Most OVA specials relegated to a Blu-ray purchase are either some kind of fan service episode, hot spring episode, some self indulgent filler, or anything you can imagine that would have no consequence to the overall story. That is not the case for this OVA. This OVA feels like a (much needed) missing episode to the series. It has all of the iyashikei you would expect from the series, but the subject matter is much more potent and emotive than your typical episode in Hitotose. It's honestly a better ending to Hitotose than the original, in my opinion. All I know is that if I knewI was getting a bonus episode when buying the Blu-ray to this series, I would be very happy with what I got. Actually, maybe a bit upset, because it feels like this should have been a part of the series all along rather than relegated to a Blu-ray disc only a few people bought.

If you liked Tamayura, do not skip out on this one. Unlike most Blu-ray specials, this one really is special.