Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai.

I’m avoiding arbitrary numbers since that isn’t helpful in explaining what I just watched. I started myself down a path I’m not too upset about, because I feel like the reward was every bit as satisfying as the ride itself. Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai (or Oreimo [or My Little Sister Can’t Be This Cute]) is a series full of misconceptions and misdirection which would explain why people write it off as dumb, fetish-y, siscon garbage and they’d be right to anyone who accepts an opinion as fact before watching a series. Now I’m not saying that Oreimo’s second season does any better to provide us with less incestuous undertones (I’ve just been on roll with this incest shit lately), because it actually makes our impression of the Kousaka household worse (until a certain point). When series change studios between seasons (look at that alliteration huehuehue) there’s a certain level of difference that’s acceptable before it feels like a totally different show, but as far as artistic style is concerned there wasn’t too drastic a difference between AIC and A-1’s Oreimo so it gets a thumbs up in my book. Soundtrack remains the same, ClariS still handles the opening song (which is stupid catchy, by the way). You get much of the same with this season, but a little different. I see why this series is classified as harem (pardon my ignorance for not having read the light novel) and that was something that I just kind of suffered through to get to the end. This season hits lower points than the first, but it comes back way stronger than the first season ever did and honestly adds justification to all of Kirino and Kyousuke’s quirks. While there may still be indecent undertones the siblings’ love for one another (whether you take that to mean romantic or otherwise is on you) comes through and is a sweet little ending to this adventure. It’s better at points than the first season and worse at others, but it’s not bad. There’s more harem stuff and some characters get ignored, but there’s also more emotional stake in the characters and that makes it worth it to me. You’ve stuck it out this long, might as well finish.

The first season of Oreimo was a delightful anime, full of colorful and amusing characters. It played with a lot of anime tropes and aspects of anime culture in general in interesting ways and was thoroughly fun. It was the sort of show that surprised with how good it was. So, yes, a second season was definitely very much welcome... but while I still overall enjoyed the second season, it simply isn't quite as successful as the first. It fails to deliver in some important regards, and for that it is a bit of a disappointment. The production values are not where the show goes wrong. A-1 Pictures has proven themselves capable of producing very visually appealing, well made anime and this is no exception. It looks great and sounds great. The art is crisp, glossy and appealing, the music is good and the voice actors come across as quite comfortable in their roles. Oreimo has great characters. Kyosuke is a great male lead; relatable, fun, not weak. Kirino is an interesting if at times frustrating female lead, but overall works as a character for her infectious energy. Kuroneko is just adorable and awesome. The rest of the cast is all mostly very likable and they remain that way in the second season. Some of them are developed really well too. The episode Saori gets is one of the high points of the season and makes me wish they had done more with her character. Kuroneko's arc in the middle also has a lot of very sweet high points, even if the resolution is rather weak and infirm. Even Kirino gets some good development in places, especially in the final flashback episode. Some of the character development is not as good. Ayase is the biggest disaster. At the beginning of the second season she seemed right and in fact more likable and interesting than ever, but in her arc toward the end her characters was pretty close to ruined. I had never once thought she was supposed to have advanced feelings of any sort for Kyousuke. They don't have a chemistry that suggests that and never have, which just makes everything that suggests otherwise between them seem painfully forced. It's quite telling that minor character Kanako's tacked on late developing affections for Kyousuke are more believable. Which brings me to the point that the second season tries far too hard to draw up the harem situations. The characters naturally play off each other in interesting ways. Not every single one has to be in love with Kyousuke. It really cheapens things, especially since the core relationships, especially Kyousuke and Kuroneko remain so strong. As for Kyousuke and Kirino, most of the time it's as interesting a dynamic as it ever was... but it perhaps plays the incest card a little too strongly, making the characters harder to relate with. Really, Oreimo S2's biggest fault is that it makes things too complicated for their own good. All that said, if you really enjoy these characters and the way they interact with each other as I do, you will most likely still find a lot to love. It's not fully satisfying--it's not even fully completed, any kind of resolution being saved for the OVAs--but it's still Oreimo. I wish the approach had been slightly different and for it there were moments that were frustrating, but as a fan of the original, this second season still had more than enough high points to justify the lows.

