Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou 2nd Season

Look, it's sort of trash. It's basically filled with tropes and the harem one is the worst of them. Why then am I giving it high scores? The story is actually pretty decent. The twists and turns between the tropes are not bad. They set Hajime up to save the day and never show him actually making the shit he pulls out of his ring, but I can forgive this because I have read the trash webnovel which does a bit. Enough to deflect criticism at least. But largely not at all.

And yes, the harem makes the characterisation of the girls a bit redundant, but ... it's still there and again not lesser than many higher rated anime. The soundtrack is really good, it gets you hype for the trash, and you aren't left disappointed by someone swapping the big win for some more characterisation. Because that bit's already taken by jokes about anal. There are no surprise twists here! It's good solid trash. Hajime will absolutely just keep bringing out bigger guns, even if you've never seen him so much as surreptitiously pop to the loo to build them. And despite it being trash they're a lot more imaginative than any Gundam.

The world building is pretty good, believable for a story about killing god.

Arifureta is not the best Isekai show ever, and it is not even close. There are plenty of shows that are better than it when it comes to quality. It is, however, the most Isekai show ever. Everything anyone has ever liked or complained about an Isekai makes its way somehow in the series, which makes this show one of the most insane ones you can ever watch. There is a car-crash feeling about the show, which helps it stand out in the best of ways.

There are bunny girls, vampire girls, dragon girls, and mermaids in a single harem. There is magic in the setting ... alongside the usual fantasy creatures that one gets in a show such as this, like orcs, elves, and some generic formless monsters. Humans get superpowers, and the main character doesn’t get the best one but makes use of it so that it turns into the best anyway. There are a lot of sexual and inappropriate jokes and tons of cleavage everywhere. Girls throw themselves onto our Hero, and he retains a kind heart even after being tortured for a long time.

That is probably not even half the Isekai stuff in the show, but it is all I care to name. Most shows have some of these features, but Arifureta has all of them. Thus, it is the most Isekai show anyone could ever watch. It is not everyone’s cup of tea, but those who love it, love it to the ends of the world. The first season of the show did very well commercially despite its low budget and the terrible CGI that it had because of it, and because of that, we are now at Season 2 of the show.

If you liked Season 1 of Arifureta, you would also like Arifureta Season 2 Episode 1. It felt like a good continuation to the plot of the first season, and the episode flew gracefully as one lost track of time while watching it. It set up the new adventure of the Hajime gang well, and I liked that the original class that got Isekai’d was also given some attention here, as the show jumped around and skipped a lot of stuff in season one.

The characters are all back and in form for the second go-around. Say what you will about other aspects of the show, you can’t deny that Arifureta has some beautifully designed characters, especially the fairer sex. I like the personalities of all of them, but Shia is definitely overshadowed as more and more characters keep getting added to the harem. Speaking of, I like how Hajime only has this harem out of obligation and doesn’t give anyone apart from Yue any expectations. While I’m not a fan of the harem, I don’t mind it this time around because of how it is handled. Overall, a solid start by the series.

There is no other way of describing Arifueta beyond, Trash Anime.

The first season was bad, yet extremely enjoyable, the second season has addressed many of the issues, and is just as enjoyable

They actually spent money on Arifueta this time around.
The animation has improved, and the laughably bad CGI is nowhere to be seen.
The OST is pretty decent

There are still some pacing issues, but it's better than before
and the issues with a lack of characterisation is still there, but it's mostly present with the wider cast. But as the wider cast has more of a role this time, their lack of character is a bigger issue ... this time around.

But for enjoyment value, this is still over the top, using all the clichés, and it's just top tier trash.

I had to give S1 a low score to reflect the low quality of the anime, but as this has improved on all those aspects, my score for S2 reflects that

Arifureta is my guilty pleasure. For me, this second season was 7, but overall i guess it is 6. It was less enjoyable than the first one, but did improve in some ways.

If you absolutely hated the 1st season, the 2nd one will not be any better. There are less coldblood Hajime moments, less cool ass pulls, less edgelord... All of the things that made arifureta distinguish itself from other harem powerfantasy isekais are less apparent in this season. This is an absolute disappointment for me, as it was mainly the reason i liked 1st season. The fact that Hajime learned from his weaknesses and ... became an OP edgelord was enjoyable for me. In second season he still is, but it is way less noticeable.

What got better was the characters. Yue is as enjoyable as she was in first season. Shia is way less annoying. Tio is ever so hilarious. Kaori is boring for me, but she got actual development. I also like how, dispite being a stupid harem, Hajime makes it even clearer how Yue is the only one for him. Even though he is the generic OP protagonist, he differs from others by not being the virgin indecisive character we always get in isekai. Other side characters play a more important role in this season, specially the classmates.

