Asagao to Kase-san.

As I started watching this I realized I was seeng just a fragment of the story, and once you get that out of your head, you can enjoy it. The art and the sound arre lovely, so there's no way you can question that aspect of this OVA Asagao to Kase-san depicts quite accurately the problems of a couple who just started dating, and on their last year of school, and some others that go beyond that time lapse and scenario. Fun fact: (watch out for a spoiler) When Yamada was runnig to the train station I found myself yelling to Kase-san to wait a little longer...

Asagao to Kase-san OVA was really good. It didn’t disappoint. I could really tell that they adapted the source material really well. I’m so happy! The OVA starts off around the time when Yamada & Kase were just started dating. You get to see their really really cute innocent & awkward moments together. But it’s not only happiness and rainbows, we get to see the struggles of the couple, especially on Yamada’s part, as Kase is quite popular in their school. If we compare this to the manga, they sure skipped alot of scenes and chapters. Still, the OVA feels compact and complete, like the scriptwriter took the right moments to story tell and make it flow fluidly. I especially love the build-up and the climax of the series. It’s was well delivered in the manga, but dang the OVA made it alot better. Graduation is usually one of the most important moments in alot of highschool series. It’s that moment when the lead characters think of their future and their current state, Yamada & Kase are not exempted to this. Their struggles were quite realistic and relatable. Though, I am abit disappointed that the OVA ended just there. It would have been nice if they added the aftermath but I am still satisfied by how the OVA ended. For the characters, I can’t really say much cuz I might cross over the spoilers line but I’ll still try. Kase is the typical popular sporty girl who befriends everyone, while Yamada is the shy one. Even though both of them are on the opposite sides of a spectrum, they were able to connect and fall in love with each other. It’s not shown in the OVA, but their development from friends to couple was featured in detailed in the manga so please do read it to know more. As for the OVA, their development looks subtle but its there. It wasn’t really apparent, as the anime only got an hour to tell their story. So if you guys liked the OVA, please do check the manga. 😀 The art and animation is soooo soooo GOOD. Oh my ghad!! I love it. I just love it. They pretty much followed the character designs from the manga, and the animation is so smooth. Everything was done really well. I’m so happy cuz this anime deserves this quality. I think its already clear that I really really like this anime adaptation even though its only an OVA. I would definitely recommend this OVA to everyone, especially to the yuri fans. At last, they actually made a Yuri anime without any sexual harassment and just plain old love story. So please please check this OVA out. That is all for now. Thanks for reading!!

Story: 7 (Spoiler free) The movie may had not showed how our two main girls met each other, What part they chose to be portrayed in this movie was perhaps a nice choice. I personally haven't read the manga so I don't know if there could've been a better selection of scenes to portray but other than that I'd say it's still rather enjoyable though at sometimes it could get a little boring. Art: 9 Even though everyone has what some call "Same-face-syndrome" where every character's style of face looks the same, the art style is very calming and possibly one of the greatest things about this movie, Lot's of light and through some scenes it could give a feeling of warmth. Sound: 10 Very good voice actors, and background sounds and music is very comforting, and the sounds also do a good job giving different feelings through different scenes. Character: 8 Both our characters (in the movie) are shown to be both caring characters, I'd say instead like what most anime would do, having a 'Uke' and 'Seme' (Submissive and Dominant character) they both are shown to be very neutral in the film, Honestly I could easily compare their personalities to the two boys of the anime 'Doukyuusei'. Enjoyment: 9 The art, sounds, and characters are one of the highest points I have to give that really made me enjoy, however for story it's 7, I believe they could've made the story more interesting and it stuffs in different random situations into 1 hour. Overall: 8 Asagao to Kase-san is a very enjoyable anime honestly and I'd recommend this anime even to those who aren't interested in Shoujo-ai types of anime.

