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Comparing season 1 to this will show us a really really huge gap in terms of the quality both shows can offer. As a huge fan of the Psycho-Pass series, I try my best to not take into consideration of comparing this season with the first too much, and instead just try to enjoy the show as it is without being too biased. Without further ado, I would like to continue on in this review on my take of Psycho-Pass 2.

Story:
Psycho-Pass 2 takes place 1 and a half years after the first season ended, and I believe that the production crew of season 1 wanted ... to focus on the movie and allowed another team to handle season 2 while still overseeing their work. Psycho-Pass 2 is meant to be a bridge to link the movie and the first season, by introducing new characters that will appear in the movie and letting the viewers see more of what the Sybil System is truly like. The antagonist in this show goes by the name of Kamui Kirito and he has a rather unique story to his life. Just like Makishima Shougo from season 1, Kirito's objectives of committing crimes are to be able to get to the Sybil System. The first few episodes will be rather painful to watch because characters are dumb in them and the plot is very messy, I agree with people on these even though I love this series a lot. However, as the story goes deeper in, lots of secrets will be uncovered and revealed and they can be intriguing depending on how you portray them.

Art:
The art in Psycho-Pass 2 can be very inconsistent, the visual composition as compared to the first season is shown to have dropped a lot in quality. Character designs can sometimes look weird and horrendous, sometimes Akane just doesn't look like Akane at all, and therefore the reason for why I say that the art can be inconsistent. But that doesn't stop us from being able to be given a treat of some rather nice action scenes from time to time. I read somewhere that another studio took over the art and animation for this season and I believe that was the reason for all the rather disappointing art, hopefully the blu-ray quality will have improved overall art for the show. You will be able to see how different the art in season 2 is by either watching the Psycho-Pass movie trailer or just simply watch back a small scene from season 1, the quality difference is really huge.

Sound:
I do not really have any complaints for this section, I have always loved the soundtracks and voice acting in Psycho-Pass and this season didn't disappoint me in terms of that. Mika's voice actress does a really good job at portraying Mika's annoying attitude and Akane's voice actress is always doing her job well too.

Character:
We have been given quite a number of new characters in this season, but since this season is only 11 episodes, do not expect much character developments to occur here. I looked forward to seeing the partnership between Akane and Ginoza but nothing much happens which led me to a little disappointment, and some characters only gets a few brief lines of explanations about them and I just felt like that was the reason for the lack of character development (as compared to Yayoi getting one whole episode that tells the story of how she became a latent criminal in season 1). So yes, I highly doubt there is any powerful character development in this season as compared to how brilliantly Kougami and Makishima were developed in season 1. I do like how much Akane have grown here, she started off as a little naive girl and now she is one of the most badass characters in this show.

Enjoyment:
I still enjoyed myself a lot when watching Psycho-Pass 2, the thrill that I get whenever I watch each episode as they release does make it a rather enjoyable experience for me as I've completed the show. In order to enjoy this season even though it can be quite the letdown, I suggest you to put your critics knowledge aside and just watch this show without wanting to point out every flaw in it. I do have times whereby I spotted a bunch of inconsistencies in the show but I told myself to cast them aside and when I do, I am just enjoying this show and showing my appreciation for it by really choosing to like it.

That is my review for Psycho-Pass 2, thank you for reading!

Story [10]
One of the best animes I've ever seen, let alone I find this the best anime that has been aired in 2010, followed by Kaichou wa Maid Sama and To Aru Kagaku no Railgun. Basically, Angel Beats has a very powerful plot which I do not want to talk about too much as it might contain spoilers so I will head straight to the point. This anime has some funny moments which were shown at the right time, example is that a funny scene pops out when the atmosphere is light and when it's time to be serious, the whole atmosphere changes. I like ... the times when the anime is intense and I actually find it pointless if this anime is forever serious, the comedy sequences makes it very well balanced. It has touching scenes too which actually makes me sad at times. Although this anime is still airing, by far I still find it the greatest anime ever shown in 2010.

Art [10]
I just love how detailed the environment is and how well drawn the characters are. Graphics are pretty awesome too, totally what you can expect out of a anime that has been created in this generation. Character expressions are amazing too, very well created. Effects are nice, I have always enjoyed every fight scene they had.

