I understand that this show isnt supposed to be some grand piece of writing, a lot of people seem to dislike it because they think its generic, bland, and has no substance. With that being said, its still one of my personal favorites, i love the dynamic between Raphtalia and Naofumi its seems very symbiotic and its one of my favorite things about the show. However if youre looking for improvement from the first season, i dont think you'll find it in this second season, however theres still a season 3 and 4! try to give this show a chance, im hoping that this was just one bad season.

Its pretty unfortunate with this being one of my favorite shows that it took a turn for the worst in season 2. its a pretty boring watch, tons of random plot points everywhere, you just jump from here to there to there to somewhere else, and theres never any explanation for anything, theres just going. I cannot stress enough that there is so many random plot points throughout the show, for example,

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Rishia is probably the strongest character in the party? like what? why? i have no clue, one its never explained, and two it still feel really random to have this this side character whom we just met be stronger than anyone else in the party. If not stronger then at the very least accomplish more, idk.

Another random thing that i just wanted to talk about,

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why tf is there just some random big ass tiger that shows up to fight Raphtalia after she becomes the katana hero, also on that note, WHO TF is that random lady who gave raphtalia her katana hero clothes. i understand there's somewhat logical reasoning behind these events. The tiger came from the evil dude who got cut in half, and the lady is supposed to be the a caretaker of the katana hero. But it still feels completely random, we also, NEVER SEE HER AGAIN.

so i ask, what is the point of all these random things man...

i never really talked about the first part of the show, with that random ass turtle, but its the same as the rest of this review pretty much,

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although i will say that they try to make you feel for the characters that are, risking their lives! fighting for peace! giving their all to the cause! Well i dont care and idk how i was ever supposed to in the first place, i feel like they want you to imagine that this is like

(Aot season 3 part 2 spoilers! ->)

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erwin sacrificing the scouts to the beast titan

, well... its not. its a turtle, and i dont have any clue as to whats going on or who these people are.

anyways, this season took one of my personal favorite shows, and just made it scrambled and brain washed. i would take this chance to talk about some of the good points in the show, but there are hardly any, i don't think any of the characters aside from the shield hero's main party are interesting or cool to see, i just think they're really bland and boring to watch, aside from Kizuna. One of my favorite parts about the show from season 1 was how Raphtalia and Naofumi had a symbiotic relationship, they relied on one another, and thats how they fought against any adversity in their path. WHERE TF DID THAT GO? Naofumi basically just protects himself and sends out his minions to do his bidding, which is fine i suppose, its just a personal gripe i have with season 2. What i can say, is that the story does develop in an interesting way, its not the best way to develop a story imo, but it definitely develops, which is good.

i dont really care what anyone thinks about the show, i'll forever like it... unless they have another season like this. Point being, its honestly a 4/10, 5/10 show at BEST, but im biased and enjoy being able to enjoy Naofumi and Raphtalias adventures again, so i give it a few more bonus points. I will continue to watch this show and still regard it as something that i just personally enjoy. Im really looking forward to more of this show, just hoping season 3 is better cause idk what happened in this one.