Story: 7
The Story was not anything special, but it was the execution that really helped pulled its weight. Now after the reveal in season 1, every action in the show had more weight and consequences to it and a lot of nice fan service. They managed to add even more backstory into the events that unfolded in the original Build Divers, which is saying a lot. The writers treated everything with a sense of reality. Although the pacing was sometimes a bit off but understandable, as some episodes are literally just there to prepare whats is to happen in the next episode. But it works here, cause it just wouldn't make sense for the main characters to suddenly be pros and defeat Alus. Thankfully no filler episodes as the plot just kept on going. The characters needed time to prepare and develop themselves and their team. They were moments that were actually enjoyable and didnt make me roll my eyes. The ending was how a ending should be, it wrapped everything up, felt satisfying and made me kinda want more.
Art: 7
The animation budget was muchhh better than the previous season, not great but better. However I could see inconsistencies throughout the season, I could actually notice when certain scenes were given more attention to detail than others. There were a lot more better fight scenes this season, albeit not great but better. Gundams still look nice when not in motion. So yea almost the same, but better.
Sound: 7
The use of their tracks were much better implemented this season. Especially moments where they played the OP during a scene, and damn it gets moment flowing. Speaking of which, they did a lot of that this season, they used up their OP and ED time to have more showtime, which I appreciate. The tracks were not Sawano level, but it was good and I enjoyed it.
Character : 8
Boy this was the thing the original build divers needed the most, and ReRise paid off with its characters. All of the characters completed their character arcs from beginning to end. They're not the best, but a hell of a lot better than the Original BD. They dont suddenly get insanely Overpowered when they think about friendship, instead they feel the weight of a world in their shoulders which is wayyyyy better. At then end, they're not like crazy individual who could defeat the GBN Champ, but they show them that as a team they could accomplish feats with skill and strategy. Each of them evetually have roles, Hiroto as the Ace, May as the support/tech, Kazami as the Tank and Par as the rogue. Hiroto was much more likable than Riku, May was more likable than Serah, Hell even Eve was better than Serah. Again, if you noticed everything is just better than Build Divers.
Enjoyment : 9
I'm a Gundam fan, I see a gunpla kit,I buy it. So my opinion for this section is a bit bias. Coming after the disaster that was Build Divers, I expected this to be garbage. Yet when I followed along with the series, it just surprised me again and again. You know when ReRise is better when the worst parts of some episodes were flashbacks of Riku lmao. Ironically, if Build Divers wasn't as bad as it was, I wouldn't have enjoyed ReRise this much. The thing that kept surprising me was how freaking better it was than Build Divers. It was a very enjoyable experience. and Yo (SPOILERS) that moment where they combined all combined was crazy, like in my mind was like "those crazy people at Sunrise actually did it, THEY COMBINED". They somehow combined 4 mobile suits that nbody thought was possible, into one Power rangers Megazord. This was the stuff that kept me invested in the show.
Overall : 8
Honestly it should be given a 7, but I would be doing a disservice to the people at Sunrise who put the effort into making this show A LOT better than the original Build Divers. I mean they literally salvaged the scraps that was Build Divers and gave it new life. All in all it is just a much muchhh better show than Build Divers and it is a treat to watch a show that you damn well know was gonna be trash turn out to be one of the shows you looked forward to every week. With all that said, in order to really enjoy this, you have to watch Build Divers. This show wont have the same appeal for people who just started here instead or didnt have low expectations for it. But as a Gundam Fan, it was a damn nice show and I'm happy to have watched it.