Oh my, this series took a real nosedive in the second season. All inclusive, the whole series (all episodes from both seasons) was an interesting ride to say the least. It started off so strong, limped through the back half off of it's story, and then fell flat on it's face right before the end in one of the biggest ass pulls I've seen in anime. I don't even have a metric for this because this is the literal worst endings I have seen, but I'll get to that. TL;DR: Overall I enjoyed this series, it had a lot to say about the perspective of how people pursue their hobbies and frames the otaku culture as something that, while not without flaws, cannot be labeled as an immediate negative in someone's life. Even if this topic is constructed within a pretty vanilla harem series with only one male character worth mentioning, it explored the ideas of what makes someone who they are and the risk of losing their identity if even a small part of that was removed from their life. I actually enjoyed the whole ride along... until the end. My breakdown through MAL's separation of episodes are as follows: Season 1 - Episodes 1-13: 6 - Episodes 14-16: 7 Season 2 - Episodes 1-13: 3 - Episodes 14-16: 1 I have decided to put this all encompassing review in this part because it is last full season and not a part of MAL's classification of "specials." As per request of MAL's guidelines, I will attempt to voice my reasons for these scores without spoiling major plot points, but here is your official spoiler warning. ***POSSIBLE SPOILERS AHEAD*** Story: This was by far the strongest part of this series as a whole. It was probably the only reason I watched the second season in it's entirety seeing as the major themes had been explored to an acceptable degree, the characters have all had "their arc," and the ending (whichever one you prefer) had closure for the main arc. Season two just tried to milk all the goodwill that the series had earned through its first arc. I will say that it did not help that I was watching this through Crunchyroll which did not have the specials so upon watching the first episode of the second season I was confused about all this story that I missed. I was undoubtedly frustrated upon returning to this episode which may have colored my consumption of the first two episodes in a slightly more negative light than deserved. However, this was not earned back upon a rewatch of the first episodes of the second season. To me, this story appeals to me more as a study of the community aspect of otaku culture and self identity, and less so as a "bed the sister tale." I would be lying if I said that there weren't moments where the brother-sister relationship didn't speak to me as my sister and I went through a similar experience of being good friends as little kids, growing a part as I moved into high school, and becoming better siblings upon the realization that we were both into anime. I really enjoyed how their relationship developed from circumstance and blossomed into a believable, if a bit extreme, functional brother-sister relationship. I want to take a moment to address that the “bed the sister” part of the story did not really bother me from a storytelling point of view. I cannot shake that I am a bit bothered by the reality of incest and avoid it wherever I can, but did not distract me from the relationship that Kirino and Kyousuke developed. I thought it was something that developed over time instead of coming out of nowhere like some other characters in this show. Make no mistake that it is entirely possible to have a distaste for incest relationships and observe one develop. Getting back on track, I thought that the structure and pacing of the first season was on point. It established our characters, led them through a few trials and tribulations, and brought all the tension to a head right when the relationships between Kyousuke and his harem had been touched on. I was thoroughly crushed when I saw the bad ending for the first time. All that progress that he had made in mending his relationship just dropped like a rock with no pretenses, no warning. That stuck with me. I felt abandoned, but in a way that I didn’t feel betrayed by the story. If the series had ended there, it would have been a fairly average series that made its mark on the anime landscape with a small cast of intimate and likable characters that struggled through something together and all of them became better because of the experience. But no, the show must go on. How could we end with Kirino disappearing without telling anybody? Will Kyousuke bed his sister? What will become of Kuroneko and Saori? I’m sure fans that didn’t read the manga were left wanting to find out what happened to the group. I have to admit, I was one of those people. I wanted to see what the heck happened, and so I went onto season two… But not without detour since episodes 14-16 were not on Crunchyroll. I actually liked these specials even more because it answered some of these questions. Unfortunately, they also brought up more questions and left me wanting more. However, it was a trap! Oh my, did the story take a big dump on itself and devolve into a bait harem show. The writing was on the walls when I could tell that Manami was going to be a real contender for Kyousuke’s affection, but no it didn’t stop there. Every girl that was wasn’t Kyousuke’s mother (and the one girl from the computer club who was a yaoi fantasizer) had to have it, and they will not be denied. By the end, there were six girls fighting over him. I get it, it is supposed to be a male fantasy, but that was obnoxious at best and disgusting at worst. I will remind you that with the exception of Saori who’s age was not explicitly made clear to me (I may have missed it), all of these girls are in middle or high school, but all want to take care of him like a housewife would. Maybe I was just not aware of this in the first season, but the characters in the second season have the agency of adults. We only get a glimpse of the Kousaka family’s parental figures (Kuroneko’s parents are oddly missing from the picture), but Kyousuke had to sneak out in the middle of the night and lie to his parents to do some of the favors for Kirino, but in the second season, it seems like they can just do whatever they wanted without much consequence. Another thing I have to give the story credit for is that is atypical of harem shows is that, despite his indecisiveness, Kyousuke actually chose who he wanted to be with in the end and rejected all the other girls with absolute clarity. I have to applaud this because I’m so sick and tired of shows slogging through themselves and ultimately come to no conclusion because the main guy is indecisive or none of the girls will admit that they love him. This show had the balls to not only have all the girls state their affection and get rejected. This surely will come to a satisfying conclusion right? Baited and outsmarted. Not by episode 13, that one didn’t need to exist. It could have been put in the beginning of the series and made a heck of a lot more sense, or omitted entirely and the show would not have lost anything other than showing young Kyousuke, Kirino, and Manami. But, goddammit I have never been more pissed at an ending ever in my life. I don’t have the expansive knowledge of anime like some people, but I have wanted enough romantic comedies and harem shows to be thoroughly disappointed by how the main couple, or any of the relationships never take flight. It is almost a staple of the genre and I was ready for this story to take that chance and actually make an actual couple out of the characters that went for it and sacrificed everything in order to accomplish it. So, what did they do with it? The ending has no metric for disappointment, simply because it blows all the other unsatisfying and rage inducing endings out of the water. I’ve seen this ending compared to the ending of Be…

