There's a bit I can say easy about the anime called DNA². For starters, the name is popular on the net, thanks to a flash dating sim of sorts based off of the name. Second, running into it while searching through Comcast's Anime Selects actually caught my interests. Lastly, it had something to do with sci-fi. All that in mind, to my dismay, it was another harem title.
Typical harem titles usually has some out of luck protagonist, which would be Junta Momonari in this case. He seems to be a healthy male with the common goal of getting a girlfriend. Wait... he's ALMOST a healthy male. I say that because he has a certain disorder which is like a curse to him. He vomits whenever he gets aroused (weird, I know), which adds to his problems for ever finding a girlfriend. The only one he doesn't react this way to is Ami Kurimoto, his childhood friend. After trying to get to Tomoko Saeki, the most popular girl, he falls into depression after another botched attempt. However, an encounter with DNA Operator Karin Aoi changes things, starting with his DNA. In her time, someone called the Mega-Playboy impregnated 100 women, leading to an overcrowded Japan. To prevent this, she travels in time to eradicate the source, which just so happens to be Junta, of all people!
After being shot with a special bullet (that DOESN'T kill him), he tries to speak to Tomoko again. It's then that a costly error is realized by the now-screwed Karin: as opposed to eradicating the trait to be the Mega-Playboy, she inadvertently helped him become it, thanks to being shot with the WRONG DCM bullet! While there are pros and cons for being that, it can't last forever, and Junta and Karin must find ways of keeping it under control, or eradicating that trait, before it's PERMANENTLY aligned to his DNA for good!!
DNA² is short, spawning 12 episodes. To add, there are 3 OVAs succeeding it, making a total of 15. Kotomi's English VA is Rachel Lillis, who also did roles like Misty from Pokemon and Hitomi from the long ago covered Seven of Seven. Liam O'Brien is Junta's Englisn VA, and he is known as the VA of Naruto's Gaara of the Sand, among others. The manga only lasts 5 volumes, and features 2 additional characters not seen in either the anime nor the OVA. I give it a 6 of 10. While not popular, and not very eye catching, it is funny a little. If you decide to watch it, I suggest trying to download any clean possible source, or get your copies wherever they're sold at anymore. Either way, this title has some age to it, so you'd be lucky if you find the episodes available.
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