Ao Haru Ride Season 2

Timing is Everything.

Season 2 does not give me the same feels and gone are the innocence and sweetness. All the characters seem to have grown up and are forced to face certain challenges in life. No longer can they hide their feelings but they all become more courageous and more honest with themselves.

The talk of the town is probably Kou’s indecisiveness and going back-and-forth between Yoshioda and Narumi. One thing Kou said resonated with me. He wants to move on but he’s also afraid that he will forget. Therefore, being with Narumi in a way is a security blanket. If you have lost someone close to you, you can probably understand where Kou is coming from. But of course, logically we all know he needs to cut ties with Narumi and be honest with his feelings. I also do not agree with Narumi’s emotional blackmail, but I can sympathize with her actions.

I liked Yoshioda in season 1 and I continue to like her in this season. She continues to grow and I’m glad she tries to at least not be a pushover and really wants things with Toma to work out. Toma is a lovely guy but it’s just not the same when your first love is someone who’s broken, and you want to heal with him and be with him throughout the process.

These characters are young and they are not perfect. Going back on decisions is not the end of the world. Sometimes, we just need to be more forgiving of ourselves and know that we can’t always make the right choices at first try.

Yuri has a very small part in season 2. The love triangle between Murao/Kominato/Tanaka has a little more screen time. I would have liked to see more foreshadowing/scenes in Murao’s final choice of the guy she ends up with. There doesn’t seem to have enough transition from one to another.

Season 2 did not hit me the same way as Season 1. But I did have an enjoyable time watching this. I’m glad the acting is pretty good all-around and even though Narumi is a third wheel, she wasn’t that bad.


Completed: 2/25/2024 - Review #410

Season 1 review: https://kisskh.at/profile/voicelesslove/reviews/342617

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Frustrating watch

I liked season 1 well enough, but this season, for me, left a lot to be desired.

Most of the drama was about indecisions of the ML, the FL trying to move on but not wanting to, multiple other potential couples to fill in the spaces. I still liked the acting of the ML and the FL, but the story just kept moving from one person to the next.

There's a girl that has always liked the ML and she uses emotional blackmail on him. I hate that.
FL tries to date someone else, but the actor that was the 2ML was just too "pretty" and the bob hairstyle didn't help at all.

My mantra while watching this was, "Only two more episodes, only one more episode." I will say, though, since it is short, if you've watched the first one and want to feel like you've completed the series, give this a try.

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A lot of growth in a bit to short time.

I could pretty much start this review with all the words I said in the review for season one as the first few episodes really had the same feels and I indeed wanted nothing more than to to push Kou off his high horse.. and free him from his saviour complex and make him realise how much he is hurting the girl he is supposed to love.

Some of my wishes came though, others did not but one thing was clear in this season and that is that every single character grew, with rocket speed character development and people wanting to be part of the ride. Making me go you go girl! but also, no, no, no...

I do not really know how much I am willing to forgive and forget, and I I have conflicting feelings about both male leads. That ssaid I love the honesty between the musician and Futaba. Another thing is certain, I miss Yuri and the bread as they had way to little screen time this season. However all in all it was a good sequel, juat as good if not better in a way.

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Spoilers

I’ve rewatched Ao Haru Ride anime & finished it’s manga online multiple times. It just feels nostalgic to those simple days of youth but I liked how the characters esp ML had multiple layers/dimensions & shows us the harsh realities of growing up that people change whether we want to or not. It actually has more depth than the usual predictable slice of life romance anime/manga. Although, I wish they animate the rest of it but the LA is nice addition/watch. FL is actually pretty & fits Futaba & ML is better than the movie who looked too old to play the role. This series is a better LA version. They cut down on some scenes w/c is normal & good for the pacing & focused more on the love triangle. And actually to those who haven’t read the manga, Kou actually becomes better when they started dating, he becomes nicer & more honest to himself & Futaba. People forget he is just a growing teen trying to navigate the constant changes in his life from his parents divorce & moving schools to mourning over the death of his mom & then moving back. He knew he wasn’t ready to date but tried to push people away. He didn’t have a therapist nor somebody to lean on when his mom was dying. Futaba can’t be blamed also for trying to move on, because like him, she’s just a teen & not a martyr. Like in any romance manga/anime, most of the conflicts were caused by miscommunications but that’s how really people are, we’re too afraid to be honest to one another or to ourselves.

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Je dois avouer que j’ai un avis mitigé pour «Ao Haru Ride – S2». J’ai aimé retrouver le groupe d’amis, les voir être là les uns pour les autres, surtout que dans cette saison, on les retrouve plus matures en quelque sorte, vu ce qui s’y passe. Mais j’ai également eu beaucoup de mal avec un des personnages et ses actions, qui m’ont tombé sur les nerfs par moment. Avec ceci au coeur de la saison, et moins d’épisodes, je confesse préférer la saison précédente, même si j’ai bien aimé en apprendre un peu plus sur la romance secondaire dans celle-ci. Somme toute, oui, j’ai préféré la saison 1, mais je suis contente d’avoir vu celle-ci, particulièrement vu que d’après l’épisode final, la série semble être complète… Mais on verra bien !

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*Avis Complet sur mon Blog :*
https://lamagiedeshistoires.wordpress.com/2025/04/27/avril-2025-en-rafale-dramas-films/

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