Mizugi Kanojo The Animation
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Synopsis
Getting in shape is Mizuho's goal, and her boyfriend Hiro, who happens to work at a pool, offers to coach her after hours. Their swimming lessons go about as far off-script as you'd expect, and that's basically the whole premise. Adapted from a manga by studio T-Rex, this four-episode OVA from 2009 keeps things light and uncomplicated. There's no dramatic backstory, no conflict to resolve, just a couple of interconnected stories about young couples in intimate situations. The second storyline follows Takuya and his clumsy neighbor Sayaka, who keeps finding herself in awkward proximity to him. Neither story takes itself seriously, which is honestly the right call. The aquatic setting gives it a slightly different atmosphere compared to most entries in the genre, poolside lighting, swimsuits, the general summer vibe. Animation quality for its era holds up reasonably well, with care put into character expressions and movement. If you've watched Resort Boin or Kanojo x Kanojo x Kanojo and enjoyed that breezy, low-stakes romantic format, this sits comfortably in the same category. It's not trying to be anything other than what it is: a short, lighthearted adult OVA with a specific aesthetic and a clear audience. Four episodes, each relatively self-contained, so it doesn't ask much of your time. If that setup sounds appealing and you're already a fan of the genre, it's a reasonable way to spend an afternoon.
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Mizuho wanting to lose weight just because her guy called her chubby is kind of sad but at least the exercise they ended up doing looked like a lot of fun
Hiro is a total jerk for mentioning her weight but I did laugh when they decided that making out in the pool counts as a workout because that is some crazy logic
You can tell this was made in 2009 by the art style, but the scene in the pool shed is surprisingly intense compared to the awkward start
The way the pool water looks against the swimsuits is actually really good for an older ova and Mizuho is way too cute for how blunt Hiro is being with her
Watching Hiro pinch her stomach and tell her she looks heavy was really awkward and I cannot believe he is her boyfriend
Watching Hiro and Mizuho together at the pool was cute and the way the swimsuit looked when it got wet was really well done for sure
Mizuho is twenty seven years old so she should have just pushed Kizuki away when he tried to pull that move at the end of the episode
The visuals during the underwater shots were surprisingly crisp and it makes the whole exercise theme at the pool work really well
I am still trying to figure out if this is actually a harem show or just a romance about Mizuho. The pool scenes with Hiro were nice and the animation quality is decent, but that ending with Kizuki really rubbed me the wrong way. Manga readers are saying he has a sad backstory but he still should have asked before kissing her like that.
The animation of Hiro coaching Mizuho at the pool really worked for me because that swimsuit looks so detailed when it is under the water
People online are saying Kizuki gets better later but that final scene with Mizuho made him look like a total creep for now
I really did not like that ending because Kizuki just forcing himself on Mizuho felt gross and ruined the whole vibe of the pool scenes
The pacing feels a bit rushed and the way they jumped from the workout at the pool to that weird kiss at the end was jarring
That sequence where Sayaka trips into Takuya was hilarious, and exactly the kind of clumsy neighbor trope that makes these series fun to watch
Mizuho looks great in that swimsuit and the animation on the water effects actually looks way better than I expected for this kind of show
That situation with the neighbor Sayaka felt a bit forced but the animation quality for a 2009 OVA is actually impressive
I was really focused on the way the blue swimsuit looked on Mizuho once it actually got wet during the swimming lesson
Watching the water effects on their skin during the pool session was the highlight since the art style is very classic 2000s
Sayaka getting into that accident with her neighbor was pretty funny and she is definitely the best girl in this one
I was stuck on the scene where Hiro helps Mizuho in the pool because that swimsuit was incredibly tight
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