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Golden Boy is ecchi humor (bordering on hentai) in the guise of "educational moments." The main character, Kintaro, wanders around getting himself into the silliest situations involving women... It's just that he's shy on the surface but analyses everything until he can learn something from it. The most striking feature of the series are the circumstances surrounding his "education", which are outright embarrassing, yet funny at the same time.

Most sci-fi animes are good because the elaborate ideas of their producers and writers are explained. Wind of Amnesia, however, does not do that for you. The story line is basic, a wind flows through the world around 1999 that causes everyone to forget everything, and pretty irrelevant stuff happens afterwards. You may ask why that caused this wind to exist and I can tell you that most likely you will not be satisfied by the explanation that is given. The audience is forced to sit through the film, accepting anything that the film shows you. While this may be fine to some, the viewers who prefers concreteness will be disappointed. Morally I think Wind of Amnesia tried to imitate Nausciaa of the Valley of Wind, but it wasn't successful in that attempt because, really, most would think that this Wind and other sci-fi elements of the film are simply absurd.

On a related note, the dub is the copy that I watched. It's horrible. Watching a subtitled version of this film would have given me a better opinion of this film because much of the tragedy (I certainly think the original animators were trying to emphasize the tragedy of mankind) is lost due to bad voice acting.

Because of the vague reviews that are on the web about U-Jin Brand I picked up this title without knowing that it was a hentai. However this 3 part OVA doesn't go anywhere near the extreme as most hentai do (think Cinemax late-night). Settings and plotline are kept down to earth with realistic situations. It is also enjoyable because of the unexpected twists that makes Japanese animation in general more appealling than Hollywood or Disney.

The whole OVA is around 45 minutes, the three parts are divided as such: 1. A pop music composer for teen idols bases his choices on luck while facing a difficult decision concerning his admiration for a teenage girl. 2. A girl who is dumped by her boyfriend seeks assistance in getting her ex back. 3. A love-sick worker attempts to blackmail his boss to get the girl that he wants.

As you can see these stories focus on real life people and very probable situations which is why this film is well worth the money to rent.