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炎炎ノ消防隊 弐ノ章
24
TV
Finished Airing
Jul 4, 2020 to Dec 12, 2020
After his confrontation in the Nether with his younger brother Shou, Shinra Kusakabe's resolve to become a hero that saves lives from the flame terror strengthens. Finding a way to turn the Infernals back into people, unraveling the mystery of the Evangelist and Adolla Burst, and saving his mother and Shou—these are the goals Shinra has in mind. However, he has come to realize that attaining these goals will not be easy, especially with the imminent danger the Evangelist poses. The Evangelist's plan is clear: to gather the eight pillars—the individuals who possess Adolla Burst—and sacrifice them to recreate the Great Cataclysm from 250 years ago. Having been revealed by the First Pillar that the birth of a new pillar is approaching, Shinra is determined to protect his fellow pillars from the Evangelist. Thus, the fiery battle between the Special Fire Force and the Evangelist ignites. Together with the Special Fire Force, Shinra's fight continues as he uncovers the truth about the Great Cataclysm and the nature of Adolla Bursts, as well as the mysteries behind human combustion. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
7.3/10
Average Review Score
60%
Recommend It
20
Reviews Worldwide
It’s been my view for a long time now that Fire Force is the best new gen shonen. Even without D. Pro’s amazing work on the anime, the story, characters, mystery and world are all very rich and well done. The second season builds on an already outstanding first season and turns everything up a notch. As we’ve come to expect from David Production, the animation, fights, sound production and OST are amazing. Every fight is not only choreographed well, but also features eargasmic sound production. Pacing is just great as well. Story wise, this season is really where Fire Force gets going in terms of unravellingthe mystery of human combustion, the white clads and the Evangelist. Many of the questions you may have had after watching season 1 will be explained in this season. Side characters like Maki and Tamaki get sorely needed development arcs as well as introducing new faces. Overall, Fire Force S2 takes an already impressive anime to the next level, giving characters much needed layers of development, answering important lore questions, fleshing out a rich world and incredible action sequences. Season 2 of FF gets 10 Adolla Links, out of 10.
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We all know the timeless adage of "the sequel is in every way", right? Unfortunately for such run-of-the-mill Shounen series a.k.a Fire Force, Season 1 provided mangaka Astushi Oobuko's signature touches from Soul Eater, and it's more cliche boringness with pacing that hurts the first impressions of both anime and manga fans. Fast forward a year later, and with this sequel season, David Production has improved a lot of the shoddy practices with Season 1 by taking them out and replacing them with better pacing and storytelling, How? Let's pursue and SPARK-AGAIN once more. Continuing where Season 1 left off with Shinra findingout the real truth of the dealings of the Evangelist and White-Clads', and as such with the tragic tale of his family and brother Sho (who's pretty much a puppet of the spokesman figure), the hero boy of Company 8 continues to dive deep into the world of Infernals and Adolla Links, and figure out a plan with the other suspicious Companies (not covered yet in Season 1) before the plan of the Evangelist ultimately takes precedence: being to gather the "8 Pillars" of Adolla Bursts to repeat the events of the Great Cataclysm once again, all while clearing out nuisances and stubs along the way. And right here, where Season 2 has a more grounded back-to-form storyline, is thanks to fellow David Production director Tatsuma Minamikawa who's replacing Season 1 director Yuki Yase, and pulling double-duty with doing both director and series composition duties. Though much-needed slower pacing than Season 1, you can tell that it's following the mangaka's storyline quite well, and although some areas were not quite as succinct as I would hope, at least it's a much better effort that while isn't helping fans both old and new click with and away from the overly-Shounen tropes, it is what it is, and paired together with David Production's stellar quality, makes for a much more enjoyable watch IMO. New to Season 2 is of course, more characters that may have varying levels of screentime in Season 1, but their character developments are fleshed out for the better. The stories and characters as follows: - The innocent schoolgirl-turned White-Clad Inka, to the Chinese Peninsula arc of Company 2's Takeru Noto a.k.a Juggernaut's home country and the weird case of talking animals with more Amaterasus/Tabernacles popping in their original case of creepiness. - More of the elusive and controversial practices of the Holy Sol Temple with Joker and Benimaru's investigations, to the reveal of Victor Licht's spy role that sends Company 8 off to the Haijima Industries arc of child experimentations gone awry with fire wielder Nutaku Son (under the influence of Rekka) and trainer Kurono (dubbed the Uncle Reaper). - Going deep into the personal stuff with Sister Iris's intentions of the recent happenings and her affiliation with the Church, THAT ONE hilarious but stupid short chapter on Assault and Tamaki's "battle" of fanservice, and Maki's family upbringings that caused a huge family rift of over-protection for such a valuable comrade in Company 8. - To end things up, Companies 2 and 8 again collaborating in the Nether and facing off the creepy Dr. Giovanni and White-Clads, to more training sessions, along