Nanbaka 2

i will say again that i love the concept of the series, im not even a fan of comedy and this show made me actually laugh 😭😭;
the second season follows more of a diferent plot from the first season, but its all still there; the action, comedy and emotional moments, for me its an absolute banger and thats why i rated it a 9/10, its really good, but nothing will top season 1 ngl 🥲

i personally love nanbaka so much but it might not be fit for everyone, and thats ok! there is a lot of saturated colors on the animes pallete and not ... everyone can handle bright colors all the time;
i love LOVEEE the artstyle so so so much, they lowkey nerfed the art on the anime, but the manga art is really really good, i really fw it, so there is something you might like in the series;
although the series has kind of a tight budget it still manages to make scenes impactful to the audience, it doesnt need good animation to tell a good story and im gonna talk about the story next;
from what ive seen, i love the plot for now, again it might not be for everyone since there is a lot of side characters and there is a lot to memorize about them, usually each character that is introduced gets a little backstory, or some focus time on them, which i personally dont mind but it might be difficult to some to remember every single story about them, but i will say, i loved this season, not as much as season one but i hope someday, in the future we get a season 3 🙏🙏

I like it for its visual aesthetic, and the characters are a lot of fun. However, I can see why this series struggles to have a season 3. (ï¿£ ï¿£|||)

It went for the "break the 4th wall" goofy shtick with a serious plot line underneath like Gintama, but it has a problem with timing. Gintama is a great example on when to be comedic and when to be serious, and that's by having the jokes lead to a serious realization near the ending or the climax of the episode, but not in a "oh, I shouldn't have laughed situation", but more of a "Oh, so ... this is why he acts the way he does, and I think I love this idiot more after all he's been through" kind of feeling.

Nanbaka does it too, but a little too much that it's become repetitive, especially when it concerns Jyugo with the whole "He's only good at this one thing, and nothing else, but we like you anyway" speech. By season 2, I'm like "Why are you having a heart-to-heart right now? YOU SHOULD BE RUNNING/FIGHTING!" Season 2 could've ended with the big battle with a proper cliff hanger, if they had cut down some of those scenes! Like please, move on!

OVERALL: 3/10. This is a steep drop from season 1, and that's saying something. Nothing makes sense anymore, and not in the fun "chaotic" sort of way. The pacing is awful and there is no sort of conclusion to say it's worth it.

STORY:3/10. Weak. Vey weak. The writers realized that there wasn't an active villain so they thought of the single most random guy to make into the "big bad guy" and it doesn't work. The pacing is awful, every encounter is actually 3-6 fights in a row where the "heroes" think they win only to be siked out. The small plot surrounding Jyugo is ... almost non- existent, so it's like not a thing of importance in relation to what's actually going on. Honestly it could have been really cool to see how this season's concept could have played out... but we got this instead.

ART:6/10. This season has a drop in quality compared to season 1 in terms of animation and background. Most backgrounds are the exact same for hours on end with nothing changing thanks to the setting. The characters spend very long just.. standing there... not doing anything until they're called on something like pokemon waiting in their pokeballs while their trainer is getting mugged.

SOUND:3/10. mediocre. random sound effects that have no reason to be there. No music or score or track was used well. The characters grunt and moan for longer than they should. It's awkward.

CHARACTER:4/10. It seems like the writers found the cast to be too big, so they only work with a handful of characters at a time. Some of the main cast have such little screen time for no good reason right from the first few episodes. The pacing has it so that you focus on 1 group for far too long, making their weaknesses shine through for longer periods without anyone to rescue them from it.

ENJOYMENT:2/10. YUCK! A bad season that did literally nothing for anyone. It was annoying to watch because of the missing characters, the awful pacing and the plot that isn't engaging.