Soooo i just finished watching the second season of oreimo and well here is my review!! also this review has SPOILERS!!! ☆ Story 5/10 - Compared to the first season the story was not great in the first season i was excited about every episode but in this season i was not really excited and i was annoyed most of the time so yeah the story was just plain average in my opinion ☆ Art 7/10 - the art was good nothing too exciting though but yeah pretty good art especially kuroneko ^>^ ☆ Sound 6/10 - nothing great to be honest the opening and soundtrack was alrightish.... ☆ Characters - great characters there was soo many good characters like kuroneko and ayase i would have given the characters a 10 if it was not for kirino i hated her so much!!! ☆ Enjoyment 6/10 - the start of the anime was good but then it started to get annoying and i just wanted to finish this anime quickly and why did kyouske reject every girl and why did he end up with kirino?? kirno was like the worst girl in the anime she was just a plain tsundere and they were siblings?! they even broke up at the end?! like come on... overall - 6/10 - the anime left me feeling sour and annoyed it could have been so much better....

As many other's agree, its the anime that you love, but the one you feel awful about loving because you feel a freaking creep by the end of it... Also I don't like OVA being required for show to make sense.

Short But Juicy Review[WELL THAT ESCALATED QUICKLY] : WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS ANIME: - Characters are developed - Relationship Development - Mature content such as adult jokes - Variation - Get to see a lot of the characters WHAT I DISLIKE ABOUT THIS ANIME: - Turned from brother-sister love relationship to incest (that escalated quickly!) - Hate how Kyousuke turned down everyone - Awkward to watch since it's incest, it may be popular in Japan but it's abnormal here! - It made the worst turn possible after a enjoyable first season - Made the first season pointless since we don't get that love between them any more, instead they take a step too far forward OVERALL: It completely ruined the serious and the enjoyment i had from the first season, if you liked the first season i don't recommend you to watch the second season cause it will ruin it for you, if you stop at the first season it wouldn't effect anything.

The second season of this anime makes me want to go on a rampage and kill everything in my sight, and I'm pretty sure half the people who'll read this review will understand. Unlike my other reviews I won't chop it up into paragraphs about the story line, characters, animation or music. Instead, this'll probably be a huge rant and trying not to spoil anything. So, season 2 starts off with Kirino coming back from America and everyone is happy. We get the annoying little brat back, yay! Now season 2 isn't the number one thing that pissed me off, in fact this season wasn't all that bad. But the specials that come afterwards are included in this season and that's what pissed me off. Now I won't talk about the specials because I'm going to do a separate review for that but, oh my god I want to scream! So, I wasn't a huge fan of this season because of many things. The one true thing I liked about this series was Kuroneko aka Ruri because she is seriously awesome. Her and Kyousuke's relationship had me fangirling hard core. I loved them so much and then, the specials came in and ruined my life forever. We finally figure out Saori and I loved that. We get more Asami and I loved that. There was a lot about this season we didn't get in season one which I loved. Truly I don't hate this anime, I really liked season one and I did like this season but the ending was just... no. Overall, if you have seen the first season watch this one, it won't be a waste. I give this season a 7/10 and 3 out of 5 stars.

I like the 1st season to the extent that it was fine. :) 2nd season was not the same as the 1st one which focuses more on Kyousuke and Kirino. Rather, this season tries to connect the plots from the first one which gives more story line to the side characters. It actually made the anime much more interesting and had a bit of good flavoring. i know the ending's not cool for everyone. but Definitely the trip of the story is pretty catchy that made me really watched the entire series in one sitting. I you haven't watched it yet, watch out for the Goth Girl, Ayase ~tan and others in the later part :D

