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Mar 28 2011 01:26 AM
Ah yes, Mitsudomoe 2. After such a great first season, I really looked forward to the sequel. While I have yet to watch the Mitsudomoe special, I'll provide my 2 cents on the second season.

So the second season starts off on a low note: a Gachi Ranger special. While certainly entertaining, for a show that was only going to have 8 episodes it felt like huge waste. I have not read he manga for this series but considering there were only 8 episodes I assume that it was nearly caught up with it. Based on the finale as well, it does not seem like there will be any future adaptation, or at least not in the near future.

As for the "plot" of this show, while a comedy, the biggest thing that bothered me in the sequel was how it jumped around. The show felt very much like Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei where timelines don't matter anymore. If I recall correctly, we had a sports festival, a new years/Christmas episode at least twice in both the first and second series combined. As a result, it raises the question as to why are the triplets still in 6th grade? The lack of consistency bugged me to no end and while I don't expect a clear cut direction for this show, I at least expected a consistent timeline. Bridge is no Shaft and Masahiko Oota is certainly no Akiyuki Shinbou so it's difficult for me to come to terms with the sequel being a good show when the content is scattered. The humor was certainly as solid as the first season and definitely less disgusting for the most part, but the humor didn't flow or connect as well as it did in the first season where each episode at least followed up with one another in some way, shape, or form.

Music wise, I actually enjoyed the first season's more in terms of OP/ED, but otherwise nothing special. Character development was also rather lacking as the jokes continued to focus on the same thing over and over again this time around, particularly Mitsuba and her fat.

Overall, Mitsudomoe 2 is as enjoyable as its prequel. It was a show I had extremely high hopes for and possibly being the show of the season (until Madoka, Kimi ni Todoke 2, and Gosick were announced for the same season that is). However, it lacks a solid foundation to be deemed as the same "quality." There was unnecessary filler and too much repetition, and again, a lack of continuity.

Preliminary Score: 7/10
Final Score: 7/10

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Feb 28 2011 06:47 PM

Yes I agree, it was such a sweet ending in it's own way. I think Ossi's right and we should just give up on learning anything about the mom.
The creator probably wanted to stay away from introducing anything that might be depressing into the series, like if she had died, or she left them... both scenarios are considerably sad. Or maybe, she has a job that requires a lot of travelling and thats why she is never at home
Their dad was such a hunk when he was younger, why'd he have to let himself go like that?!! lol.
I'm also glad that Hitoha was finally able to communicate her love of gachi rangers to Yabecchi.
The relay was probably the best part, it was great when they showed why their class would fail, and after when they showed how to use everyone's "individuality" (weirdness) to an advantage
I give the show an 8/10, except for the boring first episode, the rest was pretty solid comedy. I want more! I really hope we get more Mitsudomoe in the future.

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Feb 26 2011 04:56 PM
This was great . From the first scene until the last one this last episode was funny and sweet. Finally Hitoha and Yabecchi know about each other that they like the gachi rangers. If the writers ever want a third season (which i really hope) that could give some nice scenes. The relay focused on everything we already knew and put it all in just one scene. Hitoha's swap was grand. Miyashita can never do anything right with Hitoha . The potato scene felt to be the weakest of this episode but since it was viewed from the potato seller's point of view it still was new. The triplets with their dad were a fitting ending to this series. Even if they are different they are related and together. Too bad we didn't get any information about the triplets mother. Their father seems to have been alone with them for a long time if they were already four years old (it was cute to see them as a threesome ). Hopefully the extra episode will give some more information..although i don't expect it. This season really was too short

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Feb 20 2011 02:08 PM
After two pretty worthless eps finally a really good one again.

The part with Chiba beeing the Santa was just great. And making Sugisaki wear the pantsu afterwards was just outright evil ^^

Miyashita trying to impersonate Yabecchi was great too, too bad they wont become friends after all.

Kaieda was a nice addition this ep too since it totally showed how difficult this class is and how normal it became for Yabecchi. And the end with the three stalkers was really good too.

