The second season of The Anna Hottenmeyer's Show, created by Wendee Lee and Kira Buckland is known as Anna's 2 Hott! (アンナの2ホット! or An'na no 2 hotto!) in Japanese and The Second Anna Hott's Series (Die zweite Serie von Anna Hott) in Ro-German. The series follows Anna and Susumu, two female protagonists (who are voiced by Heather Walsh and Crimson Ruiz, respectively) as they hang out, enjoy themselves, and embark on excursions around the nation with Matt, John, and Emily, three of their many friends. The season premiered both in the United States of Robloxia and in Canada by the Bloxia Broadcasting Company on RBC, RBS and Avast Television on November 30, 1998 and lasted for 45 episodes, before ending in October 15, 1999. For later broadcasting in other countries, the season premiered in Neo-Japan on Namco TV, Fuji-TV, and NHK on January 10, 1999 to January 2, 2000. In Ro-Russia and Ro-Germany, the season premiered on November 21 and 28, 2001, respectively.
The second season of the show was produced in both Neo-Japan and the United States, unlike the first.
Production
The Anna Hottenmeyer's Show received a second season order from RBC on January 14, 1998, less than a month after the first episode aired, following the first season's popularity led to orders for an additional 40+ episodes, of which 45 were intended to be produced. The show also gained a lot of traction with children in Neo-Japan, where it was the second-most-watched show from December 1997 to January 1998. On March 11, 1998, the show's creators Wendee Lee and Kira Buckland revealed that a second season was in development and slated for premiere in late 1998. Each season's titles were taken from the titles that Neo-Japan used for their Japanese television programs.
Due to its enormous popularity, it was announced in early 1999 that The Anna Hottenmeyer's Show will be produced mostly in Neo-Japan. Despite being an American series, the creators wanted the show to resemble a Japanese animated series, so they changed the characters' appearance and gave the scenery and characters some anime flair. In an interview from 2000, Wendee Lee and Kira Buckland explained that they added the style because they wanted to give the series a more vibrant and animated look while also emphasizing live-action as the series was primarily live-action. To develop the character's color backgrounds and faces for the second season, 100 animators were employed. Wendee Lee and Kira Buckland were worried about how the new art design would be received by viewers during post-production, but to their surprise, both reviewers and viewers praised the design. They had intended to employ the aesthetic for just one season, but after receiving positive feedback, they decided to continue using it until the series' 2021 finale.
Episodes
| No. in season | No. overall | English title | Japanese title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 50 | "Anna and the Snow Day!" (The Winter is Here!) | 「アナと雪の日！」 (冬が来た!) | November 30, 1998 |
| 2 | 51 | "The Christmas Hoilday!" | 「クリスマス休暇！」 | December 7, 1998 |
| 3 | 52 | "Emily and the Deep, Deep Weather (The Big Problem with Snow!)" | 「エミリーとディープ・ディープ・ウェザー（雪の大問題！）」 | December 14, 1998 |
| 4 | 53 | "The Prepare for the New Year!" | 「新年の準備をしましょう！」 | December 22, 1998 |
| 5 | 54 | "Anna and the Lost Treasure (Part One)" | 「アンナと失われた宝物（前編）」 | December 30, 1998 |
| 6 | 55 | "Anna and the Lost Treasure (Part Two)" | 「アンナと失われた宝物（後編）」 | January 6, 1999 |
| 7 | 56 | "Emily's Own Trio!" | 「エミリーズ・オウン・トリオ！」 | January 13, 1999 |
| 8 | 57 | "Be Our Guest! Or Not..... (The Big Party Failure)" | 「ゲストになってください! それともそうでない.... (パーティーの大失敗)」 | January 20, 1999 |
