The second season finally stops treating Taihei like a punching bag and actually lets the supporting cast breathe, which means Ebina and Kirie stop being background decoration and become the show's real heart. Umaru's still bratty, but now the comedy lands because everyone around her has actual depth instead of just reactions. You're not watching a girl torment her brother anymore, you're watching a group of weird people genuinely care about each other while pretending they don't.

Umaru Doma looks like the ideal high school student: gifted, lovely and a model of good behavior. The moment she gets home, though, she pulls on her hamster hoodie and becomes a lazy otaku who lives on junk food, soda and video games. Only her weary older brother Taihei sees this side of her, and he tries to stay on top of his job while coaxing his little sister into acting like a responsible person. As her daily routine goes on, Umaru grows closer to her classmates Nana Ebina, Kirie Motoba and Sylphinford Tachibana. New questions come up too: what Nana wanted from Taihei, and who the girl wearing a diamond hairpin is, since she somehow seems to know Umaru. The gap between the flawless public Umaru and the slob at home drives a steady stream of light comedy. For fans of easygoing slice of life humor, it offers silly situations and a heroine who stubbornly defends her late nights of chips and anime.