Story - 7
The second season takes off after the end of the festival arc, where he becomes a sacrificial lamb and helps everyone. With the continuation of exploring the relationship with the 2 main girls, whilst having a more heavier drop of romance then it did in first season. Now, for the first season, I gave a high score than this was because although the plot was repetitive, with the club solving issues from others while fixing their own, it still was enjoyable to watch because of the comedy it had with the club's interactions. This season however, focused more romance then comedy, which was one of it's strong points. It was one of the reasons why I had enjoyed the show so much. The romance was sure there more then it was in the first season and it was a little nice for the author to give that like I wanted, but with the cost of it's one of it's biggest assets? The romance was also not as enjoyable as I thought, as the characters had less of the interactions in this series, which had urked me. It was also more vague and harder to understand what each character was thinking, and the amount of exposition given did not suit the series, as the comedy elements had been drained, only having what seemed to be 3 episodes worth of comedy. I enjoyed the more vagueness of the characters, but sometimes, it was hard to figure out what they are saying, I had to watch it a few times over or had to ask other people what he/she meant, that slightly put me off. That is why the Story in this series gets a lower score. The cliffhanger of an ending, with the series ending so abruptly did irritate me quite a lot, but within due reason because of the lack of source material, that I had over come quickly.
Art - 9
I am not sure why I gave the series a 9 instead of an 8, then it would've been more clearer as to why I gave them the same score. The second season's art style, made my Studio Feel, previously by Brains Base was a good idea, as they improved the art style, color and animation that was not exactly Unlimited Budget Works like, but it was excellently in contrast to Brains Base which had just got the work done.
Sound - 9
The soundtrack for this series was great, not only adding from the previous season, but adding new ones into the new series. There is even piano version of 'Hello Alone Ballad' that was greatly implemented during a scene with Yui that was done really well. The Opening 'Harumodoki' was also a great way the introduce us back into the series, thanks to the job of Nagi Yanagi, who also sang the previous OP in season 1.
Character - 9
The character are still there, and I cannot say much more but I will try my best.
In comparison to Season 1, I didn't slightly enjoy it as much as I thought I would, with the characters developing more, more screen time with the side characters that everyone liked, and just more comedic moments to witness alongside Hikigaya, to which who were, may be disappointed. As said previously, the comedy in this season has switched around with the romance, with the comedy being more the underlying part and the romance being more prominent, which I did hope for a little more of, wasn't as done as well as I thought. The characters also did not evolve as much as I thought, although they did explore more and did bring out more of Hikigaya's personaility, which was good, but his witty banter and pessimistic thoughts on society were replaced with exposition and his thoughts about the girls. But, the characters did turn out more realistic then before, as they had become more realistic, and their intentions were more humane, as you get to see more of the underlying mask of each character, including Yui, Hayama and Yukino. It made me go back to that scene and think about what they were thinking, which is ambiguous throughout the series, which may or may not what the auidences want. I personally liked it however, with the characters turning out more humane, more dark, and more weaker than I thought, which fleshes out the character more. My thoughts stay generally the same about the characters.
Enjoyment - 9
I didn't enjoy it as much as I did with Season 1, with maybe with the anime being more ambiguous, the comedy wasn't as there as much in Season 1, or the characters chemistry meshing together had not what it was in Season 1, but it still did made me come back for me, and even me watching the episode again to understand the characters, which was what I had done previously.
Overall - 9
The series still holds a place in my heart, both seasons having their own flaws and strengths, but no matter what, they remain as one of my favorite seasons to watch, and I would take Season 3 into open arms.