I wanted to get my impressions off my chest before the special episodes air that should wrap up this storyline. Actually, I have deliberately postponed writing this review, because the second season of Oreimo left me feeling undecided about what it was trying to say. That seems like a very strange thing to say about a series titled "There's No Way My Little Sister is this Cute!", right? Because it seems so obvious that this story must be all about the taboo on relationships between siblings, especially given the amount of time spent on the phenomenon of 'little sister eroge'. And yet, even after letting the story of the second season sink in for a couple of weeks, I still feel that this is all a red herring. In my opinion, the eye-catching taboo of sibling relationships is used here to explore a more subtle theme. Then again, maybe I'm reading too much into this, given all the comedy and harem elements present in this second season. Still, I could not help but feel that just like some anime have a ‘true route’, there can also be a ‘true theme’. True theme The true theme of this series is meddling. Meddling with people’s lives based on the meddler’s selfish needs, or based on the meddler’s projections of their own fears or suspicions (or possibly even hidden desires?). Without spoiling any specific plot points, I feel that in Oreimo 2 the most prominent meddlers are Kuroneko and Manami. Just ask yourself when watching this series: (almost) every time the probability of a relationship between Kirino and Kyousuke increases, is this not due to the interference of other characters who feel that they have the right to shape the lives of Kirino and Kyousuke? I will even go so far as to say that if it had not been for all this meddling, then Kirino and Kyousuke would never have had any trouble being normal siblings. At this point, I have no idea if an actual relationship between these two will be the end result, but if this should occur then this series might as well have been titled “The Meddlers Made Me Realize Just How Cute My Little Sister Is!”. And that enormous irony would be the painful punishment for all this meddling aimed at preventing just such a relationship. All kidding aside, this theme is actually a lot more serious than the often rather light tone of this series suggests. Just ask yourself how you would feel if at some point in your life you realized that people close to you had been manipulating you for years, robbing you of the chance of having your life take its natural course? So many lies told, so many roads you might have wanted to take closed off, so much harm done. Story The build-up of the story is rather strange this season. For some reason, it was decided that the first few episodes should be personal epilogues for some of the secondary characters who then disappear from the series for quite some time. Both Saori and Ayase get this treatment, and although it was touching to learn more about them, I felt that their absence for much of the rest of the season hurt the show. I mean, they are two of the five central characters shown during the opening credits of each episode (excluding the episode with the Meruru opening), so why are they absent for so much of this season? Even stranger, it was decided to include an epilogue for a character who had only been referred to in the first season, but was never really shown: the roommate Kirino had when she was briefly staying in the US. The main part of the story does not get under way until about episode 4 or 5 and when it does the pacing is decent and the feeling of watching one unrelated short story after another abates. The feelings and interactions of Kirino and Kyousuke come across naturally and are very easy to empathize with. They once again made me care for these two characters. The final episode was a prequel and takes place earlier than any other episode before it in both seasons. Interestingly, it is told from Kirino’s point of view and as such is a much needed reminder that we as viewers have up to that point been forced to see things the way Kyousuke does. The reason for including this episode so late in this series is a little obscure to me, since it changes so much in retrospect. Art The art is decent, but after recent anime triumphs such as Haganai it did feel a little outdated. What’s more, during the early episodes of the season the characters of Kirino, Ayase and Saori look far too much alike, especially after Saori takes off her glasses and lets her hair down. Some effort might have been spent on making the character drawings more unique instead of tending toward the generic. Sound Both the opening and ending theme are beautiful, dreamy songs. The background music is mostly the same as during the first season, but still a joy to listen to. Especially the somewhat reggea-style comedy theme is nice. The voice actors once again do a good job. Taketatsu Ayana really brings Kirino to life with a very specific voice she seems to have created just for her (compare this to her far more standard fare approach to her part in Date A Live). Also, she portrays the emotions Kirino experiences with an almost chilling realism. A perhaps more unexpected feat of voice acting is displayed here by Hayami Saori who gives Ayase such a lively, emotional voice. Compare this to her chilling rendition of ice queen Yukinoshita Yukino on ‘Yahari No Seishun’ this very same season and you know that you are listening to a rare talent. The ever adorable Hanazawa Kana portrays Ruri (Kuroneko) with effective seriousness. Would you believe that she portrays such a similar character on Haganai, but in a comical way (Kobato)? Characters Unfortunately, the seriousness of this series’ theme is not reflected in the depth given to the characters. As mentioned, some of the secondary characters get their own epilogue episodes, but then rarely appear in this season anymore (Saori and to a lesser extent Ayase), while most of the others seem to serve little other function than comedy (Kanako, Kuroneko’s sisters). Kirino and Kyousuke are clearly the only characters that are supposed to be “real” here, i.e. have more than one or two dimensions. This makes it a little hard to take anyone except Kirino seriously as a potential partner for Kyousuke, which takes away some of the suspense the ‘who will start dating who?’ question might otherwise have. And then Kuroneko, or Gokou Ruri. I won’t spoil exactly what her role was this season (although I have categorized her as a Meddler), but I will say that I found her impossible to take seriously as someone Kyousuke would even talk to. Kuroneko is such an appalling case of ‘sixth grader syndrome’ that it’s just not funny anymore. She keeps dressing up as a Goth (and once as an angel), and it’s clear that this aspect of her personality that is so crucial to her, is completely lost on Kyousuke. The fact that he keeps calling her by her internet handle Kuroneko instead of by her real name Gokou Ruri painfully illustrates that Kyousuke never really saw her as a real person. Her treatment of him as outlined in her ‘Destiny Record’ would have warranted him never speaking to her again, I felt. Enjoyment The real predicament Kirino and Kyousuke are in is one I found to be deeply moving: can they escape from the Meddlers and start leading their own lives, untainted by the manipulations of others? Whether this is as a couple or separately is secondary, although I share most people’s uneasiness at the idea of relationships between siblings. I think that the true theme of this series could appeal to just about any viewer, provided that they go into this series without any preconceptions about ‘little sister’ shows. (I was completely new to this genre when I started watching this after seeing it recommended somewhere.) I will definitely be re-watching this in order to further explore what the writers were trying to say with this story. In fact, I would very much like t…

