Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You Season 2
Synopsis
After a momentous New Year's vacation and with Valentine's Day approaching, Sawako Kuronuma is beginning to get along with her classmates. However, now that Sawako has realized her romantic feelings for the popular Shouta Kazehaya, she grows hesitant toward giving him obligatory chocolates and decides to not give him any. In turn, Kazehaya, who likes Sawako, feels a distance between them. As February ends and April arrives, the second year of high school begins for Sawako. Luckily, she ends up in the same class as her friends Ayane Yano and Chizuru Yoshida, along with Kazehaya and his friend Ryuu Sanada, in addition to the newcomer named Kento Miura. When Kento develops an interest in Sawako, Sawako and Kazehaya's feelings for each other are put to the test. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Audience Consensus
Audience reception is mixed. Some find the slow pacing true to the genre and appreciate character development, while others are frustrated by the contrived drama, lack of progress, and unlikeable characters. The second season is considered a disappointment by many, especially compared to the first.
Strengths
- Animation quality is still good with powerful moments.
- Music fits better than the first season and leaves more of an impression.
- Humor retained and funnier when appropriate.
- Character interactions are more complex.
- Progress undergone by Sawako, Chizuru, Kazehaya, and Ryuu is great.
Weaknesses
- Plot is slow and frustrating.
- Characters act like they've swallowed an idiot pill.
- Contrived and unrealistic drama.
- Narratively dissonant to the first season.
- Misunderstandings and petty worries are overdone.
- New character Kento Miura introduces unwanted love triangle.
- Pacing is off with large time skips between episodes.
- Main couple lacks chemistry.