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.

While this anime had some interesting ideas and takes on the isekai genre, they ultimately fall flat and do not add anything interesting to the plot, characters, or animation on this second season. There is absolutely nothing left unique about this anime, and even the only gimmick the main character has is never expanded on or used in any meaningful or interesting way.

Character development is abysmal, even for your average isekai. The characters don't change, and if they do something, it's only for the plot to advance, not the other way around. This point is particularly jarring, as the setup is all there for multiple ... characters, but for some unknown reason, the anime never explores more than surface level issues for every single character in the story.

The story features terrible tone shifts and an aimless direction on what to show and how to do it. Sometimes the characters are making jokes when the context and situation is dire or very serious, and sometimes the story has no idea if it should be dramatic, tragic, funny, or serious. One episode might feature a character going through strong and sad emotions, and then the next couple of episodes never mention or acknowledge that the character ever went through such an emotional struggle.

The sound design and soundtrack are incredibly unremarkable and forgettable. One of the openings is somewhat catchy, but you are not going to remember any actual soundtracks that play during the episodes. The impact of weapons, spells or anything similar is also very weak and is only serviceable. The more you pay attention to it, the more you will notice this issue.

Animation should be at least engaging and fluid, especially with how many episodes of this season are just slides with characters talking and talking until the episode ends. Sadly, this is not the case at all. Rather than saving the budget for the fights, it seems like there is simply no budget at all. Even during the few short fight scenes, there are a lot of stills or they just switch to characters talking during the fight. The other trick that is widely used is how rather than show you the impact of an explosion or strong attack directly, the anime will show you instead how things around the fight (like trees, buildings, objects, etc) move around with very basic animations.

Finally, the biggest problem with this season (and the main reason why this is not recommended) is how boring it insists to be. There are plenty of other anime with a better pay off, better setting, better characters and better animation while still being an average isekai. While similar anime at least attempt to explore the same tired and tried tropes of isekai or even a subpar romance, the second season of Tsuki ga Michibiku Isekai Douchuu stubbornly refuses to try anything at all.

Even if you are still OK watching this season with everything I described, you may find that spending 10 hours to watch this was just not the best use of your time, especially if you were looking for a way to kill time while having fun; there is no fun to be found here.