Engaged To The Unidentified...
Recently, I picked up Engaged To The Unidentified...
Although Kobeni does briefly show some skin and reveal that she has a scar, there are no naughty bits. Also, although there is the suggestion that Kobeni was seriously injured and bleeding when she was younger, there is no actual red ink on display. If you're looking for awe inspiring special effects or even the occasional transformation sequence, you'll be very disappointed with Engaged To The Unidentified.
Engaged To The Unidentified is a dramatic character study centering on Kobeni's relationship with Hakuya. The characters spend most of the series talking with one another. Benio and her rather strange relationships with Kobeni and Mashiro serves as a welcome injection of comic relief in the series. Hakuya's personality is very bland throughout the series, but, in the end even Hakuya manages to show some depth. Kobeni does whine quite a bit throughout the series, but, given the fact that her family has been conspiring against her, I suppose that she has good reason to complain. Fans of food in anime, rejoice, as there is plenty of food on display throughout the series. Kobeni, as it turns out, is a very accomplished cook and shows off her skills in the kitchen very well.
Overall, Engaged To The Unidentified is a drama with some comedic elements. While the series is admittedly, not for everyone, I thoroughly enjoyed the series. My favorite parts are, of course, the first episode where Benio meets Mashiro and the last episode. You'll need to suspend disbelief quite a bit to really get the most out of this series, but, Benio really lightens up this series and makes it a joy to watch. The pace in Engaged To The Unidentified is a bit slow throughout and builds quickly near the end of the series where Kobeni has the best moment in the series and brings the series to a satisfying conclusion.
Unfortunately, the U.S. release of the series doesn't include the two OVAs, but, as near as I can tell, the OVAs do not have an impact on the main story. I should also mention that you will need to read your anime as this release is subtitled only. Even though the pace of the series was a bit slower than I would have liked, I would give Engaged To The Unidentified a 4 out of 5.
When I read the summary for Engaged To the Unidentified, it brought back fond memories of Urusei Yatsura, but, after watching the series, I can say that there really isn't any relation between the two series.Not every girl gets what she wants on her 16th birthday, but Kobeni's gift is something she never saw coming: an arranged marriage! Thanks to her late grandfather, Kobeni's been engaged to a total stranger since childhood, and even though she's supposedly met him she doesn't remember a single thing about him. Even weirder is that both her Mom and creepily over-doting sister, Benio, seem completely unsurprised when the groom-to-be, Hakuya, and his younger sister, Mashiro, show up on the family's doorstep to move in with them!
But it's not until they start attending Kobeni's school that things take an even stranger turn after she starts to pick up some very... unusual vibes from her potential future family. From Mashiro's obsession with aliens and UMAs (Unidentified Mysterious Animals) to Hakuya's disconcerting lack of emotion, there's something very off about them that Kobeni can't quite put her finger on. What has her grandfather gotten her into, and how does this relate to the strange gap in Kobeni's memory?
Although Kobeni does briefly show some skin and reveal that she has a scar, there are no naughty bits. Also, although there is the suggestion that Kobeni was seriously injured and bleeding when she was younger, there is no actual red ink on display. If you're looking for awe inspiring special effects or even the occasional transformation sequence, you'll be very disappointed with Engaged To The Unidentified.
Engaged To The Unidentified is a dramatic character study centering on Kobeni's relationship with Hakuya. The characters spend most of the series talking with one another. Benio and her rather strange relationships with Kobeni and Mashiro serves as a welcome injection of comic relief in the series. Hakuya's personality is very bland throughout the series, but, in the end even Hakuya manages to show some depth. Kobeni does whine quite a bit throughout the series, but, given the fact that her family has been conspiring against her, I suppose that she has good reason to complain. Fans of food in anime, rejoice, as there is plenty of food on display throughout the series. Kobeni, as it turns out, is a very accomplished cook and shows off her skills in the kitchen very well.
Overall, Engaged To The Unidentified is a drama with some comedic elements. While the series is admittedly, not for everyone, I thoroughly enjoyed the series. My favorite parts are, of course, the first episode where Benio meets Mashiro and the last episode. You'll need to suspend disbelief quite a bit to really get the most out of this series, but, Benio really lightens up this series and makes it a joy to watch. The pace in Engaged To The Unidentified is a bit slow throughout and builds quickly near the end of the series where Kobeni has the best moment in the series and brings the series to a satisfying conclusion.Unfortunately, the U.S. release of the series doesn't include the two OVAs, but, as near as I can tell, the OVAs do not have an impact on the main story. I should also mention that you will need to read your anime as this release is subtitled only. Even though the pace of the series was a bit slower than I would have liked, I would give Engaged To The Unidentified a 4 out of 5.
