Reviews

Boku wa tomodachi ga sukunai NEXT. Well, I have seen both seasons of bokusuku and after finishing this one I would say I liked it a lot better than the first season. In this season I think we get a much better understanding of the characters and what the story is all about. In the first season I feel the story was lost and the "we have to prepare ourselves for the world of friends" aspect was just an excuse for the writers to make up situations that added no real value to the show's overall theme. Bokusuku NEXT however was, I'm glad to say, much more focussed on both characters and story.

What I keep asking myself as I write this review is -"what would I want to know if I was considering watching this show", well I guess I would have liked to know that this anime really explores its characters, showing us their flaws and struggles as the show progresses. That it focusses alot more on young love and a fear of love than the first season did. I also thought that bokusuku NEXT was alot funnier than the original too and I put this down once again to the familiarity we gain with the characters.

Lastly I would ask, "would I recommend this anime?"
For slice-of-life lovers I would have to say yes. For comedy lovers, also yes. For people who are just in it for the fan service I would say yes again because it rarely isn't present (also something you may want to keep in mind if you're not comfortable with that stuff), but for any other people, people who like romance or drama or harem, I would say no. This anime, in my opinion isn't really main stream. Its not going to please everybody and not everybody is going to enjoy it. For a final statement I would have to advise that apart from the genres I listed before, comedy, slice-of-life and ecchi, this anime has little else to give.