To Heart 2 (anime)

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T oHeart 2

ToHeart2 DVD cover
トゥハート2
Genre Harem, High school, Slice of Life
TV anime
Director Norihiko Sudō
Studio Oriental Light and Magic
Network TVK, KBS, AT-X
Original run October 3, 2005 – January 2, 2006
Episodes 13
OVA
Director Yasuhisa Kato
Studio TH2V Works
Episodes 3
Released 28 February 2007
June 27, 2007
September 28, 2007
Runtime 30 minutes
Manga
Author Haruka Gogyouya
Publisher MediaWorks
Demographic Seinen
Magazine Dengeki Daioh
Original run April 2005 – March 2007
Volumes 3
Manga: ToHeart2 ~colorful note~
Author Tsuna Kitaumi
Publisher Square Enix
Demographic Seinen
Magazine Monthly GFantasy
Original run April 2005
Volumes 3

To Heart 2 (トゥハート2 Tu Hāto Tsū?) is an Japanese anime based on the visual novel of the same name. The basic setting is the same as the original ToHeart, except it is set two years later with a completely new set of characters. The school used is also the same as in ToHeart.

Like the original ToHeart anime, ToHeart2 is laid back and based on daily life and happenings without any conflicts. While the animation of the original ToHeart anime was very soft and used a lot of watercolour like images, ToHeart2 followed the path of ToHeart ~remember my memories~ and uses solid colours and well-defined edges.

While the characters have retained their personalities from the game, the story is different. In the game, most of the characters never meet but they all know one another in the anime.

An OVA series with a new, original story had its first episode released on February 28, 2007 and the second episode was released on June 27, 2007, and third and final OVA episode was released on September 28, 2007. All are available on DVD. The OVA includes all the original ToHeart2 cast, including Sasara Kusugawa, who was first featured in the ToHeart2 XRATED game; Marianne, another character who debuted in the ToHeart2 XRATED game, and Yūki Kusakabe, a character who only made a flashback appearance in the anime.

A second OVA, titled "ToHeart 2 AD", was announced [1] in August 2007, with plans to debut it by the end of 2007, but was delayed until early 2008. [2]

Contents

[edit] Plot

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[edit] Characters

Main article: List of ToHeart2 characters
Konomi Yuzuhara
Konomi Yuzuhara is a freshman in a new school with her older friend, Takaki Konno. She is a bright and cheery girl who falls in love with Takaki in the last episodes. She has two best friends named Chie Yoshida and Michiru Yamada, who also appear in the first episode. Konomi always tries to help Takaki when she can and seems to never give her hopes up.
Ruri Himeyuri
Ruri is Sango Himeyuri's younger twin sister. She loves her sister very much and believes that they only need each other. She dislikes Takaki and treats him like a pervert when he helps Sango often hitting him even when it is apparent that her sister wants to be near him. She does not want anyone interfering in her life with Sango. She is always nice only to her sister.
Sango Himeyuri
Sango is Ruri's older sister. She is almost the opposite of her little sister in feelings for Takaki. He helps Sango get to school on time and shows her kindness. In return, Sango kisses Takaki on the lips in front of Ruri and Takaki's best friend Yuji.
Manaka Komaki
Manaka is the class representative. She is shy and has trouble saying "no" to others. She is helpful and is very reserved. Thanks to Takaki, she finally says how she feels about a certain matter. She does not back down and everyone applauses her. Her best friend is Yuma Tonomi.
Yuma Tonami
Yuma is an athletic girl and is out-going. She pretends to be always in conflict with Takaki and that he's always trying to beat her in everything. She thinks he is her rival. Takaki never bothers to ask her why she acts this way until the last episode. She blushes and stutters, giving the audience the impression that she may have feelings for him. Her best friend is Manaka Komaki.
Rūko Kireinasora
Rūko is an alien girl who doesn't have much expression and doesn't have any friends. She meets Takaki in the sixth episode of the anime, but we see her in an earlier episode without any dialog. She has a cat that almost drowns in the sixth episode but it is saved with the help of Takaki.
Karin Sasamori
Karin is a very happy and lively kind of girl. She owns her own school club were her and the club members go out and search for mysterious things, such as aliens. She tries to get Takaki to join her club, but he declines. Soon after, they have a little accident where Takaki falls on top of Karin. Karin then makes him join her club after she threatens him with a made up rumor.
Tamaki Kousaka
Tamaki is childhood friends with Takaki and Konomi. She is a very beautiful young woman and she always has a smile on her face. She likes Takaki despite the fact that he can't seem to tell her the same thing. Her younger brother is Yuji Kousaka.