I named it "homosexual shoujo" Simply love it. This is the type of yuri I was searching all my life, so pretty and pure, also like a real lesbian couple and without that "comedy" or fanservice included in others of the genre (It's totally respectable, but not my type of yuri...) If you're searching for a lesbian romance anime I think this is perfect. I enjoyed it a lot, was like a flash lol, and the art is so sooo beautiful, reminds me a little of Makoto Shinkai films, it has that type of relaxing aura. You can empatize well with the characters and her situations, I thinks it's realistic in this point. It was a good experience watch this OVA, it's probably that I rewatch it ^^

This anime is like the warm morning sun shining through the window on a Saturday. Quiet, gentle, a little shy, but it stays in your heart for a long time. Kase-san and Morning Glories is a short film, but emotionally it does more than many feature-length romances. The story focuses on Yui and Tomoko Kase — two completely different girls who are connected by their first love. And it's not a drama full of screams and tears, but a very subtle story about being in love for the first time. About uncertainty, about holding hands, about fear of the future. What I liked most was that their relationship is shown normally. No fetishisation, no cheap sensationalism. Just two girls trying to make sense of their feelings and the world around them. It's incredibly refreshing.

Cute, but towards the end the dynamic becomes quite painful. Both girls becoming posessive of each other is a huge red flag, and had it not cut off at the perfect spot, in my opinion, we would either have seen a train wreck of a romance or a fantasy-land, where no sacrifices are to be made and high school sweethearts stay together forever. Still, there are a lot of things to appreciate about the OVA - the animation is quite a beauty - silky smooth and Kyoto-esque; the cuteness aspect is through the roof, with visual gags conveying the feelings of characters in a very accurate and simultaniously adorable way; there's no cheap drama, or painful jealousy that is so prevalent in yuri. It is very grounded in many aspects, so casual and yet so lovely. Either way, if you are looking for a safe 'cute girls doing cute things' yuri - more likely than not, you will enjoy this one. If you're looking for a deeper dive into a relationship, this isn't it, really.

It's short, it's yuri, it's beautiful. First off, you have to be aware of 2 things: - It is a promotional OVA for the manga with only a bit less than 1 hour. It basically summarizes/adapts a portion of the main story from like the first 11 (?) manga chapters. - It is purely romance, and yuri at that. So if you can't accept lesbian romance, this won't be for you. Other than that, it's simply a nice fluffy romance. There is no deep tragic drama (but it isn't completely plain either), it's the kind of romance you simply can lay back and enjoy the adorableness. The story revolves around Kase and Yamada, which are dating at this point. Kase being a tall, athletic, somewhat tomboyish and popular girl, while Yamada is basically the opposite by being small, clumsy, naive and insecure. __________ If you liked this OVA I highly recommend the manga, you get to see how they get together, many stories in between those 3 shown here, and also how it actually goes on after Yamadas resolve to go to Tokyo with Kase. That, and Yamada learns what a lesbian couple can do apart from "only" kissing... Personally, I hope that they will make a full anime adaption of this series. The characters are great, and the manga has enough content to cover.

(This review is completely Spoiler-Free, if you haven't watched the OVA you read this review.) When I watched Kase-San and Morning Glories, I was surprised at how good it was. However, if you've noticed the 58 minute runtime, you can assume that the pacing won't be that good. And you would be correct, the OVA feels like a bunch of anime scenes that are loosely connected, but those scenes are very fun to watch, so I didn't care that much. The animations looked stunning. The characters were likeable, I enjoyed watching Yamada's and Kase's relationship unfold. I was rooting for the characters, even Mikawa who isn't really plot relevant besides being Yamada's best friend. The ending hooked me, it made me worry for the main characters and the situation they were in. That's how likeable the character's are. And if you're worried about what happens next. I'm pretty sure the manga* continues the story afterwards. In conclusion, Kase-San and Morning Glories is a much-watch OVA if you like Yuri anime or even Romance anime in general. Yamada and Kase's relationship is amazing. I hope that the entire manga is adapted, maybe as a full length seasonal anime. *I say this as someone who hasn't read the manga at all, and has only watched the 2 anime adaptations.

