The reason I was so negative about Tamayura’s first episode was because I thought that it would only have two episodes: when you have half of your airtime spent on dull introductions there’s little time to actually use it. With four episodes however, it makes much more sense to spend that first one on setting everything up.
Tamayura 3 was also quite charming. It wasn’t as deep as episode 2, but it worked as a simple adventure and it really felt like we got to know the cast better. Now, there still are a few quirks that are overused, though: the twin-tailed girl is way too obsessive: whenever she has the chance she fangirls about Kou. The whistling girl was a cute idea for five minutes, but it doesn’t work when it becomes her main method of communication. Also, was that hot spring sequence really necessary?
As Iyashi-kei, it works, though. Four episodes is just long enough for the characters to show themselves off, and short enough for this to become sort of a quick watch, making it very different from Aria and its 52 episodes, which are much more of a commitment to sit through.
OVA Episode Rating: 7,75/10
WHAT?!? THIS IS OUT ALREADY!? MUST FIND!!! Must have more Fuu and Kou and Maon cuteness!!!
Do you know when the episode gets subbed?I liked the first 2 episodes,so wanting to see the third one as well 🙂
Again the emphasis here was on making memories, having fun with friends and family, and experiencing the “feel” of a place. I’m sure the places they visited were all real (that is a focus of the series), but there was an interesting bit of (very subtle) editorializing, along the lines of “it doesn’t matter as much precisely WHERE you are, as long as you are open enough to take it in”. (I don’t want to say more to avoid spoilers).