Kyuuketsuki Sugu Shinu 2

When I saw Draluc pop in a shitty game that has Sugita yelling "QUEST OF SOUL GATE GA HIROGARERU WOW!", I knew then I was in for something truly special.

I wasn't the biggest fan of the first season when this first came out, but KyuuShinu S2 is shaping up to be my favorite comedy of the year. After overcoming the initial hurdle of getting to know everyone, you start to appreciate the humor of KyuuShinu once you know who's who and how they act around each other. And my word does S2 improve upon S1's humor and then some, with familiar characters getting into ... wacky situations and new characters feeling right at home in all the mess.

The series' trademark wacky humor with everyone being a loud asshole never fails to make me laugh. But what elevates this more than the first season for me was how well it balances the chemistry of everyone with each other and constantly finds new ways to humiliate/spotlight already familiar characters. I never asked for a romantic(?), redemption(?) arc for Yakyuuken, but it ended up being surprisingly wholesome, heartwarming, and hilarious at the same time. And I'd never thought I'd see the climax to Mountain of Madness from The Simpsons in anime form. There is just an endless treasure trove of madness lurking in Shin Yokohama that makes you wonder just what the hell is wrong with the town.

The show has it all. Expensive veteran seiyuu being cast as important characters, impeccable comedic timing, stunning visuals, and many, many dick jokes. Somehow they crammed an entire 7 minute section with nothing but dick jokes and it's one of the funniest things this year has to offer. As usual, the animation staff clearly shows a lot of love for the show. Including even subtle references only seasoned readers would get (such as including the butt doctor twitter manga from the author).

KyuuShinu S2 is a blast and I'm not gonna spoil all the other scenarios in the show. If you even had a passing fondness for the first season, the second season just completely blows it out of the water. Go watch it. John is cute.

8/10

Also maybe play QUEST OF SOUL GATE on their official site.

Mangaka Bonnoki Itaru's Kyuuketsuki Sugu Shinu a.k.a The Vampire Dies in No Time is back for Season 2 not long after its initial season aired back in Fall 2021...and true to be honest: everything still feels the same atmosphere about its supernatural comedy, spliced with vampiric gag humor that will reel in the short-term nostagia that Season 1 left us with.

The Ronaldo-Draluc character pairing is a direct copy-paste with more stories adapted from the manga (that the English translation just could not catch up), and when you know it, you knowi it: the same thing repeated over and over again becomes a trope. And it ... is a very tiresome one in this show, where I thought there should only be Season 1 of existence, but then that the demand calls for another season, so here is where we are at...if you're still sticking around with the hit-and-miss comedy, who wants more of it.

New to Season 2 are of course, new characters:
- The dhampir Mikazuki being the butt of the joke whenever he fixates on eliminating pesky vampires with his overkill sword technique
- The newest member of the Vampire Control Division Kei Kantarou acting as goofy on his own accord
- The dangerous bloodlust vampire Tsujigiri Nagiri, the former serial killer vampire, who since entering Shin-Yokohama, is a pathetic shell of his former self. He hardens his blood into blades, usually produced from the palm of his hands.
- Autumn Books' newest replacement editor Sanzu, who has a habit of accidentally using dirty double entendres when talking to Ronaldo, since she's so obssessed with him.

With Madhouse's production being the same as it was before then, and the OST kinda worse than Season 1, if you, like me, have already watched Season 1 to the finish line, then Season 2 is of no bargaining that it's a must-watch. But this time, limit your expectations on how another season of side stories will make you feel. Besides, it's just another 12 episodes of the same two-fer set that's of completely no comparison with Season 1.

That's it, no more John the Armadillo, though I will miss you dearly.

Honestly, it’s a very lackluster season. It has both some of the best and worst episodes of the series, but the worst episodes outweigh the best in terms of how strong the impression they leave.

In particular, I think that this season is overly reliant on shock factor for its humor. Some episodes feel like the author was sticking in random fetishes just to make the plot more shocking. In the same way, I feel like the author really overdid nudity related jokes this time around. The second age regression episode in particular left a bad taste in my mouth.

While I enjoyed the return of the ... core cast of vampires, I feel like this season failed to create worthwhile long term additions to it, with one possible exception that I can’t describe further due to the character in question being too important to reveal their identity. As for the human cast, the best new addition was Sanzu. Her inclusion alone is the reason why I didn't rate this season even lower.

Overall, the quality of the best moments didn’t disappoint me. It’s the quality of the weakest episodes this season that made me give this series a rating this low. This season is a sadly common example of a series becoming too reliant on shock value humor for its own good.