Shugo Chara!! Doki

Spoiler warning if you are not caught up.

If this were the first season, you can believe I would've given this series a high rating. Unfortunately, it's not, so I didn't. Shugo Chara! Doki is basically the bullet in the gun that killed most, if not all of it's fans.

Story:
This sequel starts off by bombarding the viewer with filler after annoying, useless filler. And it continues for at least a full 15 episodes. It adds a stupid "plot twist" by introducing the idea that basically anyone who is momentarily depressed can Character transform. I hated this the most out of the whole story. I felt as ... though the whole premise in the first season (one can only transform with an actual chara and the ability to Chara Change)was completely ignored.

Art:
The art was probably the highest point in this series. Although it started out nice, it seemed that the more I watched it, the more deformed the art had become. Or perhaps I didn't notice it before...either way, I noticed that most of the deformities had been associated with the face. How the head and eyes had been enlarged and facial features began looking spaced too far apart. For the most part, I did enjoy the clothing, but that's mostly it.

Sound:
I liked the OPs and EDs for the first season. I found them to be quite catchy, "iPod" worthy I guess. But I didn't enjoy any of the OP's in Doki. They bored and annoyed me and I found them to be wayyyy to girly. x_X At points I thought the BGM was only there to sound cute, since it didn't seem to match the mood of the situation. The Seiyuus fit their roles nicely, though no one really stood out.

Character:
Basically Amu hasn't changed much except the whole "with Tadase" thing. Tadase, same except for the reason why he hates Ikuto is revealed. Yaya, annoying and same. Although when it comes to Ikuto, you basically learn about his story and how he actually doesn't want Amu to worry about him. Other characters are introduced, Lulu and her chara Nana. Lulu's basically a snob who wants to make her mother happy and her chara is probably THEE most annoying chara in the series. Then like 20 supporting characters introduced who do nothing except fill up the episode.

Enjoyment:
I greatly dislike this series. The humor that was once there is now gone, all that's left is crappy, awkward, forced comedy; the likes of which would put Rima to shame. It's filled with stupid fillers that make you want to tear your brain stem out. In my opinion, the only reason worth watching is to see what happens to Ikuto. I would have dropped this about 15 episodes back, except that I had hoped that it would get better. Now the only reason I'm sticking with it is because I would feel like all the time spent watching would be wasted if I didn't follow through.

Not only did i had to drag myself to finish it after 1 year on hold but it was absolutely dreadful.

The anime just 360 slapped the manga in our face and butchered the plot . Amu's love life was altered from what it originally was from the manga .Not to mention ( in the manga) i had hopes for the 'ikuto and amu at the airport ' scene for the ending...big nuke up the butt , that never happened! Worse ... ikuto disappears from the face of the planet. As a fellow ikuto fan , this was sad.

I know shes the main character but TO ... MUCH AMU.
I wanted to see more a lot more of the character build up/spotlight for the others too . She's not the only main chara.

FILLERS WERE ANNOYING AND SOME WERE USELESS !

Music was good , i enjoyed it and matched very well with the moods . But at times it was too much for me.

This season is also even worse at getting to the point . IT'S TAKEN 3 YEARS OUT OF MY LIFE SPAN . Just skimmed half of every episode because of it.

The lectures got even longer than i could possibly handle. Our Amu feels the need to give a long lecture on morals and dreams I swear she gives my philosophy teacher and my mom a run for there money.GET TO THE DAMN POINT.

I'm not a professional review writer , but i'm giving this a bag of broken hopes and dreams. From not liking these girly mainstream anime , to watching the first season , i became in love with romance and girly stuff , even taught me a few things... Now that i saw DOKI ... i'm scared of even clicking on another girly magical anime again.

My otaku senses are saying it isn't going to change for PARTY or maybe it'll get worse i dont know. But after the horror , i recommend every fan of girly magical anime to go strait to the manga .

Shugo Chara! Doki!! is without a doubt, far and away, one of the worst useless sequel seasons to ever exist. Credit where it's due, the Embryo arc was put on hold as is standard by this point and did need a resolution; however, the use of 51 episodes to explain a plot that could have been completed in half that amount was inexcusable. Despite the first season's ability to thrive by building on the concept of the Heart Eggs, there's a reason it only worked once. At a certain point, it feels less like an enjoyable show and more like the writers wanted to cash ... in on Shugo Chara's popularity by keeping the series running as long as possible, at the expense of its quality. And Shugo Chara! Doki!! truly suffered for this.

A lot of character arcs that were expected to have a payoff are either completely abandoned, dragged out for nearly the entire season, or wind up extremely underwhelming. As an example, it was hoped by many that Nagihiko would reveal his true identity as "Nadeshiko" to Amu, a payoff which never arrived, even during the season finale. Other storylines were similarly abandoned, with even the anime-exclusive Lulu having her own redemption arc pushed off for a ludicrous amount of time, to the point she appeared several times remaining fully "evil" long after her redemption began. Despite what the season would incline us to believe, character interactions are, ironically, rather sparse; there are some great moments that have a wonderful setup here, yes. But these are overshadowed by a number of exceedingly blank storylines and episodes. Even Dia, who was promised to appear with a major role after the end of the first season, only had three canon appearances.

One of the biggest flaws is that the season itself feels unnecessary; a lot of the arcs that were covered in the first season could have ended perfectly fine there, and instead, it feels that the season has run out of steam. The finale is also particularly bland which is a true shame, especially given how well the first season did despite its low quality. I'm sorry to say this, but it's a case of a great magical girl series that's worn out its welcome. Not even cute characters and some truly amazing episodes could save this season. 2/10.