I saw all the anime today, including the OVAs. Took a peek at the game endings and read about the production of the story. This is my personal experience with the show, that I think it's different from your usual take. Here's the context. I personally left the anime community years ago for many reasons (offline and online), and now I follow my own rules when I watch anime. Not to bore you with it, but what's important in this case is that I try to make my own opinion based on my personal entertainment with the show and know as little spoilers as possible. All I knew about this show before I started it is that it has incest and that's why it's bad. Every1 was saying that last time I was in the community so that stuck with me. So I went in with that idea, looking for those specific clues to see how they reach that point. The story was way different that I imagined it. Nobody told me that upfront there's comedy and otaku slice of life, while under these there were layers of trauma for most characters. Kirino, the sister, had the most trauma out of them all, followed by her brother. What got me hooker to the show is seeing how they go past this trauma, and became loving sibling even if they hurt each other so much in the past. I never imagined that a certain character was the one that was kinda pulling the strings for them to fail and enabling certain things to happen. Overall I loved the ride, and my focus was finding all the clues that would explain this trauma or what happened in the past or what the characters actually think about each other and why. Now, to the ending. At first glance, it sucked, because it didn't make sense. I googled it and found out the author was forced by the publishing company to change his story, that's why it didn't make sense. So I found out what the real story would've been and what the game "real ending" is. Even if ppl say it's not cannon, personally I will take it as cannon, as the story itself ended in an open manner, with hints from the author here and there saying "this is the direction I wanted to go in but these publishers censored me". What also didn't help is that they cut some content from the original novel when adapting the anime. Nothing "major", the plot still made sense where that part was missing, but the part adds so much context and depth to some characters and the decisions they make. I do recommend ppl read about what was cut, especially the Sakurai Arc, which in my opinion it should've been adapted to better explain from where the trauma started. For me, I give this anime a 9 because of the trip it gave me, exploring the way the 2 characters interacted, cried, fought for each other, bickered, shared their passion (1 at least), helped each other and for all the loving moments they have. I would've given it a 10 if it didn't have the production issues and censoring. I didn't care about the major thing people complained about, in my view, when mentioning this anime. Because it gave me something much deeper to enjoy and follow. I laughed, I cried, I rolled in my bed from the emotion it sparked in me. Sure, besides what I said the plot isn't perfect. The brother is kinda dull and can't read a room even if there's a flag in it. The sister is violent way more than necessary. Some characters repeat the same lines it becomes boring and some situations are so stereotypical of anime like accidental bumping into people and seeing girls naked. But for me all of this didn't matter because I knew from the first episodes and from the opening lyrics that something big is brewing under all of this. Rare lines that the characters say, something like "Don't you dare start acting like a brother now" carried a much deeper meaning than just insults in a meaningless fight. It payed off for me in the end. But this is just me. If the only thing you know about this anime is that there's incest and you don't like it, I'd say either don't watch it then, or keep in mind that you got way more content that's better, that's not incest, in the actual story. And depending on what you consider cannon or not, you might assume the incest barely even happened. If you don't mind incest or you're not sure, I say give it a go. The anime will offer you banger openings, all with different animations and unique endings with different lyrics too that relate to the episode. And you'll get to explore a story about 2 siblings that got separated by sad circumstances where someone had something to do with it, to keep them apart. But they overcome all their fears and insecurities to reach their ideal world. I cried when it ended and now got post-anime depression, but it is what it is.

because I've already watched it so I have to finish it until after season 2 it really makes me emotional with Kirino this bastard, I don't know why MC is so stupid, I think in season 2 it's a bit better than season 1 but the next episode it gets more and more annoying His tsundere really pisses me off like he's selfish and doesn't know himself. I don't recommend this if you get annoyed easily with this little bitch the art style is nice and for a little dregs story, from season 1 to season 2 just following the will of this bastard kirino I don't understand what the mc is thinking anymore just keep giving in. I thought this anime was good I just tried to watch it turned out it just annoyed me damn it I already watched it so I have to finish it right but interestingly there is a bit funny so it's okay

*Contains My anger, bad words and spoilers* now are the creators really f*cking kidding with second season, if you wanted to end it this way then why the fuck in the first place to turn it like that. lets start with overview, this season continues after when Kyousuke brings her sister back to home from America and their normal life continues, just like the season 1 they fight then make it up, Kyousuke helps her sister and also her friends, and their little otaku group. Things are going good. their normal life is going on as they are having fun, then in one episode Kyousuke and Kirino fighting over having boyfriend and girlfriend. and Kirino fakes that she has a boyfriend. Just looking this episode i knew that where this feelings are coming from and how they are going to end. of-course if they get jealous bcz they don't know but they have feeling for each other. when i started this anime i knew it this going to happen but i was still looking forward for it. and just at end of this episode kuroneko (ruri) propose Kyousuke, now this is something interesting, and i was again looking forward for it, and btw i knew that in the end Ruri just going to break it up bcz she also knew that Kirino has feeling for Kyousuke. and then that Kyousukes moving to live alone in an apartment. and just after this all f*cking shitty things started. Ayase propose to Kyousuke, other girls also like Kyousuke but Kyousuke refuse all to them why bcz he still loves Ruri, and just after that he completely broke his relationship with Ruri, now i thought "no problem it's ok i know he has feeling for Kirino ok np lets see" and Kyousuke even Confesses to Kirino that he loves her, then all that talk about marrying each other. In the last episode everything was going good. but fuck it in the last 16th episode they (dev.) just fucked the whole story just in 10 min, now this is my point if you just wanted them to be normal sibling then why the FUCK a whole fucking love story, they having feeling for each other, Kyousuke's Proposal in the public, the all fighting with his and her friends, till the end he was saying that he will work it out somehow. not WHAT THE FUCK WITH the FUCKING HALFASSED ENDING. Just to end it Pathetic way you did all this things, fuck this shit. yes , that thing i know its not good to marry your sibling but if you have feeling and you are ready to fight for your feeling then fuck the world. the ending just ruined the whole anime fuck this , fuck this. just giving this score bcz until i saw ending i was thinking that yes it is going to a good ending. but everything just fucked up. Story: in the end it was pathetic, just the last 10 min, other than that everything was going so good. 7/10 Art : really liked all the illustration in the end of the every episode 9/10 sound : just like the Season 1 every episode with a different ending song. 9/10 characters : all characters are good, enjoyed till end with them except last 10 min of 16th episode (ONA). 9/10 Enjoyment : ending just ruined everything , Pathetic. 1/10 overall : 7/10 giving overall 7 bcz it was just end who ruined the ending not the whole anime. that's why i m fucking pissed of bcz of the ending.

