This OVA is remarkably strange. Its seemingly one of the leastwatched entries in the entire site. Only a small handful of people have even heard of it much less experienced it themselves. From the premise I expected something trashy and uneventful. However I surprisingly wound up with something far more delightful than I ever thought possible for a onehour experience. The story starts with a girlinlove Yohko who seemingly gets whisked away to another world. You know typical isekai stuff. Unlike most modern titles this series properly explains how the girl arrived to this new fantasylike world of Ashanti and why some malevolent being is pursuing her. In any case there isnt anything particularly special with story itself. I found it neat that Ashanti isnt littered with uncivilized humans. In fact there are barely any humans at all. Instead there were several plantlike monsters and other creatures. Theres even a talking dog in addition to plenty of hightech machinery. It works together various experimental ideas into a surprisingly watchable experience. The characters are neither particularly complex nor interesting. In many ways they behave like actors playing a certain archetype instead of being actual characters. For example the villain seemingly brought Yohko to Ashanti so he can harness her emotional energy to traverse into Yohkos world. He ends up no different from the classic fantasy villain. The side characters are largely present but they never amount to anything special. Yohko herself seemingly becomes too comfortable in her role as a warrior. However this seems to counterbalance the internal struggles throughout her adventure something which seems to be carried forward in an almost metaphorical sense. The true saving grace lies in the production itself. It features a relatively unique art style with original designs for both mecha and characters alike. I particularly appreciated the warm and vivid color palette which made everything visually eyepopping. The numerous action sequences were also handled brilliantly with dynamic movement and excellent scene framing. Angles and perspectives were changed frequently for added visual effect. The sound design also lands exceedingly well. Most of the sound effects are relatively standard but its complemented well by the experimental musical choices. The soundtrack ranges from classic piano scores and 80s rock to city pop tracks. Ultimately I found this OVA somewhat delightful in spite of some unintended shortbacks in the story and character departments. As it stands the series is eventful enough to satisfy anyone looking for some action with bits and pieces of 80s anime cheese.