I know the name of this series is Amagami SS+ plus, but I think it probably ought to be Amagami SS- minus – or at least, Amagami Lite. My overall impression of the breezily enjoyable sequel is that it’s like the first one, but less. Less episodes per girl. Less […] Read more
Considering how bland the first season’s Rihoko arc was, this was a surprisingly entertaining episode. Amagami is interesting in that among it’s 6-heroine omnibus format, we have not one but two osananajimis. Of the two, Rihoko had the least interesting first season, and she seems much more hopelessly mired in […] Read more
The trouble I’m having with Amagami SS+ is that while the experience of watching it is pleasant enough, I’m not really sure why it exists, apart from making money. The Ayatsuji arc concludes in a very low-key fashion, which I think is both a strength and weakness of this […] Read more
This is a sequel I’m not at all sure was necessary, but at least I’d say the first episode was pretty consistent with the first season quality-wise. OP: “Check My Soul” by azusa While I found S1 of Amagami SS to be fairly average for the most part, what set […] Read more
Somewhat bizarrely, Amagami SS has been confirmed for a second season. Not sure whether this will be new girls, a new guy, re-tellings of the same pairings, or something else altogether. Read more
The extras just keep on coming with Amagami SS. This time the short-form omakes focus on the last three girls of the series, none of whom interest me nearly as much as Haruka. Still – they’re probably the 2nd-4th best of the group, so these are pretty watchable. It occurs […] Read more
Gods, I love this bad girl… The series that just won’t die is back with another OVA, this one featuring the first three heroines (and the crazed stalker). Anyone who read my posts on this series knows that Haruka is by far and away my favorite character, and any excuse […] Read more
Do NOT call the crazy stalker Nee-Nee… Ah, it’s been a while since I’ve thought about good old Amagami SS. This one was as full of cliches as any harem series but it did have a few distinctive elements. It was one of the first to use the “omnibus format” […] Read more
“I wonder what I should use for the murder weapon?” Well, that was altogether more interesting than it had any right to be. Since this was my first exposure to the omnibus format in anime form, I don’t know whether this kind of “digest” ending is typical – but it […] Read more
Best…Christmas…Ever Well, the “finale” of Amagami SS (more on that later) seems to have gone over exceptionally well with the fan base. And that proves the writers did something right, I suppose, since pleasing the audience is what it’s all about. For me it was rather a yawn, I’m afraid. […] Read more