Audience reviews
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Tharr
After a couple of sh***y titles for this season, I had the brilliant idea to bring out some of the past works. I don't remember why this one was chosen, but here's the lucky one.
I knew that the first season wasn't the greatest as the plot goes, but at least it was entertaining, and fun, and some drama, and some doki-doki. Plus, Sawashiro Miyuki! So I gave it a rewatch, after 10-15 years. And while I was watching and enjoying it, I was wondering why I never tried it earlier. Well, this season happened and from the first episode it all came back bit by bit.
What a sh***y piece of media! Everything is a plot device, plot contrivance or plot hole. Forced drama just to give it something "new". Well, I don't know what it became, but what I personal felt was: annoyed, cringe, bored, more anno…
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This season was better than the first season in some ways, but also a lot worse. It drug out needless drama, and it got annoying at times. It had some very cute and wholesome moments. Those moments don't make up for the tediousness of the other episodes. Plus, the side cast felt like props during this season. Like, they were just there to lift up the main cast. Though I do think this season was more fun, and a lot funnier.
I recommend watching both seasons. They were definitely worth it. Though forewarning, this season will FRUSTRATE you and stress you out.
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Just stop after season 1 and you're fine.
I gave the first season a stellar 10 and here's a 'bad' rating for the second season, a 4, a "less than mid" score. In many ways this is a 1, but... There's a point to what it does, but how it delivers and moves the story along is disastrous.
It rips everything away that was achieved, replacing it with contrived and frustrating drama that comes off as completely unrealistic.
Worse, it leaves you feeling distrustful of what's going on because the story goes out of its way to disappoint your expectations and almost becomes predictably pessimistic and negative. It takes a first season of what was a comfortable warmth and replaces it with a mess just to stretch out the inevitable conclusion.
This is not a matter of taste, this is poor writing, the…
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Second season of this mid ass melodrama proved to be tenfold worse than the slow ass first season. How come 12 episodes were more excruciating to sit through than the first seasons 25?? Jesus christ man. This is worse than any soap opera ive ever seen. Main female has profound mental retardation. She takes over 8 episodes to realize ‘if i use my words to communicate then people will know what im thinking and feeling’. Well thanks for coming to this conclusion which most people make as toddlers.
Main couple has no chemistry. By the end of the series I was rooting for Kurumi to seduce Kazehaya magically. But that would mean Kazehaya fails his only objective in this show - have feelings for Sawako. Kazehaya has no personality trait except popular guy who likes Sawako. He has no dreams, no h…
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I honestly don't even know what to say. I really enjoyed S1, but S2 was legitimately infuriating. I had to stop watching multiple times to get through it.
Miscommunications happen sometimes, but it just felt so contrived and artificial and AVOIDABLE between Shouta and Sawako. Like, if they had just just worded things clearly and expressed their feelings without beating around the bush, the events of the first nine episodes could have been squeezed into two.
Overall, this season felt like a poorly written, shallow attempt to draw out the time that Shouta and Sawako spent sorting things out before becoming a couple. The characters I enjoyed watching in S1 just irritated me this time around due to their unwillingness to be upfront with their feelings; Sawako's ignorance to Shouta's feelings…
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I loved the first season, but the majority of this one is just damn unbearable.
You can disagree if you want, but the naivety and childishness of the two characters this "second season" (really just an unnecessary extension ruining the ending of the first season) ruins this anime for anyone who is actually mature, and lacks saintly patience to ignorance and naivety. It is not cute, it is just fing annoying.
How oblivious can two people be? If you want to see that scene played out over, and over, and over, and over, and over again—you will LOVE this show! I can only claim frustration for how soft they were to a girl so incredibly lacking any confidence. The pain she felt was self-inflicted, and in conjunction with the naivety and annoying personality of the one she likes. Maybe I am not…
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Honestly, I was already bored near the end of season 1 but, it was tolerable so it's okay. However, this season was the complete opposite, it was so frustrating from the beginning till the end.
Story: 2/10
I was frowning the whole time while watching this anime. It became very annoying, boring and super cliche. After everything that happened in season 1, you will think that something different or something interesting is going to happen in this season but, nothing really changed - not the characters, not their relationship or anything- nothing change at all - they just keep on doing the same things they did in season 1: worry about petty things, misunderstandings and all.
