Taiho Shichau zo: Second Season

Definitely going to recommend if you like the First season! The Second Season follows the story from the First and done everything better, the stories are way more polished, and pacing is done well; the Second Season is also shorter with less fillers so the plots are denser and way more engaging in comparison.

There were nothing haven been seen before comparing with the First Season, the overall arc of the Second Season is more grounded and tame and less over the top actions, but the stories are very compiling and really focusing on the characters. If you look hard enough you can spot some familiar ... tropes from other anime or Asian TVs in general but the progression is so natural thanks to the well established characters from two seasons everything happened so seamlessly, the decisions and the struggles characters been through are very believable and immersive.

Finally, it is good to see the characters' journey, the personal growth is finalized in a well round up Second Season with a well tide up ending to end the series which left me very satisfied.

One could write about how this is just a continuation of original series and has continues with the same format of "adventure of the day". For the first half, yeah, you can say that. Then something happened for the second half, they actually wrote a multi-episodic story with some major character development. Thus I will focus on that part.

Like I said earlier, the first half was the standard, but the second half was very good. It all starts with Natsumi getting an invitation to join a police special forces group. This made all the her co-workers/friends, esp. Miyuki really question ... how each other are part of this group. Even Ken started having doubts about himself because of a situation with Miyuki. Even the ending strengthens the characters with each other.

I do enjoy this series because they characters are adults instead of being there as comic relief for junior high/high school students. We adults have problems also.

So to break it down:
Story - 8: I had to give it an 8. The average of the first half and second half.
Art - 7: This will never be as good as the details from the OVAs of the first season. The artwork did take a hit. I wish more time was given to make the characters and scenes look better at times.
Sound - 7: Felt overpowered by the background sound. I do miss the sounds of the motors that Fujishima puts into his creations.
Characters - 9: All were great! We got to see more of everyone, including the rookie Saori and Nakajima's dad and step-mom.
Enjoyment - 9: Of course. Just seeing an adult cast in a slice-of-life series was worth it.
Overall - 8: It had it's weaknesses and strengths. You will enjoy this a bit more if you enjoyed season 1.

If you are expecting to see more actions, fresh plots and surprises, you might be disappointed.

The story in season 2 started with a fresh opening but didn't live up to one's expectations. It had got many cliches you can see in other anime, and a lot of themes had already been done in season one too.

This series depicted more on character's relationships. It became a drag and annoying when it failed to get across what the main character was actually thinking and deliberately went to the extreme at some points.

However, if you are looking for romance and drama, it might just be ... your cup of tea.