CORPSE PARTY SEIKO OVA SERIES
All 3 of these styles, normal, chibi and grotesque all have their merits, with the art being expressive, able to help convey the wide variety of emotions this series attempts to convey very quickly. However, it is not just the art by itself that makes this series work, but how it uses those same art styles to help convey some of the hidden meanings.ĭuring the middle section of the book especially, the thematic undercurrent becomes about dealing with stress and the emotional toll of keeping a happy face on.
It was here in particular where the previous whiplash-esque thematic switches between horror and comedy really felt justifiably earned as the main characters of that arc, Seiko and Naomi, have the mood switching as a character trait and character foil respectively. Seiko especially, as the eternal optimist, actually undergoes some fairly good development, development that helped me stomach some of her groping humour. But since the active participation in the “fanservice” was part of her character, I didn’t find it overly annoying, or at least only as annoying as the character Naomi herself found it, so it actually helped in drawing me into the story and not just derailing my immersion. That deft touch in itself elevated for me what could have been a merely mediocre story to something much more interesting.
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