In/Spectre 2

If specters, demons, ghosts, yokai, and any other manner of supernatural beings exist and are able to interact with humans; how would they interact with and affect human society? I think this is the question that Kyokou Suiri is getting at. The series does not attempt to answer this question in a grandiose kind of way with supernatural creatures attempting world domination. Instead it looks at it from a much less intense but nonetheless dramatic angle— covering such themes as supernatural romance, revenge, and murder. Story: While the first season focused a lot of time on the Steel Lady Nanase arc which many people did notenjoy, the second season follows several short individual stories, each taking up only a few episodes. This keeps the story feeling fresh with a new mystery to look forward to after each arc. In her typical fashion, Kotoko Iwanaga leads the viewer and indeed the other characters to believe one thing is happening while subtly dropping hints for when she makes the grand reveal of the truth at the end of the arc. This leads each arc to a close with a satisfying conclusion. Kyokou Suiri’s primary means of conveying the story is through conversation and flash backs of "what-if" scenarios. If you easily get bored of listening to characters talking in one room for an entire episode (albeit with a few of the aforementioned "what-if" scenarios thrown in) then this anime is not for you. That being said, if you enjoyed season one, then you will like season two. Art & Sound: I have no complaints nor anything to applaud regarding the art and sound. The opening is nice to listen to and fits the series well. The voice actors did a good job which is important in a series with so much talking. The art style and animation have no obvious flaws. It’s overall decent with nothing special or concerning to note. Characters: Our protagonist, Kotoko Iwanaga, is someone who takes her status as the goddess of wisdom seriously and will help the supernatural beings with their problems. However, she feels little obligation towards human society and mostly does what she wants regarding their affairs. She is smart with good reasoning skills. In addition, she can be very funny, especially when teasing her boyfriend, Kurou Sakuragawa. Kurou mostly just follows Kotoko and goes along with her schemes. His unique abilities are an important part in many of Kotoko’s plans and they help her get to the truth of the mystery. His cousin, Rikka Sakuragawa, is also important to the story but spends most of her time running away from Kotoko and doing things behind the scenes. Neither of these two really experience any character development through this season, but it doesn’t really take away from the series since it has a story driven by events, not the feelings of our protagonists. Enjoyment: I found Kyokou Suiri Season 2 to be a pleasant watch and better than the first season. Viewers that like mystery and supernatural elements will certainly find this series to be something worth their time but should be aware of the lack of a large, complex overarching storyline and the reliance on dialogue as a means of storytelling. One thing that makes this series enjoyable is the story does not get so complicated or contrived that it becomes hard to follow. Overall: Kyokou Suiri is an anime that only some people will be able to enjoy. If you do not fall into this grouping, then it is unlikely that you will enjoy this series. That being said, the second season does improve upon the series conventions established by season one and this makes it more enjoyable overall.

The most polarizing anime of Winter 2020 comes back to shave off too many brain cells once again, and I don't blame you if you find that this show is still an absolute nightmare to trough through. It's of clear, obvious intentionality that novelist-cum-mangaka Ryo Shirodaira's supernatural thriller mystery series is something that we all either love or hate, much aligned for its dialogue-heavy segments. And exactly 3 years later, we get another sequel, which is frankly, more of the same that covers the manga's content right after the long-winded Steel Lady Nanase arc from Volume 7 onwards, diverging into mini-arc cases that take a lifeon its own. Most depictingly: Volume 8's Electric Pinocchio Volume 9's Guillotine Sanshiro Volume 10 and 11's Sleeping Murder Volume 12 and 13's Yuki-onna Several stand-alone chapters from the boundaries between Volumes 7 to 11 But in essence, everything is the same exact copy-paste rhetoric if you've seen Season 1 exactly 3 years ago, from the characters to the setting, which basically confirms that the "One Eye, One Leg" spirit intervenor Kotoko Iwanaga and her assistant-cum-boyfriend Kuro Sakuragawa are back at it again solving "dragged-out" cases, though this time it's better drawn out because the stories here aren't as awfully long as the Steel Lady Nanase arc (which took up the majority of Season 1). The only refresh is the OST, though that frankly is forgettable at best, even with Mamoru Miyano's ED "Invincible Love" that sounds like a swag with the obvious product placement of Volume 11's manga cover spliced for an extra visual. If you still love/hate it, that's up to you. The supernatural mystery mind beckons for a big brain on this show.

This anime really had surprise me! On first season, the main plot, the chars and their grow up are so good! This story have focus on dialogs and, in my opinion, that just make what happen better!!! I loved all chars, main chars are so awesome. Also fighting moments are so good cuz the animation and careful have so many skill i think. So, battle moments are so cool BUT this anime is, mostly part, about dialogs! If u dont like that or is searching some shonen, isn't for you... Btw, I think everyone need to watch this! Even 3 episodes rules. So, enjoy yourself!!!!

It's a detective show, plain and simple. We get a brilliant detective loli, a reasonably motivated arch villain that sometimes pops up to say hello, and a passenger's seat ride into dissecting truth from falsehood in order to achieve justice. The show is best watched with this in mind. Supernatural is used as little more than spice, just to increase possible venues of deduction, and to charm a viewer with alien and unknown. That said, it is certainly better than season 1, which spent half its screen time estabilishing the world and characters, and the second half on 1 story arc of arguing on internet forum. Its anice watch and a rare sequel surpassing its predecessor, so I'd recommend seeing it if You've seen the first season and wouldn't mind more, as this is exactly that. There's more of season 1 stuff, and it's paced better.