If you are coming from season 1 of this series and wondering should you continue this... the answer is yes you should the story will be half completed if you won't. But still I don't know how to explain this to you, a lot happen a lot happen, actually its double the drama compared to season 1. The anime was pretty predictable from season 1 and the predictions, well I leave it to you coz you might be having a mind set of this anime after you completed season 1. I din't actually hate it, I didn't like it either. It was boring at times but very interesting the other times it's like a roller coaster. I don't recommend this as an anime to watch if you are looking for something that is not weird, if you are in to weird anime with weird plot and annoying tsundere sisters with a weird plot this is just the anime for you. Lets talk about story then... F*** the story I was like WTF did I watch after this. and that's all I can say About art and graphics... They were good Music... They had a different outro every ep in season 2 too so yeah thats something you should consider, the OP was also really nice. this doesn't have any scaring music like toradora or clannad. Character development, I rather not talk about it but.... It's not that bad the characters had a bit of depth in to them, but they were some what unrealistic in few parts, discover it your self ain't going drop spoilers here.. So what do I think? Well you will pause from time to time in the anime and will think about human existence. at times you will be like "O.O huh? remind me why am I watching this?" . Keeping all that aside, this is not that fun to watch you will spam your friends inbox like a moron at times while watching this.

The story itself for this anime is great. The protagonist and his tsundere-like little sister have a relationship that makes the viewers love them both and at other times feel so sorry for the MC for how he sometimes gets treated. I myself couldn't help myself at certain scenes of romance from tearing up and sobbing from how great the delivery was. The ART work as well was quite special as each character really had their own unique kind of appearance. That goes for almost any anime, but this one, in particular, was really enjoyable to watch, as each character's facial expression and the animation was truly pleasant at almost all times. Along with the Story, the SOUND is what I'll remember the most in this anime. The voice acting is great of course, but what really had me was the music. Occasionally, the sad themed music would play and it was so well timed that it's as if that music became a trigger for the waterworks! And when the MC would be with various girls, of course including his sister, very happy, fun music will play that I absolutely loved listening to. Whoever produced the sound for this anime, if they're not widely recognized already I definitely think they should be!! As far as characters go, I think I've said enough about that so far. However, one thing I need to point out is that I watched Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sakunai BEFORE watching this. And that anime left me with a void that I could NOT fill at all. However, Ore no Imouto filled that void with its loveable storyline, music, and characters. It was also great to find similar characters, which I'm sure you'll see what I mean once you've watched both series! If you've read this whole review, I thank you very much! I rarely write reviews on MyAnimeList because it takes a fair bit of time due to MAL's post length demands. But... OreImo is worth writing a review for and I'm probably gonna rewatch it!

THIS MOST THAN LIKELY CONTAINS SPOILERS~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (not good English grammar so please excuse my scattered thoughts, English not first language) So let me talk about my favorite characters (2) in the anime (my opinion) Gokou, Ruri~~~ total #1 waifu she is so self aware and un-selfish and thinks of others feelings, she is always calm and confident, slight tsundere so that bump extra points for me! She is absolutely so cute with her blushes and cosplay is total HUNNGGGGG~~~ unfortunately the anime does total injustice to her Kousaka, Kirino~~~ total tsundere and i absolutely love great tsunderes' written the right way, they totally make her out to be a great sister and they 100% hit the nail on the head with how a sister would act (not including the incesty relationship) she has a super great written character and i love it They had the story perfect and how the story was rolling it looked like it was going to end with Ruri ending but then they took a very sharp turn towards Kirino that continues into the last 3 episodes that really makes no sense on how the they finish the anime it leaves a really sour taste in your mouth. They really progressed the character alot in the second season and i really love how they grew the characters, they gave a lot of background insight on saori and i love how Kyousuke's parents tried to split them up and how all the heroines' came to help and celebrate with Kyousuke and oh goodness Ayase became waifu for a short amount of time and they wrapped her end really great.

