Am I messed up for enjoying this? Hei is abusing Suou like a redneck loves pie and I can’t help but smile every time. Whatever happened to the ladies’ man from the first series? In a way, I like this drunk version of Hei more; and who can blame him for releasing all that pent up sexual frustration on Suou? However, considering all the lolis in his life who screwed him over, eg. Pai, Yin, and Amber, you would think he’d start to get the flow of things and start seeking out companionship from older females.

Sigh… Hei, you worry me.

As per usual with a Kei Toume production, Momonchi is dominated by inner monologues and unnoticeable-yet-amiable characters. What this means for the average reader is a manga with no resolution or character development. What this means for the Kei Toume fan is another great reading experience with beautiful colored artworks, or an engrossing work that will no doubtedly occupy our minds with countless hours of fantasy wherein we undress the heroines from the shackles we call clothes.

I don’t really know how else to enjoy this series. Still, no matter the reason or method to your madness, it will prove to be worth the hour or two (maybe three) reading through this nonchalant piece of real fiction. It is a very light-hearted comedy, so don’t expect anything like incest or rape as you might expect from an average manga.

The plot follows the life of Momo Okamoto as she perseveres through her post-high school days attending an art prep school, following in the steps of her artist father. As you might guess, the low-life deadbeat left his family to pursue his art and Momo grew up hardly knowing him. Though that is the case, she does not hate him or harbor any resentment towards him. In fact, it proves to have quite the opposite effect as she feels closer to him now that he is gone. Let’s not point fingers, she’s not the brightest of heroines. If I had to give her an archetype, it’d be the ditzy short kid who has trouble staying awake for lessons. Of course she would pursue art, the lazy wench.

I am kidding. Probably. Possibly. Huh… what was this article about? Oh yes, the plot is about her dealings with love, or lack thereof. In the end, nothing really happened. I hope you enjoy the irony as much as I do.

I hate what this scene implicates.

Well, I called it well before this sequel came out, but the series’ token gothic loli, Yin, is dead. Which is awful because she made the show worth watching. I am so depressed now, because I was looking forward to more Yin cosplay. Now with no more outlet for his sexual frustration Hei must move on and look for another Russian child to molest. Unfortunately for Suou, this means she’s the prime candidate; being the protagonist for the sequel and all.

Hei can smell rape from a mile away.

Hei doesn't believe in candlelit dinners and candy!

So far, the show has been proving to be a real downer, and lacks the liveliness and amiability the first show had; but the animation quality is superb and what appears to be a promising story is emerging from amidst all the deadpan comedy.  But its only vice is simply how misleading everything appears. The opening promises gothic loli twins and anti-tank guns, but so far I see the same old bull from the first series. Granted, the setting and pretense is different so perhaps this will lead into something a little more along my preference. Still, the lack of Yin makes me weep.

Say hello to my little friend.

Who are you guys? And what are you doing in my opening animation?

 I guess the only thing left to do is wait and seep for the dashi to settle and the flavor to come out.