with Juggernaut's and Tamaki's breakthrough of "my character is stupidly weak, so I wanna surpass my limits here and now!" (You can count on the former, but definitely not the latter, unless you want her to thank you in her "Lucky Lecher" syndrome.) Personally, I found it easier to stomach this season's same 2-cour offering that's densely packed into a fine package that only gets better in its progression. Still not great, but at least everything this time around is refined. And of course, how can I talk about the sequel season without the animation and OST to back things up. If you know David Production by now, their recent works (and YES, including Season 1, no matter how much love-hate relationship this show gets) have been pretty good and not having the studio commit to more than 2 shows simultaneously airing (plus Fire Force, duh) is a good predicament of the high-octane consistent quality that's being pumped out and giving the animation staff some space to breathe and deliver some amazing scenes and shots throughout. In the sound department though, while Season 1's OST is infinitely better than the offerings we got this time, at least there are some quality songs that are great on repeated listens on Spotify (a.k.a Aimer's "SPARK-AGAIN" and PELICAN FANCLUB's "Desire", but sorry KANA-BOON, "Torch of Liberty" gets a pass from me). If there's one thing I can take away from this sequel, it's that IMO, Firecat Tamaki's "fanservice" was "birthed out of necessity" for character development, and though haters will lament this, it kinda services as "justice" for the tremendous amounts of hate thrown at her from her very first nauseating reveal in Season 1. The anime is much recommended over the manga, but that goes without saying how watchers would recommend people for this show to experience Fire Force at its very best. All in all, Season 2 is the definitive version of the show and a definite improvement overall. Certain expectations met or not is up for debates, but I'd like to think that we all know what to expect by now.
WTF, that's it......we're gonna have to wait if season 3 arrives, will there even be one???? So: Story: Pros: It did gave us as to what we expect , which is the continuation of the sequel as to how that adolla link shit of some kind Cons: The rest were just somekind of random shit, where it involves any that can make this series as slow as possible like that Shinra and Arthur has to go in the hands of that Shinono guy.Verdict: 5 over 10 Art: Pros: There is that usual Tamaki fanservice, a few Maki shower service and some manservces as well. Cons: The overall illustration were still too dirty and unkept. Verdict: 3 over 10. Sound: Pros: The first opening theme was superb , but the 2nd opening theme is just lame as hell. Cons: The usual seiyuus who did them characters. Verdict: 5 over 10. Characters: Pros: Introduction of new characters in the 8th and new additions to them White Clads. Cons: The same Shinra and Arthur bickering and the usual Tamaki getting to be the village stripper.... Verdict: 5 over 10. Enjoyment: Pros: It was fun to watch.....but. Cons: When you get to the finale, I felt disappointed that it ended in a cliffhanger, when we're gonna have to wait for another sequel. Verdict: 3 over 10. Overall: 3 over 10. It was a major disappointment, when we're left with something that can be called as a cliffhanger...... LATOM!!!!
** spoiler free, brief summary ** Story: The story feels like a significant step down from the first season. Side characters receive far too much focus, while the main characters’ development is largely sidelined. While shifting focus isn’t always a bad thing, here it feels excessive. I can’t say I really enjoyed the story. Art: The art remains great, and I enjoyed every fight scene. The animation quality continues to impress. Sound: The sound design is solid with nothing to criticize.Characters: The characters are well-developed and quite complex, which explains the story’s focus on them. Overall: I enjoyed certain parts of the anime, but overall, I can’t fully recommend it.
Wow, it has been a great ride with you guys. I really enjoyed every episode on it and i can say that this season was amazing! Let's start with the story. For the story, The story of this show is very unique and makes me curious about the continuation of each episode. That's how I feel in every episode. Their adventure to find answers to their every question makes me like this story, plus the main character in this show is very determined to be a great hero. For the art and sound, I gave it 9. To be honest, I like how they make the soundof the fire from each character have a unique sound and sound like blazing. And for the animation/art, every scene looks so alive with so many details on it, and the colors look very colorful, making this show amazing. For the character, every character in this show is very likable, not only the main characters but supporting characters and villains can also be very liked. The story of a character's past, or a character's development from nothing to something, attracted my attention to exploring the roles of each character in this show. And as I mentioned earlier, the main character has high spirits, and his unyielding spirit is so fun to watch. It depends on each person, how they take the important points of each character in certain shows. Overall, every enjoyment I had while watching this show really paid off, every episode is worth waiting for, and if you still don't want to continue this season because the answers might not be convincing, then I will tell you that this season is worth watching. And one more thing, I'm glad I found this show opening theme by accident, or else I might not be watching this masterpiece show.