The King's Avatar (2018)

Having loved the first season, i was very eager to see this second season. It is short, and deserves being called a OVA more then a 2nd season tbh. The story is as always interesting, who doesnt enjoy the path of a betrayed hero back to the top while those who discarded him sit on the side line in confused frustration. The characters too are interesting and anyone who has read the online web book for which this originates knows already that our Hero is the pinnacle of deadpan badass lol. I particularly enjoy Chen Guo who while might not be tasteful to the culture she is part ofis 100% honest in her reactions and always makes me laugh. So the story was good and the characters ok however this was let down a fair bit by the bland and shiny art. They changed from the beautiful and tastefully done mood settings of the first season, with the subtle and realistic facial expressions, to a sharp and uniformed picture that looks more like something from a advertisement then anything meant to create sympathetic emotions. The weapon changes became matrix style and the men look the same. The sound and the CGI as well was over the top, with all subtly gone out the window (hopefully to return in the 3rd season). While the first season did have some repetitive CGI it fit the picture well and one hopes they may look at going back to the original art company. In final: If you liked the first season and the web book its worth watching, but expect to be feeling like somethings missing as the beautiful and subtle quality of the first has been tossed aside for shiny fancy 'cutting edge' that does nothing but cut the watcher...

For a person who did not accompany the novel, this ONA was absurdly incredible, without words, the new animation was very pleasing to me. Story: Well the story comes from the annual glory game event, the famous all star, which God Ye Qiu has already participated in, this time he comes as a spectator along with Guo, and Tang, well what to expect from such an event, it is as you imagine the future of eSports, as you want it to be, with a scenario like that of the League of Legends in increasing all hope that it is that way, well the story came with aplot very determined and directed to the game, be the thematic ones and the battles during the ONA Art: Well I particularly liked the art, although it lacked those lights that had before that gave a lot of excitement, despite polluting the content within the battles, it was a great evolution they put together what they had and added some things and improved in a great way ! From here it contains some spoilers {A L E R T S P O I L E R S} As well as I quoted I do not follow the novel, but what I least expected and that it would be revealed at that moment that the same was the famous Ye Qiu, which guo admired and the best the same one to get to the stage, well I counted that it rose at the moment I thought there could be a fan battle versus a pro, then it was spectacular, it gave me a tremendous hype for the second season and the new team conquered glory again! May the victory be with you - Happy Team -

Disclaimer: Novel reader > Biased The story is based on the All-Stars event which, like any other all-stars event, is meant to showcase the players. An issue that anime-only viewers will experience is confusion as the OVA gives head-nods to all the titans in the scene gathered together for this spectacle. (8) Story: The story progresses fast and effectively, highlighting themes such as passing the torch and personal struggle while introducing a myriad of characters onto the screen. (7) Art: The characters aren't as stylized as in Season1, but the animation quality of battles and the arena are very much adequate and pleasingto watch. (7) Sound: No complaints personally. The use of sound works well in emotional moments (though without a hint of subtlety). (9) Enjoyment: I thought the package went together very well. The story was direct, to the point, and highlighted the different clubs and their personalities without going into very much exposition. Some moments will appear corny to some viewers, but hey, it's an anime about e-sports. I'll let it slide. (8) Overall: A fun addendum to Season 1, this easily leaves me wanting more.