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Harleyquin
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S2 #11
Although Death Gatling had a point when he said the Hero Association should be treating its lower ranks of heroes more equitably, his desire to prove himself in society is the downfall of him and the rest of his strike team. Even against a wounded and poisoned Garou, they still couldn't get the job done. Unfortunately failures like these reinforce the stereotype that the A-rank heroes aren't up to scratch, which is precisely the scenario Death Gatling and the other aspiring A-rank heroes wish to avoid. Witnessing Flashy Flash and Tatsumaki get work done appears to have clouded his judgement, just as Garou predicted. Genos despite his parts upgrade couldn't finish Garou off quickly. As the bellwether character of the series, anyone/anything which can outlast Genos is usually considered strong by series standards. Since Bang has decided to clean his disciple up personally, it looks like there won't be much left for Genos to do apart from incineration duty. Garou is one of those odd kids who'd take a contrarian position away from the crowd. It wouldn't have helped his personal popularity, but it was enough to drive him to seek strength of his own by training under Bang. A twisted motivation, but it's brought him this far and if he somehow survives next week's duel there's no telling how far he'll go. Next episode unfortunately is the end of this adaptation, so how everything is going to be wrapped up with a lot of source material seemingly untouched is another point I'm curious about. |
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Harleyquin
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S2 #12
For a season finale and an intermission point, this episode does a perfectly adequate job. Garou gets absolutely thumped by the two Masters but still possesses the strength to show some resistance. However it's the intervention of the Monster Association which saves Garou's hide and heralds the last of this season's big action set-pieces. Along the way, more background on why Garou has the personality and motivation he has. To be honest, his story is an uncomfortable truth which I'm sure lots of people can relate to. Popularity usually trumps concepts like right and wrong, especially in an environment like the primary school which can be a miniature of the animal kingdom where the alpha male gets to call the shots. Garou may say he's taking a stand for those too weak to defend themselves from public oppression, but he's now strong enough to be just as bad if not worse than the boy who used to bully everyone and hide behind personal popularity as a shield. The rest of the episode lets the animators go out with a big bang for this season. The Elder Centipede Metal Bat failed to beat takes on Genos and the two Masters and is too tough for the Heroes to take on alone. So guess who has to step in and save the day? I've got to hand it to King though, despite public perceptions he's really a coward who REALLY needed to drum up the courage to stand there with just a loudspeaker and taunt the big monster to get into the perfect position. Just as well he trusts Saitama implicitly, more people would have learned his big secret had he not stood his ground. With that point, this season comes to a close. No doubt any future adaptation will continue the story at the Monster Association since there's a hostage to rescue and the Hero Hunter remains at large. |
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DuskyPredator
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A little surprised that this was the end of the season. Sure it had the defeating of a giant and powerful monster that had created grief, and the OP was at the end, but that doesn't feel right way for it to be an end. I have not wanted to be negative on the second season because of the change in studio, and I won't get nitpicky on certain animation things, but it certainly was not as powerful as the first season. In this final fight alone you could bring up comparisons to the Deep Sea King arc, where Mumen Rider had managed to hold the monster back until Saitama came, and it felt a lot more powerful there than it did here, let alone the end of the first season. Maybe it feels like the impact should really have been on the top four (other than King) that the Monster Association is worried about, and will probably be big in the next season's story on what should be the big clash. Looking back, not taking into account of things like higher level animation, it just feels like this season was lacking in pacing. Maybe some way of feeling that the season lead up to the end.
I am not going to say it was exactly a bad show, I enjoyed a good deal of it, and I liked the extra focus on other characters, in theory. Just compared to the first season there does feel like a difference, maybe just in a loss of what felt like hype. Regardless, I give the second season a rating of Good (7/10). |
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Edjwald
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Just posting to bump this up since season 3 will be coming up this season.
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Please, please, please be better than season 2... or I'll punch ya.
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Edjwald
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I might be in the minority, but I didn't think season 2 was bad per se so much as not meeting the same standard as season 1. Or at least, I didn't have the same level of negative reaction to it that I did to The Devil is a Part-Timer season 2, for example. More on par with my reaction to Kono Suba season 3.
But I'll join in any group prayer hoping for an uptick. |
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smurky turkey
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The second season was indeed not bad imo, the first season was just of an insanely high quality.
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Yeah, I'd say you both describe my own reaction better than I did. S2 was by no means horrible, but I had come into it with S1 expectations and those proved to be unachievable. As opposed to To Your Eternity S2 which simply had some bad stuff.
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ACｘS
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S3, 0:
I echo Smurky's comment. S2 wasn't bad per se; it's just that S1 set the bar incredibly high. People being people, they compare two things, and when one isn't as good, it ends up looking worse than it really is. Peak Madhouse is really hard to beat. I looked back at the scores I gave back then: 7 for S1 (a bit low but understandable), 5 for S2 (incredibly harsh, even for me). I think time has been kinder to S2 and people can look back to see that it wasn't that bad. And yes, To Your Eternity S2 was really bad for me. So bad I dropped the show altogether (too). I was wondering why there's an episode 0 for S3... and then I felt thankful for it. I never realized that S1 came out TEN YEARS AGO! Good god, has that much time flown by!? I still remember bits and pieces of S2, especially about Garou, but I actually forgot other events, including the Martial Arts tournament that Saitama took part in. 2015 for S1, 2019 for S2, and finally 2025 for S3. Please make it work. We have literally waited a decade for this! |
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Cryten
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The quality drop wasnt helped by the story writing quality also dropping after the introduction encounters with Garou. Though it held up well enough in season 2's content outside of the monster attack and s class doing generic hero and villain things.
