Sekirei – Pure engagement (season 2)

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Sekirei – Pure engagement (season 2)

Language - Japanese
Genre - Anime, Ecchi, harem

I have to say this is still one of my favourite anime and season 2 did not disappoint.

First A quick overview for those who have not seen season 1 (may contain spoilers):

Hiroto Minaka found the Sekirei, along with advance technology and has formed the MBI Corporation

Sekirei are (possibly) alien women who were found off a new island of the coast of Japan

There are 108 Sekirei

Each Sekirei has their own powers but are more powerful once they are winged, this is when a Sekirei meets and kisses their ‘Ashikabi’

Ashikabi’s are humans who can bond with a sekirei, as a rule they do not know about the Sekirei until they meet one

An Ashikabi can have more than one Sekirei but a Sekirei can only have one Ashikabi although, if the Ashikabi is killed the Sekirei can find another one

A Sekirei loves their Ashikabi

Hiroto has released most of the Sekirei as part of the ‘Sekirei plan’; this is a game which will result in the Sekirei fighting until there is only one remaining (think Highlander), the first stage of the ‘plan’ is for all the Sekirei to find their Ashikabi and become winged. There is an unwritten rule that a winged Sekirei will not fight a non-winged one most follow this rule

Series one and two follow Minato Sahashi, who finds out that he is an Ashikabi when a Sekirei named Musubi falls out of the sky and lands on him. At the end of the first season Minato & his Sekirei (he now has 4) help an Ashikabi and his Sekirei escape from Tokyo, which has been sealed off by the MBI so they don’t have to take part in the plan.

See my early review for more on season one

The first episode of season two is a bit poor but it only serves as a catch up, the remaining are, at least as good if not better than the first season. The story continues a little after the end of season one where the MBI have increased the lock down of Tokyo due the escape, other Ashikabi/Sekirei teams are trying to escape but none are successful; there is also only one Sekirei left un-winged. Hiroto, the head of the MBI sends all active Ashikabi a, message saying which part of Tokyo the Sekirei is in, drawing them all into one place in the hope of winging her. Once the final Sekirei is winged the second stage of the Sekirei Plan is activated and, under directions from Hiroto any Ashikabi who’s Sekirei has not got a kill only has a week to get one or all his Sekirei will ‘cease to function’.

The Series also has the two story lines continued from season one of the Sekirei Uzume (the veiled Sekirei) who is being used as her Ashikabi is ill in hospital and another Ashikabi is helping with the treatment, as long she helps him, this story line is completed in season 2. The second continuing storyline is that of Yukari, who is Minato’s younger sister and her Sekirei, Shiina as they search for Kusano, Yukari is unaware that Minato is also an Ashikabi (Minato also does not know that his sister is one) and that Kusano is one of his Sekirei.

There is more action in the second season of Sekirei as the plan is moved into its second stage which should please a lot people as there are a few reviews saying that the first season was to slow and we are introduced to and see a lot more Sekirei and meet a few new characters, including Minato’s mother. The humour and ecchi nature of season two is as good as that in season one and the story kept me hooked. There are still a couple of story threads left open and the third phase of the Sekirei plan was started in the final episode so it looks quite good for a third season, heres hoping.

As a last note, there are a couple of OVAs on the second DVD although they seem to be set between the two seasons these are a bit of fun and a good excuse to see (most) of the main Sekirei at least topless so an added bonus for any ecchi lovers out there (me included)