Puniru is a Kawaii Slime Season 2

Name: Puniru is a Kawaii Slime Season 2
Genre: Comedy

ぷにるはかわいいスライム第2期 (Puniru wa Kawaii Slime 2nd Season)

7.2(2,015)

MAL Score

Ranked #3398

Popularity #9085

Comedy
Gag Humor
School

Episodes: 12
Status: Finished Airing

Synopsis

In the charming continuation of Puniru wa Kawaii Slime, the adventures of the adorable slime creature and its friends unfold further within the vibrant school setting. As our gelatinous protagonist navigates the ups and downs of student life, delightful encounters and humorous mishaps abound, providing a fresh blend of comedy and heartwarming moments.

This season delves deeper into the antics of Puniru and its endearing companions, showcasing their unique personalities and the bonds they share. With each episode, expect a delightful mix of lighthearted gags and relatable school experiences, all wrapped up in the whimsical charm that has captured the hearts of fans.

Otaku Consensus

Season 2 confirms Puniru is a Kawaii Slime as a sharper-than-it-looks gag comedy, with Yuushi Ibe’s direction and TOHO animation STUDIO’s colorful transformation work giving the sequel a slightly stronger rhythm than Season 1. The season’s original material, especially the continuation from Season 1’s cliffhanger and its heavier emphasis on the hobby concept, has been singled out by fans as an adaptation upgrade rather than filler. Its real limitation remains the same: the comedy is proudly scattershot, and viewers who tire of one-note personality gimmicks will feel the misses as clearly as the hits.

Why You Should Watch

Watch Season 2 if you want high-energy school gag comedy without romantic melodrama, heavy lore, or the “wait until it gets serious” bargain. Puniru works best as a comfort-watch chaos machine: quick bits, transformation jokes, mascot weirdness, and a cast of proudly useless idiots bouncing off one another. It scratches a lighter version of the Nichijou itch for absurd school timing, with some of the toy-box character spectacle that makes magical-girl henshin scenes fun even when the show is just chasing a punchline. The sequel is also the better entry for viewers who liked Season 1’s premise but wanted more anime-original escalation; fan response specifically points to stronger hobby-focused material and adaptation cuts that make the comedy feel less routine.

Key Characters

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Kotarou Kawaii(VA: Shuuichirou Umeda)
Kotarou is the deadpan pressure point of the series, a male lead whose resistance to cuteness gives Puniru’s most ridiculous campaigns something concrete to crash into.
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Puniru(VA: Yuu Sasahara)
Puniru is the show’s shapeshifting engine of chaos, discussed by fans less as a mascot and more as a full comedy performer who can turn a design change into the entire joke.

What Makes It Stand Out

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Season 2 builds directly from an anime-original cliffhanger at the end of Season 1, giving the sequel a more deliberate launch point than a routine gag-comedy reset.
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The adaptation leans harder into the hobby concept this season, a point singled out positively by fan reviews as original content that expands the show’s identity rather than padding it.
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TOHO animation STUDIO’s production keeps Puniru’s transformations central to the comedy, using the character’s slime-body flexibility and henshin-style changes as repeatable visual punchlines.
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The series has an unusually specific identity mix in audience tagging: AniList marks Female Protagonist, Male Protagonist, Monster Girl, Agender, Shapeshifting, and Surreal Comedy all at 79%, which captures how hard it is to file the show under a single school-comedy label.
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Its music has drawn notice for using Kawaii Future Bass, a style viewers called surprisingly memorable for a low-stakes gag anime.

Fun Facts & Trivia

Fun fact 1: Maeda-kun is credited as the original creator, while Season 2’s core anime staff includes director Yuushi Ibe, series composer Michiko Yokote, and character designer Aya Tanaka.
Fun fact 2: Miu Miyamoto has a dual credit as both Art Director and Art Design contributor, alongside Hiroshi Izumi, Erika Mihara, and Ami Takasusuki on art design.
Fun fact 3: Asami Kitsukawa handled color design, an especially relevant role for a series whose comedy often depends on Puniru’s bright transformation forms landing immediately on sight.
Fun fact 4: Despite being a completed 12-episode sequel, the show remains relatively niche on MyAnimeList, with a 7.22 score from 2,015 votes and a popularity rank of #9085.
Fun fact 5: AniList’s reception is close to MAL’s but slightly more compact: it sits at 70/100 with 53 favorites, suggesting a small but committed fanbase rather than broad seasonal dominance.