Even tho normally I am not a fan of romance genre in anime.This is the most heart warming movie I have ever seen in my life. Finally no over sexualization of lesbian couples and just a heart felt story of 2 high school girls facing normal daily life couple problems. I understand some reviews about characters being generic or shallow but I would like to remind them that this is just adaptation of only few parts of the actual manga. So it is only being 1 hour movie lacks major parts of it understandably. I still think the animation and music theme covered those holes with beyond amazing work. This is hopefully will be first but not last step to more beautiful, simple but breathtaking and not coated with fan service or fetishization of Yuri anime's. I will deff rewatch it more than five times and edit my comment each time.

lesbian fluff. a simple cut story, with a loveable cute couple. i think they expressed the "early in a relationship" part really nicely. they weren't close before so they're a bit awkward, but they're comfortable with eachother. though i must say there weren't anything special or great about this ova. the story was common, girl likes girl, they get cute, problem occurs, happy ending. there wasn't Any character development nor any traits that makes them a good character. i dont think there was even any development ?? kinda dissapointed at that part but eh. the visuals were pretty !! the sound and music were fitting and the seiyuu's did good voicing them.

Kase-San and Morning glories is a beautiful (albeit short) movie about yuri romance (the best kind, no doubt). While Kase-San is the titular character, the protagonist is definitely her lover, Yamada. They have a nice chemistry going on. I'll admit, this movie did a good job with it's romance, making my heart beat afflutter and giving me goosebumps from the tender romance. The soundtrack is lovely as well, with nice ending song. The art is pretty great and beautiful (even if it uses so many lens flares it puts JJ Abrams to shame). The story, surprisingly, starts with Kase and Yamada already dating, which is definitely a fresh change from all the "will they won't they" stories which only show the characters kissing or getting together in the very end. It instead deals with how they handle their relationships. I'm not sure if the manga did the same thing but regardless, I dig it. Seeing characters who are already in a relationship as the protagonists of a romance story is something we need more of, and for the most part it's really nice, a slow burning beauty. Whaaaaaaat absolutely kills it for me though, is the entirety of the conflict in the final act. I won't get into details because common courtesy, but it's honestly a relatively archaic idea that honestly seems pretty outdated and a bit silly given the existence of things like internet messaging and whatnot. Also their use of that infamous train station trope was..... kind of making me cringe to the point where my face felt like it was shrinking back into my head. Like the rest of the movie was relatively grounded and reasonable, but that one final moment kinda felt dumb. Honestly I think I prefer Bloom into You over this mainly because it never had any sort of big, grand, over-the-top gesture moments like the climax of this movie did. But aside from that part, they're both pretty equal to me in terms of enjoyment. Like honestly, I don't think I'd throw my whole life away just for a relationship. Honestly, in the age where online relationships through discord and texting has become more common and actually possibly can lead to successful(?) marriages, it just seems even more moronic that the conflict even exists, let alone how Kase and Yamada respectively resolve it. Thankfully it's not that much of the film, so it isn't too much of a gamebreaker for me at least, but it's still making me dock a point from the film for that end alone. Regardless, it's still sweet nontheless, and I loved this movie. It's just that the ending kind of was something any human being who's been in an actual relationship might cringe at. Ending aside, it's a beautiful experience that you should watch, if you can stomach terrible romantic cliches from an archaic age before humans invented the web. EDIT: I have come back after reading the manga (yes I read the entire manga in the 5 hours after finishing the OVA because I’m that pathetic) and lemme say; the manga honestly does a lot of things better. Most namely the handling of the scene that was the ending of the OVA (i meant its still corny, just slightly less so). Plus it ends on a much better note, continuing for at least 10 chapters after that one. Do read the manga, since I think the OVA condensed too much stuff.

