Review: Hataraku Otona no Renai Jijou The Animation
Sometimes a cover can be an indication of what will be inside and this is the case with Hataraku Otona no Renai Jijou based on the game of the same name by Akabei Soft3. So does this single episode elevate itself above the rest of flounder in the pool of blandness?
Oga works in a nondescript office environment and frequents a café by day and bar by night. The girls who go there and his co-worker Miyu have an eye for him and he knows it. He acts on their affection and his impulses and thus starts his sexual adventures.
I have mixed feelings on the way this is told. Normally I
am not a fan of setups that exist only to dive into various sexual escapades
with minimal back-story, especially so when you have one episode but I did like
the quicker pace and chance to experience 3 different girls and scenarios.
Though there was fairly sufficient context to what was happening it did end up
feeling like a compilation and perhaps more obviously an advert for the game,
nothing wrong with that but it does dampen the viewing experience as you see
and get to know so little of the characters whilst teasing other girls who we
see little of.
This is a strictly vanilla show with consensual if risky
sexual activity. There is oral, pussy play and a few nice variations and scenes
to freshen up proceedings. I appreciated the latter as it made more interesting
and slightly more unique, if you’re going do an advert then display the
strengths.
What struck me here and what kept it relatively fresh
compared to other vanilla works is that each sex scene had the air of danger
about it. Not in a physical way but in a way of the two being caught by someone
else. I do like these kinds of scenes and I think it really helped this episode
as it took this into each scene but made good changes.
From the opening as Oga is with Miyu in the office late
at night indulging in some salacious activity, Tomoe being ravished in the park
or Yurika finding pleasure behind the scenes at the bar each scene had
something about it to set it apart. The office scene in particular had some
really nice moments including some special photocopying.
My favourite though scene was by far between Oga and Tomoe
in the park. Public and outdoor sex has always been a favourite of mine and
this had enough innocence and lewdness to make it feel good. Tomoe opens up her
shirt while Oga strips her down to her panties as he fucks her in embarrassing,
revealing positions but doesn’t force her into anything, they satisfy each
other.
The camera work in each of these was good and showed
enough of the surroundings to make it clear of the danger involved. From wide
shots showing the outside or characters in another building in clear view as Miyu
and Oga are fucking it highlights the lewdness in it whilst also keeping focus
on the girls as they are embarrassed, excited and aroused by this. It truly captures
that sense of joy from outdoor sex.
As nice as these scenes were, they were just that: nice. They
are perfectly fine with some genuinely sexy and arousing moments but little
exceptional, nothing that hasn’t been done before despite its efforts and
content. It certainly isn’t helped by the compilation feel or lacking in
background for the characters and their personalities. We get tidbits but not
enough for my liking.
This notion of ‘fine’ extends to the visuals as well.
With animation by Pink Pineapple you expect a solid outing and that is what we
get. The long shots, recycling of frames and slow movements do make it suffer a
bit but the art helps elevate it. Sure it’s not the best or most polished but
each girl looks lovely from their outfits to their distinct hair types. That
said Yurika and Miyu have very similar designs whilst Tomoe has a smaller,
petit frame which stood out so it’s not completely diverse.
I enjoyed this more than I thought I would thanks to the
focus of the material and way it was presented. It hasn’t done quite enough to
make me want to play the game though nor does it stand out too much on its own
thanks to the compilation feel. If you like vanilla and adult settings then it
may be worth checking it out.
Studio: Pink Pineapple
Release: 2016
Length: 1 episode
Availability: Mandarake, CD Japan
6/10
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