We continue from where we left off the first season as the 8th company tries to unravel more mysteries about the goal of the White Clads. And at the same time, trying to fight them to protect the Empire. It's pretty much the same as the first. We still have multiple arcs, training episodes, some greatly-animated fight scenes, and our cast having spotlight moments for their character developments.
The thing that frustrates me in this second season is that the quality goes up and down most of the time. There were true moments of climax and greatness but it dragged on in some parts and it didn't felt like we had a true climax. Which means the payoff for watching 24 episodes of the show doesn't feel redeeming for some people.
In the case of sound, the OST and the BGM is still solid for Fire Force. The OP's & ED's are much more better-made this season with SPARK-AGAIN being my favorite of the 4 as it evokes hype and excitement each time when an episode begins, also the OP animation was really great. David Production didn't let us down with the art as it's just as solid and high quality than ever, you can tell they put a lot of effort half of the time.
The characters of the show, they're still there. Almost all of the cast from the first had some minutes that are important to the story. And some of them had their time in the spotlight to spark and shine, receiving some considerable character development. Also the villains/antagonists were decent as well, each presenting some hard challenge to our characters this season.
To sum this all up, I gave so many chances for this season. I didn't felt like I witnessed a great sequel but it was also not enough to say that it has become a mediocre series that deeply wasted my time. What saved this season is its great production quality, banger theme songs and the story still having its flair to interest me. What doomed this season is its inconsistent pacing, drowned out arcs and minimal progress from the first season, which was the true letdown for Fire Force this time around.
Overall, it is still a good show that manages to keep me interested amidst all of its flaws. I really hope the third season will be the true masterpiece that this anime series really needs, cause at this moment it only manages to surpass the first by a short distance.