This OVA is so fluffy...it's so gay...it makes my little lesbian heart flutter with happiness. I am someone who is very skeptical in the choice of yuri I watch, but I was happy to stumble upon this little 60 minute joyfest. The story isn't groundbreaking, nor are the characters, but I think this OVA did an excellent job taking bits and pieces from the Kase-san manga and putting it together in a delightful, too-good-for-this-world OVA. The artwork and its inclusion of watercolors is breathtaking to witness. That twinkling sound of the soundtrack sets the quiet, adorable tone of the OVA. And overall, the short vignettes pieced together create a small, yet still emotionally impactful, story about the developing relationship of two young women. I actually cried within this OVA, not just at the unsettling climax where Kase and Yamada have to decide what will happen to their relationship as college approaches, but also in more quieter moments, when Yamada struggles to get the attention of Kase due to her popularity. I think these quieter moments were easy for a queer woman like me to relate to, and they were more impactful because of that. That being said, when there are not little bits of relationship drama sprinkled in, there are some adorable, awkward, and funny moments as the girls try to figure out their relationship. This OVA is a collection of those moments, and it is really only in the last twenty minutes or so during the college arc that the anime becomes a bit more serious. In the meantime, it is usually cute and funny to watch, with deeper romantic moments thrown in between. SPOILER but...that scene where Kase drops her bike and runs to kiss Yamada and she misses her bus because of it just...because ?? *Chef's Kiss* There are heartfelt moments, frustrating moments, and sad moments in this OVA all packed in within 60 minutes. Yet the anime doesn't feel too packed or rushed. Instead, you are watching an achingly sweet tale between two girls starting out their relationship for the first time. This yuri makes no groundbreaking statements about the LGBTQ+ community, and it falls into stereotypical yuri tropes with a more masculine-appearing Kase and Yamada's constant "wE'rE bOtH gIrLs BuT..." HOWEVER, the OVA is still a fluffy, non-fetishized representation of wlw culture to watch, and I am okay that it makes no radical statements or looks more deeply into the issues surrounding the LGBTQ+ community because sometimes, you just need some fluffy, mind-numbing material to watch. From one lesbian to another, this gets my approval. Simply put, Kase-san is a short and sweet OVA about budding relationships that manages to pull at the heartstrings.

Being an anime fan for 14 years straight, I've refined my tastes over the years, so I know what I like and don't like, and if you like what I don't like, or don't like what I do, that's cool. You win. Everyone has their preferences when it comes to anime/manga. That being said, I've never really been fond of yaoi or yuri manga, and that's because many of them tend to play up the sex too much, especially sex that's dubiously consensual at best, are just poorly written in general, and don't necessarily reflect the experiences that actual LGBT people go through, since those works aren't written with that audience in mind. For me, they've just never been my thing. However, like any form of media, there are exceptions to the rule, and some of the more recent yaoi/yuri/shounen-ai/shoujo-ai stories are making an effort to actually be good and high quality, such as Shimanami Tasogare, Aoi Hana, Bloom Into You, and for today's subject, a little OVA called Kase-san and Morning Glories, based on the manga by Hiromi Takashima. I've only read two volumes of the manga, so I won't be commenting on that. The OVA centers around two girls, shy gardener Yui Yamada, and popular sporty track star, Tomoka Kase. At first, the two barely know the other exists, but after a few meetings in school, they gradually become friends and start spending a lot of time together. Over time, the two find themselves crushing on each other, realizing they love each other, and after some initial awkwardness, they eventually decide to start dating. The OVA begins after they start dating, so they're technically already in a relationship at this point, so it focuses more on how they deal with their romantic feelings, the awkwardness that comes from being in a relationship, and showing how they work together as a couple, so there's a heavy focus on character driven conflict. The OVA is only 50 minutes long, just short of an hour, but it's slowly paced in that it focuses a lot on the girls' lives, finding wonder in mundane things such as talking to your loved ones and going on vacation to a sunny beachside, and putting heavy emphasis on setting up a mellow, soft atmosphere. The animation sells it wonderfully, with bright colors, subtle but smooth character movement, great use of light and shadows, and giving the whole series a warm, welcoming palette. If you're not the patient type or someone who prefers heart pumping action and stuff happening all the time, then this isn't the show for you. It takes its time to really flesh out the leads and show their relationship evolving. Honestly, while I do like the main characters, and their chemistry is really nice to watch, they don't really get fleshed out all that much. I mean, this is a 50-minute episode that leaves out a lot of important details from the manga, so this is inevitable. But I think the characters suffered quite a bit in the transition. Granted, I've only read two volumes of the manga thus far, and while they're not poorly executed or anything, they do come off as rather one note archetypes, with Yamada being the shy girl, Kase being the sporty energetic one, Mikawa being the typical spunky friend character who snarks a lot, so on and so forth. I've seen them done worse, but Kase-san doesn't really try to do anything with them other than play them straight, without doing anything to spice it up or make them somewhat interesting. Plus, you'll find a lot of romance tropes used here that may or may not annoy you, such as a bunch of misunderstandings that don't get cleared up right away, the girls not always walking to each other about important things, sexual advances getting interrupted, melodrama resulting from things getting blown out of proportion, and so on. Granted, it does manage to do these things much less obnoxiously than most TV shows I've seen, so I'm willing to cut it some slack on that, but for those who utterly hate these things overall, you should probably look elsewhere. Furthermore, the anime is very fluffy and lighthearted, focusing heavily on cuteness, fluff, and sweetness than the downsides of being in a relationship, which is totally fine if done well, and in this day and age, we need more stories about LGBT people that don't involve lots of angst and drama. However, piling on too much sugar can detriment a product more than anything, and I like that Kase-san is trying to present a lesbian relationship in a sweet, positive light, I feel like the short length of the anime rendered any growth and chemistry the characters developed to be rather shallow, as we don't see them actively trying to work together or encounter genuine problems that could require them to strengthen their relationship. Romance isn't all rainbows and unicorns, you guys. But for what it's worth, it's still a sweet, fluffy shoujo-ai anime that you can watch if you just want to relax and dream of good days ahead.