The pacing got a LOT better. And even though the last arc seemed really badly paced, it was not close to the pacing issues the first season had.

Art got a little better. CGI is waaaay better, but still awlful. The music tho... I vibed SO MUCH with OP and ED.

Overall, I guess this is only worth it if, like me, you enjoyed the first season. Don't expect anything different from it.

Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou 2nd Season is the highly anticipated second season of the popular anime series that follows the adventures of Hajime Nagumo, a high school student who is transported to a fantasy world along with his classmates. After being betrayed by one of his classmates and falling into a deep abyss, Hajime must use his wits and newfound powers to survive and find a way back home.

The second season picks up where the first season left off, with Hajime and his friends continuing their journey in the fantasy world. From the very first episode, I was hooked by the show's blend of ... action, adventure, and fantasy. The animation quality is top-notch, with detailed character designs and stunning backgrounds that bring the fantasy world to life.

One of the strengths of Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou 2nd Season is its well-developed characters. Hajime is a compelling protagonist, and the supporting cast is equally interesting. The show also delves into the characters' backstories and motivations, adding depth and complexity to their personalities.

The second season also explores several themes, such as friendship, trust, and betrayal, which are woven seamlessly into the plot. The story moves at a brisk pace, keeping the viewer engaged and on the edge of their seat.

Overall, Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou 2nd Season is a thrilling and exciting anime that will appeal to fans of action, adventure, and fantasy. Although it may not be everyone's cup of tea, I highly recommend giving it a try, especially if you enjoyed the first season. With its well-developed characters, impressive animation, and engaging plot, Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou 2nd Season is a solid addition to the anime world.

10/10 easily in my Top 20, no shame, LOVE IT
I understand that the show is not the greatest, or is well received, I simple don't care. I enjoy the show a lot. I love how overpowered the MC is, I enjoy the interactions with the Characters, and most of all its just a fun watch.
Ill eventually read the light novel, but probable not any time soon though, just not enough time to read/ trying to save money.
Could the monsters have be done better sure, but I mean I've seen worse.
Overall, I loved it, and I hope we get a third season.

Arifureta Season 1 struggled mostly with two things:
1. Fucking awful CGI
2. The skip it does from a whiny good for nothing MC into a budget Devil May Cry clone. I think if they have spent more time building the character it could have been decent and it was a waste.

Beyond that it's what you would expect from a Harem Isekai OP MC show so if you dislike Power Fantasy with a passion there is no middle ground here. Power Fantasy is fun, but what makes Isekai fun are world building, characters and the plot itself. If some of the proportions are good enough it ... can be enjoyable despite the typical tropes of the genre.

What it does right is that it doesn't rely on MC fixing everything, it gives his harem a good chunk of screen time to show their own somewhat OP powers against somewhat equally OP opponents. Characters have good interactions between them and it's somewhat clear that they went for mimicking Konosuba in that regard (not like it's a bad thing). I hope that they keep improving the jokes and the delivery method as at times they are dragged out.

What works for the world are the OP God who has what seems like ultimate control over the world and the fact that MC seeks no interest in picking fights with him while following his own goals. The fact that there are only so few people that force MC into doing something he isn't interested in, is good enough for the genre.

Trying to pick it apart logically for things like MC pulling out more and more advanced weaponry and equipment out of his ass is the same as counting bullets in B-rated action movies. It makes no sense.

I do wish next season they all collectively put even more effort, since surprisingly Season 2 came out better.
(Unlike a certain Shield Hero)

Short review:

Action - Check
Adventure - Check
Fan service - Tolerable
Story - Captivating enough

Overall - 7. Enjoyed the season enough to watch weekly, but wouldn't recommend it to a friend.

Full(er) review below:
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I enjoyed the action, adventure, fantasy, fan service packed (bleh) anime that was the first season, and wasn't disappointed with the new season. That being said, in my humble opinion Arifureta S2 is several times better than the first season, for two reasons:

First, the ecchi/fan service aspect no longer takes up half the episodes.

Second, the "annoying" characters are toned down (don't you worry, they're still there, but less annoying).

These two things alone made Arifureta S2 a much better viewing experience. This is coming from someone who did not read the manga and solely watched the anime.

If you come into the show with the right mindset, it can be quite enjoyable. I expected there to still be some harem/ecchi moments (as the tags say), so I was able to muscle through and actually enjoy the OP main character action scenes and plot development that is reminiscent of an RPG game.

