MORE SEX JOKES FOR EVERYONE!
I guess it's pretty hard to expect something similar to a story in SYD, as noticing it now, the anime doesn't really diverge that much from the 4-koma. It remains on a standstill while letting days pass with nothing but teases of what could be but doesn't do. While watching halfway through the season I gave up on expecting something happening, as I've also read the chapters they were adapting.
So where does SYD* stand in midst of all the recycled executions for all its innuendoes?
Well, nothing really. Other than being as funny as the OVA, the animation is the only significant change it had. Although I do admit that there were some funny parts that still took me off guard, it stays on the same level as its predecessor as it never tries to leave its shell of lewd.
It's good that they were being more playful with delivering comedy this time around, but I don't think having CG effects on Suzu's head indicator warrants better animation as a whole. Animation may have gotten better, but that doesn't really apply to a series like SYD. I mean, it's not like 3D sex toys are going to make the punchline any better.
In terms of anime-original content, Studio GoHands may have learned their lesson from the first season, as the segments are more consistent with the theme of the entire show, as nothing feels as dragged out. One of my favorite segments in the series is the "Squid and Takatoshi" part, being a sequel to the "Dried Squid and Takatoshi" segment from the OVA, being great with its funny cliffhangers and continuation.
I also admire the callbacks to the first season, especially the part when Uomi revisits the school and Shino shows her around. It's fun to see that despite the randomly-placed events in the timeline of the show it has some sort of continuity.
Characters are more or less the same, and I still have a firm belief that Uomi steals the spotlight whenever she is there. She is a slightly more unpredictable character than Aria and Shino combined, and her gags are somewhat pulled off better than the rest of the boke group. Hata, as always, remains the most important flag-bearer of the Ousai Academy's comedy, and her snooping tendencies are always enjoyable.
While SYD* has a lot of innovations to its previous installments, it fails at one thing: provide anything new. It is still the same old sequence of exposition-dialogue-punchline with different candy coatings. If you didn't feel satisfied with this season, I won't blame you—heck, I can even make sure that if you haven't enjoyed SYD as much you will absolutely hate this sequel.
