Enen no Shouboutai: Ni no Shou

After his confrontation in the Nether with his younger brother Shou, Shinra Kusakabe's resolve to become a hero that saves lives from the flame terror strengthens. Finding a way to turn the Infernals back into people, unraveling the mystery of the Evangelist and Adolla Burst, and saving his mother and Shou—these are the goals Shinra has in mind. However, he has come to realize that attaining these goals will not be easy, especially with the imminent danger the Evangelist poses.

The Evangelist's plan is clear: to gather the eight pillars—the individuals who possess Adolla Burst—and sacrifice them to recreate the Great Cataclysm from 250 years ago. Having been revealed by the First Pillar that the birth of a new pillar is approaching, Shinra is determined to protect his fellow pillars from the Evangelist. Thus, the fiery battle between the Special Fire Force and the Evangelist ignites. Together with the Special Fire Force, Shinra's fight continues as he uncovers the truth about the Great Cataclysm and the nature of Adolla Bursts, as well as the mysteries behind human combustion.

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Kusakabe, Shinra Main

Kajiwara, Gakuto Japanese

Boyle, Arthur Main

Kobayashi, Yuusuke Japanese

Kotatsu, Tamaki Main

Yuuki, Aoi Japanese

Oze, Maki Main

Kamijou, Saeko Japanese

Iris Main

Ichimichi, Mao Japanese

Oubi, Akitaru Main

Nakai, Kazuya Japanese

Hinawa, Takehisa Main

Suzumura, Kenichi Japanese

Shinmon, Benimaru Supporting

Miyano, Mamoru Japanese

Joker Supporting

Tsuda, Kenjirou Japanese

Hibana Supporting

Lynn Japanese

Cook, Justin Producer

Kamei, Hiroshi Producer

Iijima, Emiko Producer

Herek, Samantha Assistant Producer

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Nov 20, 2023

ArchangelEST

Recommended

Fire Force S2 continues its firebending adventures with a smidgen more quality, along with improvements to story and characters. It may not quite reach the highs of some other shounen, but it's definitely solidified itself as a strong title.


Animation / Art / General Visuals - 8/10
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There is variance from episode to episode, but when it's good, it's really good. Great visuals along with some really impressive fight coordination makes for some amazing spectacles in key episodes.


Sound / Music / Voice Acting - 8/10
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Very solid. OP and ED are great, though there isn't much stand out music during the show itself. Still, good marks across the board.


Story - 9/10
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The story has really taken off in S2. What felt weird and underdeveloped in S1, has gotten much needed expansions. We learn more about the history of the world, what happened, why it happened, and what the mysterious villain is really trying to accomplish.

The story sees our protagonists branch out their adventures across the sea, into the dark hidden underbelly of the city, as well as into the private sector. Many of the big players are expanded upon, and the worldbuilding is taken a notch further.

There are still some plot holes here and there, inconsistencies, as well as some rather weird revelations, but all in all, S2 has been a lot more exciting with its developments.


Characters - 8/10
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The cast remains largely the same, though there are more new faces joining up. And they're all quite good. Each character has their own distinct personalities, most get fleshed out backstories that make sense, and it all fits nicely into the whole.

We also get expansions on most of the important cast members. More backstories, more flashback events, more present day events. Our protagonists all get stronger through believable ways. We see our heroes get special training, both from great fighters and great minds. Leading to notable developments.

It's always good to see shounen titles actually showcase training events and the power upgrades that result from that. Random power increases from love and friendship just don't hit the spot as well as something that has a proper reasoning behind it.

The roster of villains is also expanding, with more and more White-Clad members showing up, including some that REALLY get under your skin.

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Total - 8/10

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Fire Force S2 continues its well established pace from S1, arguably improving a little bit across the board.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Jul 15, 2024

No-LifeKing_26

Mixed Feelings

A crap load of forced humor in this season by far. They give more attention to Arthur's delusion as a Knight of the round to the point where it loses it humor. There is even an episode where they focus on Namaki and her inability to provocatively undress, just random and a waste of time. Her character development throughout both series is abysmal. Juggernauts voice is ear bleeding and his character persona is boring. Its almost as if they were making a parody of country farm Americans.

There is more revelation to the overall story which is great but it's still makes you feel like, ... "so what" and "well, what are you going to do about it". There is a sense of complexity on the Fire Force, The Evangelist, Sol Church, and Hajima Industries and how they all tie in together but it's still doesn't matter or hasn't shown any reason on why this is important at the moment.
A majority of the episodes were uneventful and didn't bring any real revelation to the story. It was just a plot within the series that was there. It felt very much like filler episodes until something serious happened. They had a few major plot revelations spread through the 24 eps which dulled the pacing.

Overall the series made very few improvements but from watching season 1 I had to see how season turned out and this is what I gathered.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Jul 6, 2021

CrawlerOther

Not Recommended

I hate long reviews.
The world building of first season is expanded. The search for eight pillars continues, main villains - The Evangelists - have come onto the stage, many mysteries both from prior episodes and from current season still stay unanswered.

Shonen story. Animation is good, at times very good, I like the action and fights are pleasing to watch. Characters are typical shonen cast, each with his/her unique characteristic(1), but even then story progression uses them up too quickly.

tl;dr Typical shonen with highly incoherent story that targets viewers short attention spawn, and at times contradicts itself and prays on viewers awe/ignorance of ... rational thought.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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