Dog Days'

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Synonyms: Dog Days 2

Japanese: ドッグデイズ'

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Type: TV

Episodes: 13

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Jul 7, 2012 to Sep 29, 2012

Premiered: Summer 2012

Broadcast: Saturdays at 23:30 (JST)

Producers: Aniplex, Good Smile Company

Licensors: None found, add some

Studios: Seven Arcs

Source: Original

Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Theme: Isekai

Duration: 23 min. per ep.

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Score: 6.99¹ (scored by 54,617 users)

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Ranked: #4411²

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Popularity: #2016

Members: 105,014

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Cinque returns to the land of Flonyard in Dog Days' to resume his duties as the hero of the Biscotti Republic and it's as though he never left!

The difference this time is that he's brought two friends with him who become heroes in their own right: childhood best friend Rebecca Anderson, who becomes the hero for the Principality of Pastillage at the urging of their leader Princess Couvert Eschenbach Pastillage, and his cousin Nanami Takatsuki, who becomes the hero for the Galette Lion Dominion.

As with the first season though, with so many secrets to be uncovered and mysteries to be solved, will there even be time for the athletic events that these three hyper and athletic teenagers love to participate in so much?

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Koshimizu, Ami
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Izumi, Cinque

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Miyano, Mamoru
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Eschenbach Pastillage, Couvert

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Yuuki, Aoi
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Anderson, Rebecca

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Takahashi, Mikako
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Takatsuki, Nanami

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Mizuki, Nana
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Panettone, Yukikaze

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Asumi, Kana
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Elmar, Ricotta

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Mizuki, Nana
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d’Arquien, Brioche

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Hikasa, Youko
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Saitou, Shunsuke

Producer

Shimizu, Hiroyuki

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Nishimura, Junji

Director, Episode Director, Storyboard

Kameyama, Toshiki

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Opening Theme

"FEARLESS HERO" by Nana Mizuki

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Ending Theme

"Natsu no Yakusoku (夏の約束)" by Yui Horie

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Jan 19, 2015

Erebus25

Recommended

After kind of weak 1st season, I was delighted when I started the sequel. The most noticable change about 2nd season is there was no big plot in play and it worked perfectly for the anime in my humble opinion. It finally become what it was supposed to be, a light anime that makes you feel relaxed and happy and not to concern about some complex story. That was the thing I liked the most about it. In other segments it hasnt changed much since first season. Art style, music and characters stayed pretty much the same with a few additions, but none of those ...

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May 8, 2019

That__Guy

Mixed Feelings

So I just finished binge-watching all three seasons. Going in blind at the start, I found season one to be quite entertaining and really well made. Naturally, after the excellent experience I had watching the first season, I was excited for another round.

Boy was I disappointed.

To be fair, depending on what you liked about the first season the most and what you like in Anime in general, you'll either really enjoy this show or really dislike it.

This season took one pleasure in picking apart everything the first season set up until only warm fluffiness was left. The change of directors really impacted this show in ... a noticeable way. Much in the way Star Wars Episode 8 systematically dismissed a lot of the plot elements set up in Star Wars Episode 7, Dog Days' follows suit.

Season one and some Season two spoilers will follow.

First, the good: as with season one, the visuals were very nice to look at with vivid colors and beautiful landscapes. The music was excellent as well. All the same characters return with the original Voice Actors, who all performed quite well. Unfortunately, that's all I have for good.

The main plot of DD' is pretty much non-existent; the first three episodes cover all of the season's plot. Picking up exactly where DD left off, Shinku fulfills his promise and returns to Flonyard with his friend Becky and his cousin/mentor/rival Nanami. Predictably, Nanami becomes the hero for Galette to compete against Shinku and Biscotti. A third country appears suddenly to butt into the war and ends up convincing Becky to become their hero. That's the plot. No build up, no deeper story, just a few "war games," a handful of new characters, and a lot of Slice-of-life fluff.

Personally, after the interesting story and setting from the first, I was extremely disappointed that there was nothing in this season. Aside from the handful of new characters, nothing of any importance occurred. In fact, you can watch the first three episodes, two in the middle (where another set of characters is introduced), and the final episode, and have missed nothing at all.

The greatest disappointment was the character development. No character had any significant development at all. Eclair was the only character that had any sort of development, but at the end, nothing really was resolved and nothing changed except she stopped avoiding Shinku after their kiss. Becky had some development, but after episode three, it stopped and never truly amounted to much.

Perhaps just as bad was the complete reversal of most of the world-building and character-building from season one. Shinku came to Flonyard and had to train and learn how to control his powers to fight. Nanami just drops right in to the war and is on equal footing with Shinku immediately. Having an equally freakish amount of athleticism as Shinku, this is acceptable. Becky, however, is able to pick up her special weapon and use it flawlessly without any training or preparation.

Another thing that disappeared was the tension and drama in general, but mostly behind the summoning. There were a ton of restrictions on the summoned heroes in order to go home and their potential return hinged on a very specific set of conditions. This seems to have gone out the window, as they can now bring gifts back home at the end and the conditions for return are not mentioned.

Perhaps the most irritating change was in the romance of the characters. Shinku and Milhi share a touching farewell at the end of season one that is all but ignored in season two. To undermine it more, Milhi (as well as all of the other characters) start saying "I love you" to everyone, further diminishing the impact. This, amongst other things, causes any scenes that may have been meant as more serious romantic moments to fall flat. The last episode spends some time having the characters discuss relationships and their feelings, but it doesn't really go anywhere. Milhi brings up their farewell the night before Shinku is set to leave for another touching farewell, but while cute, the scene falls a little short considering this is one of the few times there was any type of romantic interaction between the two this season.

TL;DR

To summarize, this season takes the show and removes or greatly pares down a lot of the key elements that made the first season so great: interesting plot, character development, world-building (there is still some with the new country introduced, but not much), the dramatic tension, and the emotion. After taking all of that away, you're left with fluffy, feel-good slice-of-life with a few battles thrown in. Oh, and fan-service. That's still there too.

Overall, my recommendation depends on your preference: if you like slice-of-life and thought that the wars were the only good part of season one, then this is for you. If you were hoping for more plot development, character development, and action, you may only want to watch episodes 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, and 13. Since I am not a fan of slice-of-life, my preference is the latter, so I did not enjoy this season as much as I was hoping to.

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Dec 7, 2014

BanjoTheBear

Not Recommended

(This has been adapted from my reddit thread)

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