Story: 8/10
Actually, this season's story is pretty good since it's developed from the first season. Changed some point of view and deepened the story details from first season. It can make a perfect season but that's not what creator seems to present it to us.
Production/Directing: 6/10
From the first season, the director did a very nice job on directing. Great presenting, scene picturing and give us the perfect mood he want to present from the story. Technique he used to present was very good and can makes watchers really enjoy the series. BUT in this season, it's totally different. Director try to put everything into watchers head to make them excited but he puts too much. That's makes watchers get bored, this arc still not continue, why begin new arc? And then he leave the second arc unfinished like that and present another arc. And what's the most important is how he present the story. His presenting technique was dull, no tactic at all. He try to make a mystery and try to hint it to watchers but he hinted too much. And he did this with the whole story. But in the good side, the story seems to be able to understand easily. Softcore watchers can enjoy it as well. So it'll be 6 for producing.
Art: 7/10
Everything is better in second season about graphics. Especially, Drawings. All characters drawings is very good. But animation and character's action is too unnatural and feels wrong. In some action scenes, It's really annoying me about how they move around so careless in enemy territory or how they hold their gun. Sometimes when they needs accurate shot, they hold the gun using only one hand, in the same time those who only shoot suppressing shots hold the gun and aim nicely but only hit trees and rocks. But overall graphics seems good to me so 7 is a proper score.
Sound: 10/10
Now quit depressing and gets some praise. Every musics and original soundtrack in this season is PERFECT. Actually, I start watching this series because of ending song of second season that composed by legendary song composer and story writer, Maeda Jun, sang by legendary singer, Lia. After listened to it first time, only understand 60-70% of lyrics(I didn't looked at Eng lyrics) but I loved this song already. One of my favorite anime song ever. Original Soundtrack is SUPERB. Every songs filled with feelings from composer. Especially, I like "Main Theme" the most. I like how it's develops mood from zero to highest, step by step. 10 is not too much for sound of this season.
Character: 8/10
Yeah, character design and planning is perfect. Everything was planned by the story writer which all ruined by the director of the second season. The things that most important of a character in a story is his/her personality which based on his/her past and experience. Personality is not easily changed. Personality will slowly changed from character's environment that makes them change or a very important incident that changed his/her way of thinking. Enough technical matter, let's continue. The director made the personality of second season's character changed too often without reason. He just did it because it'll fit to the story he want to present. That's why I give it 7 but the original character was perfect so I lifted the score to 8.
Enjoyment: 8/10
Enjoyment is really a personal opinion. For me I enjoyed it's story so much. I feel moved by this series story. And I enjoy every music in this second season. But yeah, back to blame the director. I feels a bit down because of how the director present the story. Makes it less enjoyable. So 8 must be a proper score.
Overall: 8/10
This series is enjoyable. You can watch it and enjoy this series. If you're not expect much about directing that is. For me, I wrote short film story before and I made lots of short films so I knows lots of technical things that needs to be done in making a film. When I saw someone did it wrong, it's definitely makes me feels annoyed by natural. But I really enjoy this anime so I'll give it 8.
English is not my first language so there may be some grammatically mistakes, sorry for that. Writing this helps improving my English. xD
Hope you enjoy my review. If there is any opinion that conflict with yours, I beg your pardon. It's my first review after all.
- FTaira -
