Anime: Tenshi no Shippo Chu! nk

I had the pleasure of working on this series as an Anime-Influx staff member, and I feel that I should give a review.

Animation: For something that was made with a relatively low budget, I would say that the animation is pretty decent. They should probably put more flesh tones or a bit more variety in the colors, though, as some of them look like they are a bit anemic (like Yuki).

Sound: What I always loved about the series is that the music is so fitting to the series. Unlike the previous reviewer, I feel that the opening song fits real well with the series, but that can be discussed later.

Story: I will be the first to it that there isn't much of a storyline. However, I feel that's one of the redeeming characteristics; it's something that I can watch anywhere in the series and I would still enjoy it. You can think of this series as a set of little stories.

Characters: From the original Tenshi no Shippo, the characters have been considerably developed further (with the exception of Mika, who still acts like a....(I would prefer not to say)). One year is a lot of time for people to change, and the character development shows that. Yes, we do have the odd characters come in, but that simply embellishes the series itself.

In conclusion, I feel that this was one of the crown jewels of the spring anime season of 2003. It was overlooked because it doesn't stand out in a glamourous way, and people felt that watching this series is a waste of time. This series is all about love and growing up, and how it affects the relationship between the characters. In essence, the opening song fits the series VERY well, because it's not intended for its humor! I will be the first to it that it is NOT for everyone (I learned that the hard way), but if you want something refreshing from the drivel of the glamourous series, this should definitely be high on your list of things to watch.

Although it is a season 2, it hardly feels like the same one, with more fillers than story, as if they didn't want to make this series.

The animation is exactly the same as the prequel, Angel's Tail, and there isn't much to say about it, except that it's average.

The voices are done well, but the music has become less interesting. Now even the OP-song doesn't feel cute enough to enjoy, and it almost feels like a drag to sit through it, since it sounds as if it's sung by a depressed person. Which definitely doesn't fit such a series as this one.

The story was already bad in Angel's Tail, but at least they had a decent plot to follow. In this sequel, even that has disappeared. Although there are a lot of subplots and characters which might be used for nice stories, none of them are used, resulting in single story episodes. But the worst episode was that there was even a double episode where half of it consisted of songs. Now I don't have anything against songs, but if they're doing an entire episode where they make 12 characters sing a song on their own, it becomes a bit annoying, especially since some of them can't sing :P
There are also a few episodes which contain an Omake, where they make fun with the characters in funny sketches. That's not too bad, if only they didn't last for 10 minutes >_<

The characters on the other hand have become more mature and that's clearly visible in their behaviour and thoughts. So even though they don't develop at all, I'm giving them a slightly higher mark for having developed in the time Angel's Tail 1 ended and Angel's Tail 2 started. They act completely different and it makes the series better, since they are completely integrated into the story.
There are a few characters introduced which are interesting ones, especially since they can make great substories, but due to their one-episode-appearances, they really miss their spot. Unfortunately.

I really don't think this series is worth watching, let alone keeping. Although they introduce new characters which could make this series better, they don't do anything with them. Together with the fillers (omakes of half episodes long -_- and that singing episode) this series feels as if they didn't really want to make this series and just did some random stuff to get it done.