I loved this anime. I giggled and laughed along with it the whole way and I grew very close to most of the characters. But, it was the ending that spoiled it for me. That ending left a sour taste in my mouth. The whole last episode, the only thing I was thinking was "I hope they pull a 'it's just a dream' thing". They pulled something like it but it still wasn't good. The main character was so smart and great for almost the whole anime but the last bunch of episodes were, in my opinion, just plain stupid. I would have loved to see what would have happened with many of the other girls. I also felt that in the end the two main characters weren't really acting like how they normal acted in the rest of the anime. To me it seemed like two entirely different people. I might watch this anime again but probably only the first season and the first couple episodes of the second.

Oreimo was the first anime to break my heart, but a little more than a year, all 12 novels and (some of) the PSP game later I've finished my rewatch of the series and wanted to talk about what's kept me returning to the series, and why I ultimately decided to keep the second season at a 6. Oreimo is at its heart a sibling romantic comedy, one that's deeply colored by the author's very obvious wish-fulfillment as well as his putting his experiences and perceptions of otaku culture into literature, and then on screen. At its best and most accessible, the viewer, like Kyousuke, is treated to a whirlwind tour of eroge, cosplay, shopping in Akihabara, vending at Comiket, idols, fujoshi, figure collecting, and more. The way these desires are treated is almost loving in detail, shown in the great amount of detail put into everything from the changing OPs and Kirino's games to the R18 Meruru doujinshi being sold in some fantasy equivalent of Toranoana. The exploration of Kirino's interests mirrors the writer's (and many viewers') own wrestling with socially complicated desires, and her relationship with Kyousuke is one big imouto eroge fantasy, complete with route selections and chase scenes. All of this together provides what I think is some of the lasting charm of the series, and the second season compliments the first well in that respect. There's more eroge, more idol concerts, more comiket - all depicted in the show's decent-to-good art and sound quality. However, this comes with a greater focus on character relationships as the complications from the first season are developed in the second, with mixed results. Part of the strain comes from the general trouble of trying to adapt the books to screen - the relatively mild amount of cutting and rewriting they did in the first season is greatly upped here as they struggle to adapt the rest of the series to 12 episodes. As a result, the character relationships tend to feel a bit more cramped and their actions and personalities a bit more exaggerated than in the novels. Large portions of the story related to Ayase, Kanako, and Kyousuke himself were cut, leaving a still-enjoyable but heavily edited story that feels a little less massaged than the first season. There's also a distinct harem-y flavor to the whole thing for which your mileage may vary. Ultimately, the flattening of characters comes not only because of compromises in bringing this to screen but because, at the end of the day, the characters are written in part to illustrate various facets of otaku culture as stressed in season 1, and to compliment and complicate the relationship between Kirino and Kyousuke as stressed in season 2. They exist as it were as so many various routes in one of Kirino's eroge - the many tempting choices still revolving around the true sister route, and though who Kyousuke actually ends up with and how his relationship with Kirino and the rest works out is largely left up to the OVAs the work is faithful to one of the golden rules of sibling romances - there can be no sibling love story without suffering. Oreimo season 2 is a decent sequel to the first season. It feels different and not always in a good way, but if you enjoyed the first season it's worth a watch.

Season 2, ep 1-16: An emotional rollercoaster done right. Damn I love them! There are still a couple of situations that I frowned upon that I'll address in the spoilers section. Direction, art and animation, music and voice acting are all outstanding, and succeed in giving the show unique kind of charm and appeal. I heard people accusing this of shallowly pandering to unhealthy aspects of otaku culture. The second season, and especially last few episodes do an outstanding job at attacking and criticizing the said culture aspects, while still examining it from different viewpoints. However, the culture itself doesn't get presented in a way for outsiders to it to really get it, granted this would be ridiculously hard to pull off. This is clearly targeted at the otaku culture itself. It goes without saying that the possibility of incest is a theme that gets most of attention, however it's infinitely less shallow than many other incest themed anime out there. SPOILERS AHEAD: I did not expect it would be emotionally satisfying to see my favorite girl break down while being rejected. But the feels were so intense, and so well articulated via direction, art and dialogue, that it was easy to experience it with her, and for her. Overwhelming emotions in art are always a great experience, be they positive or negative. Situations that I frowned upon: The way Manami was unphased by the Ruri/Kyousuke relationship, just for it to later turn out she was in love with him all along, as hinted much earlier on. The negative way Kirino first reacted to a confession made little sense considering how she intended to do it herself. And then she suddenly completely changes her mind just because Kyosuke worded it differently? A bit of a stretch. The support that they got from Kuroneko with the car speakers incident was a bit unthinkable. Considering how great her breakdown was, seeing her moving on that easily and helping her rival was strange. Why is she not pissed off? She was quite pissed off with her breakdown, when her plan both sinked and backfired, what exactly calmed her down and made her cooperative? That should have been addressed. I loved the Manami showdown in the last episode. Her critical and clever mind, coupled with nice and pleasant exterior really make her an outstanding character. Instead of character development, we get to see and understand what's behind her facade, peeling back the layers and taking peeks inside her psyche, until it all comes down crashing and pouring down in the last episode. In adapting the novel, anime fails at the end of episode 8. Ruri's thoughts and intentions were misrepresented, and knowing this on time made a world of difference to me, and made the show deeper. Similar problem happens with the very ending. Taken on it's own, it's the worst ending in any show ever. Reading between the lines, with the help from the note by author, it starts making sense, c/p from a reddit comment: ''No. Not just that. It's clear from what he says, that ''1. I couldn't just write full retard incest end because editors''.''2. But I did what I could so that you get it anyway'', and ''3. If you still don't get what I'm saying, Kirino WINS FULL SCALE wink THEY HAVE A SHARED SECRET wink'' Personally I find it sad to see artistic expression limited by this kind of censorship. I loved that the anime tried to make a point. And that point was that we don't choose who we love. And that this very fact can have brutal consequences. It also criticizes both incest, and social norms surrounding it. It even goes as far as criticizing eroge in stimulating this kind of behaviour.