The best part of the ep clearly was the one about the AC. It totally showed how Mitsuba dug her own grave again. But the best was when I saw Miyashita just dragging Hitoha along like a sack of rice.

The last part was pretty nice too, especially when Yabechhi game back and it looked like a battlefield.

Too bad the week after the next will be the last time since this season has only 8 eps. But maybe its better like that so it doesnt get boring, especially since ep 5 & 6 were pretty bad or at least not nearly as good as they couldve been.

And forget it guys, you wont get to know something about their mother. And I think that was pretty obvious since a long time.

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Feb 13 2011 02:12 PM

She does seem to have taken that place. Yabecchi doesn't even seem to bother anymore to get her away. Maybe she can talk with him about the gachi rangers??
One more thing that seems to have disappeared: the school nurse. She wasn't the best character in this series so i am not missing her. I do hope that the writers will do something with Yabecchi and Hitoha again. The misunderstandings between him and Hitoha were great in the first season (like her visiting Nipples at his home (remember that wonderful scene when Nipples has escaped from his cage and she is coming up the stairs..I wonder if anyone can help me to that music?? it was wonderful to hear in that scene), the gachi rangers etc.). I wonder how he ever got to be a teacher..?

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Feb 13 2011 01:50 PM

He probably did know them just as long as he knew Futaba, but I get the feeling they were never really that close Mitsuba and Hitoha seem hard to befriend, compared to Futaba. The writers will probably have more fun with Shin and Futaba's relationship, since Futaba is really daft.

What I also liked about the episode was how Hitoha was sitting under sensei's desk as usual during the snowball fight outside, as if it was a totally normal thing to do

I'm curious about the mother as well... I'm glad we got to know more about their father this season, but I'm still missing the mother's background. I want to know what she looks like, since it's weird that the triplets don't look anything alike.

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Feb 13 2011 01:30 PM

It is true that she said that. It would be embarrasing for him. In all the previous episodes Shin-chan seemed to show something more than just friendship for Futaba. Like in the previous episodes when he seemed delighted to have the chocolate from Futaba. Sadly for him Futaba is not the brightest girl in the world so she is sure to not pick up the hint correctly . I wonder if the writers are going to do anything more with this.
Something is bothering me though: the triplets are of the same age? so that would mean that they went to the same schools? how does Shin-chan relate to Mitsuba and Hitoha? He must have know them just as long as he knows Futaba..
Also still nothing about the mother of the triplets..i am really getting curious about her.

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Feb 13 2011 12:59 PM
I think Shin-chan was embarrassed because his mom knows that he does like Futaba. She said that she wants them to grow up and stay together, and I guess thats embarrassing for him.
It was great that we finally got to see some of the other parents. Sugisaki's mom is still the best though with her little comments. I'm also curious about the exorcists girls parents, they should have included them as well since they are probably the weirdest.
In the end I agree it was a great episode with a lot of LOL moments.

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Feb 13 2011 11:51 AM
The series redeemed itself. A very good episode. First the new years eve was great. Mitsuba really is pitifull although she is the cause of her own problems.
Valentine's day was fun. The father of the triplets really is protective of them. The way he reacted to Shin-chan was very good indeed. He acted like a father and not in a ridiculous way.
The parents meeting was a surprise. To see all of the parents with their somewhat strange personalities together was pretty good. Sugisaki's mother with her remarks may be the best. The mother and father of Yoshiaki were to be expected since she also thinks about love all the time. I did miss the parents of the exorcist girl. I wondered what they would be like
By the way: what was the reaction of Shin-chan on what his mother was saying to the triplets father? Did she just say something he doesn't want anyone to know?
The fanclub of Shin-chan is pretty stupid if you look at the snowball fight. The april fool's day with Hitoha was fun. She really is the best character of this series.

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Feb 9 2011 10:02 AM
Overall you cut say the different parts of the last ep were cut to short, not only the one with the father in the school. It always was just getting good and then ended.

And Hitoha brought the sentence of the week again with "Could you die?". We really need more of her.