As this is a pretty busy time for me and no series got my attention in a long while, I was thrilled to see the trailer for ICE an OVA listed as “shoujo ai” on anidb. The thing is… I was less than thrilled with it after seeing the trailer.

Basically there are only women around. Men are dead. This sounds pretty yuri-ish, doesn’t it? Of course it does. And then what do I read in the way too quickly vanishing text? “their new friendship will be pitted against the gears of conflict”. Well, I said, you can’t just say “and they will have HLS while the bombs are fallin’.” But then… “In the world which was destroyed as well as completed by love and desire, the way to salvation is friendship.” Am I seeing a trend here? Moreover, one of the characters is “dependant upon a special body for those who were once dead.” Ok, HLS is not looking very well right now…

Well, there is always Claymore. And sooner. ICE only airs in May.