Minami-ke Betsubara

OVA (1 ep x 25 min)
2009
3.853 out of 5 from 2,251 votes
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Life for the Minami sisters continues to plod along as it always has. Hosaka persists in his quest to win Haruka over with his cooking; ‘Mako-chan’ is still trying to hide her identity from her oblivious classmates; and the biggest change to hit the family yet: Chiaki begins eating her carrots! With Valentine’s Day fast approaching, Kana attempts to put her secret plan into action by building up everyone’s enthusiasm so she can secretly eat some of the chocolate they make. However, the girls aren’t the only ones making their preparations. While Hosaka plans for the perfect way to accept chocolate from Haruka, Fujioka endeavours to make a clueless Kana notice him...

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DGFischer
8.2

It would be hard to determine what direction the Minami-ke franchise would take as it transitioned from a production of asread to the new animation company (feel.)  All one can say that Minami-ke Betsuba (asread, 2009) would be the first of two OVA stuck between the two seasons Okaeri (asread 2009) and Tadaima (feel., 2013).  One might sense that the gag gold mine was starting to get depleted. One might believe that Betsuba is an indication that all the high-jinx of the previous seasons was beginning to solidify into something.  For one, Haruka seems to have passed beyond her formal education to take on the responsibilities of young adulthood.  One noteworthy clue was the lack of moe scenes.  No wiggly hips as girl walks the tracks.  No cleavage showing swimsuits.  Wait, there were some panty shots of girls floored by Kana's cunning wit (or, was it her stupidity?  hard to say with that middle child).  But somehow Hosaka has gone from bare-chested cockerel to morose pining sop whining for the love of Haruka.  Fujioka still is having a hard time trying to break in a love confession to the clueless Kana.  No progress there, but this will give the new company feel. some options.  All we do get is a Valentine's Day where Kana is plotting to hoard the chocolates for herself.  Somehow that's her speed. It's hard to see what is floating the boat in a simple 25 minute production.  OVAs give animators a lab for plot experimentation.  But, in four years, the Minami-ke project will be in another's hands.  It's best to let the anime rest so that new concepts can be hatched.  But Betsuba had the feel of the last chance.  A new opening theme gives the hope of a new path, but the closing piece was the traditional M-I-M-A-M-I-K-E chant.  Like let's go somewhere ends up we go nowhere.  Just hints that the gag stream needs to take time to flow better. Four years ... new management ... who knows what pranks these three sisters are capable of?

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