Based on those aspects, I give this season an overall score of a 7. It was good, could have been better, but was enjoyable enough to watch weekly and not skip through any episodes.

A few things to say

First of all Arifureta season 2 is a HUIGE improvement from season 1 i mean just everything is better the animation is better cleaner and the cgi is not as bad

second as someone who is a total arifureta lover having read all forms of it including the light novel, web novel,side stories , the manga and the anime i have to say the pacing was not great i mean it wasnt bad but at the same time it was slightly rushed but in the end it ended up not so bad after all everything was mediocre and the only reason ... why someone would really dislike it is the animation and the trashy use of cgi
as well as this the music was also okay not great but not bad either bit season 2 has seen a huge improvement in those areas.

Another thing all you people writing trashy reviews on the rushed plot are wrong the main points are still there as well as the comedy elements.
The main ship with yue is great i love it and i still thing that the producers could have given shia a bit more attention in the anime having missed out some of the best scenes there but hopefully season 2 will see more of her and i am looking forward to some scenes a little further on in the story . so yeah hajume x yue and hajume x shia and hajime x tio.

also pone of the huuuuuuge misconceptions that people are having is myuu okay SHE IS NOT A PART OF HAJIME'S HAREM NO IDIOT WOULD HAVE A 4 YEAR OLD IN THEIR HAREM WHAT KIND OF DIRTY THOUGHTS ARE YOU HAVING THAT LEAD YOU TO THT ASSUMTION .
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i ship
yue x hajime
shia x hajime
tio x hajime
aiko x hajime
remia(myuu's mother) x hajime
liliana x hajime
shizuku x hajime
but i do not ship kaori she has no personality and i just dont like her

Arifureta.... Is not good isekai. Season 1 was **very good**. The characters, something new... I hoped the season 2 will be better... And the result? Actually, is not bad but guys... THE CGI wtf... why new studio called Mother is working on something like Arifureta, i know... new studios need to learn something but why Arifureta, the season 2 is a disappointment to me due to cgi...

My recommendation?

If you want to watch isekai with medium story... something "funny" Arifureta is a good choice, but if you want something with good art, CGI... You can watch something better

You will find a lots of better isekai

I will not waste your time and write too long... Well, what can I say, this is a brilliant anime!
While in first season you could have a lot of fun, but there were also disadvantages, here in second season the quality level completely raised in all aspects.

- Great story as a comedy, action and even for crying
- Lovely characters
- Very good storytelling
- Glorious soundtrack
- Epic OP and ED
- Satisfying animation, so pleasant to watch

The second season is a great work, you can see that the creators put in it a lot of effort. I highly recommended Arifureta S2 and would love to watch next sequel!

Arifureta is an Isekai that has a clear intention in it's writing: badass and tropey action. It's clear that all other aspects of the anime/LN, such as easy-to-follow character developments and story specifics, come second to badass fights. It makes a promise in it's writing and delivers in full, what more can you ask?
First things first, I believe main characters carry anime. If the main character isn't well written, then I usually drop the anime all together. The MC in Arifureta is a tight rope balance between being jokingly edgy and not taking himself too ... seriously. For an Isekai focusing on a badass power fantasy, it does a good job at writing a main character that is seemingly overpowered and a total edgelord while occasionally showing humility in that his words and actions(specifically in his less serious dialogues) are just him trying to look cool, which, in my opinion, is respectable because it's more genuine than most fictional characters are written.

Story: 8
The story, in my opinion, isn't Arifureta's biggest selling point. It's good enough to serve it's purpose: as a vehicle to get from one fight to the next and develope the main cast. While it's definitely not a copy paste, almost cheap, premise seen in your average seasonal Isekai nowadays, it's not exactly easy to follow, especially when it comes to the intentions of the antagonists. I wouldn't say that is a totally bad thing either, gives the story somewhere to build from and expand upon later down the line.

Art:6
Arifureta is only slightly above average when it comes to art style and animations compared to other action/fantasy focused anime. While the fights aren't anything to pass up and the character designs aren't abhorrent, you aren't going to see much hyped up YouTube compilations of any fights and it's easy to tell the inspirations for the character designs. The Main Character's style, in character design and abilities, totally look like a middle/high schooler chunnibyo's sketchbook fantasy drawings and it's not trying to hide it.

Sound: 7
The sound serves it's purpose in that the effects don't stick out too much and fits the scenes generally pretty well, but they definitely missed the chance to backup the edginess of the main character with some badass music during fights, but I'm not losing my lunch over it.

