The first season was verging on a waste of my time. I had just gotten off of watching Clannad After Story and wanted an anime that didn't require much thought or an anime that dished out deep emotional drama. I came to rest on Amaenaide yo. Pleasing to my eye with its ecchi, harem, and romance aspect, but also appealing was the fact that it had a second season. With most animes that I watch, ones with sequels (I'm referring to the first season now) tend to score higher because I know the show isn't "complete" yet and things that are left unresolved tend to be resolved within the second. This is where the deficiencies in, not only season one, but season two start to become all too apparent. I'll get to that a little later. However the first season of Amaenaide yo gets a "4" from me for these reasons:
Cons:
- No character development
- No plot development
- Episodic storyline
- Annoying/uninteresting characters
- Reused/unfunny jokes
Pros:
- The "ecchi" was nicely integrated
- I was at first iffy on the animation style, but I ended up loving it
On to the second season: Amaenaide yo!! Katsu!!
This one is so much better than the first. Adding a backstory to every relevant character (not Chitose or Ikkou, though...?) was a nice touch to the anime; the story also got better and deeper; Ikkou's powers were transformed from a solely perverted side, to an actual plot revolving around his powers that was relevant to the storyline; the introduction of Kazuki as a person who not only served as "competition" for Chitose, but, one could tell, had malicious intent with regards to Ikkou added another layer of interest to the anime.
That being said, I watched this story, like all others that I watch, for the romantic aspect. And this season did a much better job playing to that front than the first. The jealousy etched on Chitose's face was funny and satisfying whenever Kazuki made a move for Ikkou, more romantic moments, etc. I use the word satisfying because it expels all doubt about her liking or not liking Ikkou. And, being an anime-watcher that likes resolutions to romantic animes, I thought the show was headed in the right direction... right up until the very last episode.
The anime was looking so promising, then it inexplicably reverted back to season one's ways - like nothing they had previously gone through had happened. They ended the season with season one-like antics that I'm sure this anime had long since waved goodbye to. Unfortunately, this left a bitter taste in my mouth (as well as other things). However, do not throw this anime away, into the garbage pile all because you saw the first season. If you're a person that enjoys ecchi, some romance, a harem aspect (only in the second season!), some good storytelling elements thrown in, and someone that doesn't mind an ending that isn't terribly satisfying, I would definitely recommend you watch this anime.
Overall: 6
