Kanojo mo Kanojo Season 2

When ‘Kanojo mo Kanojo’ aired two years ago, I saw two types of reviews . Some of the watchers were praising it for its new type of approach to a harem comedy , on the other end some of them took this show so seriously that they complained about how over the top it was or how every character of this anime acted out of ordinary. I liked the first season a lot . Not only for its unique premise but also how it made me laugh every episode. So, I am one of those who liked this ‘trash’ back then and now feeling ... glad that it has got a second season.

So, this season will probably cover Shino’s arc from the manga. This is one of the best arcs to cover as Shino has always been fan favourite among manga readers. The comedy of this show still is top-notch and fan service is there from episode one as well. The major difference is how Shino gets herself involved and manages to add herself in the harem as well and some drama regarding Mirika's issue. All the characters are still ridiculous and do not act normal at all.This show is still a good watch if you can accept the fact that this is a work of fiction and there is no chance of these events happening in real life. There are plenty of scenes in this to make you laugh.

I noticed that the production studio has changed for this anime. That is possibly the reason behind the slight change of color tone which looks nice. Having some of the most prominent VAs means nothing to complain about voice acting either. Their voices matched the characters really well. The opening was catchy enough to make me listen on two occasions out of three episodes I have watched so far. ( I usually skip openings in most cases)

Harem animes have come a long way. At some point of 2010s every harem anime started to have a fixed story with some commonly used characters. Add some cliché fantasy school setting to that, and that is how we got harem animes that were so predictable that watching two or three episodes were more than enough to tell the rest of the story. But 2020s have brought a lot of changes to that trend so far and that’s the reason we are seeing ‘Bokuben’, ‘Kanojo mo Kanojo’ and ‘100 girlfriends’ getting anime adaptations. If you like questioning fictional characters of a harem/comedy on how they could be more realistic, stay away from this. And if you are one of those people who had mixed feelings about it and can’t decide whether to give it a try or not, then do not watch it. This anime is a good watch only for those who had absolutely no problem with how the story progressed in the first season and this is still a good recommendation for them.

A sequel to the most screaming anime adaptation of Hiroyuki's most screaming harem manga, WHAT IS IT ABOUT?!?!?!?

The two main characters, Saki and Nagisa, are joined by two more girls, Rika and Shino. While Rika is a tsundere trying to get Naoya's love and attention, Shino is more interesting because of her desire to break up the polygamous relationship between the other characters.

The first season of Kanojo mo Kanojo was adapted under the direction of Tezuka Productions and directed by Satoshi Kuwahara, who had 5-toubun no Hanayome in his works, which could not but guarantee the success of the adaptation in the summer season of ... 2021, the first season being among the top most popular anime series of the season. As for the second season of Kanojo mo Kanojo, it was produced by a different studio, SynergySP, a lesser-known studio than the first, and directed by Suzuki Takaaki, for whom the second season of Kanojo mo Kanojo was his directorial debut (Suzuki had previously directed episodes of several anime). Despite all of the above, the second season, albeit with less impact than the first, was also a success.

The animation, despite the difference in studios, remains virtually unchanged, the main characteristic of the characters' appearance remains the eyes, which was emphasised by the artists (the first season is also not lagging behind in this respect), and the skill of drawing shadows and lighting in some moments is even higher than in the prequel.

The opening splash screen "Dramatic ni Koi Shitai" by Hikari Kodama, in my opinion, was more colourful and concise than the first season splash screen "Fuzaketenai ze" by Necry Talkie. As for the ending, again in my humble opinion, the situation is the opposite, even though the ending of "Forira" by ClariS was pretty good, I like the ending of the first season better.

Even though the second season of Kanojo mo Kanojo sank in the autumn season of 2023, unlike its prequel, SynergySP did a good job with this one. The anime adaptation turned out to be funny, moments cute, and mostly importantly, EMOTIONAL! What else do you need for a haremnick?

