Neko Para Vol.2 ~Shimai Neko no Shukure~ Quickie Review

It's another wonderful day in cat heaven with this newest edition to the Neko Para franchise, and boy oh boy was I happy to see it finally.

Now if you haven't already I'd highly recommend you read Vol. 1 first then Vol. 0 as it opens up a bit more back story to each of the other characters and then come back for Vol. 2 I feel without this I wouldn't have enjoyed the story as much as I did.

Steam Store Page : NEKOPARA Vol. 2

Denpasoft Store [DMR free version & 18+ Steam Patch]

First off I've been a rather big fan of this series, due to the easy to get into story and honestly rather surprising characters and see how they grow throughout the story. (Neko Para Vol. 0 Review)

Vol. 2 doesn't disappoint, picking up roughly at the end of Vol. 1 which I wont spoil for none readers of the visual novel. Unlike the first volume which was heavily centred around Chocola and Vanilla (best girl). Vol. 2 happened to give us the chance, through a rather obvious plot device (read Vol. 1) to read a story around Azuki (Could very well be new best girl) and Coconuts.

Azuki whom I didn't expect to fall for as much as I did, which is weird with my love for tsunderes and all. She is the oldest of all the cat girls sisters and as such hides behind a façade of toughness which was really nice to slowly see chipped away throughout this read.

Coconuts on the other hand is the youngest sister (excluding Choc & Vanilla) whom is always trying her best even though she has a trait for being extremely clumsy.

Despite their bound of sister-ship they always end up bickering and fighting which was a really nice comedic touch to say really helped keep me interested in reading however and with any good story something happens between them which was really nicely handled the pacing of the story in tone with previous version and overall helped finish the story up nicely. As such leaving me very satisfied and wanting more of the cute interactions in the future.

As for my read time it took me just under 4 hours (3.7 hours on steam) which for £6.92 plus a $9.99 patch is expectable in my eyes due to the enjoyment I got out of it.

Overall I'd say this is a great little read if you enjoyed the previous volumes. If you're looking for a light hearted read then Id recommend it for the comedic aspects and character interactions alone. As for my ratings I gave:

Nekopara Vol. 1 - 6 / 10

Nekopara Vol. 0 - 5 / 10

As for Nekopara Vol. 2 I gave it:

8 / 10

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This was heavily due to the build up previous volumes and knowing what I was going to get out of this volumes. As such I set a certain expectation on what I'd get out of this read which I had blown out the water with the interesting dynamic of Coconuts and Azuki's relationship and the troubles they faced. I wasn't expecting this and even teared up in a few sections of this read. This was also coupled with some amazing voice acting which honestly really did solidify that whole section of writing.

As for the H-Scenes since I had been conditioned to know they were coming I thought they would feel out of place still however the way the story progressed I felt that had much more impact and reason to be where they were and how they go there, then in Vol. 1 which was very much a solution to a problem so to say.

Ending note:

If you enjoyed the first volumes you'll probably enjoy this one as well, its pretty much more of the same but in my opinion with an extra little something in the ways of story.

Near the end there is a nice little comment by one of the supporting cast (cat sister) Cinnamon about it being their turn next, as such I put this little image together of the main focuses in each volume so far and how I see it playing out in the future.