Starting with the obvious Takagi-san season 2 this the second season to Takagi-san being the sequel to Takagi-san season 1 released a year and a bit prior while also being a continuation of the story from season 1 with the story originating from the manga ‘Teasing Master Takagi-san’. While that is obvious this worth noting as season 2 starts off straight away right into the heart of the action (teasing) making episode one feel more like the next episode in season one or an OVA than the start of a new season.

Much like season 1 the story is a series of short skits rather than one solid piece mainly due to the manga also telling its story in short sections. Overall I think it really makes the story and setting stand out more as it’s more about the little things that have a bigger impact. Adding in the age the (majority) of the characters I think the story is far better of these way. Story wise it is a continuation of the story from season one and is more or less the same, Takagi teasing Nishikata in some way showing the relationship the two have. In season two more of the ‘side’ characters are seen (new characters added too) giving the series a more complete overall picture of the world than season one. These new characters aren’t really introduced while Mina, Sanae and Yukari form to make comedy set that both makes episodes feel fresher (a good palate clearer between parts) and we also get to see more characters and there stories (again giving a more bigger overall picture rather than just focusing on Takagi teasing Nishikata). The number of skits in a episode can very a bit but the only problem I found this that due to the stop start nature it can feel a little long and repetitive sometimes especially as the sections do very in length and total number some episodes feel longer than other.

With the story being told the way it is as explained above I like it as it works well with the general story, all those little things that matter they matter more to kids but all the little bits build up into a very well crafted story about pre-teen youth (both Takagi and Nishikata are around 12 or 13), the relationships of pre-teen youths (imparter Takagi and Nishikata) and well kids being kids and the dally lives they live in care-free days all while growing up. While the main plot is may not be obvious what the series is moving towards the main plot is hidden within all the little bits so it’s worth watching closely to see these little bits as often the littlest of bits are a the key to the whole story. It’s a really great way of story telling as while a story isn’t being told to you but rather you live the characters day to days lives. This may look like a lack of focus even considering the ‘range of different things people do’.

Characters are nice once again the voice acting is superb, they feel human and relatable. As the series progress we get to see more the relationship between Takagi and Nishikata as they grow up from being children to teenagers. Again is mostly quite minor stuff but it all builds up to create a larger picture overall. For example all the little games Takagi and Nishikata play against each other that is natural for the age but someone losing the game (usually Nishikata) can be brought up again in later on.

Overall it’s a nice place to be, whole experience is quite relaxing to watch, that relaxed attitude from Takagi can be felt, all the characters feel human, a good soundtrack that helps build the moment and heart-warming moment all can be found here. As a second season it definitely carries on from where season one left off too (no real introduction at the start of season two and some new characters don’t really get introduced), that said your more likely to have watched season one before anyway as your are looking for more and well done. But I think the series has improved from season one not in any major way but all the little bits and allowing other characters to be shown more make the series a more complete world especially considering we do get to see a rather lots of other characters even though the main focus is on Takagi and Nishikata. Once again the art style is really nice and a good adaptation from the original manga also while taking about the manga the anime also adapted both ‘Teasing Master Takagi-san’ the main story and ‘Tomorrow’s Saturday’ a side story set in the same story as ‘Teasing Master Takagi-san’ but focusing on Mina’s, Sanae’s and Yukari’s shenanigans.

In general it’s funny, relaxing and heart-warming but the skits make the episodes feel a little different from each other and the story is a little too slow. But the second season of Takagi-san doesn’t disappoint I think it’s improved it.