Cinderella Chef Season 2

tyrandriel★ 5

I honestly didn't know how to rate this one, but I definitely found myself enjoying season 1 A LOT more. I was wayyyy more bored with this sequel. I watched it because other reviews said the romance between the MCs progresses more, because there wasn't much in the first, and I wanted to know what was going to happen with them. That being said, there was definitely way more scenes between the two in the first season, so if you're going into it hoping for more you don't really get all that much. STORY Season 1 was lackluster, and season 2 is even moreso. There really isn't muchof a setting here, and absolutely zero conflict. Season 1 at least had some tension and fighting. This season is more slice of lifey, but focuses more on cooking and less on drama and romance. If you were disappointed by the amount of cooking in season 1, you'll be happy to know they added more to this sequel. Other than that, nothing really happened. I was really hoping for more between the MCs. Especially considering the ED contains a bunch of modern-day photos of them as a couple. CHARACTERS I still liked the MCs, but everyone else was rather dull. They introduced some new characters that I sort of liked, but they didn't add much and I didn't find them interesting enough to want to pay attention to them. ART/SOUND The art and animation in season 1 is definitely better. It becomes a little more of your average anime in this sequel. The music is nice though, and I liked the OP and ED. Very cute! Overall, it was meh. I'm not sure what they plan to do with season 3, but considering their status by the end of the sequel, I would hope they include more scenes between the MCs. I mean, they really don't know much about each other. One could assume Chunyu only likes Jinxuan because of her cooking and cute looks, and that she saved him that one time /shrug. Do you have to watch this season? Nah. If you're here just for the romance, skip to episodes 11 and 12 for some progression. And yes, I know this is a COOKING anime, BUT as mentioned, the romance between the MCs is canon and made very evident by the serious lack of rivals and the ED credits. *SPOILERS............ I'm not a Jing fan but damn. Seeing him walkaway at the end just hurt...he really had a pointless role in this sequel. It's hard to not pity the guy. Also, how did no one realize Jinxuan was a girl this whole time?? I find that really hard to believe. I sound like a major critic, I'm not. I'm just a romance junkie and am disappointed, lol.

sheruchan★ 8

STORY: 7/10 Season 2 of Meng Qi Shi Shen delivers more fun food adventures with the introduction of new characters and even more mouth-watering food scenes. The story continues by focusing on the female lead's food adventures and her career as a rising chef in this world, which I really enjoyed. Besides the food challenges the female lead faces each episode, there are other subplots that help drive the story. The romance does get more development this season. There's nothing new brought to this genre and there are definitely plot points that get glossed over, but characters are fun and the story execution is still much moresolid compared to similar donghua I've watched. Overall, I thought the pacing was good and Meng Qi Shi Shen did pretty well on its delivery of comedy, drama, and romance. ART: 8/10 Food still looks amazing and many backgrounds and scenes looked gorgeous. There were definitely times where the animation looked a bit awkward and slightly less polished. Overall, it's still one of the better animated donghua I've watched. SOUND: 9/10 Voice acting was great and the music was lovely. CHARACTER: 9/10 As I've said in my season 1 review, Meng Qi Shi Shen has a fun cast and the interactions are really fun to watch. We got to see more characters introduced this season. ENJOYMENT: 8/10 There were some seemingly major plot points that were brought up, but they weren't followed through or were glossed over. It didn't ruin my experience too much, but I wished they were addressed within this season. Still, season 2 ended at a good milestone and I'm excited to see what season 3 will bring.