User blog:LastationLover5000/Fairy Tail OVA 2 - Fairy Academy - Yankee-kun and Yankee-chan!

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It's time to push the button

Hey guys! As promised, Per and I are back with another OVA. Not going in any real order, we're doing OVA 2 this time. So sit back, grab a snack...and enjoy the ride.

Animation: This OVA was made a bit earlier on, apparently, but it still manages to have quality that's just as good as the later anime, if not better. The frame-by-frame transition was surprisingly fluid; and the fact that the cast can keep their regular movements while in a High School A.U is simply amazing.

Effects: While subdued and rather mundane this type around, the special effects that the animation team put in this episode added a nice touch; reminding us that even though it's a different setting, it's still our beloved Fairy Tail. Special mention goes to Natsu's Tobasco sauce and Erza's...well, when she gets pissed. It's positively hilarious.

Soundtrack: Again, because of the different setting, the soundtrack wasn't as absolutely amazingly well-fitted, but most of the OVA, the more peaceful tracks were playing in the background to enforce that yes, this is a High School A.U...Until the fights break out near the end. Then yes, it's still definitely epic.

Voice acting: Needless to say, the voice acting was great. The seiyū portrayed their characters like they normally would; but in this case they had a certain feel about them that once again, yes, it's a different premise and it was clear about how more relaxed it was from the tone of their voices. Then yes, towards the end it turned back into the usual madness. Erza's voice actor in particular was incredibly impressive.

As an OVA, none of this was canon, however, the OVA was very well done, and a nice break from the standard Fairy Tail series. While every character was portrayed true to their personality, they still fit a high school setting...er... as best as they could, why is Happy a teacher? Why is Plue the principal? WHY AM I QUESTIONING IT!? ANYWAY, it was a fucking laugh, if this was the series instead of Fairy Tail, I'd read the fucking shit out of it. Everyone, here, go watch it.

My favorite scene:

Score
The animation was excellent, despite being older than the current anime, was no less entertaining to watch, however, it's not perfect. 9/10. The voice acting is always great, I think everyone did an excellent job, including our villains, though Erza's performance took the cake (bet she enjoyed it). 10/10. The story was all over the place, but for an OVA, that's alright. However, since I am grading it on a story, there really wasn't much besides very enjoyable humorous moments. Therefore, 5/10. The Fairy Tail soundtrack is just always good, and DAMN that fanservice soundtrack, 9/10. Overall, a very good episode.

So, the OVA is all done for today. Per and I will continue reviewing the OVA, the next OVA will be Memory Days, so, look forward to that next week everyone. Give a big thanks to Per for helping me with this, and stay gold.