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Ep 12 lol mahiru offering food like a commercial is funny to me

But she truly lived up to the name of the angel next door cause she spoiling him rotten

And the bunny outfit was tooo cutttte!

So overall, my thoughts on Season 2 are kind of complicated. While I thoroughly enjoyed Season 2 and pray for a Season 3, or at least the Season 2 English dub to come out soon...
This season was a fun, warm, fuzzy, and also very horny/sexual ride.
I actually really enjoyed the upgrades made from Season 1 to Season 2.
The colours felt very warm and comforting, which complemented the extra expressiveness of the characters. Whether it was the actual facial expressions or the chibi animation, it was really fun to see the closed-in-shell versions of Amane and Mahiru break out of it and be upfront about their feelings.
The animation felt way cleaner while still paying homage to the original style.
It was awesome seeing the husband-and-wife dynamic that Amane and Mahiru have.
And this last episode perfectly captured that.
I was smiling the whole time.
It was also interesting to see Itsuki and Chitose's challenges and why his father dislikes her so much.
Seeing Itsuki and Chitose open up to Amane about their situation was really nice.
The parents also had a lot of really great and down-to-earth moments.
Amane's dad saying he'll pay for the wedding...
And Amane's mom definitely came in clutch a few times.
Like talking with Itsuki's dad.
It was cool seeing Ayaka as well.
Though I think my favourite—but also most frustrating—part is Amane and Mahiru navigating how to get physical with each other.
I've said this before: it's not necessarily a bad thing to be so hardcore about taking responsibility like Amane is.
I respect him for that, and it shows how much he cares for Mahiru and truly loves her.
But he's so focused on not hurting her that he's not allowing himself to make a mistake.
Again, that's not a bad thing. In fact, it should be praised. Their relationship is what it is because of that. But at the same time, it might lead him to miss some of the signs from the very clearly tempting Mahiru.
On a more serious note, very few relationships go that perfectly. They should be aware that they can make mistakes, and that's okay. Though I guess that connects to the teenage mindset of fearing mistakes.
So it's not so much an issue as it is a personal gripe.
With all that said, I don't know how I feel about it in comparison to Season 1.
A lot of things were better about this season compared to Season 1.
But this season kind of evolved into an excessive amount of flirting—and I mean excessive.
And that's not a bad thing, since the later half of Season 1 was basically that as well.
We basically wanted to see them flirt a lot and watch their love flourish.

However, I think they may have swung the pendulum a bit too far.
It's tough because while I enjoyed it, I also wish there was something else for us to focus on. It doesn't even have to be a major narrative, but rather some kind of development for the two of them.
There were non-flirting moments, but I wish there was more progression in the relationship, or a continuation of that progression from Season 1.
A few relationships that do what I'm looking for are:
Rascal Does Not Dream — Mai and Sakuta

Blue Box — Chinatsu and Taiki

Tonikaku Kawaii — Tsukasa and Nasa

The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity — Kaoruko and Rintaro

These are relationships that have plenty of cute, flirty, and sweet moments and are pretty similar to Amane and Mahiru

But what I think those series do really well is that, alongside the flirting, they continue to introduce new challenges, milestones, and character growth that make the relationship feel like it's constantly moving forward.
Of course, not every romantic relationship needs to follow the same formula, but if I were to compare it to Season 1, it felt like that sense of progression was missing. Instead, Season 2 leaned much more heavily into showing how much Amane and Mahiru love each other, rather than giving their relationship another meaningful step forward.

Though I was drooling for this in s1 so I guess they did deliver 😂

And I did throughly enjoy the sugar bomb that was s2 amane and mahiru

That said, maybe if I watched it as a binge, my opinion would change. I watched this season episodically, compared to Season 1, which I binged. I don't know—maybe it's just me.
But I still thoroughly enjoyed Season 2 and can absolutely call it peak.
Now I just pray for a Season 3, or at least the Season 2 English dub.

So finally finish s2 been busy so putting it off cause got extremely busy and starting with this episode first
Off got dang mahiru hot! And she look good in that swimsuit

Though it less tame than what I imagine based on her reaction from before but it still gives her a mature vibe where as her white one gives her cute a playful look

Quite literally cute angel vs the seductress devil

You know as much as I love amane and mahiru relationship and I really do

One of things I find so frustrating is that there are so hard and focus on not hurting the other person more so amane

Obviously this a great trait for a relationship

To prioritize your partner happiness above all else but at the same time bottling up everything or focusing so hard on not messsing up can be excruciating

But I guess it goes to show how kind they are

But they may ended up missing each other signs

Like mahiru not knowing about amane limit 😂
Jokes aside Obviously making sure your partner not hurt is a good thing, but they really need to face that it ok to make a mistake! Though I guess not wanting to make a mistake is normal for high school teen romance anime or not “reminds me of I want to end this love game during the ep9-11 arc”

And considering what happen in there past it make sense but still a gripeI have with them!

But overall this episode was cute and goat chitose for pushing Mahiru to be more aggressive

And double goat dad for understanding amane intention perfectly. 😁

lol amane kinda deserved the shame this episode but it’s also very sweet that he wants to be the one who earns and buys the ring

But Amane really needs to let go of his pretense of being a burden on those around him

It kinda makes me think of a quote from the damanchi series

“Self deprecation that goes beyond humility is not a good trait”

This feel like a similar problem to that despite being on the opposite side of the spectrum

In Amane case it not being aware of the presence and the effect he had on the people around him

So it like chitose said when he relys on someone else for help first even though he technically closer to itsuki or chitose or not even talk to them

Ofc they can be a little cheesed about

So he kinda deserved the black mail you know 😅

I watched the 2 seasons like 15 days ago and I don't remember this girl, is she important? Or I just forgot her because she is a secondary character?

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