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The better part of a century after the events of ''[[Steel Angel Kurumi]]'', a new generation of Steel Angels (and their masters) come into play. Nako Kagura, 14 years old and in the last year of middle school, is both a shrine maiden at the temple where she lives with her mother Misaki, and an aspiring cellist. Her best friend is Uruka Sumeragi, the rich girl who lives in the [[Big Fancy House]] next door, 15 years old and a high school student. Their relationship is complicated: although they have been friends since they were toddlers, Uruka has recently taken to inflicting casual minor cruelties on Nako. But [[Tsundere|this is a smokescreen]] of sorts, because Uruka is actually in love with the younger girl.
Before Uruka can even figure out how to express her feelings, though, Nako discovers and accidentally activates Kurumi Mark II, a new Steel Angel modeled after the original Kurumi. Kurumi II, like her predecessor, is uninhibitedly affectionate with her new master. This upsets Uruka, who sees Kurumi as usurping her rightful place at Nako's side. Uruka's billionaire father, who dotes on his daughter to a degree that would disgust [[Charlie and
Things get even more complicated when the spiritual successors to Nakahito activate Karinka Mark II in an attempt to retrieve and "fix" the wayward Kurumi and Saki. But it backfires on them when Karinka discovers the extraordinary strength Kurumi derives from her relationship with Nako. Wanting the same power-up, Karinka abandons her mission and moves in with Nako, Misaki and Kurumi, and contests with the latter for Nako's attention.
Meanwhile, with Kurumi's encouragement, Nako has entered a cello competition. But when the others learn that the prize is a chance to study in Europe, will the enemies and rivals unite to destroy the dream of the one they all claim to love?
Made by the same creative team that produced the original ''[[Steel Angel Kurumi]]'', and for the same anthology series, ''Steel Angel Kurumi 2'' is shorter (only 12 fifteen-minute episodes) and has a much narrower focus. Although the great, far-future conflict that drives much of the first series is mentioned several times, the real core of the action here is the web of relationships formed between Nako, Uruka and the Steel Angels, and the comedy and drama that are born from it. As such, it might seem something of a letdown after the near-apocalyptic crisis and climax of the original series, but that's not a true failure -- just the result of an unwarranted comparison. Instead, consider it as something of a cross between a [[The Unwanted Harem|harem comedy]] and ''[[Project
Available in the United States via [[ADV Films]] and [http://www.crunchyroll.com/library/Steel_Angel_Kurumi_2_Shiki streamed online] by Crunchyroll on their site.
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* [[A
* [[All Love Is Unrequited]]
* [[Anime Theme Song]]
* [[Beach Episode]]
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* [[Clingy Jealous Girl]] All three of Nako's [[Unwanted Harem]], [[Tsundere|Uruka]] and Kurumi especially.
* [[Coincidental Broadcast]]
* [[Cross
* [[Dead Pet Sketch]] (Nako's cello is broken)
* [[The Ditz]]
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* [[Hot Shounen Mom]]
* [[Humongous Mecha]]
* [[The Kid
* [[Knight Templar Parent]] (Uruka's father)
* [[Les Yay]] (Nako indiscriminatingly receives the same kind of affection as the ''male'' lead in the previous series).
* [[Love Dodecahedron]]
* [[Love Makes You Crazy]] {{spoiler|In the [[Grand Finale]], Uruka ventures into [[
* [[Magical Girlfriend]]
* [[Marshmallow Hell]]
* [[Meganekko]] (Nako)
* Oneesama In the first episode, Uruka demands Nako that she call her this.
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* [[Ordinary High School Student]] (Nako)
* [[Panty Shot]]
* [[Post
* [[The Power of Love]] {{spoiler|This allows Kurumi to defeat Karinka in episode 8, and Uruka in the [[Grand Finale]].}}
* [[Puppy Dog Eyes]]
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* [[Roof Hopping]]
* [[Schoolgirl Lesbians]]
* [[Shout
* [[Single
* [[Brother
* [[Squeaky Eyes]]
* [[Stock Footage]]
* [[Super
* [[Theme Tune Cameo]] (Mom is cooking and listening to the theme song on her walkman while Nako is screaming for help outside)
* [[The Sweat Drop]]
* [[Tsundere]] (Uruka. Hostile and taunting toward Nako in public, longing and wistful in private. She softens on Nako in the second half of the season.)
* [[Undead Tax Exemption]]
* [[The Woobie]] (Saki. Loves her master, {{spoiler|Uruka}} [[My Master, Right or Wrong|unconditionally]] and would do anything to make her happy, {{spoiler|which isn't limited to helping her carry out some morally questionable plots surrounding Uruka's unrequited crush, Nako.}} Despite that, she still gets a little less than the time of day from Uruka.
* [[Unlucky Childhood Friend]] Uruka.
* [[The Unwanted Harem]] (small, but present)
* [[What Is This Thing You Call Love?]]: {{spoiler|Karinka calls this into question during her fight with Kurumi in episode 8-9. She relents, however, when she sees [[The Power of Love]] in action, resulting in her defeat. She immediately joins the [[Unwanted Harem|Harem]] in the next episode.}}
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