| 9 | 58 | "The January Snow!" | 「1月の雪！」 | January 28, 1999 |
| 10 | 59 | "The Sickness Around The Village!" | 「村の病気！」 | February 4, 1999 |
| 11 | 60 | "The Crazy Flu (The Story of the Virus!" | 「ザ・クレイジー・インフルエンザ（ウイルスの物語！）」 | February 10, 1999 |
| 12 | 61 | "The Saddest Story Ever Told, But With A Problem!" | 「これまで語られた中で最も悲しい物語ですが、問題がありました！」 | February 18, 1999 |
| 13 | 62 | "The Big Show Of The Year!" | 「今年のビッグショー！」 | February 25, 1999 |
| 14 | 63 | "The Massive Screen On The Town!" | 「街に巨大スクリーンを！」 | March 2, 1999 |
| 15 | 64 | "That One Friend that Ruined Everything Fun!" | 「あのたった一人の友達が楽しいことを全部台無しにしてしまった！」 | March 10, 1999 |
| 16 | 65 | "That One Friend That Just Want A Friend!" | 「ただ友達が欲しいあの友達！」 | March 18, 1999 |
| 17 | 66 | "Spring is Now Here!" | 「春が来た！」 | March 24, 1999 |
| 18 | 67 | "The Title Of the Big Episode (Anna's Very Own Special!" | ビッグエピソードのタイトル（アンナ自身のスペシャル！）」 | March 31, 1999 |
| 19 | 68 | "Where is the Sun!" | 「太陽はどこだ！」 | April 7, 1999 |
| 20 | 69 | "Love Never Felt This Good In My Life!" | 「人生でこれほど愛を感じたことはありません!」 | April 12, 1999 |
| 21 | 70 | "The Most Wonderful Time of My Life!" | 「人生で最も素晴らしい時間だ！」 | April 20, 1999 |
| 22 | 71 | "October 2" | 「10月2日」 | April 29, 1999 |
| 23 | 72 | "The Massive Problem With My Son!" | 「息子に大問題が！」 | May 7, 1999 |
| 24 | 73 | 'Wait, Jake (It Not Summer Yet!" | 「待って、ジェイク（まだ夏じゃないよ！）」 | May 12, 1999 |
| 25 | 74 | "Anna And The Poor Soul!" | 「アンナと哀れな魂！」 | May 20, 1999 |
| 26 | 75 | "Susumu's Own Trio!" | 「ススムのオウントリオ！」 | May 29, 1999 |
| 27 | 76 | "Matt's Little Brother (God, Help Me..)" | 「マットの弟（神様、助けてください…）」 | June 6, 1999 |
| 28 | 77 | "The 28th Day In the Month!" | 「月の28日！」 | June 11, 1999 |
| 29 | 78 | "The School Year is Over.. Now What? Jake and Matt's Plan" | 「学年は終わった。さてどうする？ ジェイクとマットの計画」 | June 19, 1999 |
| 30 | 79 | "School is Not Over for Anna and Susumu" | 「アンナとススムの学校はまだ終わっていない」 | June 27, 1999 |
| 31 | 80 | "School is Now Over For Anna and Susumu!" | 「アンナとススムの学校はもう終わりです！」 | July 3, 1999 |
| 32 | 81 | "The Number 1-9-9-9 is Ending!" | 「1-9-9-9の数字は終わります！」 | July 10, 1999 |
| 33 | 82 | "The Number 2-0-0-0 is Nearing Soon!" | 「もうすぐ2-0-0-0の番号が近づいてきます！」 | July 18, 1999 |
| 34 | 83 | "The Hot Summer is Here Again..... (Anna's Hottest Day!)" | 「熱い夏がまたやって来た……（アンナの一番暑い日！）」 | July 24, 1999 |
| 35 | 84 | "Jake and Emily's Big Day!" | 「ジェイクとエミリーの大事な日！」 | July 30, 1999 |
| 36 | 85 | "The August Day!" | 「八月の日！」 | August 7, 1999 |
| 37 | 86 | "100F Outside! It Getting Bad Outside! (Emily's True Day)!" | 「100F Outside! It Getting Bad Outside 外! (エミリーの本当の日)!」 | August 13, 1999 |
| 38 | 87 | "The Missing Train! (Anna's Train is Stolen!)" | 「行方不明の電車！（アンナの電車が盗まれた）！？」 | August 20, 1999 |
| 39 | 88 | "The Hottest Day So Far In The Year, But The Beach is Great!?" | 「今年一番暑い日だけどビーチは最高!?」 | August 28, 1999 |
| 40 | 89 | "Oh No! Not September Again!" | 「ああ、だめだ！また９月じゃない！」 | September 7, 1999 |
| 41 | 90 | "The School Day For The First Time (Anna's First Day At A New School!)" | 「The School Day For The First Time（アンナの新しい学校への初めての日！）」 | September 14, 1999 |
| 42 | 91 | "Emily's Car Is In Trouble!?" | エミリーの車が故障!?」 | September 21, 1999 |
| 43 | 92 | "Jake's Car In Trouble!? (Emily's Thunderstorm!" | 「ジェイクの車が故障!? (エミリーの雷雨!」) | September 29, 1999 |
| 44 | 93 | 'The Biggest Fight In The Whole World!" | 「全世界最大の戦い！」 | October 8, 1999 |
| 45 | 94 | "It Almost Halloween Time!" | 「もうすぐハロウィンの時期ですね！ | October 15, 1999 |
Release
The second season premiered both in the United States of Robloxia and in Canada on RBC, RBS and Avast Television on November 30, 1998. The series marked Avast Television's debut on the network with a Japanese-themed program.