Tsuki ga Michibiku Isekai Douchuu 2nd Season

What the hell? Where did this anime come from? This is the sleeper anime of the year for me. I would describe this anime as "if Slime isekai merged with Shield Hero and Konosuba + good writing".

After binging season 1, I can say season 2 is starting out as an absolute banger. Ep. 1 is a slight recap but not a wasted episode at all). Season 1 built up the world and story and now, Season 2 is the payoff of all that. Season 2 starts the arc of Makoto in Rostgard to learn magic, but it also starts delving into the other heroes ... transported from Earth and the war against demons. Just like most characters in this show, the other heroes have unique personalities and struggles that make them interesting to watch. The action and story-telling in Ep. 2-4 are so fun to watch with good pacing and progression. I have no complaints so far about the season.

For those wondering if you should start this show, I won't write a review for season 1 but I will put my thoughts on why this show is worth watching. I actually think binging Season 1 into Season 2 is a better viewing experience overall.

Tsuki ga Michibiku doesn't deviate from the traditional isekai recipe of "average MC transported to cool magical world where he picks up hot side chicks and builds his own village". The real difference is that the writing of the show is vastly superior than the other trash isekais. List of why:

1. Everything is explained. There is a goddess. There are ways for people to move across worlds. There is a mana system and elemental magic. There is a reason the MC was transported. Contracts between demihumans and humans exist. No major detail is just overlooked and not explained. Most isekais struggle to explain key details of the world the isekai is based in, and they just expect the viewer to accept things without any logic.

2. Power system - Yes the main character is OP, but the writing actually turns that into a constant issue for him, so it's not like he is just going around one-shotting all his problems away. There is also room for power growth as there are other characters as powerful as him so the story is not too predictable when conflicts arise.

3. Speaking of MC, he is actually a well-rounded character. He isn't a 1d NPC that has the "good guy" personality on 24/7 nor is he a complete weakling or degenerate. There is character progression and a dark side to him that he is forced to experience and accept. His motivations are clear and he is consistent in how he acts.

4. World Building - Similar to Slime, the world of Tsuki ga Michibiku is fleshed out with different species, lands, and languages. This adds a nice fantasy element and freshness to the show t

5. Violence - This anime doesn't shy away from gore and violence which is a must for isekais. While the show mostly has a light-hearted tone, the tonal shifts from the violence give a great contrast that emphasize key scenes.

6. Comedy/Fanservice - Contrasting the violence of this show is the comedy and fanservice. This show has some genuinely funny moments where I laughed out loud and is very similar to the style of Konosuba comedy. But this show isn't a degenerate anime where all the girls exist just to be waifus. Yes, that element exists, but it is done sparingly for comedic effect. The MC also isn't a horndog and actually has self-control unlike many other isekais out there.

This anime isn't perfect and there are times where the plot is weak or the comedy is redundant, but they are excusable and much less glaring than other examples out there.

I am surprised I haven't heard anything about this anime since Season 1, but I am glad it has a high enough rating to make me interested. If you like the top-tier isekais like Mushoku Tensei and Re Zero, then I think Tsuki ga Michibiku is right up your alley as a more light-hearted isekai.

Just take this as a hot take, because im going to review way very different than other reviews so far (Maybe later we have more reviews)

First at all, it started very weak this season, I don't know i was hyped in last season and waiting this for like 2 or 3 years i dont know maybe less than that or more than that. But anyway, i was hyped really hard. But first episode in this season is throw me off really hard. I'm okay with scene when Mc going to school/Academy (im sucker this trope) but COOKING? I know that lead to char dev but ... do they really need waste 3/4 episode 1 for cooking and more importantly its Episode 1 btw. Episode 2 no comment because it back to track again. Then Episode 3 and 4 arrived which i dont even care about is other heroes. One of them is generic mc who puppet of "queen" or "princess" of the empire, and other one is powered by friendship power.

I have enough of this shit but this anime show it like what the f. In manga (OH SHIT SOURCE READER) we dont even touch other heroes scene because mangaka know how boring is that, but cooking still there. Cant complain, because basically half of season 2 would be slice of life. I dont know about this, I put this as Mixed Feeling, because this is my favorite anime but start really weak in this season. I probably wait this to finish rather than watch episode every week.

See you later.

This anime triggers me how bad the they make the story telling of this anime is.
It's 16 episode already and there are no major happening in the story. They introduced the other isekai'd heroes for 2 episode but never interacted to the main character so that is a waste of time. They added the most boring thing of all anime storytelling and that is a school academy arc that nobody wants and nobody cared. Why is the students are being the star of the show for like weeks where they will definitely forgotten. The main character is either the most genius person or the ... stupidest which I don't know how they mess this up with lazy writing. They baited us with a dragon that should fight the main character but never happened. The princess is stupid or blind that she encountered the dragon in the forest but never reacted in the city even she now how powerful and influential the main character is. Using unfunny jokes every time. The show always cliff hanger for the next episode then nothing happened.
The Cover photo of the anime should be the academy students not the main and side character where how bad the story telling is. Season 1 only has 12 episode and it has a good pacing, good fights and good character build up and the 16 episode of season 2 feels like 3 episode in. How can you destroy a promising isekai anime by this weird decision, are there now competent people watching it before releasing it?