If you're looking for a meaningful or drama filled anime, this isn't the one for you. While it isn't a masterpiece in any way, it's definitely a great sol. The movie shows the short time period of highschool and moving to college where we see the lesbian relationship between the two main character take place. It doesn't portray the full dynamics of the mcs instead focuses on the sol elements, creating a calm mood that makes you thoroughly appreciate it. Both the main characters have a really cute relationship which paired along with the animation would definitely touch yuri fans. The fact that the movie starts with them already being in a relationship puts it a step above other yuri anime. While this anime does have its shortcomings - there isn't a real message behind the anime, the characters often seem obnoxious and fall flat in many places, the story itself seems incomplete and should have had better pacing - it's still worth a try if you have an evening free and are looking for a short and sweet movie.

It's incredibly cute because that's all it ever wants to be. Well, let's start by saying "I'm not too interested in Yuri", which should hint at why the score is not in majority's favor, and I'm really sorry if this review might've attacked your opinions or preferences. Our main characters, Yamada and Kase, are in love, and both are girls. That's the basic plot. Throughout the whole runtime, all I ever thought was, "Looks like they (the creators) just wanted to show a sweet romance between cute girls" and that's pretty much the only thought I had been carrying throughout the whole thing. It was hard to feel a strong connection to their romance because it felt like I couldn't comprehend what they were going through whenever there was a conflict. I just liked the momentary slow moments, ones where music and atmosphere take the front instead of the plot and characters. That ending though, just made me want to quit but thankfully it's the end, so I skipped that one part and directly went to the credits. I don't want this review just to be me ranting, so I'll do some work. The whole thing looks really cute (I actually watched this because it looked cute). Throughout the whole 58 minutes, the warm and fuzzy atmosphere continuously shines, literally. What it really does well is the character animation. The occasional leaves pop up on Yamada's head emphasizing her confusion or embarrassment, the shiny rays of light that drop like the rain, and to glimmering eyes of our characters whenever they talk to each other. So much care was given to make them look cute and it's truly beautiful. Even in that dreamlike sequence where Yamada dives into her pool of thoughts with her friend's voice, even in that heavy moment, the tone of being a heavily light-hearted romance doesn't disappear. The romance, the unpopular and popular fall for each other, isn't new or original, and probably the only gimmick is that they're already in a relationship, and now they are just figuring out what they should do. Strictly speaking, the story is really forgettable, and with enough time, the same can be said about the characters. The main reason being it works on cliches and tropes, which is nothing wrong with the case regarding any other romance work, it just didn't work. Bluntly put, this looked like that one heterosexual love story that I eventually forgot, got a Yuri remake. After my watch, I started to question what even necessitated this work at all, but then I find out the manga which the OVA adapted from, got this following of being the best in the fanbase, and the only Yuri that the majority of Yuri fans enjoyed (A cliche for every fanbase I guess). Who should watch this? If you can relate to Yuri works, or just enjoy Yuri works, or just want something cute, then I think you should give this a try. While I didn't regret my time watching, I thought I could've spent my time watching something more enjoyable.

