Sankarea OVA · review
Phew, apparently I didn't like the main series so much that it took me months to actually finish the series by watching these OVAs. Let's start with the prequel, a.k.a, the first episode. It's basically a backstory that takes place immediately before the events of the main series happen. It'll show you how the main character got the book he used to resurrect Rea. The vibe of it was interesting, so that's probably what kept me interested. It felt like one of those haunted house's haunted history novels. That being said, I don't really think it was a necessary episode. It didn't really add anything tothe main series beyond knowing the origin of the book.
The second episode is the last episode of the series, making it a sequel to the first thirteen episodes. That episode was an average episode of Sankarea. Which made it kind of useless. For a last episode, it was pretty bland, but it would've been bland regardless. I do love Kimura Ryouhei and the voice acting he does in this anime, but it isn't enough to make this story interesting. I still didn't feel any connection between the two main characters, which is pretty bad for a romance anime, and the story of the episode made zero sense in the grand scheme.
As far as the art goes, it isn't really my favorite art style. I don't really like the dark and grungy aspect of it, but I suppose that's down to personal taste. Much like the rest of the series I did find it sort of difficult to sit through these two episodes as they seemed to drag due to lack of a solid plot line and uninteresting character development. The one thing I will give to these two episodes is that the creepy factor is pretty spot on. If you really liked the anime, these episodes will probably be really enjoyable for you. The aura around them is nice, but it's just not the anime for me. At least I can now say that I've completely finished the series.