Season 2 of Uzaki chan wants to hang out is a slice of life/comedy anime based on a loner senpai and his junior wanting to hang out with him.... Yeah, that is it lol. Not actually we all know how this storyline goes, of course they begin to realize the feelings they have developed for each other. Now how will they react to it?
The 2nd season of Uzaki-chan wants to hang out was kind of a bust for me. Honestly, I loved the first season, but they steered off the path of what captured viewers to like this anime for the second season. This season focused on developing Uzaki and Sakurai relationship that it forgot the comedy in the anime. There are a bunch of cringe moments where jokes just fell flat and for a 12 episode, they pack too many situations in to make it feel like what is going on? For example, Sakurai, a college student who is a year from graduating, did not know he had a baby sister until he went home to visit his family. Not to mention the end where there was a tiny glimpse of progress when Sakurai held Uzaki’s hand and then it all goes down the drain with him saying “No not yet” We’ve still got lots of hanging out to do. These are college students, right? The one thing I did enjoy is Uzaki’s family, other than her mom we do see some moments we can enjoy with her little sister and her little brother and father. Uzaki’s family was pretty much the highlight of the anime.
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Let us begin with the characters, we see the progress of the main 2 characters realizing that they have feelings for each other. This is all the character progression there is and all that is needed really, but the new characters seemed to have replaced the old characters. We were used to seeing Ami and Itsuhito use their normal gimmicks to give Uzaki and Sakurai some realization of each other and their own feelings, but this was not the case this time. We saw more of Yanagi and Fujio take their place which didn't end as funny as it normally would be. We even see Uzaki’s brother Kiri get his own episode. There is not much to take from the anime characters; none of the side characters are relatable. Most of the scenario’s seemed to be thrown in there without a thought, Yes, I am looking at the Kiri episode.
Now as for the animation and music there is honestly nothing special about the animation. There is no amazing background or crazy graphics but again none is needed for this anime. The animation was completely fine however the music was awful. I hate the intro. I have skipped it every time after the first two episodes, the ending is no better.
To conclude, this 2nd season has nothing on the 1st season. There were multiple reasons for this anime to fail this season. The main one is not being funny, the main reason season 1 was successful was because of the humor and wild and funny times Uzaki and Sakurai had together. Not to mention their friends Ami and Itsuhito always trying to set them up. I do appreciate that the main characters' families being introduced, but they did miss a critical point for Uzaki to meet with Sakurai parents. This is a manga adaptation after all but if they are waiting for the 3rd season for that point good luck! I recommend this anime with a - Eh why am I watching this
Anime with a score of 60-70 receives a " Eh why am I watching this".
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