Yeah, I pretty much dropped this season on episode 5. Now you may be asking, "But why!" So here is my review. Despite my opinions on the season you can like it if you want, of course. This is sort of ranty. Be warned if you hate stuff like that. No/minimal spoiler warning. Before I write this review here's a review on Season One:
Season One was pretty great! I found it through some reactor and it was just, chefs kiss. The parts that bugged me were the parts with Kanna, especially with her and Saikawa. The one scene where they almost did the bad thing before they walked in was weird. I think we shouldn't be sexualizing kindergarten age children (I know she's like years older but she's still a child in dragon age.) Also Shouta and Big Boob lady... fuck that bro. Otherwise great show and funny comedy!
| Story |
The story in this season is still good, although I do think it is a bit of a downgrade from what we got from season 1. It feels like something is missing, yet I can't put my finger on what. It's not too bad though, and I'd say it's actually alright I just really don't know why I don't like it as much.
RATING: 7/10
| Art |
The art in this season is as amazing and beautiful as ever, including the animation, by gosh I could totally gush about it all day! But, the character design. Oh boy. Ilulu's design definitely turned me off of the season when I first saw it I'm not for the character design. It's laughably fanservicey. I may sound like a 'Twitter SJW' or whatever but I find her design to be... off. She's got big badonkers while the reast of her face and body is similar to that of a child character, in which she WAS paired up with Kanna! And the fact she's 16 in her apperance is a bit sus if I may add. Otherwise, I say the art is good!
RATING: 9/10
| Sound |
I have no complaints, I did not watch the sub for the first season. But the sub has amazing sound and voice quality, including the theme. I have no complaints.
RATING: 10/10
| Characters |
This being a slice of life anime means you've gotta have good characters, otherwise it'll just fail. And well... the characters are meh. The characters I had enjoyed and were my favorites from Season 1 are still great! Fafnir, Takiya, and Elma were a joy. But the rest weren't that good. They somehow made Tohru more annoying than in season one! Which is way harder to do. Ilulu was boring, annoying, and I just hated her. The rest felt either botched or tiring in some way.
RATING: 4/10
| Enjoyment |
It's not like I enjoyed all of Dragon Maid, hell no. But the slice of life elements and the soft scenes between the 'couples'/friends (fafiya & kobaharu). This season, the slice of life was all there, every element of the enjoyment I had from the first season was supposed to be there, and yet, I just didn't enjoy it at all!
RATING: 3/10
Overall - 5/10
I don't have much more to say. I guess it's just that I think Season One was pretty great! And Season two was pretty not! Fafnir is best boy, Kobayashi is best girl, and Saikawa and Ilulu should never have existed, I hate them so much. That's all folks.
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