Mar 25, 2016
Story 6/10
First season of Gate got me hooked so bad, it got me hyped like bunny on crack. I marked my calendar for the second season and kept checking the release date while having unrealistic hope that it will be released sooner. Then first episode came. I was "YEEEEAAHHHH THIS IS MY TIME". Second episode came and I was "KEEP IT COMING". Then around fifth or so I was "the hell??? What is happening right now?" The plot just got more and more confusing. Scene cuts were so abrupt it felt like it changed scene even though it hadn't finish telling the previous scene. For
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example, "Look! Lelei, Rory, and Itami are in the middle of fighting. Okay, that's it. Now look at the asshole crown prince sitting there with a dumb face." Speaking of! I really hate the crown prince there are no words to describe and will contribute a whole section just to ramble about him. Later.
Art 9/10
I just love. Love. Love the vibrant colour it had for everything. The characters, the natures, the buildings, the objects, the animals, just everything! I also really like the character designs. OH and their clothes of course. So...anime-ish I guess lol those clothes that were ridiculous and would never be worn in real life, but absolutely adorable in anime, even in the middle of war (Rory, I'm looking at you).
Sound 8/10
One of the things I love about Gate is its soundtracks. The opening was just on point this season and the ending was very catchy as well. Sfx were also placed perfectly on scenes and those were another good points of Gate.
Character 4/10
Zolzac. Fucking Zolzac. Need I say more? He was supposed to be the main villain in this series, but I just can't take him seriously. Exhibit A: "I am the crown prince. Who dares defy me? SDF? Fuck them! I WILL BEAT THEM!" Then proceeded to get beaten up. After that there was Exhibit B: "Just you wait SDF. I definitely beat you this time!" Then proceeded to lose for the second time. After this one there was Exhibit C: "Fuck you SDF! YOU WILL BOW DOWN TO MY GREATNESS!!!" Then proceeded to lose AGAIN. Then there was another one, another one after that, and another one after the second one. I would give you more example, but I don't want to bore you, like normal people would get after repetitive scenes. Gate, apparently, don't think that way. Zolzac just sounded stupid after the second time. I mean, I get it if he got a new solid plan and wanted to try again, but he didn't! He just opened his wide ass mouth, screamed for his subordinates, rampaged, complained to Tyule (I'm not sure about the spelling), then sat his ass on the fancy throne. Tyule got more likeable after watching him being stupid and I don't even like her to begin with.
Incidentally, Tyule scene at the end just confused me. I'm not gonna write what it was about. I'm just telling you it didn't even make sense. It was like Gate tried to make watchers (??) more sympathetic towards her, but failed. So hard. The rest of the characters had nothing different from the first season, except for Lelei. She was more badass this season, but that was it.
Enjoyment 6/10
Well, aside from crappy characters and confusing story line, I say Gate 2nd season was quite enjoyable. It wasn't really comparable to the first season, but it was ok. More like an anime you would watch if you're bored and had nothing important to do. Or when you just wanted to procrastinate lol
Overall 6/10
If you watched the first season, I think it's a good idea to watch the second season. Just to know the continuation of the story. Go big or go home right?
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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