With a tone that veers wildly from goofy comedy (there’s an extremely stupid episode about a creep who uses mechanically augmented eyes to leer through women’s clothes) to serious contemplation about the dehumanising effect of cyborg tech on ex-military veterans and poor people, it’s a pretty fun show to watch, though perhaps not as thought-provoking as it thinks it is. It’s as if Studio Madhouse threw Blade Runner, Neuromancer, Bubblegum Crisis, AD Police, Armitage III and Ghost in the Shell into a blender with a bunch of old hard-boiled detective novels and built some kind of bio-organic monstrosity from the resultant sludge. NGL season 2 is deeply reminiscent of old 1980s and 90s cyberpunk anime in both concept and gritty, grimy aesthetic. Now either you will disregard this concept as being unutterably stupid, or you will think “that’s cool, I want to watch that.” I very much sit in the second camp. What is there to say about why you should watch this show? The main character HAS A GUN FOR A HEAD. For a guy with a solid expressionless gun for a head, he still somehow manages to emote pretty well Juzo and pals rarely look as happy as this in the show. If you hated the first, this will not convert you, although that does lead me to wonder what the hell is wrong with you?įire Force Season 2: (eps 1–7 of 24) Fridays, CRUNCHYROLL
Without any noticeable dip in quality, I heartily recommend season 2 to anyone who enjoyed the first.
Hands off eizouken season 2 series#
It feels as if the series has never been away. The production quality remains high, so much is crammed into every episode that they often don’t have time for OPs or EDs. Season 2 continues to add new characters and concepts, illuminates (or at least complicates) the motivations of existing characters and introduces new challenges against impossible odds/grim and bloody torture sessions for poor Subaru to blunder his way through. I would recommend watching the OVAs though. If you’ve seen the standard version of season 1 recently, there’s no need to go watch the director’s cut - the only substantial addition was a new 4-minute epilogue at the end of the final episode that has also been stitched onto the beginning of season 2’s first episode. Rinse and repeat until he gets it “right”… or at least succeeds in the least awful way.īack in Winter 2020, Crunchyroll released the director’s cut of Re:Zero season 1 as 13 re-cut double-length episodes with 2 extra OVAs. Or get murdered in a different way and try again. This is a very effective plot device that allows him to make terrible mistakes but in doing so gain more information about the world and his adversaries. Yes, Subaru is an entitled jerk who only improves as a person by being repeatedly humiliated/murdered/eviscerated/impaled/beheaded, each death leading him back to a “save point” earlier in his timeline, much like the protagonist in a video game. Season 1 utilised severe tonal whiplash to shock and disorient the viewer, unleashing brutal plot twists and grim punishments on poor, pathetic and irritating main character Subaru. I have waited so long for this, the delayed continuation (almost 4 years!) to what is far and above the best example of the isekai genre. Re:Zero Season 2 part 1: (eps 1–6 of 13) Wednesdays, CRUNCHYROLLįor those drawn to Emilia, yet disappointed by her lack of evil: New White-haired Waifu: Echidna. First up, let’s look at this season’s sequels.
Hands off eizouken season 2 plus#
There’s a lot of garbage I’ve no intention of covering, plus some disappointments but thankfully a few real gems are hidden in there. Unfortunately I can’t say the same for Summer 2020. It’s not the time to become complacent though, so I’ll keep wearing my mask to the store and continue disinfecting my hands obsessively.ĭespite restrictions on production, Spring 2020 turned out pretty well for anime, considering. I, along with most of you out there, am so tired of this. My job has rocketed in intensity and my recent 2 weeks of disappointing, non-restful holiday have been spent in paranoid lockdown, hiding from the rampaging hordes of drunk pub-loitering idiots who have caused a significant COVID-19 outbreak in my city, just as my kids are due to return to school. I don’t know about you, but I’ve just experienced my worst ever summer, and the pandemic-assisted drought of decent anime to distract me from spiraling stress levels has not helped. Welcome to our new anime dystopia, where half the shows are postponed and the rest are, well… read on to find out.
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