Asura Cryin' 2

ok this is my first review so go easy on me
well many many people said that the asura cryin series suck but i will explain why they say that: like 90% of the people who say that only saw the first season and have to warn u if u only watch the first season U WONT UNDERSTAND A THING OF THIS ANIME. this isnt a story that has a season and if its succesefull thay make a second one, no that not the case, this series was intended to have 2 seasons thats why u wont unsderstand anythinf just by watching the second season.
when ... u start seeing the second season u will get captured by the storyline and by the way the plot and story starts to develop and the evolution of the romantic part was prety good too (^^)
Loved the arts from the final batle it reminded me litle of gurren lagann :D and the OP of the first season in the final batle was EPIC!!!!
well overall i give t a 9 cause it was realy emnjoyable art was prety good the story developed very well and the sound (speacialy in the end) was very good and because it ad a very conclusive ending, it was not like most animes in oour days that have inconclusive endings thats why i advise u to see this anime :D
PS: DONT TRY TO WATCH THE SECOND SEASON WITHOT SEEING THE FIRST UR U WONT UNDERSTAND A THING!! HAPPY HOLYDAYS EVERYONE ^^

The whole story of Asura Cryin' is quite bizarre and maybe complicated but everything does make sense despite all its weirdness.

First of all, if you are reading this review (no spoiler) I assume that you've seen the first season; understood the relation between handlers, burial dolls and demons(akumas); and most of all that you’re interested in what happens next (the sooner you watch the sequel the better because of all the terminology you have to remember).

Following the first season Tomoharu now knows that the Asura Machina uses the soul energy of its burial doll; in his case the emotions and soul of his friend Misao. ... Because of this, he’s now looking for a way to separate her from Kurogane (name of his Asura Machina). On the other hand, his demon friend Kanade, as an unnatural being in the world, can’t use her powers to aid Natsume because of the “Hizaika” (the effect that makes demons disappear little by little when they use their abilities without a contractor).

So this is the initial setting given in this second season. All about the journey to find some device to save Misao doesn’t look promising at all but I must say that what makes this season very superior to the previous one is the crazy turn of events and the main plot regarding all those flashbacks you’ve seen before. Yes, all those confusing flashbacks from the first season that made you wonder “what was that again?” are now explained in this sequel. Now the story is no more about finding Naotaka, escaping from the student council or finding some stabilizer; this time the series has bigger plans for Natsume and company. Since there’s much more at risk the events occurring now involve more action and give a feeling of curiosity about what’s coming next.

The art of this anime is no better than average, it doesn’t overwhelm you but it could disappoint you especially considering all the mechas and powers you see in it. In contrast of the art, the sound is awesome I personally loved the OP/ED by Angela the most; also the voice roles are accurate to the personalities. As for the characters, the main difference to the first season is that Ania plays a bigger part in this season.

Overall, the enjoyment of this anime is guaranteed in almost all of it, if you liked the first season or you think it was interesting but not well developed you will find Asura Cryin’2 fascinating. This second season is the bigger half of the story so you won’t be lost in the end wondering what happened.

Ever have to watch an anticipated (or somewhat anticipated) sequel because the first of the series just made absolutely no sense? Well this would be one of them.

I was skeptical at first about continuing the series and even after I started watching, it was kept on hold at episode 1 for the longest time. Assuming you have watched the first season, you should know why. Simply put, the first season was full of ambiguity and there was only a rough grasp of the current plot.

Now, to end the first season off with nothing but questions about everything we had witnessed, anyone would assume that ... the explanations would follow in the season season. Well time to be disappointed ladies and gentlemen because what we are going to get, is far from explanations.

As for the explanations, without getting too in depth and ruining the fun for all of you(if you so happen to be the masochist to find out yourself), what the end result is, is that not only does the story get more ambiguous because of the new stuff that gets thrown at you, you basically get no explanations on anything from season one. Not One(good one at least).

As if it couldn't get any worse, it does. By the end of the series your going to have so much contradictory information in your head, that you have no way of making sense out of this huge mess of poor planning.

Asura Cryin' as a whole, is a perfect example of the "try too hard to put in everything and fail miserably" type anime. It tries to appeal to, too wide of an audience, that it stretched itself so thin, that it snapped.

To put it simply, try taking a small rubber band about 3-5 cm in diameter and try to wrap that around your family sized box of cereal. What is the end result? The rubber band breaks and whips you in your hand. Not only will it leave you in pain and pissed off, but u got an opened box of cereal in the end to add insult to injury.

As for the rest of the anime, it was alright. Some characters were great, some blew, and some will even confuse you more. The second season incorporates more sound tracks into the series, but none too inspiring. I found myself liking the first seasons OP more than anything else from the series and a bit disappointed in the rest of the sound tracks.

There was no way I could enjoy this to its fullest because I personally was too focused on the terrible plot. However, because Asura Cryin' tried so hard to appeal to everyone, I got to see some of the character development I had wish to see.

To conclude, Asura Cryin' sucked. Watch it if you really want to see the conclusion (believe it or not there is a very conclusive one), but if you really wanted to see a well knit plot, don't bother.