I've been waiting for the second season of this anime since it first aired, and it did not disappoint. Kanojo no Kanojo is one of the best harems out there. It has everything you want from a harem anime and something that most harem animes don't have: interesting turns of events. While the show has those "Why are you in the bathroom, MC Kuuun?" It does so in a tasteful and funny way. Like (spoilers) in the second episode, Naoya walks in the bathroom while Shino is taking a shower, and instead of screaming and kicking him out (or it's fine if you look type ... bull), Naoya fucking calls the police on himself. Like why?! I started laughing hysterically, and the rest of the episode made it even more funny. Even earlier in this episode, when Shino tries to kiss Naoya while he's asleep, Sakisaki walks in! That scene had me on the edge. And then Shino just tells him he's pulling his nose hairs out, and Sakisaki just believes her! This show is so over-the-top crazy, and it's one of the best examples of a self-aware, unaware show. For now, I'll leave the review unfinished and wait until the last few episodes come out so I can have a full assessment of each character. But if you see this review and are interested in picking it up, you should. It is definitely one of the best and funniest harem animes I have watched. 

Great Art and Storyline

The art and storyline in Kanojo mo Kanojo Season 2 are both top-notch. The art style is bright and colorful, and the characters are all very well-designed. The storyline is full of funny and heartwarming moments, and it does a great job of portraying the complexities of being in a harem relationship.

Best Intro and Outro Scenes

Kanojo mo Kanojo Season 2 also has the best intro and outro scenes of any anime series that I have seen in a long time. The intro song is catchy and upbeat, and the visuals are simply stunning. The outro song is also very good, and it ... does a great job of setting the tone for the next episode.

Annoying Male Protagonist

The only downside to Kanojo mo Kanojo Season 2 is the male protagonist, Naoya Mukai. Naoya is a very loud and obnoxious character, and his loud voice can be quite grating at times. However, it is important to remember that Naoya is supposed to be an annoying character. He is a parody of the typical harem protagonist, and his loud voice is part of what makes him so funny.

Intense Jealousy

The jealousy between the four female characters in Kanojo mo Kanojo Season 2 is quite intense. However, this is one of the things that makes the anime so entertaining. It is always fun to see how the girls react when Naoya pays attention to another girl. The jealousy also leads to some very funny and heartwarming moments.

Short Episodes with Many Scenarios

Each episode of Kanojo mo Kanojo Season 2 is relatively short, but they are all packed with content. Each episode typically features multiple scenarios, including dates, romantic encounters, and comedic situations. This makes for a very fast-paced and entertaining anime series.

Mixed Feelings

While the jealousy between the four female characters is one of the things that makes the anime so entertaining, it can also lead to some mixed feelings for the viewer. On the one hand, it is fun to see how the girls react when Naoya pays attention to another girl. On the other hand, it can also be frustrating to see the girls fighting over Naoya all the time.

Overall Recommendation

Despite its flaws, Kanojo mo Kanojo Season 2 is a very entertaining anime series that I highly recommend. It has great art, a funny and heartwarming storyline, and well-developed characters. The only downside is the loud and obnoxious male protagonist, Naoya Mukai. However, Naoya's loud voice is part of what makes him so funny, so it is easy to overlook this flaw.

Overall, Kanojo mo Kanojo Season 2 is a must-watch for fans of rom-com anime. It is a well-made anime with great art, characters, story, and music. I highly recommend it, even though you may have some mixed feelings along the way.

Girlfriend, Girlfriend - Hello, it's me, Hiroyuki! Your trash mangaka connoisseur for a harem so stupid and aloof that's as enjoyable as heck, is back for Round 2!

We're now in the current days where the harem genre has pretty much evolved into its own subservient themes, with the current biggest hit being the currently airing Kimi no Koto ga Daidaidaidaidaisuki na 100-nin no Kanojo a.k.a The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You (mangaka Rikito Nakamura and illustrator Yukiko Nozawa are chads), but did you know that the manga for Hyakkano actually started earlier than Hiroyuki's series? That's right, the former started ... in December 2019 while the latter started in March 2020, a mere 4 months' difference. And within the span of 4 years since then, the latter's premiere anime back in Summer 2021 has gotten lukewarm reviews (mine included), while the former has become THE new gold standard for harem AniManga series to follow, thanks to its huge fanbase and the riot manga that's only a fifth of the way of its total girlfriend-ish goal-setting avalanche.

