Story: Gocchusa 2 returns to the town of...wherever we are, back to the Rabbit House cafe, where we return back to the seemingly always barren cafe to witness the little adventures of the girls inside.
As mentioned before, the story of a general moe show is simple, and as such, Gocchusa's story is rather simple. Every episode is basically another day in the world of Gocchusa and every episode follows the girls in whatever adventure that they go on doing. Things like camping, treasure hunting, work transfer, there's a lot of things. What makes this season different than the last is in setting. Many of the episodes that this season showcases is rather unorthodox, as many of them are outside of the normal 'sit down and talk' and explores a bit more of the world around the girls, which is odd but really a breath of fresh air.
Aside from that, the show does bring a fair chunk of character development particularly with the main two characters, Cocoa and Chino. The show really creates a bond between these two characters which is really quite cute to see.
However, there are a couple bad brews with this show, particularly with just its inherent storyline. And that is, it's boring. While the show has development and has different scenes from episode to episode, there really isn't anything spectacular about it. The tone doesn't shift, and it's just...cute. Sure, there's nothing wrong with cute, but that's all it really is. There's no drama, since everything pretty much returns to the status quo at the end of every episode, and we still don't know how Grandpa Tippy came to be. Aside from its inherent one-notedness (since it's a moe show), there're really no flaws, to be honest.
Overview:
+ Character development
+ Different scenarios (contrary to what they did before)
- One-note tone throughout
Characters: The cast from season one returns back in full force. Chino, Cocoa, Chiya, Rize, and Syaro all return (mainly because they are the main cast) and participate in every episode. There really isn't many difference in terms of character for them since they all stay within their personality parameters and don't really change all that much. Sure Chino and Cocoa have that closer bond that I mentioned earlier, but as characters, they don't really change.
As for cast changes, the show shifts around its side cast importance quite a lot, putting Chino's friends, Mayu and Megumi more in the spotlight, as well as Grandpa Tippy, while putting the author introduced last season, Aoyama, more into the background. What differs this season as well is the fact that they added in a new character, Cocoa's sister as well as a new rabbit. However, due to the way that these kinds of shows work, all of them really only participate as to what is going on in the moment and don't really change. Yeah, character development isn't all that important, but like the main cast, there's really not all much to say about them.
Overview:
+ Everyone comes back
- Everyone is still rather one-note
Art: Produced by White Fox, Gocchusa comes back as shiny and polished as ever with its colorful and bright artstyle. There are little to no flaws with the animation and everything looks high quality and very pleasing to the eye. And then there's the ED animation and that itself is...well, I'll talk about that later.
In addition, the more 'comedic' portion of the show showcases itself with the use of exaggerated emotions and comedic facial changes. They're very classic and used often in comedy, so there really isn't much to point out as special.
Overview:
+ Good, high quality animation
+/- Good, but not unique comedic expressions
Sound: Similar to the rest of the show, the soundtrack for Gocchusa is good, but not really all that special. The OP is a simple moe song sung by the seiyuus of the girls and really doesn't stand out as out of this world. That does not mean it's bad; it's just not really all that special as a song.
The ED on the other hand is...well...you know what, you should just find out for yourself. If you're too lazy to do that, then I'll explain it, I guess. The ED, while the song itself isn't really all that special, is made to be special simply because of the visuals. The song is sung by the VA's of Chino, Mayu, and Megumi and the entire song has all three girls spinning and dancing around and it's just...so...adorable. (Ah, the sound of sirens coming near my home to take me away... T^T)
Overview:
+ Good songs
- Soundtrack really isn't all that memorable
Personal Enjoyment: Gocchusa is a series that really isn't much different than most moe shows. It's a bunch of girls playing around or spending time with one another in the various empty cafes that they work at, (seriously, they have like no business.) and every episode is another adventure for the viewer. They don't even have many rabbit motifs this time, and that's actually a bit sad considering how chock full of rabbits the first season had.
Did I enjoy this anime?
I wouldn't say I enjoyed so much as I just watched it. Every episode is pretty much the same thing and as such, doesn't really have much variation. Yet, it was still oddly entertaining and that ED was something else... (I'm definitely on some government watchlist now...)
What didn't I like about this anime?
There's nothing really to dislike about this anime aside from the fact that it's just...that. By 'that', I mean it's just what it is. There's not depth to it, and, while I know there really shouldn't be any, there's just nothing really all that interesting about it in the end.
Would I recommend this anime?
It's moe. That's the simple way to say it. As such, it's a cute little show about middle/high school girls that live day to day lives. There's nothing really unique about it and it's just rather plain in the long run. Still, if you want to watch an ordinary moe show, I suppose this is an option you can choose.
