As the wind whirled by, a hummingbird appeared before the Nomad as they made their way through the wasteland. The hummingbird asked "Will you listen to my song, Nomad?" "I'm in a hurry, ask someone else" Nomad said. But the hummingbird wouldn't give up and pursued the Nomad. The hummingbird asked again "Please, I must sing my song." "You're rather selfish. Sorry, but I' m just not in the mood. I'm on a journey to die" Nomad said. "But that's ridiculous. Who goes on a journey to die?" the humminbird asked. "It's the truth. Why would I bother lying before I die?" Nomad said. But the hummingbird refused to give up.

Megalo Box season 1 felt like it was all wrapped up nicely. It was a really good action series that halfway through turned into a story containing various character studies. It was quite the shift in tone and it turned many audiences, including me, of. Then Megalo Box Nomad got announced, and I just had the biggest questions. How would you follow up a story as conclusive as the first season? Having finished the anime, I have found the awnser: There still was a lot of story to tell.

From the first episode of Nomad, it gave a clear message: This will be different. We see our protagonist Joe several years after the final of season 1 completely washed up. Between this season and the first season, a lot has clearly happened. Joe is addicted to pain killers, he is back doing underground megalo matches, and he has Nanbu following him around, berating Joe of what he had done. While this is the darkest episode from this entire season, what follows is still a breathtaking story. We meet new characters which Joe's actions in the first season clearly had an effect on them, and we see how these characters effect Joe now. In between the years, the old characters from the first season have changed, but the past still holds them by the throat each single day, including Joe. Even with Nomad threading similar grounds, the timeskip and new perspective differentiates this story from the first season and elevates the first season in the process.

What really elevates the story to a higher level is the story of Nomad and the Hummingbird. The whole anime revolves around that story of the Nomad on his journey to die and the hummingbird wanting to sing his song. From hummingbird symbols to Joe's boxing name being Nomad to the story of Nomad and the Hummingbird directly being told, everything comes back to this story and it is great.

And since we are talking about a Spanish story, one of the best things of the anime are the spanish influences on the whole show. The show involves a lot of spanish immigrants who tell their stories of their joureny. The show also features spanish symbols, spanish stories and spanish festivals. The new OST is heavily influenced by spanish music and it is gorgeous. All of the spanish influences really puts a thoughtful spin on this sports anime and gives it a fully unique feeling in comparison to every other anime.

It is hard to really describe what makes Nomad such a great anime without spoiling everything. Hell, even if I would spoil everything, I would still have a hard time writing my thoughts since the best part of the anime is the symbolism, and that is not my strongest suit to talk about. But I can say this: Megalobox Nomad is an unique emotional journey that elevates itself beyond just being a sequel. Even if you have a hard time going through the first season, it is absolutely worth watching the first to watch this second season.