Season 2 of the anime, covering from the middle of Volume 5 to Volume 10, leaves us another final season of the anime to finish the manga adaptation and find out who is the final victor of Naoya Mukai's heart...at least for the anime-onlies (manga readers, please DO NOT spoil the fun!). Of course, the series expects you to be acquainted with watching Season 1 first (duh), and regarding this sequel continuation, it's more of the same with said chad MC and his 4 thirsty girlfriends, whose quirks and features make them desirable in some fit, form, and fashion for Naoya to (not) blind-sidedly date each and every one of them (well, except Mirika).

If you're going to talk about who the real MC is in the sequel this time, it's gotta be Shino Kiryu. The childhood and best friend of Saki Saki; a rich family's lady connoisseur and a serious hardworking girl, Shino may be the hardest to please, but the easiest when she looks innocent, like subconsciously falling in love with her best friend's boyfriend. Even though she has a one-sided crush on Naoya, her many "classic pervert" tropes back in Season 1 (and even in Season 2 here) have cemented her status as not just a clumsy girl, but someone who's in dire need of love, and yet someone who also understands not to trespass the fine line between friendship and being lovers, which I really have to commend Shino for standing her ground. Yet at the same time, I also feel sad for her that Naoya will not reciprocate his feelings for her...or will he, in the future? Also, while Mirika also got her spotlight this time as well, she'll always be known as the girlfriend stalker that Naoya has attempted so many times before, but "giving up" sure is NOT in her vocabulary being the possessive and obsessive "potential" girlfriend.

The one aspect that I don't really understand is the tonal shift of the show's production. I'd thought that director Satoshi Kuwabara and Tezuka Productions did a good job on the premiere season back in Summer 2021, given the in-house director's capability directing the much popular harem rom-com series of Negi Haruba's Gotoubun no Hanayome a.k.a The Quintessential Quintuplets at the time. Maybe the production committee felt that it looked too cheap at the time, so they switched hands to Takaaki Suzuki and SynergySP for the sequel season here. In the same way, given the latter's experience being an episode director for yet another popular harem rom-com series of Miki Yoshikawa's Kakkou no Iinazuke a.k.a A Couple of Cuckoos back in Spring 2022, Takaaki Suzuki being promoted to a director (much less his debut role), I think he did a good follow-up job to whatever the former staff team has left behind for him, save for the rather new staff team (with some returning for assistance). In my mind, as long as it looks good, it should not be a cause for concern to arrange a new staff team just for production consistency contingency.

Season 2's OST, despite having both Miki Sakurai and Tatsuhiko Saiki as returning music composers, was fairly well-kept consistent, which is a good thing. But the OP and ED songs, as much as I want to say that both Hikari Kodama and ClariS have produced decent follow-up songs that sound as catchy as Season 1's pairings, to me, they're just not as memorable overall. In fact, I pretty much preferred the prequel over the sequel, in terms of music alone.

Still though, it's the same wacky, unhinged harem rom-com series that Kanojo mo Kanojo a.k.a Girlfriend, Girlfriend is known for, a direct, if not an intense follow-up from 2 years ago. The question now is: Will the series be able to sustain this for yet another season to wrap up the entire manga? The answer lies in the eye of the beholder...or rather, the heart of the frivolously busy-minded, girlfriend-juggling business for one not-so-straight young man.

To start off I don’t do many reviews, so this will not be very detailed.
Girlfriend girlfriend, season two is an absolute banger of a show.
After a solid season one they followed up with this hidden gem of a season. Consistently good artwork, and overall the story for season two focusing a lot around Shino, who is absolutely the BEST GIRL.
Overall, I give this season 9/10 From the good artwork, occasional Ecchi(I appreciate art ), and just lovable characters.
This is a harem anime and if you just remember not to take it too seriously and then just enjoy the story, the characters, and ... the overall ride it takes you on. You will enjoy it too.

