820https://www.absoluteanime.com/outlanders/index03.jpg For someone whos read the source material its hard to look at an adaptation objectively even if youre not trying to youll always think about how it differs and measures up the source material. And let me tell you this aint it chief. Ill only compare the OVA to the manga briefly because as futile as it is I try reviewing works themselves without considering their relation to other creations. For one it doesnt really capture the tone of the manga. The comedy that was sparse in the manga is cranked up to eleven. Its funny yes but not very accurate. Compressing a 33chapter manga into a 50 minute OVA means that many characters are cut out and only a portion of the story is shown a revised beginning and a slightly altered section from roughly the middle of the story. The stakes on paper are high but in practice very low. If you wanted an alternate take on the story then by all means watch but it is in no way superior to the manga. Outlanders is the story of Tetsuya a newspaper photographer who runs into an alien named Kahm. After encountering him Kahm decides she wants Tetsuya as a fiancee. Theres not much to it which is natural given the short runtime. The romance if you can even call it that doesnt have any time to develop and Kahm then Tetsuya is inexplicably enamored with the other member. The OVA exacerbates the biggest problem of the manga the lackluster romance. In addition it does away with its biggest strength: the drama. Theres talk of an alien invasion but it effectively doesnt exist. Theres no sense of adventure. The little action that remains is quite gory with no payoff. The violent scenes are never mentioned again and achieve no purpose other than giving the anime a bit of an identity crisis. The animation looks pretty enough. The way I recommend you watch Outlanders is to stick your finger in your ear find the switch inside your head and turn your brain off. If Outlanders is good at one thing its comedy. There were times when I was legitimately laughing and the irreverent tone helps with this. It helps that in the English dub Sean Schemmel of Dragon Ball fame plays Tetsuya and gives quite an animated performance. If you like a bit of crude humor then Outlanders will be up your alley. Still as funny as it can be at times the anime still isnt that great. Its less than an hour so if you want a dumb comedy and dont have a lot of time to invest then you should check out Outlanders. Just dont expect anything great out of it though. The insert songs pretty cool though. 6/10