As a fan of the BanG Dream franchise, or more so the game, when I watched the second season, I was very happy to see all the bands in action. And you know, we don't mention the first season, it's a little... who am I kidding, it utterly sucked. Although I have nothing against Poppin'Party, I even love their music in the game, I have to completely admit the first season was trash. Now, onto the 2nd season:
Story (5):
There is no actual story in the second series, per se, but if you're here from the awesome game, I highly suggest watching the second season and just skipping the first. Unless, you're a Poppin'Party fan and just want your opinion of them to suffer, don't watch the first season. But hey, I can't stop you.
Art (7):
As compared to the 1st season, I can completely admit that going for the CGI for everything was certainly better. The studio's CGI is quite nice, although some facial expressions were a little... eh...
Sound (8):
I will completely admit I'm extremely bias when it comes to the music because I'm a huge fan of the tap rhythm game (that you can install for android and apple, it's completely in english!). But even so, hearing Happy Happy Party everytime Poppin'Party performs is very repetitive. I wish they'd use some of Poppin'Party's other original songs, like Teardrops, it's one of my favorite original songs in the game. But the soundtracks and stuff are good nonetheless. Even the voice actors did amazing! Each voice suits their respective characters, I miss Lisa's old voice actress... welp, time to listen to Sunkissed Rhodonite for 100th time... in all seriousness, Lisa's new voice actress is just as good.
Character (8):
Now, for me, the characters are what kept me watching (and reading the story in the game). Every girl is a best girl! For every personality you want to find in an anime girl, it's right there in BanG Dream 2nd Season! Even if it's cliche, it's what people usually like, that's why people come to call it cliche. Every character had their really nice qualities, but also their flaws. Even so, they're all enjoyable to watch, you'll maybe come to ship some of the girls together, if ya know what I mean~
Enjoyment (8):
As I said before, I am VERY bias towards BanG Dream 2nd Season because you get to see all the girls and even a few that weren't from the game. For non-Bandori fans, this series is extreme crap, but for Bandori lovers, it's amazing.
If you know what all this craze is for the game? Install it and find out: BanG Dream Girls Band Party
You won't regret it.
Overall (8):
This is from the perspective of a huge fan of the BanG Dream game. I really enjoyed it because I got to see more of the interactions between the characters and squeal at ships that I happened to make. Whether you watch it or not is your choice, but I highly recommend it if you enjoy the game.