Characters: 10
Now my love letter to the writing of the characters in Arifureta.
The main character, Hajime, is a perfect depiction of a stereotypical chunnibyo's realized power fantasy. He tends to jump back and forth between that edgelord chunnibyo and average guy personas. He does this pretty organically in a way that is relatable.
The main girl, Yue, is a trope of her own. You have the typical, pretty much a joke of a trope that is the 100s of years old vampire loli, along with consistent depictions of blind faith in the main character, which is totally adorable. Other than that, she isn't insanely interesting, but that's not the end of the world.
I'm lumping the rest of the main supporting cast together as the harem. Shia, the bunny girl, isn't too dynamic, just fan service and lack of care. I wouldn't mind seeing her develope as a person, but I'm not holding my breath. Tio, the dragon girl, is in a similar boat as Shia, but her intentions are more clear: to serve Hajime in a more master/servent relationship. Kaori, the fellow isekai'd classmate acting as a healer/priestess, is definitely the most dynamic of the main supporting cast due to her motivations being all over the place and she definitely developed clearly as a character throughout the series.
The antagonists of the series, in general, are kinda conveluted and all their motivations aren't made amazingly clear in the anime series thus far.
The other isekai'd classmates act as a more boring foil for Hajime and definitely, in my opinion, leave a lot to be desired.

The teacher, Aiko, is a total cutie and is most definitely best girl of the series. There is no debate, I will not be taking questions.

This is what a 'sequel' is supposed to be like. Not losing its identity while fixing many issues from the prequel.

Weird pacing -> fixed.
Not giving time to other characters -> fixed.
Making the story a little emotional and 'kinda' darker -> done
Repeating the same jokes -> like always

and many more...


In short, I really loved the prequel a lot. Even though it was nowhere near perfect, all the main cast characters always have the plot armor, but still. It still was a really good sequel. The ones who made the season 2 actually listened to the viewers and tried to fix them. Even saying so, there ... were still many problems. Many plotholes, poor quality and repetitive jokes, bad usage of betrayal, etc. But even then, this season is very enjoyable.

Conclusion: If you somehow did complete season 1, this season will not disappoint you.

Another great Isekai. The selfishness of Nagumo, Hajime which is the anti of most of the main characters is a positive. The harem combined with a good story and interactions between the character will produce a great anime.
The cute bunny girl, pervert Tio, vampire and childhood friend who dotes the main character are heartwarming to watch.
The main character is strong and would do anything to save the people he loves even it means he has to burn others for it really why would he has to protect people who he never met or never going to meet. keeping a strong mindset and moving in life ... based on his priorities, enjoying life and journey with the people he loves surrounded by people who love him and do anything for him or his attention really what more does anyone need.

I've seen reviews of this anime, and most of them ranked this as trash anime, although i can see why they called it trash, but for me it's not trash, i can say it is average but not trash, the plot, characters and sometimes the jokes are cliche, but the story is somewhat nice it didn't bore me (it's very important for me that it didn't bore me, cuz once I'm bored of it I'll automatically drop it), unlike other isekai who's enemies would be demons, the church, diff race, Gods and kingdom, this anime depends on the mc which is rare, since most of ... the isekai animes have only one enemy target, it's also rare to find an mc who's an anti-hero, cuz mostly it's always a hero mc or just a villain.

And also that revenge thing in episode 11 was satisfying it deserves an 8, it would've been a 9 if that eri girl died with her head smash, anyways can't wait for another season(if there's such thing)

If you watched Arifureta 2, it should mean that you watched the first season, so you know what you're going to watch, you can expect the trashiness of this anime from the first second actually.
Arifureta is an anime that you watch with you brain off, like, you just put it on stand by and it's something entertaining, nothing more, nothing less. Sometimes you need to watch something that it's just simple.
I enjoyed this season more than the previous one, since the cast of characters was already together and there wasn't the "oh, we are in a new place, let's see the new companion of ... the crew", a trope that I find quite borig after a while. The main cast is entertaining, since the dynamics between are pretty funny, but it's great to see that even if it's an harem, there is never that Hate (with capital H) between the girls, even if they bicker every now and then. The chara design is also pretty, but nothing really outstanding.
About the plot, it's nothing special to be honest, some missions, they go somewhere, they fight someone/something, they win somehow. Like I said, it's an anime very simple.
A point more for the opening since it was really good.
In general, it's a good anime to watch to relax your mind, maybe an episode every now and then, if you like isekai and harem mostly.

Like most isekai, this one has a ton of people who can't stand it...and they mostly couldn't stand the first season, either, so I don't know what they came back for. If that was you, leave now.

