It looks like Onegai Teacher has a sequel out. I saw it coming, care of anything-asian.net but wasn’t terribly excited about it. The original series was sweet but didn’t seem to lend itself well to a sequel (why make a sequel when the first series has a happy ending and no real loose ends to speak of?).

However the poorly-named “Onegai Twins” (they’re actually triplets, but let’s not get into that just now) is, like its parent series, quite well-done. Instead of continuing to follow the original plotline, we pick up at the same school, same time period, but with a new protagonist. He, contrary to recent anime convention, is actually a competent person with a strong personality and a modicum of composure. When faced with the unexpected appearance of his twin sister, he reacts as any reasonable person would: uncomfortably (but firmly). It is probably the firm personality of the main character that is setting this series aside for me so far.

In an age where the “harem anime” genre abounds (wherein the protagonist is invariably a lovable loser), it is nice to see somebody with a spine attached. Additionally, because we’re talking about siblings here, any fanservice is purely for the audience, and we need never ask questions like “Why doesn’t he just go for it, dammit?” Because that would be sick, that’s why. So far I highly recommend giving it a look.