Art: 7/10
Nothing much has change from how it was in season 1.
Sound: 5/10
I only listen to the opening and ending s…
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I personally think that there shouldn't be a 2nd season to this series. A pity it turned out to be such a disappointment since I enjoyed the 1st season quite a lot. Meh...
Story: 3
Contrary to the 1st season, the story was centered upon Sawako and Shouta TOO much: how they were too shy to confess to each other and how all those misunderstandings interfered to make things even more difficult without reason. It was annoying and it made me lose my patience. It's the kind of story that if it was not a sequel, I wouldn't watch it even if I was paid to do so.
Art: 9
Nothing to add here. It was of the same quality as season 1. Quite bright and refreshing.
Sound: 7
Well, OT and ET didn't amaze me, but they fit nicely with the story. Voice acting is nice too (Noto Mamiko is my favorite). They re…
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This review is for both Season 1 and 2
Rating - 10
Sorry for giving it a 10. I know it's probably because I am a sucker for a rom-com genre but hear me out. Rarely does an anime give me the urge to have an all-nighter once I started watching one. Kimi ni Todoke did not make me sleep at all. I have watched the 2nd season, specifically episodes 9 - 12 a couple of time for it to sink in. It was a joy to watch Kazehaya and Kuronuma finally get together in the end. The plot may be slow but it was definitely worth the wait. Although I feel like there should be more, I am contented on how the story went and ended. I love the characters especially Kazehaya because despite of being the person who can have the woman he wanted, he pursued someone who he thought is unreachable. I just love the plot…
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"Slow and steady wins the race". Although there is huge criticism on the pacing of this story, the actual message and genre that this show follows is true to its values. Following the events of the first season, the second season does a great job picking up where it left off. The second season focuses more on romance but still being true to the SoL and Drama genres. Here are my reasons why I gave this anime a perfect score:
Story 10/10:
Although the story does drag on and you sometimes feel like what's the point on going on and on about the same issue that the characters are facing, you need to remember that the anime is an adaptation of the manga. Maybe the studio did try to drag it on for the purpose of allowing the manga to catch up, or maybe because they needed a couple of extra episo…
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Disclaimer: Kinda sorta spoilers, but not really.
Before you skip over this because of the low score, do me the courtesy of reading through the review, first.
I came into the second season immediately after watching the first. It might be a good idea to read my review of the first season, to give you some context.
Even if you don't, the short story is that I really, really liked the first season. I was this close to giving it a 9, which for me is an amazing grade.
The point is, I came into the second season with very, very high hopes and expectations.
They were not met. In fact, they were crushed.
Let me get some good points out of the way. The animation is still very good, with some very powerful moments here and there.
The music, surprisingly, fit in a bit better and actually left…
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(This has been adapted from my reddit thread)
When it comes to most forms of media, sequels are a tricky business. Many people argue that the first iteration is the best due to nostalgia. Others argue that what comes after is able to build upon what came before so it is clearly better. For some shows, their sequels are phenomenal, such as Monogatari: Second Season or Chihayafuru Season Two. However, and sadly, when it comes to Kimi ni Todoke Season Two, they severely dropped the ball.
STORY
KnT2 begins shortly after KnT1 left off, with our characters returning back to school for their sophomore year.
Initially, I found the pacing of the show to be pretty much off. Part of the problem comes from the season only having 12 episodes to work with. When watching, each episode has about a one…
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✵WARNING THIS REVIEW IS KINDA SPOILERISH SO READ AT YOUR OWN RISK✵
✵YOU'VE BEEN WARNED✵
I can't express how much this second season let me down, I was really looking forward to it but all that it was, was the first season shortened and allot more boring. I swear, in every episode I was like ¨When is this gonna end?¨ and the anime was like ¨Never! I will haunt you forever!¨
Story 5: Why a 5? Because this season was almost like the 1st one, I don't even know why they called it a second season, they could happily shorten it a bit and make it part of the 1st one. In the second season Kazehaya is still in love with Sawako -surprise- but doesn't know how to tell her his feelings for her, the same goes for Sawako that discovered in the end of the 1st season she ACTUALLY loved Kazehaya -no shit-…
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This is the continuation from the first season of Kimi ni Todoke and as slow paced as ever! This hadn't been much of a bother in the first season, but had became an annoyance. Every time I finished an episode i wanted to break my face in with my keyboard.
