As a continuation to Mahou Shoujotai, Studio 4C brought out a six-part OVA called Arusu the Adventure. There are a few things you should know before watching it: it’s in no way as epic as the original series. Everything about Arusu the Adventure is light-hearted, and if you were put off by the childish moments of the original series, then you certainly won’t like the OVA. Arusu the Adventure has no main storyline, and instead is a string of standalone episodes, all dedicated to either flesh out certain points of Mahou Shoujotai, or showcase some more cultural habits in the world of the witches. Ever wondered where the dragon house came from? Or the background of Grand Master? Well, this OVA provides the answers.
The best parts of this OVA, however, are the stunning visuals. Mahou Shoujotai already looked absolutely gorgeous, but Arusu the Adventure looks even better, and it made perfect use of the experimental nature of the series. Throughout the six episodes, the creators keep changing from one art style to the other, and each and every episode, no matter how strange they may look, turns into a visual feast. The soundtrack also got updated with a few new tracks, and they too fit this series perfectly.
Standalone, Arusu the Adventure isn’t anything special, but it does contribute to my most favourite series ever and for that I’m more than willing to call it a success. The storytelling may be very sloppy at times, but this is a perfect OVA to watch if you want to relax, as opposed to the chaotic nature of Mahou Shoujotai, and it still shines in terms of graphics, music and creativity. I’m really looking forward to find out Studio 4C’s next work. Pleeaase let it be another tv-series!!!
well i’d like to watch to it too… but i guess i have to learn japanese for real this tima … 🙁
thank you for the review. i am definitely wanting to catch up with the OVAS, willing to forgo story for brilliant visuals and animation with studio 4C work
Great….now if only the OVAs would be subbed I could archive this on a DVD. And if the episodes were all 176 MB it would be perfect. That way we could have all 26 episode on one DVD
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As the boxset ‘Book Of Spells’,which includes the OVA,is on sale for a bit yet,for only 48.99.It comes with a really nicely made artbox,
I ordered it today.It regularly retails for 99.98$ ! So order it now,if you liked the show,and want to support the artists back in
Japan !