Straight up and to the point with this one here,

Watch only if you are into drama and emotional buildup with a dashing of some comedy.

I feel like this was a massive downgrade from what the first airing of this series about 2 years ago showed me.
Hilariously straight forwarded and downright narrow sighted MC getting it on with it by one, a massive pain the rear Tsundere.
Willing,but could never go over the edge Kuudere and a smart but somehow clumsy Ojou are the main attractions of this show.
Though in my eyes, the only one character that caught my eye was the vtuber who still sees the ... reality of the situation, despite what the show makes her to be.

The only reason why I ever finished this, is I had this playing on the big screen in the background as I did my daily chores in the course of a week and even then I had to fast forward numerous times because of the obnoxious drama bits that built up absolutely bogus emotional drama for...what seemed to be the most minor of scene.

Nope, glad I wasn't looking forward to this series or I would had felt heartbroken.

It seems like some of the shortcomings from S1 have been addressed in this show. Overall, the quality has improved, and unlike S1, which covered average three manga episodes in a single anime episode, this season covers about four, allowing for a faster-paced story progression that alleviates some of the frustration. If you found the pacing of the S1 to be a bit slow, this installment is worth looking forward to.

This particular series features content where Saki and Nagisa date with Naoya simultaneously, as can be seen in the PVs. If you have reservations about this theme, it might be challenging to watch. However, if ... you can look past that, you'll be able to enjoy various comedic elements in this work. Don't try to relate the content of the anime to reality; just enjoy it for what it is.

Wow a sequel of a harem anime, what should i do, should i watch it? if this is your thought while reading this im recommending you not to watch it. Before i share my take on this anime i want to tell how and why am i watching this, back when KnK still new with season1, i was curious about the premise of having 2 girlfriends story, a bit new to me and i don't read the manga, so i come in blind. The result? "EWWW" i can't watch the season 1 seriously due to frequently i found myself cringing, hard cringing to the point ... where idc about the story anymore and just skip. I have a pretty low bar on anime, im easily entertained by typical isekai anime and bland harem anime like this but this one is just on another level. This Anime makes me (who have very low bar on anime quality) cringe so much to the point where i will find myself telling other to avoid this series. What make me watch s2 if i don't like the s1 you may ask? again because i have low standard and i kinda curious about Shino's feeling, and SHINO IS THE GOAT, SHE CARRIED THIS WHOLE SEASON. But i still no recommending you to watch this.

Here are my takes about this anime:
A) PROs:
1. Shino's hard carried the whole season's storyline (not even that great) but still a better story than s1.
2. Less cringe moments, comparing to s1, there is less cringe (where i want to skip and forget about what i just saw) moment in s2 (but there is still some)
3. I fell into the s1 rabbit hole and got curious about Shino's feeling. (its underwhelming and not worth watching, if there were someone who told me about this before i start s1, i won't watch this.

B) CONs;
1. Cringe, Cringe and Cringe. My cringe bar is really low, but even this anime still make me shiver in cringe and want to brainwash and delete what i just watched
2. Lame storyline, the one who have character development in this series is Shino. The other just act like you have never been in a social relationship
3. Too far from social interaction we know, i know this might be a hot takes because anime or fantasy tend to be far from reality but this anime is on another level. Its like the character interaction in this anime was written based on someone's wet dream, yes wet dream.

In conclusion, i regret watching this anime but also glad i see what happen to Shino and fed my curiosity. I have low bar so this anime got 4(super low in my rating). I won't be watching s3 (if there is ever one). and ewwww

I can is a excellent, one of the best Rom-Com of Harem, I hope it get another season. I really recommend it, I have enjoyed the first season that was an interesting hit of the season, but this season was more hitting that I expected, definitely I loved it, the characters, the fun facts of the story how was evolving apart from the two-timing date with Sakisaki and the another girl, was too exciting and hilarious at the sametime, the blonde girl who was rowed by the weird form of the personality of the Mukai kun, I was some shocked at the begining but the ... author knew how to adapt it at the public. I recommend it

Sequel to the harem anime Girlfriend, Girlfriend

This is the sequel to the harem anime Girlfriend, Girlfriend. The fist one saw us being introduced to Naoya who confessed his love to Sakisaki. She agreed to go out with him only to have another cute girl, Minase confessed to him. So Naoya doen't want to upset both, proposed to date both at the same time, hence two-timing both girls.