I had originally loved the ending of the first season and expected just as much. I wanted to feel that happiness for them and the satisfaction I need... Was I asking to much? Of course the ending was great, but it didn't even feel like an ending. This was only confirmed by checking the manga, after learning that the series had stopped at Chapter 46.
The manga itself is still on going. This leaves the question, will they will continue to adapt it?
Story 8: The story leaves straight off from the first season. Both Sawako and Kazehaya rel…
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THE TURTLE RACE ENTERS STAGE 2!!! Thats gotta be the best way I can describe how I felt when I sat down to watch this 2nd season of kimi ni todoke. As is the case with many/most of you, I watched the first season and was rather annoyed(or simply straight-up pissed) by the extremely slow approach they took; so just to let you all know, its gonna be more of the same here.
The story: This continues right where the first season left off with sawako and kazehaya each secretly loving each other from afar(or as far as one can get in the same class) and feeling that their affections are one-sided.
If season one could be described as a turtle race, the first half of this could be described as "an uphill leg of the tour de france, between two guys with no legs" As you have hopefully gained from thi…
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Just as a warning, this review will probably contain spoilers... So, it's probably best not to read this unless you've finished the whole anime. I'll try my best not to say any spoilers, but i'm not that great at that. This review will also be on the anime as a whole.
Story - 10
As much as this anime may just look like your typical school romance, it is not. Welcome to the life of Kuronuma Sawako, a misunderstood, timid girl. What I love about this anime is how pure it is. The love between the two main characters is innocent and real, something you do not find in many other animes. In this anime, we follow Sawako through her first and second years of high school. We come upon all of those typical school situations, from making new friends to the gossip and rumors. The first season of Ki…
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The danger in producing a season two in anything is you run the chance of ruining some of the magic in the first season. Season 2 of Kimi ni Todoke continues with its slow, walk-in-the-park pace that many find so charming and refreshing when the anime first aired, but that’s also where season 2 starts to irk people, it feels like the plot is going nowhere. The first six episodes or so have many moments where you just feel like tearing off the fourth wall and bring the two protagonists together yourself, but on hindsight I feel that that frustration was natural and necessary. The people in the anime are realistic, if not downright relatable; that’s what I like about this anime - Sawako and Kazehaya won’t just suddenly become a lovey-dopey couple, even Kazehaya will have his moments of doubt…
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Kimi ni Todoke has stunned me. To sum the first season up for me; well it was fun but the pacing really got to me, and by the end I felt discontent for something that ran for half a year. If that is what made me give the first season a 7, it is what is giving this a 9. Of course scores are arbitrary, some people won't give less than a 6, but there is one thing that this season does: Makes all this time worth it.
Retaining the humor, if not funnier when appropriate, this show put a smile to my face. With all the build up from last season, it only allows those characters to interact better with each other on a more complex relationship. Of course there are those others that are enjoyable because to be honest, who can't help but enjoy a joke from Pin or that annoying Joe? If anything, the sh…
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'Kimi ni Todoke', vaguely translating to '(Let My Feelings) Reach You', tells the story of a gloomy girl falling for a handsome classmate. We saw in the first season that the protagonist Sawako used to be so creepy that her nickname is "Sadako" (reference to the antagonist from the 'Ringu' trilogy). One day she meets Kazehaya, a refreshing prince-like guy who didn't seem to care about her appearance or reputation, and Sawako sets out to change her own introverted personality in order to be accepted by him and other classmates. Series title is far more appropriate for the second season, as Sawako and Kazehaya both struggle to get their feelings across.
The premise in 'KimiTodo' was eerily similar to 2005 hit TV dorama 'Nobuta. wo Produce'. The only difference was that the prince sets out t…
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When I first heard that there would be a continuation of Kimi ni Todoke I was overjoyed but also filled with great trepidation. The original had a less than stellar ending, so the prospect of getting a worthy finale to the series was an exciting opportunity. But at the same time I know the track record when it comes to sequels in anything, and considering how much I loved the original I feared it would be impossible for it to live up the expectations I had for it. In the end both came true in a way, being at the same time better and worse than the first season.
What really attracted me originally to Kimi ni Todoke was the way it broke the typical shoujo stereotypes and mostly stayed away from them. Instead standing many of them on their heads and having fun with them. It stayed away from…
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