a bit different from the usual backdrop for this kind of story. If you've watched something like Kimi Koi Limit or Koikimo and liked the push-pull of relationships where the characters have real history together, this covers similar ground. It's a short watch at just two episodes, so the pacing moves quickly and doesn't spend much time on setup. Worth knowing upfront — this is a hentai OVA, so go in with that expectation. The martial arts framing is genuinely part of the story though, not just window dressing, which gives it a little more texture than you might expect.