[edit] Episode list

# Title Original airdate
01 "New Uniform"
"Atarashii Seifuku" (新しい制服) 		 October 3, 2005
Takāki picks up Konomi from her graduation ceremony from middle school and stays for dinner. He is asked to watch over Konomi by her mother when she goes out of town. Together, they spend the whole day having fun and end the day with Konomi showing off her new school uniform. 
02 "Childhood Friend"
"Osana Najimi" (おさななじみ) 		 October 10, 2005
Tamaki Kōsaka returns home from an all-girls boarding school. Takāki does not recognize her at first, but their reunion is filled with events that are identical to what happened in their past. 
03 "The Small Tea Party"
"Chiisana Ocha kai" (小さなお茶会) 		 October 17, 2005
Takāki helps Manaka Komaki with volunteer work that she does to help the library club in an old teachers staff room. The next day, the library club leader tells her that her help won't be necessary because it's a job for the library club. She is unhappy to lose the job because the place where she calls her special spot is in the old room. Taking Takāki advice to enjoy life more, she volunteers to take the job again despite the club leader's disapproval. 
04 "Bicycle"
"Jitensha" (自転車) 		 October 24, 2005
Yuma Tonami is having a bad day because of Takāki. She suspects that he's challenging her and challenges him to duels. Eventually, they become acquainted. As Yuma starts to show signs that something is troubling her, Manaka asks Takāki to cheer her up. 
05 "Invitation"
"Kanyū" (勧誘) 		 October 31, 2005
Karin Sasamori is recruiting members for her mystery club. She tricks Takāki into joining and blackmails him to keep him coming. At their first outdoor activity, they go to the mountains to search for UFOs and UMAs. The two become lost when they head off in the direction where Karin's UFO detector is picking up a signal, but they find their way back when the detector picks up another signal. 
06 "A Charcoal Brazier and a Girl"
"Shichirin to Shōjo" (七輪と少女) 		 November 7, 2005
Rūko Kireinasora transfer into Takāki's class. She claims to be an alien who crashed while exploring the earth. Karin orders Takāki to spy on Rūko and then to tie a UFO detector collar on the cat that Rūko gives food to. While Takāki is tying the collar on, the cat struggles and jumps into a stream. Not knowing what to do, Rūko strikes down a tree with lighting so Takāki can save the cat. 
07 "UFO"
"UFO"  		 November 14, 2005
Takāki invites everyone to a star-gazing event the mystery club is holding. At the event, it is revealed that the event is really a UFO calling party with Rūko as a special guest. No aliens come, but the crowd is entertained by a meteor shower. 
08 "Mismatched Feelings"
"Surechigau Omoi" (すれちがう想い) 		 November 21, 2005
Takāki saves Sango Himeyuri and she confesses to him. Her sister, Ruri, does not approve and spreads rumors that Takāki is a pervert. Even though Takāki is nice to Ruri, she continues to try to get Takāki to promise her that he'll stay away from Sango. 
09 "Together"
"Futari" (ふたり) 		 November 28, 2005
Takāki and Yūji invites Sango and Ruri to an amusement park. At the end of the day Sango wants a penguin stuffed animal but the only place where you can get it is from a crane machine. Ruri and Takāki spend all their money, but they finally get one so Ruri can give it to Sango as a present. 
10 "Promise"
"Yakusoku" (約束) 		 December 5, 2005
Sango helps develop the next generation maid android named Ilfa. The developers allow Ilfa to stay and serve at the Himeyuri residents, but Ruri feels left out when Ilfa makes them dinner. The next day, Ilfa asks Takāki for advice on how to be Ruri's friend 
11 "Fully Bloomed Double Cherry Blossoms"
"Mankai no Yaezakura" (満開の八重桜) 		 December 12, 2005
Tamaki invites all of Takāki's friends to her house for a tea ceremony. There, she thanks them for taking care of her Takāki. 
11.5 "Special Compilation"
"Tokubetsuhen" (特別編) 
A summary of all the characters that encountered with Takāki. 
12 "Spring Breeze"
"Harukaze" (春風) 		 December 19, 2005
Konomi hangs out with friends that she never seen since she graduated from middle school. Her friends asks her if she found someone she likes and she starts to get confused with her feelings when she sees Takāki with Sanga and Ruri. On their way to school, Konomi's friends confront Takāki to ask him about his relationship with Konami, but when Takāki tells them that he sees her as a little sister, Konomi runs away. 
13 "Start in the Morning"
"Hajimari no Asa" (はじまりの朝) 		 January 2, 2006
The second year's over night trip is coming soon and Takāki has still yet to confront Konomi and apologize. Takāki searches for her all over the school but it looks like she's avoiding him. With encouragement from Tamaki, Takāki continues his search until he finds her walking her dog. Finally able to talk, they sort out the misunderstanding. 

[edit] Theme songs

Opening Theme:

Hello by Haruna Ikeda

Ending Theme:

Tomoshibi by Suara

[edit] Trivia

  • In Episode 4's arcade scene at approximately 16:30, there is an advertisement on an arcade screen for Shakugan no Shana on the back wall.

[edit] DVD releases

Title Release Date ASIN Picture
ToHeart2: DVD 1 December 22, 2005 B000BV7UA6
ToHeart2: DVD 2 B000BV7UA6
ToHeart2: DVD 3 February 22, 2005 B000DZV72C

[edit] OVA Episodes

DVD Episode Japanese Title Translated Title DVD Release Date
01 01 メイドロボはじめました The Beginnings of Maid Robot February 28, 2007
01 Special ショートストーリー Short Story February 28, 2007
02 02 あの夏、一番騒がしい海 Summer of the Liveliest Sea June 27, 2007
03 03 みんなの学園祭、ささやかな願い Everyone's School Festival, A Modest Wish September 28, 2007

[edit] References

  1. ^ ToHeart 2 ad (Second OVA) Announced. Animekon. Retrieved on 2007-08-05.
  2. ^ ToHeart 2 ad (Second OVA) Delayed. Animekon. Retrieved on 2007-12-15.

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