With time, a caterpillar develops into a beautiful butterfly, An uninteresting flower bud blossoms into a lovely flower. Then there's the Rising Shield Hero, From being a "mid-show," it turned into a "typical Isekai trash"! After an overrated first season, to which I even contributed by giving it an 8/10 (regretting my life choices) came a much anticipated 2nd season. I, too, was excited.
The first season ended in mid-2019. It took almost three years to bring the second season, and fans created far too much hype around it, which quickly backfired. Anime fans who are defending S2 by calling the Spirit Turtle Arc overall a bad arc, need to know that Anime adaptation of the Rising shield hero was never true to its source material. In S2 They tried to fit four volumes 6,7,8&9( the Spirit Turtle Arc&New World Arc) within 12 episodes, by doing so they skipped the majority of its source material content, even going as far as altering some plot points in the anime. The pacing of S2 is like every other trash Isekai show out there. Also, Compared to S1, S2's animation quality suffered greatly, and there are some good examples of how not to use CGI in anime.
Positives- I'd be better off leaving this empty... The only satisfying moment for me was from Ep12-12:35. Rishia... she deserved every bit of it. Throughout the season, she was extremely annoying to watch.
If you want to keep up with the story read the web novel/ light novel/ manga. Don't waste your time here it isn't worth it! They totally fuc*ed up the adaptation! R.I.P. to the Rising Shield Hero(Anime only)!