Nyaruko: Crawling With Love! Second Season
這いよれ!ニャル子さん WNyaruko still wants Mahiro, as does Hasuta. Kūko wants Nyaruko, but believes both Nyaruko's and Mahiro's "first time" belongs to her. Yoriko puts up with all of it and cheerfully runs the house where they all live. Mahiro just wants some sanity. He doesn't want to be the love toy of a Nyarlathotepan, Cthughan, or a shots-like Hasturan. He may or may not hold out. (Source: ANN)
Reviews
xhessel - 2014-06-25 23:05:17
review is short and spoiler free
Story;
10/10
Several distinct arcs a season, each bringing its own humor and references to the table. They cover everything from Eco-terrorism to video game development. Amongst the predominant anime references you will find some to plenty of classic sci-fi films, so even if you aren't a big time Otaku you will still get at least some of the references.
Animation;
8/10
Nothing special, nothing to dislike about it.
Sound;
10/10
Imagine the catchiest song you have ever heard, multiply it by the second and third catchiest, and then that number by itself again and you might be close to grasping how good the music is. The first seasons opening is my morning alarm tone, and the second season has equally mind blowingly catchy themes.
Character;
10/10
The entire cast, main and recurring, bring something each to the table. No new main characters are introduced from the first season.
Enjoyment;
10/10
Great laughs all around, will not disappoint. Definitely more fun for those who will get the references.
Overall;
10/10
doyle.margarett - 2013-07-06 04:18:38
Note: This review assumes you have seen the first season and might contain minor spoilers for that season.
W is the second season to Haiyore Nyaruko-San!. In case you're wondering, the W is a reference to Kamen Rider W.
The story of the show remains the same. Nyaruko and friends are still living at Mahiro's house, and they drag him into situations that a normal human should not have to deal with.
An issue is that the scenarios in W are overall not as appealing or smart as the ones in the original. While there are a couple of episodes that almost seem to take it to the meta of parody comedy, some are very middling relying on drawn out gimmicks too much. However, the parodies are back, and better than ever. At times you are overloaded with so many it's hard to keep track, not even limited to anime or works originating in Japan.
The characters pretty much retain their traits and progress from season 1. Nyaruko is the crawling chaos that wants to crawl into Mahiro's pants. Kuuko is still obsessed with Nyaruko, to a point that rivals Nyaruko of Mahiro. Hasuta obviously caters to the yaoi fan base, and trap fanbase. The show has all the bases covered as far as characters go. Mahiro still remains a male tsundere wishing them out of his life, only to question it once they are gone.
While there is some minor development with characters, it's not major in anyway that you can say there was any real relationship progress. Still, they remain very entertaining, especially Nyaruko. Among notable things are her facial expressions which are very varied and amusing.
The animation is nice and smooth, characters have this like gloss feature on their face or something. The sound is decent is very enjoyable too, especially things like the OP, multiple EDs, and Nyaruko's character theme that plays whenever she has an idea or does something.
Overall Nyaruko W is an enjoyable show but lacks the originality of the first season. I'd say it tries to do too much and overloaded itself. However, if you enjoy the characters you'll find yourself crawling for more chaos.
zboncak.mario - 2013-06-27 21:57:22
Lets get a few things straight before beginning this review.
#1 This is hentai. Sorta. Lotsa lack of clothing.
#2 This is cliched. All the characters can be found elsewhere.
Ok. Cool. So anyway. I personally really enjoyed this show. It's just a really good comedy. While some things about it may turn people off, like overused character types or such, it was still adorable and entertaining. The love square made me giggle, the gags and references were adorable, and all in all it made me happy. The added bonus of most characters being elder gods or something else delightfully Cthulhu is also good.
STORY
This is what made this so great, so even though i rated this low hear me out. There is no coherent plot, which lost it a few points. However, the two-three episode shorts are always done extremely well. They have some ridiculous reason usually having to do with Earthling entertainment. It always begins seeming like a normal plot (peppered generously with moments that I felt the need to talk to Kuuko about why rape is wrong) with some big scary monster doing unclear evil things and the main character thinking it's something serious, only to discover it was a hentai obsessed alien wanting to transport Earth entertainment offworld. It is never anything serious or compelling, but always damn funny. And that's what this anime is about. It's. Funny. Not anything else, and it doesn't try, and I respect it for that.
ANIMATION/SOUND
It's good. Nothing special. The voice actors are cute. The animation is good. Not much else to say.
CHARACTERS
My only complaint is that they're overused. Other than that, they're wonderfully done. There is Kuuko, whose monotone as she informs someone of their imminent violation (take as you will but the dirtier the more accurate) never ceases to be entertaining. The titular Nyarko's obsession with Mahiro and her constant schemes to make him like her are also funny, and I will vote for anyone who beats the shit out of monsters with a crowbar. And Hasuta's adorable gayness are all wonderfully done if stereotypical, and he wins my award for best Ackbar (trap for you ignorant feebs) that I have seen in a while. And in the middle of it all, the main character, Mahiro, who desperately tries to cope with the Elder Gods who have moved into his home and constantly try to partner up with him. He is also a wonderful tsundere, and seems to actually be pretty happy about his new roommates despite repeatedly stabbing them when Nyarko sexually harasses him. Also, he uses forks to kill monsters. I'm a big fan of that.
ENJOYMENT/OVERALL
I enjoyed this. A lot. It made me giggle all the time. Nyarko is just awesome. The characters are complex enough to be funny, the plot is hilariously contrived enough to really show off the gags, and it's overall well written enough to just be funny. And nothing else. Because it's a comedy. And to be honest, I'm OK with that. Just a comedy is good. It doesn't try and be anything else, but it does comedy extremely well. The only thing barring this from getting a perfect rating from me is that some parts are overused.
COMPULSORY AMVS
This one makes the show look badass which I thought was delightful