Not a good solo movie. It's pretty, and sweet, and some nice character interactions, though little character development. Will be much better if it gets continued, but as is I would only recommend if you're willing to get into the manga afterwards. At first I thought it was the *end* of a manga storyline, as the relationship launches very quickly. Knowing this is the start of the story improved my opinion a lot, as both main characters are fairly 'basic' in design and their relationship lacked depth. Will think about reading the manga now, and perhaps update the review after. Overall, pretty but mostly empty, maybe a good start.

I couldn't finish it, honestly. I like yuri, but honestly this was mind-numbingly boring. It has nothing special going for it except for good art. I definitely wouldn't say it's realistic. It's pure fluff, about a couple in a honeymoon relationship. It's very bland. And it's kinda creepy to stick your head into your new girlfriend's sheets to sniff 'em on the first date lol. This has been done to death, and its execution kinda pales to stuff like... Their Story, for instance. (manhua) Very very bland, and not even cute enough to make up for it. :( It's too bad, I think I set my expectations too high because of how high quality YagaKimi ended up.

When I finally read the manga, I fell in love and just had to watch the OVA as well. Despite the mixed reviews I saw from other people, I decided to set aside my worries and just watch the anime anyways. First of all, I want to point out that this is just an OVA. It isn't the entire manga turned into an anime. Although some parts of the story seem rushed, that is likely because this only shows very specific scenes instead of the entire story. The art style is adorable and the animation is fluid. Many scenes are beautifully drawn. All of the music and sound effects were relevant to the scene they're in as well. This quickly became one of my comfort animes, something I watch when I feel down. But there was always one thing that bothered me and continues to bother me whenever I think of this anime: the shallow characters. It's always nice to see lesbian couples who aren't extremely sexualized, but it's also a shame to see such plain stereotypes forced onto characters. On one hand we have Kase. She's an athletic extrovert, the complete opposite of her love interest. Yamada is shy and easily flustered and... that's it. That's her whole character, at least that's what it felt like. Overall, I'm going to give this anime an 8/10. Hopefully if there're more of this in the future the characters will have more personality than they do now!

I'm new to seeing shoujo ai, even though I liked this OVA (very nice art, story development, among other things) it bothers me that a character (Yamada) has become so infantilized, especially when it becomes clear to us at the end that both girls are already going to college (I see that it is a recurring topic to generate unequal relationships, I hope to find something different in one of them) but, in general, it seems like a nice OVA. Another aspect that seemed relevant to me is presenting the relationship between Kase and Yamada as something naturalized and outside the idea of "secret" or friendly idealization, in which many shoujo ai stories end up falling. * Sorry for possible errors in my English

ok first of all I LOVE THAT SHIT This movie was fucking amazing asagao to kase-san was an yuri anime that had a pretty decent story for an 1:30 hour anime they putted all the effort into making it and the manga fans were all over it the moment it came out everyone loved it for me asagao to kase-san was rly something amazing they had such an amaing art style and the story was about a girl that actually loves flowers AND I FUCKING LOVE FLOWERS the girl was gardner that was looking after the flowers everyday and kase san found that pretty intersting about her bcs she knew that she cares alot for everything and treats it with love that yuri anime couple is one of my favorites kase san got one of my favorite type of personalities in animes as well i gave asagao to kase-san a strong (9/10)