The curse stops being a puzzle and starts being a prison. Season two doesn't just deepen the Souma family's tragedy, it reveals that Tohru's warmth, the thing that makes her magnetic, is exactly what makes their secret unbearable to keep from her. By the time you reach the summer arc, the show has already broken the spell it cast in season one, and watching these characters crumble under the weight of what they're hiding from someone they love becomes devastating in a way that has nothing to do with supernatural mechanics.

Nearly a year after moving into the Souma residence, Tohru has grown much closer to Shigure, Kyou and Yuki, and to the wider Souma family, whose ancestral secret she now knows well after helping many of them with personal troubles. The nearer she gets, though, the more she senses that the secret hides something darker than she first believed. At school, Yuki is joined on the Student Council by two new aides, the aloof Machi and the overly friendly Manabe, while fan club president Motoko wrestles with how she feels about him. As summer approaches, Tohru is invited to spend her break with the Soumas, especially Kyou and Yuki, but hardships and feelings from the past start to surface. The zodiac members must also prepare for the Eternal Banquet under Akito, the unsettling head of the family. The season mixes comedy, romance and psychological drama. The lighthearted moments grow heavier. Bonds deepen while old wounds resurface.