Shounen Hollywood: Holly Stage for 50

Reason for watching: I watched season 1, so I am here just to finish what I started for a somewhat passable show.

TL;DR: This season is slightly more enjoyable than the previous one.

Similarly to season 1, the story and character designs do not live up to the art this anime has.

But there's certainly more punch in Season 2 than the last. The story plot is still weak, but the storylines blend better together this time round. There are more details that made the transitions from one event to the next smoother. There's also a bit of direction in the story plot for this season (I can ... hardly even spot anything close to a direction for season 1). There's also more focus on the "Idol job" which does brings out their animation quality better.

Character designs have also slightly improved. There's a little more character development here in this season as well as the development of the group as a whole. The MCs have more actions and interacted with each other more naturally than the previous season. The new support characters are interesting, is just a pity that they are not make good use of by the story plot.

Also because there is more actions for the group as idols, there's one aspect of the show that I am quite impress with. And that is the dance moves. The choreography and the songs matches really well, and the animation is good enough to present the characters' dance movements smoothly to the audience. The dance movements certainly did brought my enjoyment level up for this show. Kudos to the production team to bring out the choreography so well in animation, and also kudos to the choreographer(s), I definitely liked how the moves complement the songs.

One word is all it takes to make any anime worthy to be watched: interesting. It’s simple. If you think it’s interesting, then watch. If not, then don’t. It all boils down in asking yourself: Is it interesting enough to make me watch it?

So? What makes this anime interesting?

Well, what is an idol? Is being an idol the right path to take? What does it takes to be an idol? --- Just like my review for the first season, these are the questions that swirls around this second one.

The episodes are mild and slow-paced, in a good way. This anime shows a ... different angle of idols. The masses only see idols as they are on screen, on a poster or on a picture. They shine. They sparkle. They always smile like they don’t have any troubles. However, what happened before all of that? What kind of road could they have taken to get there? What kind of lives do they lead?

The characters are fascinating especially, the five main characters. They aren’t boring at all since they have different personalities which blend well together. Each of them has quirks that make them interesting and stand out on their own. In addition, they are all eye-candies. Red, pink, blue, yellow and green… I couldn’t pick out a favourite out of the five.

So? Is it worth it?
Yes, I enjoyed watching this anime. Actually, I didn’t expect it to influence me this much. I’m so glad that I stumbled upon this show. I don’t mind watching the two seasons all over again.