It's a bit sad to see characters we grew to like moving on with their lives, but it's also a bit odd compared to what we generally see in Slice of Life anime. Most titles in the genre are more than eager to broach and even go full on rainbows and sunshine on the topic of moving on and missing your friends and loved ones: after all, the point, according to the majority, is not to think about the days when you'll miss your friends, but to remember and enjoy the times you have in the present.
The problem with these feel good emotions is that very few of those shows actually follow through with it. In fact, most of them leave the viewer feeling as if the characters will be in school forever. That everyone is just like Peter Pan and the days of adulthood will never come. Genshiken 2 does not fall into this category, which, as stated, can be a little sad, but it's also refreshing to see an anime actually showing life move on.
*** This is part 2 of a Genshiken, it is highly recommended to watch part 1. It is also highly recommended to watch the OVA's before beginning part 2. Many animes have OVA's bundled with various seasons that are really little more than extra stories; however, the Genshiken OVA's are actually vital transition episodes from part 1 to part 2. While you can generally get the gist of what happens between the end of 1 and the beginning of 2, you will see characters show up in part 2 that might leave you scratching your head going, "Where did they come from? And what happened between those guys?" Later in the season there are also direct references to events from the OVA. I hadn't actually seen the OVA's, believing they were simply extra side-story episodes. That was until about half-way through 2 when some of the references were going over my head and I had to go back and watch the OVA's.
