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Halfway through the series already and we once again have an episode focused on my least favourite character. So far we’ve had more character development on Koko and Minatsu than any of the other girls in the series, which annoys me to no end. However there is still some enjoyment to be found in this [...]
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This series has really hit its stride now.  With an upgrade in art and animation come two vignette episodes about Minatsu and Nanaka, both of whom are great characters (well, this is Da Capo, after all). When DCII first started, it had some of the old DC atmosphere, but I didn’t get the same feeling from [...]
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Sorry Yume, I really love you and siscon but… but I just can’t resist the girlish antics and smothering beauty of Nanaka. Yes, it’s official - Shirakawa Nanaka is my TOP girl in DCII now. (Check back again when the Yume-centric ep arrives. XD) My wife and I have a theory - When 2 good [...]
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Obligatory Otome, just because she doesn’t get enough love Well, I guess I wasn’t really expecting anything to come from last week’s Nanaka buildup, but I was still rather disappointed with this episode. I fail to see why so much time is being devoted to Minatsu, who I always thought would play quite a minor role [...]
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Since Da Capo II has seemingly forsaken its romance-drama roots, I have found myself increasingly drawn to the cast/tale of Myself; yourself. Unlike DCII which feel fairly episodic/meandering so far with little development on its sakura tree premise, Myself; yourself is a great deal more driven with the characters growing and the plot moving in [...]
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Many moons ago, after an excellent first impression of Tokimeki Memorial, I expressed my disappointment with the series right about mid-season. My beef with it was the lack of drama, gripping haremic dilemmas or confrontations. In retrospect, I was wrong. TokiMemo writers didn’t fail simply because they didn’t go down that route. Ironically, it was [...]
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Nanaka TT_TT Finally, what we have all been waiting for, the Nanaka episode. As expected, this episode deals with Nanaka’s feelings for Yoshiyuki, complicated especially because Koko is her best friend. This leads her to be distracted and starts to show at their usual band practice. Nanaka decides to practice alone for a change, and heads [...]
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Despite not being much of a Koko fan, I found this to be the most enjoyable and pleasant episode so far. Probably because it’s just the conventional “date” episode, plus I’m a sucker for all those romantic things you see in anime series. Though the most enjoyable part of this episode I would have to [...]
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What an awesome, yet painfully frustrating, episode. On one hand we got a full episode dedicated to Nanaka, who has sorely been lacking screentime. However, you’re kinda forced to watch with the reminder that it’s likely that no relationship between her and Yoshiyuki will be realized as she’s mutual friends with both of them. Then [...]
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So now we’re up to the fourth episode and Yoshiyuki is still with Koko. Though this somewhat doesn’t surprise me given how episode three ended but I can pretty much guess that Koko is going to be with Yoshiyuki throughout the series. So far none of the other girls seem to be a contender for [...]
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My hopes that DCII will live up to the dramatics of the original continue to wane as we reach the halfway point without any indication that the plot is progressing towards a dramatic climax. The relationships remain shallow and underdeveloped while the episodes are more filler material than anything. I wouldn’t be surprised if the [...]
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Minatsu episode this week. Her secret ambition to conquer the world is found out by Yoshiyuki, who has been nagged at by Yume since Minatsu isn’t mixing well in her class. He takes the chance to “blackmail” her to a date and brings her for dinner at his house. The End. Okay yes, I am not [...]
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This is some sidestory on some Da Capo II fandisk I didn't play. In any case, Yoshiyuki X Koko is getting even more stronger, I may think they would pursue this all the way to the end. But no way, I shall never be swayed. I predict Koko is still getting the axe, although I [...]
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This has to be the one episode that I probably would have been looking forward to, Nanaka’s introduction. Despite me thinking that we’ll be seeing a girl of the week scenario, it appears I was wrong. This whole episode was entirely focused on Koko and Yoshiyuki, which I don’t find to be too much of [...]
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Wow, 5 episodes in and it’s still on the Koko path! I’m surprised! This episode, Yoshiyuki and Koko finally get to spend some quality time together on a date, with a little help from Nanaka and Koko’s friends. They go through the usual date sequence; watching movies, eating lunch, window shopping and hang around at the [...]
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Huh…this episode felt like it would have been more suited for something like Myself; Yourself. Whatever happened to my expectations for another high tension romance drama along the lines of the original Da Capo?! So far the conformity to typical harem conventions and the snails pace plot development is making Da Capo II a disappointment [...]
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