Operation Han-Gyaku-Sei Million Arthur 2nd Season

KANLen09★ 1

If you know me too well, I actually kinda liked the 1st Season (or rather the 1st cour) of this series. HOWEVER! This 2nd season / 2nd-cour just dropped the bomb. LITERALLY. Expanding another 13 episodes, the 2nd season dives into where Season 1 ended with the Arthur team encountering the world-destroying goddess Pharsalia, with the thought that where they stood at Season 1's end wasn't even gonna hit her hard, the Arthur team took another approach. AND IT'S A WEIRD BUT NECESSARY APPROACH: Fairy Combine. Like, seriously, I get it that the fairies have been there with the team, and with the writers putting in this plot devicethat is necessary for all of the members to upgrade their powers...uh, weird flex but OK. And I have to say that Season 2 is the worst-showing after building all that hype that is Season 1, even if nobody is watching this (and you shouldn't). The prequel of 10 episodes was honestly more than enough time to get engaged with the hilarious characters, stupid senseless enemies and the whole fairy thing, that was fine. But the sequel here just about abominated every aspect it was going for: Characters, music, you name it, I have it all. Once again, I don't have a favourite character, although legitimately I see the leader (Dancho) as a running gag while others are smart and capable on their own. Music too was VERY unsuitable to what it was going for. The guys over at Technoboys Pulcraft Green-Fund for the prequel had so much music composed that was honestly great in my mind, OP and ED combined. However, ORESAMA took the sequel, and oh, my god. I really cannot stand the OST this time. It's different for sure, but it sure doesn't have the same feel as before. If you never watched this series, GOOD. Keep away from this. Sorry to those who thought that the sequel here will have more impact (plus more gags) that lead nowhere, and amount to an ending that just triggers us.

Nitemare25★ 8

This season is pretty much the same as the first one. In fact, they're so similar that if you showed me a random episode from the series a few months from now, I'd probably have a difficult time placing it. So even though that's likely enough information for most people to make a decision about whether or not to watch this, I'll go through all of the points anyway, because I feel like this show deserves at least one proper review. Story - The overall story revolves around the characters trying to get stronger in order to defeat Pharsalia, who appeared at the end of thelast season. But the show still mostly follows the same "Arthur of the week" formula as last time. Art - I kind of like this show's look of an alternate history England that really has no interest in being accurate to anything. I think it contributes to the ridiculousness of the show and gives it a fairly pleasing appearance. The animation I would simply call "average". Sound - I honestly can't tell if the soundtrack is any different from the first season, but I found it to be generally decent. I recall a few tracks getting used multiple times, but I never really got sick of them. Actually, I feel like this aspect of the show also kind of contributes to the ridiculousness of it. Character - The characters are undoubtedly the main reason I watch this (or any, really) show, and that's because they're simply a lot of fun. The relationships between Dancho and the rest of the characters, and between each main character and their fairy, are the highlights of this season. There's bits of development here and there too, but it's mostly about the comedy. Enjoyment - This is the kind of show you watch when you want to turn off your brain for 20 minutes to enjoy something stupid and fun. As long as you don't go in expecting some kind of serious plot that's completely different from the first season, you'll probably enjoy it like I did. That being said, there are a few serious moments sprinkled in there too, and I think they also work well enough. tl;dr If you liked the first season, you'll like this one.