This series completely snuck up on me and grabbed my heartstrings. In the second season I was literally overcome with emotion in two different places. I first wrote a review after watching the first season, and gave it 9/10. But after watching the second season, I completely fell in love with the show and now offer my rarely given 10/10 rating with no regrets. I will also mention the season 2 OVAs, episodes 14 - 16. I like that the story was wrapped up with deeper explanations about why the characters felt and acted the way they did. I must say that the problem with all romance stories is that someone is going to get hurt in the end, and it really hits hard. It was truly hard to see this especially the way it was carried out with multiple girls in the story. But perhaps if a season 3 were to be contemplated, Kyosuke could attempt to repair his relationships with all the girls that loved him. I guess that's too much to ask though. Great fantasy story though, really leaves you wanting more. First off, I want to say that the animation itself was top notch, and all the characters were very well done. The voice acting was very emotive and the subtitles seemed well matched to the dialog. The girls were unbelievably cute, I can't think of another anime that had such deliciously adorable characters. The story is about the icy relationship between 17 year old brother Kyosuke and his younger sister 15 year old Kirino. In the beginning, Kyosuke helps her to find a club to talk about her interests in the hopes of helping her develop healthy friendships. The story line is surprising in that you think that Kirino is going to be a polite and appreciative little sister, but instead she's pretty short tempered and kind of abusive to her brother. We can't quite understand what makes her tick -- she is totally immersed in anime that revolves around "little-sister" eroge, yet her own relationship with her brother is very conflicted. She tests her brother, asking him for one outrageous favor after another, and struggles to show any gratitude at all. The plot becomes more complex and you are rewarded with a lot of humorous drama which leads to a surprising, if not completely satisfying end. The music in the shows was great, a different closing theme song for each episode! In the second season, one of the girls becomes Kyosuke's official girlfriend. This sets up rivalries and lots of troubles which are worked through with a lot of drama to some pretty unsatisfying endings (unsatisfying to me anyway) -- ah yes, we cannot avoid the classic Japanese penchant for Train Wreck endings. I sure hope there will be another season. A little fan service here and there, but nothing too bold. Highly recommend if you enjoy anime depicting slice of life teenage drama and romance.

Oreimo 2, a tale of forbidden love. A superb anime that will have you laughing, crying and surprised.( Also note this is a ROMANCE and focuses heavily on it.)My opinion might be biased but i hold you could bear through this review. STORY-10-This anime revolves around Kyousuke Kousaka your average high school guy, and his little sister Kirino (who happens to be an otaku),and friends. This is a continuation of the first season;(Watch the first season as it fleshes out the characters and sets up for some interesting events in the second season);and is about incest, a lot of different love confessions and ridiculous situations. ( Everything in this anime has some type of meaning to it.) You would think it is your average harem but it is not, it changes up the formula for some interesting things to happen,and brings you along for a journey with a bunch of surprises. The story is fresh not your typical story, it is a story of a brother and sister who try to bond together and what they go through. It kept me captivated and ends in an unexpected way than i thought it would. ART-9- The art complements the anime,it has a colorful palate that fits right in with the story telling. It also brings the characters that you will love or hate to life. Some people might say it is average, and that may be true, but it stays true to what it is meant for and that is to complement the story; kind of like the legs to a table, and is not meant for people to praise it but to support what it needs to. SOUND-9- I give the sound a 9 because this animes songs pertain to the story. Especially the ones sang in the episodes. Also the voices of all the characters were superb, fits the characters perfectly. Leaves nothing to be desired or wanted more of. CHARACTERS-10- All of the characters where wonderful and complemented the story very well. Sure it has your tsundere, childhood friend, and all, but the creators throw in some nice, and refreshing twists. Also if it were not for the characters the way they are, i do not think the story would have went anywhere. ENJOYMENT-10- I am a fan of Action comedies,but seeing this has made me rethink the romance genre. I wasn't expecting much of this anime but it completely surpassed my expectations. Also This anime has enough episodes (combined with first season) that i could really get into it and enjoy it. OVERALL-10- This anime took me on a fun journey that i will never forget. Also this anime leaves of on a good point and wraps up things pretty well in my opinion. It also leaves a bit of room for a possible third season, but is good where it ended. I highly recommend this anime, it is in my top 5, and thank you for reading.