Oreimo 2 (ONA)
a review by groggy1
a review by groggy1
Are you tired of reading wall after wall of pretentious text?
Do you just want to know if you should watch the darn show?
Me too.
As long as you do not watch the last 4:50 of the final episode (or stop watching at around 21:05), Oreimo is a show that is better than it has any right being. After that point, it is immortalized forever in the anime hall of fame as possibly the biggest troll in the “romancing your little sister” genre.
If you’re looking at this review I assume you’ve seen at least one episode of Oreimo before. Imagine that, but change absolutely nothing. It looks exactly the same.
Again, it sounds exactly the same as the previous seasons. I was never blown away by the Oreimo EDs unless they starred my literal goddess Kuroneko, and fortunately the first ED is sung by her. The other two are not, and I didn’t find them especially good.
A big chunk of the plot consists of almost every girl Kyousuke has ever laid eyes on confessing their love for him. Each girl has their last moment in the sun before leaving so that Kyousuke and Kirino can be together. I hope it’s not a spoiler to say that in a show that translates to My Little Sister Can't Be This Cute, the little sister wins. There's lots of other scenes that can't be talked about without actually spoiling, but just know that there is a mix of super spicy drama, super emotional romance, and super sad scenes. Season 1 was basically a glorified documentary about otaku, season 2 shifted focus to a more romance/drama oriented series, and these final 3 episodes definitely follow season 2's course.
As mentioned previously, something happens at about the 21 minute mark of the last episode that changes the show completely. It’ll either make you laugh your head off or throw whatever you’re holding at the screen.
Before this, I wasn’t really impressed with Kyousuke as a character. But here he shows what he’s made of. He shows that spine that most harem protagonists lack.
Kirino was 100% tsun and 0% dere at the start of the show, but over time the walls she put up were whittled down to the point where her brattiness became tolerable. I never really liked Kirino much, but she is probably at her best here.
Kuroneko had some great scenes that broke my heart and will remain best girl until the day I die.
I was confused for a long time about why Manami was even included in this show but I finally got my answer here. She plays one of the most important roles in the show, and her climactic scene will either make you love her or hate her.
I don’t think you watch Oreimo for the deep messages and thought provoking themes. The show spits in your face at the very end anyway, so every theme it presented thus far is also spit on. Truly a modern masterpiece.
If you liked the ending of Oreimo, check out Darling In The Franxx.
Otherwise, check out other incest related shows such as Eromanga Sensei or Domestic Girlfriend or KissxSis or A Sister’s All You Need or Yosuga No Sora or Koi Kaze or the Alfheim arc of SAO or I’m In Love With My Sister or OniAi or
I loved this show and then all of a sudden I REALLY didn’t. The ending is one of the most infamous bamboozles of all time and leaves a sour taste in my mouth but every time I think back on it I can’t help but laugh at how huge the author’s balls must have been and how naive I was to expect anything better.
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