2. The second season of Bungou Stray Dogs is better than the first season. Are they both good? Definitely...but I'll explain just what made season two better.
Ok, so, the first 4 episodes are set in the past and we get to learn more about Dazai's, well, past. This includes his relationships and why he's the person he is. I absolutely love this. But it's also this which creates the shift to a darker storyline. After that, it's back to the present. There's tons of action and interesting scenarios and situations in this season as well. While the story of season one was kinda episodic, the story of season two seems more developed and doesn't include elements that were mainly a "one episode only" thing such as the cases that they solved in season 1. After they found out who committed the crime, they didn't really go back to those cases. In season two, everything is more connected. Also, Atsushi's backstory is used in a better way this time. From what I remember, each time it was shown, there was something different which takes away the repetitiveness from season 1.
The characters are better this time around since they were either developed or were made more realistic because they had motivations or at least something that made them interesting. I didn't have a problem with any of the characters in the first place though since they had a little something to them.
The art's amazing as always. The abilities still look cool as heck but, this time, I think the detail that went into making it is more apparent. The animation is great as well. There's no awkwardness or anything that's stiff or weird looking.
The soundtrack got much better. It was good before but the music this time around just sounded better and seems more memorable. The opening song is just as good as the first and the same goes for the ending song. I really like how they brought back the first ending song for the last episode. All of the music really fits the mood and everything that's going on.
Story: 10
Art: 10
Sound: 10
Character: 10
Enjoyment: 10
Overall, it's really easy to just fall in love with this anime. There are so many things that it does a great job at. It's entertaining, contains psychological elements, has great fight scenes, the humor doesn't feel forced, and there are mystery elements. Bungou Stray Dogs Season 2 gets a 10! I'm sure it was obvious that I was going to give that score...