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smurky turkey
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Those hoping that the third season would have the same insane animation quality as the first one can give up hope. From seeing the first episode I would say that the art style is a bit better while the animation is about the same when compared to the second season.
Anyway, it is more than good enough for me since the big hero versus monster war is starting and it looks to be pretty exciting. The whole episode was basically one big session of checking up on all the characters. That includes a missing hero, several recovering ones and one sitting out the big fight. Blast is still doing something else and the elite level monsters are not that numerous anymore. |
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Harleyquin
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S3 #1
A lot has happened since the last episode of season 2 aired. For this adaptation, there's a lot more riding on it compared to most because the fork it's based on has been in a slump for some time and is no longer connected to ONE's original webcomic. Then there's plenty of talk about how the season was doomed from the beginning because no one rates the production team after season two. On the plus side, if this is going to be the last season adapted for the screen then this story arc is the way to go out with a bang. The Garou arc is memorable because of the eventual showdown between Garou and Saitama. However the buildup before viewers get there will be long and tortuous, and the story is much than just Saitama and his struggle to find meaning when he's so overpowered. As a straight continuation from last season's finale it's highly advisable for returning viewers to refresh their memory given the gap between last season and this one. Otherwise it's serviceable for an opener: the Hero Association is on the back foot and their strongest assets are not working together like they did against Boros back in season one whereas Orochi and his subordinates have a clear plan of action, the infrastructure and the labour to achieve their objectives. Saitama always works under the radar and for now King is once again being his unwitting public proxy for his undocumented and unwitnessed achievements. Those who know and respect Saitama for what he's really capable of cannot assist him for now, so he has to look for Garou himself above the monster hideout.. With all the different factions and cliques in play, exactly how often will viewers see Saitama get to work? And even if he's forced into action, will the Monster Association have anything remotely close to Boros in power and durability to actually give him something to get excited about? |
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ACｘS
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S3, 1:
Back at it again after six long years. It's Sequel-mania from beyond the dead, everybody. I feel like season 3 is adopting a different approach compared to the previous season. The delivery is more rapid: everyone is talking a mile a minute, it's one scene after another, and even when this season is only starting only to build up, it's building up at an electrifying speed. Is it bad? No, I think it kinda works. Many felt the last season was disappointing because it didn't feel special at all, so if this season is trying something, then good for them. You know, I'm reminded of a funny comment my friend made years ago: he kept confusing this show with My Hero Academia, for obvious reasons. I can still see the parallels, but you know what other show I'll probably confuse this show with, at this rate? Kaiju No. 8. Anime just loves its monsters too much, doesn't it? Another funny thing I saw on IG: people are rating this episode a tad lower than the recap episode. Are people that quick to dismiss this season already just because of one episode (and the first one, no less)? Just let this show cook, c'mon now. Let's enjoy the ride. |
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smurky turkey
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I wonder how many of the high ranking monsters were originally human. Number wise most monsters seem like they were never human but a surpringly large amount of the top ranking ones were. I also wonder about the king of monsters since so far he has been a motionless statue. Garou will likely have to pick a side soon, I doubt that he can stay a lone operator. Animation wise I try not to complain too much but Garou sliding on that grass had me a tad shook. |
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Harleyquin
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S3 #2
Garou has always been a walking contradiction. Bullied for wanting to roleplay and win as the monster, he became strong enough to actually defeat heroes yet won't accept the role of the monster in its entirety. In addition, he hates working with anyone else so is a wildcard which both the Hero Association and Monster Association don't really care for as either an asset or as a threat. He'll continue to do what would otherwise be considered heroic acts not because of some sense of altruism, but because those in his way are stopping him from getting to a goal. That said, losing to Saitama for the second time is ironic considering Saitama remains an unknown quantity and the man himself is far less heroic in the public standpoint than Garou is from this week's actions. Saitama using Fubuki to indirectly dine and dash is typical Saitama. Fubuki being set up for the fall is completely on her, since she should know by now that Saitama like Garou doesn't really play by the rules when working with an organization. Unlike Garou he'll do heroic acts because it's his hobby, and in this case it's the one reason he had to get out of the restaurant without paying through extenuating circumstances. As petty as it is, Saitama is still very human in his (cheap) mindset. Getting these two to finally face off for real is going to be hilarious because their approaches are so diametrically opposed to each other. Interesting revelation about Orochi being a former human who was "raised" to his current position. That means Gyoro-gyoro is the power behind the throne and if he/it falls then the Monster Association is finished. It won't be easy though, there's a lot of monsters to get through before the mastermind can even be confronted and the Hero Association is completely incapable of getting its task force together. Even their S-class heroes aren't much help, with Zombieman using all that time and resources in pursuit of an outdated objective (albeit with a personal angle since he was surprisingly a "graduate" of the House of Evolution which Saitama felled). Next week should see Garou take on the pair of monsters assigned to observe and if necessary kill him. Gyoro-gyoro thinks Garou is easily to manipulate, but Garou has proven to be more trouble than what anyone expects. The Hero Hunter will continue his own course while the world collapses around him, and the only one who can really stop him has already done it twice without even realising who he really is. If third time's the chance, then there's plenty of ground to cover before the parody is ready to reveal its final card. |
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