Anime: Akane Maniax 685j3l

This OVA is about Akane and how she deals with her memories of Takayuki after the end of the KGNE story. Obviously this won't make sense unless you've watched Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien. Akane is apparently still distressed and does not trust boys. Enter Goda, a completely stubborn and egocentric transfer student who immediately falls in love with Akane. This story tells their developing so called relationship.
There is a lot of parody between Goda and Takayuki from KGNE. The anime also seems to randomly throw in mechs, with Goda (and Takayuki) as pilots. Goda's clothing and the fact that he pilots a mech parodies G Gundam's Domon Kasshu.
Overall this is a fun watch, but I probably won't watch it again. However, do not expect the same drama as that in KGNE.

Animation:
The animation quality is high and similar to KGNE. Characters are crisp and the overall coloring is very nicely done. If you ever wondered how a more mature Akane would looked, this is where you'll find it. However, there are really random mechs in this, which, despite being what I assume is a G Gundam parody, really feel out of place.

Sound:
The voice acting for Goda is quite good considering how overly outgoing his character is. The actual background music and effects are nothing special. Likewise the OP/ED are average.

Story:
The plot sequence is pretty straightforwards. Akane, still recovering from Takayuki's incident in KGNE, is now in Haruka's high school. One day, a boy named Goda transfers in. A romantic comedy ensues. Note that a large portion of the actual series takes place in Goda's imagination (including mechs...), this confused me a bit at first.

Character:
Akane seems to be very reserved in this series, significantly different from her younger self in KGNE. Goda is HILARIOUS! His ego and confidence in himself is far beyond normal. The personality of Goda is completely opposite of Takayuki in KGNE and the show makes it very clear.

Value:
If one is to compare this to KGNE, one would find him/herself completely unfulfilled. Think of this OVA as a parody instead. The romance/drama aspect of this is absolutely zero compared to KGNE but you will find yourself laughing at Goda's incompetence and hilarity. Despite the humor, I don't think this is worth a second watch. Just not enough content to keep me wanting more.

I'm going to try to make this review as concise as possible, considering it's only 3 episodes long, the time investment isn't that big a decision, so why are you reading reviews? (working bittorrents for it are tough to find though)

Animation:
Like KGNE, it's fantastic, flawless, though I was a bit disappointed that some of the special effects found in KGNE were lacking in this OVA, so I'm goiving them only 9 because I know they could do better.

SOUND:
It's good, nothing memorable or special. I'll give a 7, just because nothing new was really tried.

STORY:
A romance story about Akane, a more or less minor character from KGNE. It was good to watch this, and while it doens't really add anything to the original story (except it's nice to hear about akane's veiw of the original situation at one point) it's a nice lighthearted parody side story that really gives KGNE that finished and concluded feel. Though, ittably, the story isn't anything original besides the common romance. 7.

Character:
Decent, and, as a matter of fact Akane is the only character leftover from KGNE (unless you count Takayuki and the two girls piloting the robot...that MIGHT count for something) Let's say an 8...it's a not-serious love comedy and the characters are basic but likeable.

Value:
I don't know. Honestly I wouldn't keep watching this had it been 13 or 26 episodes. however for a short spinoff OVA it's a fun thing to see. However fansubs are hard to find for this and if you have trouble, don't worry, you aren't missing much. KGNE is much better.

Enjoyment:
Most would probably resent watching this, but, if have seen KGNE (or plan on seeing it soon), don't mind a not-serious and shallow parody of KGNE, or want to see fanservice of Akane, then this is for you.

Otherwise my best advice is to not waste your time on OVAs you don't care about! go watch Triangle heart if you want to do that. And tell me what you think of that.

Probably the hardest thing about Akane Manix to like is that it is a spin off of an anime that is so different that its very difficult to reconcile them. Akane Manix is a light, shallow romantic comedy, but if you haven’t watched Kimi ga Nozomu Eien, which is a rather dark tear jerker, you won’t get a lot of the references. And if you have watched Kimi ga Nozomu Eien, viewing the characters in a comic light is sort of hard.

Animation: The animation is the stand out feature of this anime… it is very attractive and stylized. And while most of the anime takes place in an unextraordinary school setting, it still looks great, particularly the character designs. The giant robot sequences are less exceptional however, and have the look of being done by a good artist who doesn’t do a lot of robots.

Sound: It serves the job. Music and voice acting are not particularly interesting but do what they need to for this anime. The main exception is Goda’s over the top performance which is very entertaining to listen to when combined with his manic animation.

The story is not anything exceptional. It’s a classic “looser who is too stupid to know better falls in love with a popular girl and eventual wins her heart through little more than earnestness and brute force” story. The more interesting elements of the story don’t actually belong to this anime, but to the parent story in Kimi ga Nozomu Eien. Again, if you didn’t see the parent story, most of the deeper more interesting story elements will be lost on you. The twist at the end is kind of original and gratifying.

Characters: Again, most of the depth of the characters comes form the parent story. If the characters weren’t in the parent story, then they tend to be rather 2 dimensional, including the male lead Goda. There just isn’t a lot to like here, and not a lot to dislike either… I didn’t feel an emotion connection of any kind to any of the characters.

Value to me is how often I would re-watch this anime… I probably wont ever watch it again, as while it is pretty, there just inst anything really original or deep or interesting about it, and as such there are a lot of better options out there. The only reason to buy this anime is if you loved the parent story and need just a little more even if it is fairly weak.

Enjoyment: It is a cute diversion and at only 3 episodes didn’t leave me feeling like I wasted an evening. Its pretty, reasonably cute and amusing and worth watching once, so I enjoyed it moderately. It falls well short of the quality of its parent story however.