I like to believe Andrew Tate turned out the way he has because he had a Nagatoro teasing him relentlessly during his childhood. But unlike Andrew Tate who took his Nagatoro’s attempts at flirtation as an attack on his masculinity, and grew into a raving misogynistic weirdo who now has less money and cars than me as of the time of writing because he’s being held for sex trafficking, the artist formally known as senpai continues to strive to be a better, less wimpy person than he was the day before so he can give payback to Nagatoro somehow, and maybe even hold her hand and smooch her a little.
If you enjoyed the first season of weirdly horny, tanned gyaru teasing then you’ll probably enjoy this season too. You already know what you’re in for. It’s a slow-burn romcom which burns a bit faster than most. Actual, visible progress is being made between the two of them which is highlighted by the number of side characters possessing eyes instead of voids where they should be, representing Senpai's willingness to come out of his shell and acknowledge the people around him. We meet actual classmates of Senpai's who are male and are his friends. That’s progress! It’s fun to see Senpai become bolder towards Nagatoro whilst she’s running out of ways to tease him. Although she always finds something in the end.
Of course, the three trolls are back, troll-lol-loling all over Senpai and sometimes Nagatoro in gleeful delight which is delightfully stupid to watch, and Senpai gains a new kohai who isn’t afraid to wiggle and squiggle.
It’s not Studio OLM’s best work. The animation lacks some of the finesse the first season contained. Some of the art feels blocky and bland to look at, and there’s a bit too much air-brushing in certain scenes for my tastes, but honestly, the voice acting is so good I don’t care. Nagatoro and Senpai's voice actors clearly have so much fun in these roles and it comes out in their performances.
Anyway, Don't Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro 2nd Attack is good fun. Yes, I know a hentai artist wrote it, but if you’re boycotting this because the man who created it likes drawing people fucking. Yet, you’re still watching My Life as Inukai-san's Dog ironically or otherwise, you don’t have any right to have any opinions on anything, ever.
7/10 Good.
