It looks better than the previous season which was already impressive in itself. Technicals considering, OreImo 2 is an impressive anime. Suddenly Kirino doesn't seem half as infuriating as she used to. Still, it's a nice way to detail Kyousuke's and Kirino's relationship as children and shed some light as to why they act the way they do. It might even be misleading to call it an ending, as it wraps up nothing and shamelessly expects the audience to follow up with the OVAs for answers. The ending will leave many scratching their heads. The show is plenty capable of being fun it just regularly chooses not to be.
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Kuroneko's lighthearted episodes exemplify the good points of the series (and are wholly adorable), while Saori's backstory provides an interesting glimpse into the life of otaku while fleshing out her character in equal measure. That's not to say that everything has gone wrong a few of the episodes are legitimately good. All we get are a few ambiguous statements which further contradict her actions. Worse, Kuroneko's motivations are not even established once the conflict is finally resolved. The end of Kuroneko's arc simply consists of Kirino screaming at Kuroneko for the entire episode. It is marred, like most things, by superfluous drama at the end. It doesn't feel shoehorned in to add an extra number to the harem, and that is perhaps the greatest compliment an anime like this can receive.īut her story arc eventually blunders about. And unlike the rest of the female cast (Kirino excluded) whose feelings seem entirely forced and superficial, Kuroneko's feelings for Kyousuke are explored in detail. For the middle third of the story, she is made the principal character. You will likely develop a more positive opinion of Kuroneko, though. That and the fact that she's voiced by Ayana Taketatsu. I could never really get myself to hate her, though, because while she embodies everything wrong with teenage girls, there are always signs that she has remorse for her actions. There is plenty more of the rampant complaining that she was so known for in the first season, including an episode comprising of her lying to Kyousuke, insulting him and proceeding to slap him across the face. Kirino is a love-or-hate character, and whichever side you lean towards, the second season is not going to do much to change your mind. The most believable character in the series has been reduced to wrapping paper. For no conceivable reason, she also develops (and acts on her) feelings for Kyousuke, entirely contradicting her belief that Kirino's happiness is most important. Ayase has become victim to the 'yandere' stereotype, cranked up to eleven, knife and crazy-eyes included. Where is this in the second season? Apparently nowhere. She was characterized as being level-headed and diligent in the first season the proverbial "model student", albeit with a tendency to berate anybody she sees as odd.
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The characters are relentlessly crippled by this downfall and Ayase receives the full extent of it. Whatever the series had to set itself apart from any other ecchi or harem series is now gone. Not entirely, perhaps, but there were always deeper, more intelligent themes than "hey, this dude likes his sister". It almost wanted you to feel that there was something wrong with Kyousuke's and Kirino's growing relationship. expressed any interest in his sister around others, he was treated like a pervert and smacked upside the head. It focused on characters that behave and react like human beings do, sometimes even at the cost of likability.
The first season provided a social commentary on otaku culture and its perception in everyday society. It had no intentions of being so.Īnd yet, there was still more to OreImo than the incest appeal. Mind you, there is nothing inherently wrong with incestuous themes when handled maturely.
And that's not too much of a surprise- it pushes the notion that wanting to bone your (perhaps nonexistent) sister is perfectly fine. OreImo has had something of a controversial history.
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