Saekano: Fan Service of Love and Youth
Synopsis
The latest game by Blessing Software needs one final push to make it over the finish line. To help with this, the team ventures out to the Japanese countryside for location scouting. Illustrator Eriri Spencer Sawamura and model Megumi Kato busy themselves with work. However, scriptwriter Utaha Kasumigaoka and music producer Michiru Hyoudou have other plans with their teammate Tomoya Aki. With the four girls all fighting for his attention, Tomoya finds himself in increasingly risqué situations. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Audience Consensus
Audience reception is mixed, with some appreciating the parody and character introductions while others find the fanservice excessive and the plot lacking. The OVA is seen as skippable for those not interested in fanservice, and its placement in the overall series timeline is confusing for some viewers. Overall, enjoyment depends heavily on pre-existing knowledge of the source material and tolerance for the harem genre.
Strengths
- The OVA portrays the characters' feelings well.
- Good character introductions, keeping it light-weight.
- The art is very Saekano-like.
Weaknesses
- Skippable unless you're into fanservice.
- Pretends to parody excessive fanservice and harem tropes as an excuse to regurgitate the same.
- Fanservice-filled with no real plot or story introduced.
- Plot development is lacking.
- Biggest turn off was the rape