Masuo Fuguno is a 24-year old salaryman who has never had a girlfriend in his
life. He gets so shy around girls that the mere thought of approaching them has his
tongue in knots.
One rainy day, Masuo meets a pretty girl whose name he fails to catch. As it turns out, she's Nagisa, a kindergarten teacher... and coincidentally
her best friend Isobe works in the same company as Masuo.
Like Masuo, Nagisa has never been in a romantic relationship. Will Masuo and
Nagisa find happiness in each other?
Review: If I See You in My Dreams (OVA)
To describe If I See You in My Dreams as a typical anime romance would be an
understatement. It's only three episodes long but it's so formulaic and predictable that it's
not even the least bit amusing.
Two people who've never known love are finally brought together by fate. As soon as that happens however, people who want to get in on the action
suddenly appear.
One of Masuo's female officemates promptly starts pursuing him, and two other
guys pop up in order to chase Nagisa. As you can imagine, this causes numerous misunderstandings for Masuo and
Nagisa.
I could only wonder where these people were during the 20+ years that Masuo
and Nagisa had been loveless.
The plot seemed to revolve around how to keep the two protagonists apart, and
the fact that Masuo and Nagisa both keep making wrong assumptions and stupid
decisions nearly drove me up the wall.
Everything about this series is unoriginal and clichéd. Masuo is the stereotypical anime "nerd" who wears glasses and is awkward with
women.
I found the events where various third parties were constantly trying to steal
Masuo and Nagisa away from each other tired, overused, and just plain
exasperating.
On many occasions I wanted to get a hammer and knock some sense into Masuo's
and Nagisa's heads.
Surprisingly though, If I See You in My Dreams' ending was done very well --
providing sufficient closure and assuring viewers of good things that are
bound to continue to happen.
You can actually watch just this OVA series, skip the TV series altogether,
and remain completely satisfied.
While I wasn't too pleased with If I See You in My Dreams in terms of story, I
was quite impressed by the art and animation.
The character designs are very attractive and even Masuo looked cute...
although his kind of cute is the "pet creature" kind of cute. Scenes came off as nicely composed and rendered.
Perhaps the only flaw would be the pale and somewhat washed-out overall look
of the visuals. The theme songs were delightful and fitting as well.
Overall, If I See You in My Dreams is an uninspired piece wherein a lot of
what happens would probably remind you of another anime.
A general lack of creativity and imagination characterizes the series,
although as a whole it's still above average fare.
Miscellanies: If I See You in My Dreams (OVA)
This OVA spans three episodes. There is also a follow-up TV series with the same title.
Yume de Aetara (If I See You in My Dreams) | |
| Genre | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Ecchi |
|---|---|
| Episodes | 3 |
| Status | Finished Airing |
| Aired | Apr 21, 1998 to Dec 19, 1998 |
| Producers | TBS |
| Studio | J.C.Staff |
| Rating | PG-13 - Teens 13 or older |
| Themes | - |
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