Their HighSchool Portrait

For those who don’t know Kimi ga Nozomu Eien(literally The Eternity You Desire), it is originally a 14-episode drama/romance anime focusing on a love triangle spiced with a large dose of tragedy. The love triangle is between these two girls(Suzumiya Haruka and Hayase Mitsuki) and the guy and the right(Narumi Takayuki).

In every love triangle, one wins and the other goes home broken-hearted. The original series is very dramatic, so it’s up to you who you want the guy to end up with. In the end, one girl won his heart. It’s too depressing for the fans of the other one(like me), right? So the studio produced a 4-episode OVA entitled Kimi ga Nozomu Eien ~Next Season~ giving the other girl a chance, and giving the series a different finale.

Possible spoilers ahead. (It’s impossible to discuss without saying something important)

Hayase Mitsuki won over Takayuki on the original series but I’m not really satisfied with that ending. Haruka needs Takayuki more. I was sad for Haruka, but when they announced that they will be making OVA taking the other route, I felt excited more than ever. Haruka deserves to have him!

~Next Season~

It’s a nice thing I waited for this OVA to finish. It’s worth the time and patience. The art and animation remain beautiful as ever, no marks of time. I missed them so much, and now that it is finished, I will miss them again.

This is a must-watch for romance/drama lovers. A brilliant series and a more brilliant ending. Let me quote once more the spell that kept(and will continue keeping) them together through the toughest and roughest tests:

Like the brightest stars in the darkest skies of night…
Hearts that have truly joined will never fade…
Even if these hands ever pull apart…
The connection between us will never be betrayed…

Here it is, the better finale of the tragic tale. Hope you enjoyed it as much as I did.