Buddha doesn't answer your prayers, he hijacks them, and the show treats this like the most obvious solution to a kidnapping plot ever. Mari stays a devout Christian the entire time while her transformation sequence gets progressively more scandalous, and the contradiction is the joke, she's trapped between two religions that are both completely serious about saving her friend. The 1994 voice acting doesn't wink at the camera; it commits to every absurd line like religious doctrine depends on it. This sequel doubles down on exactly what worked: impossible theological premises played dead straight, wrapped in animation that looks too clean for something designed to be ridiculous. If you laughed at the first one, the R stands for "more of that."

Mari Amachi returns as Gautaman, the skimpily dressed heroine empowered by Buddha, to take on the Black Buddha gang, which is still menacing Perfect Religion Academy. Her problem is personal: Mari has fallen for Tobishima, the gang's leader, who has been assigned to kill her heroic alter ego. As the final battles unfold, she struggles to keep her double life hidden from the people closest to her, and her career as a champion of religious freedom is put at risk. A one-episode OVA sequel mixing action, comedy, ecchi and magical girl elements.