Jun 8, 2013
Introduction
To start with I'll have to confess that season one of Oreimo is one of my all-time guilty pleasures. There are so many reasons to not enjoy it, but it had the charisma to keep you watching and to care about the characters despite their fairly trite characteristics. Season two of Oreimo is enjoyable, to the extent that I'd still call it a good anime. It's not great, but it's perfectly enjoyable.
Story - 7/10
We follow on from the 'True Ending' of the first season, Kyousuke has brought Kirino back from America and everything is returning to an equilibrium. The story of the second season
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is not particularly strong; we're led through a few of the lesser seen characters' back stories and home lives which is fun enough but I found that the stories felt a little rushed, which was most likely a result of trying to push a lot of Light Novel material into only one or two episodes.
Art - 8/10
I can't really fault the art; it's nothing we haven't seen before in regard to distinctiveness but it's fluid, vivid and it doesn't distract us from what's actually happening in the story. There are plenty of cutesy character designs and most tastes appear to be catered to. Even introducing the 'Plain Girl' Manami, a character design which is rarely seen in any degree of spotlight.
Sound - 8/10
The OP and EDs are all very light and fun. Personally, I don't think the new OP is as enjoyable as the old one as the old one was weirdly enjoyable and the new one doesn't do much for me. The background sound is excellent for setting the appropriate mood for the scenes. The voice actors are all convincing in their roles and Kuroneko's VA (Hanazawa Kana) in particular deserves a mention as she has quite a large fanbase.
Character - 7/10
It's not as if the characters are bad, they aren't particularly original but they are pretty okay. We're shown a few back stories and there's a fair amount of character development seen in this season - some felt pretty rushed - and we see sides to some characters that we wouldn't have expected, which is often nice to see in an anime. The characters each have their own distinct sense of humour and they all carry it off very well.
Enjoyment - 7/10
Despite its flaws it is still an anime I genuinely enjoy. Provided that you don't expect it to be a masterpiece you should really enjoy it as well. The humour of Oreimo can be very good and I would say it's certainly one of the show's strong points.
Overall - 7/10
In conclusion, it's a good anime, it isn't as good as the first season but it's still worth watching. If you do want to enjoy it without any spoilers you should stay away from the forums until you're finished; they're rife with the things.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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