“Two OVA episodes: prequel hot-spring meeting and post-series temple girl mystery, bundled with manga volumes 6-7.”
Sankarea OVA
さんかれあ
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Synopsis
Two OVA episodes: prequel hot-spring meeting and post-series temple girl mystery, bundled with manga volumes 6-7.
Two OVA episodes are bundled as DVDs with each of volumes 6 and 7 of the manga. The first OVA is a prequel story written by the manga's author. Before the beginning of the main story, Rea and Chihiro have already met at a certain place: an outdoor hot-spring bath. The second OVA takes place after the series (effectively episode 14). The Furuya family finds a mysterious young girl hiding under the household temple.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 3 sampled reviews
What 3 viewers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.25 · some divergence
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↓ 1.33
Running avg · Nov 2012 → Jan 2019
- 7 “The OVAs are essential viewing that significantly enhance the Sankarea experience, with Episode 00 providing crucial backstory about Rea's troubled family dynamics and Chihiro's history with Ranko....”
- 8 “The first OVA serves as an essential prequel that eliminates confusion when starting the TV series, earning a perfect 10/10 score, while both episodes feature well-animated visuals and solid sound...”
- 5 “The OVAs maintain a consistently creepy atmosphere that feels like a haunted house novel, and Kimura Ryouhei's voice acting remains commendable. However, the prequel episode adds nothing meaningful...”
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- Format 2 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 48m all episodes
- Aired Jun 2012 – Nov 2012
- Source Ova media type
- Rated R+ Mild Nudity
- Ref. BS-6865 catalog
Produced by
- Lantis Producer
- Pony Canyon Producer
- TBS Producer
- Kodansha Producer
- BS-TBS Producer