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More Chibi-Gozilla! In theory, if you've enjoyed the first series, you should also enjoy the sequel... right? Well, maybe.

In fact, the second season follows a different approach to the first one: instead of focalizing more on the relationship between Chibi-Godzilla and Satomi, the series choses to expand its focus and concentrate on the rest of the cast, and to follow the life of Satomi herself a little more. So story takes a little more of a central place, especially in the last episodes which are the only connected ones in the entire series.

Changing up the formula doesen't sound like a bad idea... The problem ... is, the runtime (30 seconds, opening and ending included) and the structure of the show (delightful moments that end in amusing way) have remained the same, and while most of the episodes don't suffer from it, some feel especiallly cut short, or at the very least resolved too quickly for problems slightly more deep than the puddle-like ones of the first season. The bigger cast also means that there is less time to include explicit references to specific moments of the movies, like it very rarely happened on the first season, and instead the connections is put more on the characters and their peculiarities... which can't surpass the most superficial descriptions, considering the runtime. The character of Chibi-Godzilla definitely suffered because of these missing references, and sometimes it looks more like it's written to be a generic cute (talking?) pet that a babified King of the Monsters.

Animation has definitely improved from the last season, but for the rest it has the same strenght and weaknesses. If you wanted to see more variety in a Chibi-Godzilla series, even if it's very distant from the movies it's referencing, or more of the cast in this light,
I definitely recommend it. If you wanted more self-contained delightful bits, more references to the movies, or simply see more of this rascal version of Godzilla, these characteristics are definitely still present, but no more take the center of the stage like the first season.

This anime answers the age-old question: what if Godzilla was actually concieved as a Sanrio character? Or, to be more descriptive, what if Godzilla was a cute, adorable mascotte to buy merchandise of?

This series is basically a 4-koma animated: every episode is 30 seconds long, opening and ending included, and it usually depicts a delightful/humorous in which Chibi Godzilla and his... roomate?, Satomi, find themselves in, which gets resolved in an amusing way, intended to make you smile. Every episode is self-standing, except for the first and last one that mirror one another: maybe a predictable concept, but one I still found adorable. This ONA ... knows perfectly what it is, and I find that it focuses on what it's set out to do quite well, creating stories that fit the timing of the episode while also managing to include references to the rest of the Godzilla franchise. They are definitely unfrequent, and focused on the most peculiar moment of movie canon/superficial characteristics of the most recognizable monsters, but they're a backbone of the series nonetheless.

However, if you're not looking for short amusing moments to watch on a strict time management, this series has nothing else of note. Animation is fine at best, and it's mostly based on almost-still images, plot is nonexistent and characters besides Chibi-Godzilla and Satomi appear very little outside of the ending. In conclusion, despite its short lenght, you have to be in a specific mood to enjoy this.