KANOJO X KANOJO X KANOJO: SANSHIMAI TO NO DOKIDOKI KYOUDOU SEIKATSU

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OVA HentaiKanojo x Kanojo x Kanojo (2013)

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  55/100
  A solid hentai that, if the sex scenes were removed, would still have enough charm to be tolerable. Based Mafuyu-tan.

  Kanojo x Kanojo x Kanojo is probably my favorite hentai series and one of the few that’s ever stood out to me. That said, it’s still hentai. While target demographic and purpose is definitely an important factor in judging a show, that doesn’t excuse its flaws. How well does it hold up when held to an objective standard?

  The setup for Kano3 is simple and flimsy, but believable. Haruomi Shiki, a high school student, begins living with the three Orifushi sisters, his childhood friends. Why? The anime doesn’t elaborate beyond saying it’s “for various reasons.” The visual novel appears to open with a volcanic explosion, so perhaps his home was destroyed. I’m not entirely certain, as I am not fluent in moonspeak and we’re not reviewing the visual novel anyway. The Orifushi parents are “long gone” (presumably dead), so there’s no family to get in the way. It’s easy to cast a critical eye on all this and say “this is all just a plot device to set up the porn,” but it’s also hard to condemn for this. After all, at least one of the sisters is old enough to be a legal guardian, they have a source of income, and while “various reasons” isn’t exactly an enlightening excuse as to why Haroumi is moving in with three young women he hasn’t seen in a while, it’s not exactly an excuse you can poke holes in either. Besides, if you’re watching this, you’re probably not looking for a detailed backstory. You don’t need to know how the parents died or how the sisters managed afterwards, and you actually probably don’t want to.

  What excuse there is for a plot is about ice cream. Haruomi helps the sisters reinvigorate their struggling ice cream shop as a major chain makes plans to move in nearby. Again, you probably don’t care much about the plot if you’re watching this. Most of the show is character-driven slice-of-life anyway, so a sparse plot is all that’s needed. The slice-of-life segments are actually fairly decent. They often feature good comedic timing, especially in how they execute the art shifts into the chibi style.

  The characters are probably the strongest point of Kano3, which is good because they’re what drive it. Jin Happoubi, original artist and character designer, excels at crafting beautiful and engaging characters.

  Akina Orifushi, middle sister, is the archetypal pink-haired “main girl.” She’s kind, sweet, and cheerful, but also a bit naïve and easily flustered. Natsumi Orifushi, the oldest sister, is your large-breasted onee-chan. She’s cheerful and easygoing, a bit spacey, and perhaps a bit more sexually aggressive than the other characters. The youngest sister, Mafuyu Orifushi, is objectively the best girl. She’s a stoic and mischievous bookworm who’s very sexually curious and likes playing at dominating despite her inexperience. In addition to the three sisters, there’s the Midori Byakudan, the uptight president of Haruomi and Akina’s class, and her shy best friend, Suzuran Himenohara.

  The characters all have easily identifiable personalities and are the sorts of characters I think could carry an anime even if it weren’t for the porn. Suzu is the only real miss for me, and I found Mafuyu lovable enough that I consider her mai waifu. Seriously. I own a dakimakura.

  From a technical standpoint, the series is, admittedly, not particularly impressive. The animation is cheap, the music is simple and not particularly consistent, and overall everything falls short of what you’d expect of even a lower-budget TV anime series. However, it is much better than a lot of the hentai I’ve seen. While it does contain looped animation, it’s used much more sparingly than in some other hentai, and some of it is hidden or kept interesting through camera pans or altering the speed. There are some minor continuity errors regarding what characters are wearing during sex scenes, but not nearly as bad as some examples I’ve seen and you really have to be watching that to notice them. The most egregious production failing is by far when a 4 ½ minute sex scene at the end of episode 2 is lazily repeated wholesale at the beginning of episode 3. This appears not to have been the original plan, since both the third part of the “Complete Edition” (a release featuring all 3 episodes strung together into one) and the leaked uncensored version of episode 3 feature a different opening scene, as well as including a brief fellatio scene with Midori that is almost entirely cut in the original release. In fact, much of the third episode feels lackluster or low-budget, as if time, money, or both just weren’t there.

  Much of the soundtrack is generic or doesn’t quite fit, but the rest of the sound design is actually fairly strong. The sound effects used in the comedic moments are able to add to the jokes, and quiet moments will often include buzzing cicadas. At the very least, there’s at least some sense of atmosphere and the world doesn’t feel dead and empty.

  And now we come to the sex scenes.

  It should be noted that Kano3, while not entirely vanilla, feels like it is. There’s no futa, no rape, no scat, etc. There are some scenes that push the line a bit, but they’re usually softened. While there’s a brief scene of peeing, it’s brief, random, and not actually part of a sex scene. One scene contains a threesome. While the Orifushi sisters do not all attempt to have sex with Haruomi at the same time, they do show up together in a state of undress to take their turn with him, so there’s a moment that borders on incest. And Mafuyu does engage in some light domination with Haruomi, at one point tying his hands, but it’s offset a bit by the fact that she’s presented largely as curious and inexperienced. If you’re looking for monogamy, though, this one’s probably not for you.

  The characters’ motivations for the sex don’t feel too forced or random. It’s not much more than an explanation to allow the plot to move from sex scene to sex scene with some sense of fluidity, but at least there’s at least some chemistry to most of the relationships. The Orifushi sisters all have a prior relationship with him, so it’s understandable that they would reconnect on a new level. Midori’s primary attraction seems to be to Suzu, so their initial sex scene is more just her trying to pull Haruomi away from her friend. Suzu, again, is the one that falls a bit more flat. She just seems to be constantly horny just because that’s her nature.

  The quality of the scenes does vary some, though much of that is going to depend on tastes and fetishes. Episode 3 does seem to be notably lackluster in terms of scenes, and like I mentioned, the animation in that episode seems to take a hit as well, but that's the only one with an uncensored leak. Personally, I found Mafuyu's first two scenes and the threesome with Midori and Suzu to be the most enjoyable. Maybe you'll prefer other scenes. Maybe you're into more hardcore stuff and none of these will appeal to you. I don't know what you like to whack it to, and I don't really care to.

  Overall, it’s a light-hearted hentai with fun characters that will entertain you enough to hold your attention through more than just the sex scenes, which is all you can really ask of hentai. Without the sex scenes, it’s not necessarily a particularly engaging series, but there’s enough of value there that you wouldn’t necessarily feel like you were wasting your time. As a hentai, it’s head and shoulders above a lot of stuff out there, and doesn’t contain much to turn viewers off as well. It's one that I've personally found myself returning to frequently. Maybe you'll feel the same way.

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