First things first, this season has one of the best opening of all times!! It's soo gooood. I didn't skip that little story even once. Great animation, great music, great flailing arms, 10/10.
Other than that, the show doesn't add anything to the table for a while. The first 5 episodes were bland and trying to play to the show's strengths. But its strengths are the same old 'jokes' we saw multiple times in season 1 so they become weaknesses after being overused. Darkness likes to be hit, we get it. We learned a bit about her past but she is still the same character. I feel like Vanir was wasted due to Darkness humor.
Then it got better though. The show let the characters and the audience figure out Kazuma's 'power' in a funny way. Kazuma and Aqua trying to best each other at living fabulously while Megumin went nuts was hilarious. Honestly, Megumin is my favorite character at this point. She is somewhat sane compared to the others and it's refreshing when she neutralizes the absurdity sometimes. Though she didn't have as much screentime as in first season, I liked her a lot.
Anyway, then the group went on a 'long' (by this show's standards) adventure. Pacing was good and I enjoyed the journey. The fanatic town wasn't great but those episodes served as a nice foundation for the final one. I think the final climax was entertaining and beautifully animated. Actually, the animation was a lot better this season overall.
To sum up, I think this season started 'meh' but got better and funnier in the 2nd half. I don't know if a 3rd season is coming, but I'd be interested to see more. Recommended to anyone who found season 1 enjoyable.
