Binan Koukou Chikyuu Bouei-bu Love! Love!

If season 1 was about the power of love in all its forms, the theme of this season is jealousy and the importance of letting go, moving forward, and focusing on the future.

This time, with the addition of a sports anime episode, the parody elements aren't only picking from the magical girl and BL genres! There are also even more references to significant Japanese cultural icons and staples that may go over the heads of a Western audience, but there is plenty of situational humor that is enjoyable and easy to grasp.

Admittedly, season 2 does try to do too many things. By giving the antagonists ... a more complex backstory and tossing in a commentary about idol culture (because idols were trendy at the time and still are), the story garners a lot of interest... but the pacing is less than ideal. The hints and flashbacks scattered throughout the season succeeded at building suspense, only to dump a lot of exposition that leads to more questions in the finale. In the process, it created fascinating new characters that are easy to get attached to! Unfortunately, if you aren't a fan of idols or twincest (a la Ouran High School Host Club), the antagonists of this arc may not be your cup of tea.

As for the returning main cast, despite the episodes that attempt to provide some answers to lingering questions in season 1, their stories are largely left open-ended and ripe for fan interpretation. Plus, for anyone looking to expand their 18+ shipping repertoire, more adult characters join the ensemble and there is oh-so-much potential!

While the monsters of the week are still occasionally very relatable, the increase in gross humor this season detracts from the catharsis of their healing, which had become such a staple of the original season for many fans. Yumoto's speeches to them often felt less impactful this time around. Thankfully, not all of them felt rushed or dissonant to the problems the monsters were facing, but enough of them did that it was noticeable, although this may have been intended to reflect how the Battle Lovers care even less about fighting than before. As the primary focus shifts to humor that pokes fun at the bizarreness of antagonists struggling to engage heroes who refuse to respond, if you are a fan of season 1 and are expecting season 2 to treat the Loveless the same way, this shift in tone may be disappointing.

Overall, I highly recommend this season to anyone who enjoyed the concept of the original show and is looking for another 12 episodes of silly parody fun with the Battle Lovers and their ridiculous space grandpa.

If you're looking for fan service, you definitely come to the right place. Somehow I feel like watching this give me the similar feeling when I was watching Free! I definitely enjoy the pairings in this anime!

Plot: 5

I find a hard time enjoying the plot mainly because this season doesn't have a likeable plot to begin with. The obsession of the Veppu twins towards Gora-san is downright annoying at some point and it didn't help at all with this season is definitely centering around Yumoto. Alright, I get it that he's the main character but his character is less desirable compared to the others. I ... will talk about this more on another part.

The fighting scenes are total half-assed. It's not as exciting as the first season. It's more to like Yumoto talking with the monsters and then suddenly the final blow. It's frustrating how half-assed it's done.

Characters: 6

First let's talk about the Vepp twins. I definitely enjoy these characters. They're good-looking, enough fan service. Though these characters only show their power at the very last episode which is such a waste.

Next, Yumoto. Oh lord, I don't know why but I find his character the least likeable out of all. I definitely am very disappointed with the season because it feels to Yumoto centered. He gets most of the screen time and the plot basically revolves around him. His characteristic is downright typical and annoying. A bland character.

I really prefer Enchan, Ryuu and Io though. Their personalities are more strong, and realistic. I think the story would be more interesting if this season divided the screen time fairly and actually develop other characters as well (not that they develop Yumoto's character in the first place but still) and again, it's annoying how Yumoto always gets a special move and transformation. I really want to get to know the other characters better.


Over all I give this season a 5/10. I prefer the first season way better than this one. This season is definitely a let down.

This is a combination of my thoughts on both the first and second seasons, and I am planning on watching it to the end. However, it still confuses me why I decided to carry onto the Love!Love! after spending the first season realising how bad and repetitive the story is. It seems to be a modern adaptation of Sailor Moon, aimed at creating 'cute' boys for girls to coo over. On the over hand, no manner of adorableness can overcome the fact the show is just a cringe fest of poor jokes and boring plot. I can see how it can please some fangirls, but ... in reality I found the series to be bland and not particularly deserving of a second season.