Rescue ME!

Rescue ME! was produced by Hoods Entertainment and released in 2013 as a two-episode original video animation (OVA) adaptation of the manga series by Bokuto Uno. The project emerged during a period of moderate interest in niche comedy-drama manga titles being transitioned into short-form anime formats. It follows the story of a protagonist who finds himself living with several women under unusual circumstances, leaning into the comedic and situational tropes prevalent in the light novel and manga sphere of that era.

The animation was directed by Keiichiro Kawaguchi, who sought to balance the source material’s humor with the constraints of an OVA release. While the production is relatively obscure in the wider landscape of 2010s anime, it serves as a representative example of how smaller studios utilized the OVA format to test the viability of character-driven stories without the commitment of a full television series. Reception was largely confined to existing fans of the source material, with the animation style noted for reflecting the aesthetic standards typical of Hoods Entertainment's output during that time.