Saiunkoku Monogatari 2nd Season

Shuurei Kou and her friend Eigetsu To, a boy prodigy of humble origins, have been appointed co-governors of the Sa province, one of the eight provinces in Saiunkoku. Together, they decide to make the province an academic research center in the hopes of bringing a long overdue prosperity to the region.

However, while Shuurei goes to the capital to obtain approvals for the ambitious project, the Sa province's recently established tranquility is threatened by a pandemic that brings both death and turmoil as it begins to spread among the people. Counting on Eigetsu to monitor the situation until her return, Shuurei seeks support from her allies to find a suitable treatment. Yet, Eigetsu's past personal conflicts distract him, providing an opportunity for opponents of Shuurei's position to take advantage of the troubles and undermine her authority.

Becoming a government official has been Shuurei's lifelong dream, but it is no easy task for the first woman undertaking such a position. Will she step up and overcome this great challenge or give in to the looming adversities?

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Kou, Shuurei Main

Kuwashima, Houko Japanese

Shi, Ryuuki Main

Seki, Tomokazu Japanese

Shi, Seiran Main

Midorikawa, Hikaru Japanese

Li, Kouyuu Main

Hiyama, Nobuyuki Japanese

Ran, Shuuei Main

Morikawa, Toshiyuki Japanese

Sa, Sakujun Supporting

Koyasu, Takehito Japanese

Ran, Ryuuren Supporting

Kiuchi, Hidenobu Japanese

Rou, Ensei Supporting

Itou, Kentarou Japanese

Kou, Reishin Supporting

Madono, Mitsuaki Japanese

Kou, Houju Supporting

Nakata, Kazuhiro Japanese

Maruyama, Masao Producer

Shishido, Jun Director, Episode Director, Storyboard

Fujiyama, Fusanobu Sound Director

Ootani, Hajime Episode Director

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Jul 1, 2022

autumn_sky96

Recommended

The first season is an anime of my teen years, one of the first I've ever watched and I love it so much after all those years. After rewatching it recently, I discovered there was a second season!

Throughout the first half of that season I was very excited to learn about the story, the arc with the disease is so interesting and captivating, but after that it kind of... stops feeling like Saiunkoku at times? Characters and plot points start to appeare out of nowhere and the context often doesn't elaborate much about them, it feels a bit off.
From what I know the light novels ... have much more content and the anime hasn't covered all of it, plus we didn't get another season - I guess there must be some reason behind that and behind second season feeling a bit weird aometimes.

Either way this is an amazing series and I really recommend watching it in its entirety!

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Jun 14, 2020

anime2160

Recommended

I agree with the other reviews that this season was better and more eventful, however I feel like a 3rd season is necessary to explain some backstories. I feel like there were a couple loose ends that they failed to explain. For example:
-the guy from the Hyou family just suddenly decided to leave Shuurei alone doesn’t make sense
-shusui’s relation to the Hyou family
-the Hyou family in general?? (The ghost + Riou)
-the corrupt Ou Ki story
-what is Seiga’s deal tho???
I can go on forever but despite all this, I THOROUGHLY enjoyed the anime! I rly liked the second season, especially certain new characters (Tan-Tan!)

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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Mar 22, 2017

Hachiko75

Recommended

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Second seasons are always better than the first and this is no exception. This season has three to four arcs. The longest one being the first which focuses on the character Eigetsu who was the co-governor with Shurei in the first season. His past is revealed and seems to have something to do with some medical situation in another town.

The second arc is about forgeries and counterfit coins. They are the main focus for about three episodes.

The third arc is about a demoted Shurei trying to help other people, as well as herself, find jobs while figuring out why there is sand in salt.

The ... fourth arc is about Shuei's sister coming to the palace to be another potential wife for Ryuki or Seiran. While at the same time Shuei is trying to come to terms with his role as the king's guard and his duty of being a member of another clan. As well as Ryuki wondering if he is a good emperor after all this time.

This season has a few recap episodes which serve of a wrap up for the episodes before it so you can tell when a new arc/situation is about to start.

It also introduces new characters who seem much more relevant than the first season's characters.

I didn't care for the first or last arc because I don't care for the characters of Eigetsu or Shuei's sister.

One thing I didn't like art wise was how the eyes were always seen through the character's hair. This applies to the first season as well. It doesn't look right and really is not realistic.

The politics and government, as well as the economy, in general, was fun to watch. It felt realistic. Especially in the first arc when they discovered surgery on humans.

Character wise I don't care for most of the new character like Seiga and Tan-Tan. And it just dawned on me from the first season that while she is steadfast toward men and romance, Shurei has no problem with men kissing her. It's kind of annoying. She just stands still and lets them get close, but when Ryuki tried doing it in the last episode of the first season, she made him stop and he never tried again since.

Despite all that, I like that this season has more plots and situations. I wish the first one wasn't so long though.

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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