Bari Bari Densetsu is a short OVA that's based on a '83, 38 volume-long bike racing manga. The short length of the animated series - 100 minutes combined - makes for a fast-paced script with just as many time for development as the time it takes to read this review: almost zero. This is especially true for the first episode, which tries to introduce the cast to the viewers, however it does this in a poor way, as everything feels cramped—indeed, 30 minutes into the episode and there already is an attempted rape scene, which would be saved to roughly to the third episode ofa TV anime, for example.

Furthermore, the dialogues and overall storytelling of the first part felt, beyond rushed, very simplistic, like the screenwriter didn't want it to have any depth. They were shallow and only explored the character's personalities and motives to the most basic surface level.

Episode 2 was far more enjoyable. Here the dialogues did feel like they were useful to the story, and there was a bit more of character development as well. The climax was neatly done, too. I was surprise it didn't get me bored after a disappointing first episode.

The show is told through a very dynamic animation, which is what made me watch the series. I don't know much about the technical aspects of animation, but the ones who do praises the show. The voice acting is not very good compared to today's anime. On an irrelevant note, I would like to praise the very pleasant bossa nova OP theme.

Overall, however, Bari Bari Densetsu is a huge fucking waste of time and I wished I had spent my 100 mins better. Even hentai anime plots are more thrilling than this shit.