7.7 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
Takeo Goda's hulking physique and affinity for sports make him popular with other guys, but girls just find him intimidating. Unaware of his gentle nature, the girls that Takeo likes always seem to fall for his handsome best friend, Suna, instead. Takeo is resigned to being Suna's wingman, with no hard feelings between them, until Takeo rescues Rinko Yamato from a molester on the train. Unfortunately, while Rinko might see past Takeo's brutish appearance, Takeo's become so conditioned to girls preferring Suna that he assumes Rinko is the same! Being the good, genuine guy he is, he's going to do everything he can to help the two of them be happy. Will Takeo let himself believe someone likes him? Love isn't blind: it's just a little dense in MY LOVE STORY!!
Starring: Takuya Eguchi, Nobunaga Shimazaki, Megumi Han, Kikuko Inoue, Kazuyo AokiAnime | 100% |
Foreign | 93% |
Comic book | 23% |
Comedy | 17% |
Romance | 13% |
Teen | 7% |
Drama | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.78:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
Japanese: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
English
Blu-ray Disc
Three-disc set (3 BDs)
Region A (B, C untested)
Movie | 5.0 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 4.0 | |
Extras | 1.0 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
Much like many of the classic Rom-Com Teen flicks -- such as Sixteen Candles -- My Love Story!! captures, with hearty humor and uncanny depth, the angst and drama of falling in love for the first time. The Anime series tells the tale of a diminutive high school girl and a hulking, supersize high school boy, whose biggest muscle is is heart, and the very long and drawn out, but hilarious and touching and very, very realistic, courtship in which the two engage. The characters alternate between adorable and embarrassing moments on the path towards love. Yet even as they're mismatched on paper and their story seems too preposterous to be real, the series' emotional center is as tangible and honest as they come.
Opposites(izes) attract.
My Love Story!!: Complete Collection features a 1080p transfer framed at 1.78:1. The image is made of frequently bright, almost blinding whites that practically blow out portions of the screen. Color saturation is otherwise very good. Blues and pinks are amongst the most dominant hues on display, with the former in particular most deeply saturated and enjoyable. Additional support colors that crop up as necessary also deliver healthy depth and vibrancy. Details are crisp and inviting. Clarity of environments and characters impresses, and the image boasts good clean definition at this resolution. Lines are by-and-alrge well defined with only a few errant jagged edges. Mild banding appears, but infrequently. This is a very pleasing image from Sentai.
My Love Story!!: Complete Collection contains a pair of DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 lossless soundtracks, one in the original Japanese and the other in dubbed English. Both tracks present with impressive clarity and placement. Dialogue pushes naturally and firmly into the center position, imaged from the sides, and offers quality detailing. Width is pleasing, whether considering music or effects. Clarity is a strong point. Music and effects offer plenty of detail and effortless transitional precision between elements. There's a healthy depth even without the subwoofer channel. Ambient sounds feature a pleasing sense of place, whether light winds, background chatter, passing trains, that sort of thing. Note that even if English is selected, the opening theme music plays with Japanese lyrics and English subtitles. Also, languages cannot be changed via the remote's "audio" button; only through the pop-up menu can they be changed during an episode.
My Love Story!!: Complete Collection contains clean opening and closing
sequences and trailers on disc three.
My Love Story!! may be a show of physical contrasts, but it's also a show of purity of heart and the draw of two souls destined to be together. It blends blends humor and heart together in nearly every scene, playing on its characters' contrasts but always finding an underlying and very satisfying advancement in the core story. It may share some core guiding principles with other romantically centered Anime or Teen Rom-Coms, but My Love Story!! is decidedly unique. It's quick to capture the hearts and minds of its audience and bring viewers along on a wild and highly entertaining journey; the only downfall is that it had to end (and don't miss the live action film!). My Love Story!!: Complete Collection features enjoyable video and audio. Supplements are limited to core studio essentials. Very highly recommended!!
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