Sakisaki's best friend, Shino was against this two-timign idea and went to wreck Naoya's tow-timing scheme only to have it backfired. Shino has already fall for him even before Sakisaki agreed to go out with Naoya. So we will ... see the development of this trope. Next we have the added complication of Mirika, a vblogger also falls for Naoya making it a foursome trouble for Naoya.

The episodes can be fan service type at times and the comedy feels slapstick way too much. Still it does have its tender good moments. So it is a good romantic comedy with harem trope to waste time away.

When you click on a show like this one you can't expect it to be smart. It's just a dumb funny anime, with a lot of fanservice and stupid situations.

With that said, this second season was not as funny as the first one. You find way more situations that only exist to build drama in a show that should not focus on drama. There was drama everywhere and I watched it all just because Shino is my favorite, but even then there where funny things on every episode.

I'd say it's still entertaining, but can't blame anyone disliking it.

What I like about the two seasons of Kanojo mo Kanojo is that it fully embraces its identity of nonsensical shenanigans, gags, and cringe that comes in a messy but entertaining package. The second season is more of the same. It adds more fanservice and when it does, it goes even further than the first season (within tv ratings of course). It adds more drama towards the end that’s surprisingly well done. Having a bunch of stupid characters become serious and surprisingly competent makes those moments even better. Approaching this anime with any form of logic or reason is just going to make you be ... turned off by the anime. You have to turn off your brain and just enjoy the ride. This is how you’ll enjoy the show.
Cringe? Well, we’ll make the plot even more brain dead and the shenanigans as ridiculous as ever.
Stupid characters? Well, let's make them absolutely stupid and laugh at them.
Fanservice? Yes.
Wait, our own staff are cringing at the cringe? Let's add a couple moe shots of best girl in the end.
It makes no sense because it’s not grounded in reality…and I enjoyed it. I was smiling through the entire season. Realize it for what it is and have fun. You’ll know if you’re the type to enjoy it or not.

I prefer this anime when the characters are still filled with three women.
Saki, Nagisa, Mirika.
However, in the second season, a disturbing character named Shino appears, I think this character is very annoying.
There are no tsundere elements but hypocrisy, talks about other people's relationships, and says it's for the sake of his best friend, but actually has hidden intentions.

Compared to the other three female characters, Shino always expresses his opinion so that his friends' relationship becomes closer, but basically she also likes MC.

This is made worse by the many accident scenes between Naoya and Shino, which always happen at certain times.
Makes this annoying character ... Love Naoya even more.

Ah, the perplexities of this season left me pondering—why persist with this anime? For those in need of context, the protagonist harbors an enduring affection for Sakisaki, a Tsundere who eventually succumbs after a year-long requests from the MC. Then, enter another girl, a Dandere, who propositions the protagonist. To add to the curious love tale, the protagonist, in a fit of empathy, seeks permission from his original girlfriend to date both—surprisingly granted. But hold on, the saga doesn't cease there! A well-known streamer, a Goudere, harbors fervent feelings for our protagonist, despite his reluctance. And rounding off the quartet, Saki's best friend, a Kuudere, ... joins this convoluted entanglement.

Season 2 ventures deeper, albeit in an entirely unrealistic manner—heed my warning, do not take it seriously. This anime embraces absurdity, and it's within this approach that it finds its entertainment value. From cringe-worthy moments to exaggerated scenes inducing a few chuckles, it is, for me, an average series—a watchable distraction for moments of idle amusement. Yet, it lacks the allure to beckon me back for a revisit.