If you liked the first season, though, you'll be totally satisfied. It continues from the end of the first season seamlessly--it feels more like a part 2 of a season than a totally different one.

The things I care most about are world building, music/sound, and character development. Airifureta excels at all three. The music and sound design is just as great as season 1. The opening theme ... isn't quite as good, but it was always going to be hard to beat "FLARE".

The world building is a more unique concept than most isekai--without going too into detail, it's more in line with Shield Hero in that all is not as it first appears.

What really drew me in, and continues to hold my attention, is the character growth that is a big focus. The first two episodes are all about Hajime's growth as a person, dealing with the loss of his friends, trying to wrap his head around one of them betraying him, and sacrificing pieces of himself (quite literally, some of the time) in order to survive.

It's classed as a "harem" anime, technically, and while there are elements of it (and plenty of fan service, if you're into that), the story holds up on its own. Personally, I find these moments to be more like a comedic or light hearted interlude, but I'm sure they would bother some people. It's not ecchi, but it's rated MA for a reason.

Overall, it's just FUN to watch. I've rewatched the first season more than once and I'll probably do it again at some point. Super pleased with season two so far!

You know how in a lot of anime the main character is a boy somewhere around 12 to 15 years old, just hitting puberty. He's got a good heart but he's kind of a loser. He's socially clumsy. He gets bullied and he never really fights back but somehow, he always comes through in the clutch. That's how our hero is in this series in the first episode, except that he is 17. What follows is not a spoiler because it all happens in the first episode. By the way, the anime starts somewhere around the third chapter of the manga. The anime just sort ... of starts in the middle. There is no real explanation of what is going on other than a few hints. It's a fairly obvious plot. You've seen it plenty of times. A high school class is suddenly sucked into another world where they must fight monsters and demons. You don't really see that happen. It is sort of alluded to in flashes. The story really starts when the boy-hero falls into an abyss. There he manages to survive long enough to eat some monster meat. This gives him more powers. He then uses his newly acquired powers to kill more monsters and acquire more powers. In the meantime, he comes to believe that the world has always had it in for him and his only course of action is to become ruthless and to take what he wants without compunction. He becomes single-minded in his desire to win at any cost, and yet there remains a deeply buried sense of good. It's very unusual for an anime boy-hero to be this decisive and to put his decisions into action without hesitation, even if those actions contravene accepted norms of social behaviour. The title word means mundane, ordinary. That's what the boy-hero is at the beginning but he certainly doesn't stay that way long.

This series had great potential, starts off really serious and dark but the tone completely changes from episode 6 of Season 1. They obviously tried their hand at comedy/harem but failed miserably to deliver anything funny or thrilling.

The character design is really nice, but everything else looks like grey goo with uninspired design and one of the worst animation I have ever seen. I read that the manga is fantastic, but the anime failed to find its identity and couldn't stick to a genre. If I was to ignore the horrible animation for the first 5 episodes, it would get a very strong 8/10. The rest barely qualifies as OK time killer.

Overall 6.5/10

Should you watch it? Well if you watched the first season and liked the story then the second season will be better.

Thoughts: Compared to the first season which felt rushed I think this second season had some things that were a bit rushed, but had better pacing than the first. It's your typical trash Isekai, but it has a decent story that I've been enjoying, and want to see where it goes. Of course you got the typical harem though at times can seem forced because realistically the guy already chooses his vampire wife over the other girls which you know usually other girls would ... give up at that point if not one trying to stay, but then again it's also a fantasy anime lol. But besides that point animes with a good story of some sort usually sticks and makes me want to watch more. This anime and season has that, and I do want a season 3.

Art: Art style has changed a bit. Looks cleaner. Animation is good as well.

Sound: I like the opening and ending. It's sounds calming.

Characters: I mean they're all unique for the most part, but then I think some just have similarities at times. Like the Dragon girl is just the bunny girl who's sadistic, and less of an airhead.

Overall: It might be Isekai trash, but it has a good plot. Not the best Isekai/fantasy anime, but it's alright and worth a watch

Great anime. 9/10. Good story, impeccable character development and a strong mc. Couldn't ask for a better isekai anime. You can't say your an anime fan if you haven't watched this masterpiece

There are many reasons why this anime is a hit, but the number 1 reason would be Nagaimo (MC), he literally started from the bottom to become the strongest. His character is also very interesting, he acts like he doesn't care and takes down anyone who stands in his path.

Another reason; HAREM!! The MC (Nagaimo) is always surrounded by beautiful women who are loyal to him. It makes the MC more attractive and ... shows that strength/power can attract women.


I Can't say enough, you just to watch it to find out more. Hope you enjoy the show!!