Retaining the humor, if not funnier when appropriate, this show put a smile to my face. With all the build up from last season, it only allows those characters to interact better with each other on a more complex relationship. Of course there are those others that are enjoyable because to be honest, who can't help but enjoy a joke from Pin or that annoying Joe? If anything, the show takes all that anticipation I had last season and quenches it - The progress undergone by Sawako and Chizuru and of course Kazehaya and Ryuu is really great.
Unfortunately, not everything is flowers and sunshine for this shoujo piece. The thing that bugged me the most was a misunderstanding forms that really shouldn't have happened. I know that sometimes that characters are incredibly dense, but the significance of it really made me think I was watching some shounen harem. It just felt out of place to me in a show that is very serious and logical when it should be. A new face also shows up, which acts as an instigator as a jealous Kazehaya can no longer sit around and twiddle his thumbs.
Thankfully, the character in our new love triangle is really awesome for somebody who you should be thinking "#$%@ you dude, leave the damn couple alone." This character truly has Sawako's wellbeing at heart, and never 'really' makes an ass of himself.
However at heart Kimi ni Todoke remains its original self, full of internal monologues, a lot of new(?) sadako jokes, and couching of our introverted female lead. As a male viewer who previously thought this was just a run of a mill shoujo the second season made me think twice, pick up the manga, and write a review. Although it might be somewhat predictable at times there is no doubt this show will be able to reach you whether it be your funny bone, fangirl/boy-ism, or your heart.
