Ai Yori Aoshi Season 2

Ai Yori Aoshi Season 2 has quietly become one of the more dependable comedies currently available. A compact run that never overstays its welcome. An 8/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. Watch it for Ayako Kawasumi — stay for everyone else around them. Put it on tonight and see for yourself.

Whatever else is competing for your attention this week, Ai Yori Aoshi Season 2 is worth clearing space for. Sharp writing and a well-matched ensemble are what separate Ai Yori Aoshi Season 2 from the crowd. Season 2 of Ai Yori Aoshi includes 12 episodes. It aired from October 2003 to December 2003. This season stars Ayako Kawasumi, Soichiro Hoshi and Akiko Hiramatsu. Ayako Kawasumi and Soichiro Hoshi lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2003. Ai Yori Aoshi Season 2 earns its laughs from character rather than situation, which is why it does not wear thin the way pure farce tends to. It rarely drops the ball, and when it does, it recovers fast.

Ai Yori Aoshi Season 2 is the kind of thing you put on in the background and end up fully watching. It stands on its own even without an obvious comparison point. A contained run means every episode is doing real work. Ayako Kawasumi anchors an ensemble with real chemistry. Genuinely funny, consistently, across the whole run.

🎬 Ai Yori Aoshi Season 2 — Episode Guide

Spring Blossom

2003-10-12

Chika-rin 'interrogates' every inhabitant of the mansion about their feelings towards Kaoru-oniisan, causing embarrassing situations throughout the whole episode.

Friends

2003-10-19

Chika-chan invites two of her class mates to visit her home at the mansion, where she ""lives together with a guy"".

Tennis

2003-10-26

Chika tries to learn playing tennis for some forthcoming sports event; Miyabi has been a good tennis player some time ago and volunteers to teach her.

Phantom

2003-11-02

Tina hears strange noises from an unoccupied area above her room. Could this be a ghost? The inhabitants of the western style house are going to find out today, led by their expert for supernatural phenomena - who happens to be Taeko-chan...

Piano

2003-11-08

Mayu's mother (working in Paris) designed a new summer dress and sent it to her daughter. And what better opportunity would there be to wear that but on a date with Kaoru? So Mayu, being the girl she is, visits the well-known Western Style house and asks her Hanabishi-sama out for a date - right in ...

Journey

2003-11-15

All the girls compete on spending time together with Kaoru. But when they hear that the poor and tired boy has a deadline to keep for finishing an important report at university, they now try to ""help"" him in different ways. Only after Aoi saved Kaoru from another of these ""attacks"" and scolded ...

Summer Resort

2003-11-22

It's summer holiday time for Kaoru - and Tina wants out for a trip, together with the rest of the inhabitants of the western style house. So they all are out on the road this time - what a pity that Mayu can't go with them... You know what to expect when Taeko is driving one of the cars... later, we...

Fish and Water

2003-11-29

We already had some impression of Chizuru's swimming skills in episode 2 - but nonetheless, their school's swimming club nominated the ""Three Amigos"" (Chika, Natsuki and Chizuru) as their relay team for the ""18. Regional Swimming Competition"". Which means that each member has to swim at least 25...

Pure White

2003-12-06

Professor Itsuki is thankful for Kaoru's work in his institute and makes a present of two tickets for a sea trip to Yokohama: ""Think about your future - you should go there with your girlfriend."" As the other girls all happen to be absent and Aoi is bored anyway, this opportunity comes just in tim...

E10

Bathrobe

2003-12-13

Aoi has never visited a spa resort before, so the whole team (including the Three Amigos) takes the chance to do so, where they have a lot of fun in the bath, the sauna, and some even with a massage... a great scenario to provide lots of fan-service! Yet, a good opportunity for some of the character...

E11

Moonlight

2003-12-20

Autumn has arrived, and three guests at the western style house are about to leave for the holidays. And Tina is making lots of photographs with her brand-new digicam to show them to her parents. But all things are not what they seem...

E12

Ties

2003-12-27

Most of the inhabitants expect Tina to return soon from her trip home to America - only Kaoru and Aoi have seen the paper that Tina left at her door, and Aoi seems to miss Tina the most. But finally, when they were about to give up on their friend, the Enishi of the Western Style house shows its ...