I always open my reviews with my expectations of what was to come, but Kase-san is a little different in that I had already read the manga for it and absolutely loved it. So, my expectations were high to say the least, in fact I'd been anticipating an anime before one was even announce, and while a 50-minute OVA isn't quite what I was hoping for, it's hard to deny that it delivered on what I really wanted to see done.

The production itself was fine, the character art and animation were generally of high quality and thoroughly enjoyable though the backgrounds were somewhat poor. There were some poor cinematography choices too, while that looks fine as a still image, it was a nightmare trying to work out where I was supposed to be looking while Yamada was reacting to Kase's actions. Overall there were never any major issues however, for a kind of moe anime the art and animation served their purpose perfectly, hoping for more would perhaps be asking for a little too much.

Unfortunately, the first line spoken was one that irritated me to no end in the manga "Even though we're both girls…" doesn't feel like a phrase that needs to be said in the context of what the OVA was about - yuri - it almost feels like a shallow attempt to acknowledge some inherent need to challenge society, which is something I don't feel is necessary when I'm looking for focused romance. The romance itself its beautiful however, the OVA begins after Kase and Yamada have already begun dating and goes over a couple of Yamada's "firsts" and all the embarrassment and awkwardness that tends to come with first relationships, making it feel very much like a believable high school romance. Yamada makes a little bit of a deal about her first phone call to her lover, and there is consistent focus on minor body contact throughout the OVA, the inclusion of Kase's excitement towards going to her girlfriend's house and seeing her room was something that felt very real, and even relatable to the feeling of seeing a lover in their natural environment for the first time. We're also treated to the standard trip to Okinawa, though this is very cute and leads to some interesting developments. There's some light drama through the OAV that felt like they were handled particularly well, Yamada's self-consciousness was something that could easily be a genuine conflict and was dealt with in a realistic and uplifting way. Further drama was equally relatable and grounded itself well in reality, as something that almost all High School couples have to deal with, further emphasising that Kase-san's romance could be believable as well as incredibly cute.

An uplifting ending only heightened how positive the OVA could get and left for a heart warming feeling of genuine love between Yamada and Kase. Ultimately Asagao to Kase-san followed through with a pre-established romance and portrayed the love between two girls beautifully without drifting it's focus away from the couple creating a believable and grounded love story. The backgrounds and weird cinematography perhaps being the only points really holding the OVA back from being a masterpiece.