Owaranai Seraph: Nagoya-hen

Battle in Nagoya, much like the first season of Seraph of the End, included a series of extra gags in its home video release. They're mostly comedy-based and only exist to deliver a light-hearted feel to an otherwise dark and gritty series. That said, are they good? Well, let's hop on and find out!

Story
These shorts feature comedic variations of scenes from Battle in Nagoya. The only major difference is that instead of using Yuuichirou as the sole butt-monkey, this season switches targets and isn't afraid of using other characters for comedy. Much like the first season, the gags in this season aren't bad, but they aren't something to write home about either. They're just good enough. (7/10)

Characters
It feels refreshing to see characters from an otherwise dark and serious show experience some comedic moments every once in a while. (8/10)

Art
The shorts are rather cheaply made and just reuse shots from Battle in Nagoya. That said, Battle in Nagoya's visual quality is so good that there wasn't much to screw up here. (8/10)

Sound
Since I watched the first season in English, it feels refreshing to listen to the original voice actors, especially when some of my personal favorites, like Kaito Ishikawa, Saori Hayami and Aya frickin' Endou, partake in this series. I'm starting get a bit fond of Miyu Irino, but I still prefer Micah Solusod's performances as Yuu. (8/10)

Overall
Battle in Nagoya wasn't just a step in the right direction for Seraph of the End, it was a sprint, so it's stands to reason that these shorts are funnier and more enjoyable than those attached to the first season. It's nice to see that Seraph of the End isn't afraid of poking fun of itself and bring some much-needed light-heartedness to such a dark and bleak atmosphere. (8/10)

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Just like in the first season's special episode group, nagoya-hen is 4 mini episodes of gags and omakes for the second season of owari no seraph, these are pretty good and refreshing.

The art style, story, sound, characters is the same as the series and although it was mostly low effort jokes like the group being late on the meeting before the grand battle but it was more like an otaku meeting, Yuu repeating the names of the other group but failing every time etc.

In general, these little series of gags are pretty fun to watch and are a nice break in between seasons and OVAs.

In general, I think you should watch this if you are watching owari no seraph as a whole, it's literally 12 mins of gags about the series and it's pretty fun.

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