“Yagami-kun no Katei no Jijou” is a 3-episode romantic comedy OVA about a teenage boy who openly has an Oedipus complex, and it features humorous (?) situations in which he tries to keep it in check, as well as other characters who are sexually attracted to him, his mother or his father, and his dealings with them. As this OVA frequently makes jokes about incest, not to mention other decidedly unfunny topics such as *** and adultery, it’s frustrating to watch. The OVA follows Yuuji Yagami, a high schooler whose sexual attraction towards his youthful mother has recently been aroused. When his mother brings him hislunch on the way to school one day, his friends see her and think she’s his girlfriend or sister, but of course she introduces herself as his mother. Later at school, they tell him that maybe she’s not actually his mother, and he denies this until he realizes he has no pictures of her with him as a child. So then he starts to think his mother is not actually his mother (Seriously? Wouldn’t he have memories of her from his childhood?), and she keeps unintentionally putting him in awkward situations which arouse him further. Once this finally gets resolved and he knows for sure that she’s his biological mother, he proudly declares that he’s in love with her.

And from there, it gets worse. Soon, a rival appears in the form of his teacher, who also openly declares that he’s in love with Yuuji’s mother, and he’s going to steal her from him — of course, both of them are forgetting that she’s happily married to Yuuji’s father. Later, another crazy person, an office worker named Mitsuko, appears, and she’s in love with the father, who’s her boss at work. After scheming with Yuuji to tear his father and mother apart, she gradually develops feelings for Yuuji himself, and tries to take him to a love hotel. Meanwhile, Yuuji has 3 “friends” who constantly encourage his feelings towards his mother, while also beating him up from time to time. Also, a girl named Mayuki, who’s a bit odd herself, has a crush on Yuuji and is trying to go out with him (but he’s hesitant, because, you know, he’s in love with his mother).

The over-the-top, zany and obsessive characters and their wacky hijinks might be a little more enjoyable to watch if there wasn’t incest, *** and adultery involved. The *** in particular comes out of left field and is quite blatant; at one point, the protagonist declares, “Incest is better than being ***!” when he’s afraid he might get Valentine’s Day chocolates from another guy. Largely due to the subject matter, none of the characters are likable, and since this is based off of a gag manga and there are only 3 episodes, there’s no real character development, either.

As for technical aspects, the character designs aren’t bad, but they’re rather unoriginal, and Mayuki’s hairstyle is weird. The backgrounds aren’t detailed and can be abstract at times. There are a lot of visual gags throughout the series, and these probably get the best animation — the animation for the most part tends to be choppy, though. The ending theme is an upbeat, cutesy yet forgettable pop song sung by one of the voice actresses, and the end credits feature closeups of manga panels, a hallmark of low budget OVAs. The voice acting is okay, but the actors’ talents are wasted here.

Regarding objectionable content, in addition to the strong themes of incest (basically the raison d'être of this OVA), *** and adultery, there are lots of sexual jokes, both visual and in the dialogue, and some of the dialogue is even bleeped out because of how explicit it is. While there are a few bath scenes, there isn’t really any nudity, with the exception of a brief scene of some of the guys using binoculars to peep on an unnamed woman who’s changing her clothes.

Overall, there isn’t really anything enjoyable about “Yagami-kun no Katei no Jijou.” It takes every opportunity to shove the incest theme down your throat, and adds ***, adultery and explicit sexual jokes to top it off. What’s more, the art, animation and other technical aspects of this OVA are subpar. Avoid this one.