English Dub Season Review: Hana Kimi Season Two

Overview:

Mizuki continues to (poorly) hide the fact that she’s a girl. Her friend Julia comes as an exchange student, and that gives Mizuki someone to confide in. Mizuki also becomes a model, and a joint dance with the local girls’ school puts her female charms on full display.

Our Take(Spoilers):

When I went and looked into a recap of this season, it made me realize that a lot happened in Hana-Kimi in its second season. Quantity doesn’t necessarily equal quality, though, as we all know. That is definitely the case here, and I’m not going to lie, this is one of my least favorite shows airing right now. I think the only show I dislike more is Rent-a-Girlfriend, which I suppose is a compliment of sorts.

I don’t like to only say bad things, though, and I’d like to shout out two of the VAs in this show. Katelyn Barr isn’t a new performer by any means, but I can’t recall watching something where she was the lead. In case you hadn’t caught on, she voices Mizuki, and I think she does a great job. When Mizuki is pretending to be a guy, she adds just enough gruffness to her voice to make it believable that people might think Mizuki is a guy. Then there’s Dallas Reid, who voices Nakatsu. This dude always brings the energy when he voices a character. The first time I ever heard him was in Black Clover, where he plays Asta. He’s become one of the most recognizable voices for me in anime. I’m not exactly a fan of the character of Nakatsu, but that isn’t Dallas’ fault.

At the risk of sounding like a broken record, this anime’s main problem is the fact that it’s coming out now and not when the original manga came out. If this anime came out in the 90s, it would have slapped, as the kids say. But as it stands in 2026, we’ve seen this done time and time again. There are a few problematic characters and interactions that were way more acceptable back when this manga was written.

We have a confirmed third season, unfortunately, when a lot of other shows don’t even get a second one. For the people who loved this manga and are excited to finally get an adaptation, I’m happy for them. Season three, I imagine, will wrap up the manga because we have to be near the end at this point. I’ll be here to review season three for you fine folks. I won’t like it, but I’ll be here.