Valkyrie Drive: Mermaid Specials
ヴァルキリードライヴ マーメイド ミニOVA
- Action
- Erotica
- Fantasy
- Girls Love
- Adult Cast
- Magical Sex Shift
- Super Power
- Episodes
- 6
- Duration
- 2 min per ep
- Aired
- Dec 18, 2015 to May 25, 2016
- Status
- Finished Airing
Synopsis
Valkyrie Drive: Mermaid Specials features a collection of mini OVA episodes that complement the main series, offering fans a deeper exploration of its vibrant world. Set in a fantastical universe where powerful girls harness their abilities through intimate connections, these shorts delve into the lives and relationships of the characters, enriching the overarching narrative.
With a blend of action and romance, each episode introduces captivating scenarios that highlight the unique dynamics between the heroines. As they navigate their challenges and desires, viewers are treated to a blend of exhilarating moments and tender interactions, showcasing the intricate balance of strength and vulnerability that defines their journey.
Otaku Consensus
Valkyrie Drive: Mermaid Specials distills the franchise into its most shameless strengths: brisk short-form pacing, Yousuke Kuroda-scripted setups, and Arms’ willingness to make erotic yuri spectacle the main attraction rather than background seasoning. The verdict remains sharply split: fans value it as funny, relaxed bonus material, while the common criticism is that story weight and animation polish sit far behind the softcore fan service, reflected in its modest 6.15 MAL score and 57/100 AniList score.
Why You Should Watch
Watch these specials if you want the most concentrated version of Valkyrie Drive: Mermaid: no long runway, no pretense of prestige drama, just six compact extras built around the franchise’s adult-cast, super-powered, girls-love excess. It is best for viewers who already enjoy late-night ecchi action and want bonus character time without a heavy plot commitment. Compared with the TV series, the appeal is more like an after-hours dessert course: shorter, naughtier, and designed for fans who found the main show’s outrageous erotic set pieces more memorable than its larger conflict. If your ideal OVA is closer to a mature yuri fan-service showcase than a clean action epilogue, these specials know exactly what audience they are serving.
Key Characters
- RRain Hasumi(VA: Saori Oonishi)
Rain Hasumi is one of the specials’ main-billed figures, with Saori Oonishi giving the bonus episodes a recognizable mid-2010s seiyuu draw.
- AAkira Hiiragi(VA: Yuna Yoshino)
Akira Hiiragi stands out as a credited lead whose presence reinforces the franchise’s focus on a tightly female-centered ensemble.
- LLady J(VA: Azumi Asakura)
Lady J is instantly memorable even on the cast list, where her stylized name separates her from the more conventionally named leads.
- CCharlotte Scherzen(VA: Asami Seto)
Charlotte Scherzen brings an international-flavored name and Asami Seto’s casting to a lineup otherwise dominated by Japanese naming patterns.
What Makes It Stand Out
- 1
The specials run only six episodes, making them a compact OVA-style companion rather than a second narrative season; their Dec 2015 to May 2016 release window positions them as post-TV bonus material for existing fans.
- 2
Studio Arms handled the animation, a notable fit for a title whose identity leans into adult-oriented action and explicit fan service rather than mainstream broadcast restraint.
- 3
AniList’s tag distribution is unusually clear about the appeal: Primarily Female Cast at 92%, Nudity at 88%, Yuri at 85%, Female Protagonist at 80%, and LGBTQ+ Themes at 79%.
- 4
The production keeps key creative continuity through Yousuke Kuroda on script and Tsutomu Miyazawa as animation director, giving the shorts a direct staff link to the franchise’s established tone.
- 5
Its reception profile is niche rather than broadly popular: MAL lists it at a 6.15 from 9,535 votes and popularity rank #5243, while AniList records a lower 57/100 but 81 favourites.
Fun Facts & Trivia
- Fun fact 1
- The specials aired from December 18, 2015 to May 25, 2016, extending the Valkyrie Drive: Mermaid viewing cycle beyond the original Fall 2015 TV broadcast period.
- Fun fact 2
- Yousuke Kuroda is credited for the script on these specials, a meaningful detail because short OVAs often rely on fast setup-and-payoff writing rather than long-form plotting.
- Fun fact 3
- Tsutomu Miyazawa served as animation director, while Kiyomu Fukuda is credited for key animation, giving the specials identifiable production staff beyond the studio name.
- Fun fact 4
- The title’s database identity is unusually candid: MAL classifies it under Action, Erotica, Fantasy, and Girls Love, while the listed themes include Adult Cast, Magical Sex Shift, and Super Power.
- Fun fact 5
- Fan commentary around the broader Valkyrie Drive: Mermaid anime repeatedly frames it as mature-audience material, with praise for its outrageous fan service and criticism that its story and ending carry less impact than its erotic spectacle.
Studios
- Arms