Sound [10]
Voice acting is just brilliant, sounds effects are nice and the opening and ending songs are enjoyable, I've never skipped the opening or ending because of this.

Character [10]
I basically like every character, each of them has their own weaknesses and advantages and once they work together, lots of different things can happen.

Enjoyment [10]
Like I've said, I love this anime a lot, I've enjoyed every part of it. Be it a sad, intense or funny scene, I'll just sit back and enjoy. Every Saturday when I wake up from my sleep, this is the first anime that comes to my mind when I am having breakfast.

Overall [10]
Totally just a beautiful anime that every action genre lover must watch. Highly recommended to everybody.

Story
Toradora! is an anime that I like a lot and is one of the best in my opinion, it was also the reason that got me into the anime industry. What I like about Toradora! is that it allowed its characters to grow up. It's a genuine, nuanced tale about friendship, love and family. And it's pretty much unrivaled by its contemporaries, and only bested by the best of the best. There was sad and happy moments which led me to liking this anime a lot, storyline was very well made too. I like how other characters find the talent and potential in the main ... character and accepting him slowly as the series progress instead of holding back that image of him being a delinquent. Another thing I like about is that the series changes the atmosphere at the right place and right time, when it's time to be funny, it gets funny and when it's the time to be serious, it gets serious.

Art
The designs and visuals are nice, facial expressions of the characters are well designed too.

Sound
Basically, there's no flaw in this category, voice acting are perfect and I love the soundtrack a lot.

Character
Each character in this series has their specialty and flaw and I like the way they are a lot. Some may be mature while some may be immature but they change as the series progress, reflecting under the genre 'Slice of Life' a lot which was very notable in my opinion.

Enjoyment
I particularly enjoyed every bit of this anime, I couldn't take my eye off the screen as I wanted to watch every single scene thoroughly. Every single episode left me anxiously wanting to watch the next episode so I finished it in a short time and kind of regretted not enjoying it slowly.

Overall, this is an extremely good anime and it's totally worth watching if you like romance and slice of life animes.

Story
In my opinion, Asura Cryin' 2 was a lot better than the first season, some flaws were amended and made better. Basically, the twists in plot still remains and is good, you wouldn't know when friends turn into foes or whether foes turn into friends. New characters were introduced and a new storyline was formed, making the anime more interesting than the first season. This season got better and better towards the end as the characters turn more serious as time goes by and trusts one another in order to cooperate. The ending was pretty good although some of the characters who failed in achieving ... something they wanted in the anime had a pretty sad ending but good thing was that the main character ended up with the main heroine I wanted. Another part of the ending that I want to point out is that they used the first season's opening theme song once again which gives me a exciting feeling when I watch the main character fighting against the 'final boss'. This anime turned out great and I do not have any complains for it.

Art
The art and effects still remains intact, explosions were still awesome which I like a lot when I watch an action anime. Characters' facial expressions are still well made and the environments are well detailed.

Sound
The sound effects and voice acting are still good, and the opening theme is still great but it kind of loses to the first season's opening.

Character
New characters and old ones still remain, all of them have their specialties and I have different taste likings for each and every one of them.

Enjoyment
I enjoyed the whole season thoroughly, every single time I watch it, I'm always keen to know what is going to happen next which always leave me in a position to wanting to finish the anime.

Overall, it's a nice and good anime in my opinion. Has touching moments and also happy moments which makes it interesting.

Story

The story's complicated and is always misleading, the first few episodes were not really making sense, a briefcase which has weird slime coming out of it at first and turns into a mecha which they call 'Asura Machina'. Overall, this anime only got better towards the end and the story was pretty decent. I was expecting a good ending and it turned out good at first but later near the end of the last episode, a twist in the plot happened which was pretty touching in my opinion.

Art

The art and design given by this anime is pretty good, character expressions were actually alright and above ... decent while the effects were nice too.

Sound

Voice acting's actually kind of good but some effort could be put in, I like the opening for this anime and sound effects were pretty good.

Enjoyment

Asura Cryin' was not really a serious anime at first, I had a good laugh at the start of the few episodes because there were some humorous scenes, and after when the characters know about the truth, the anime totally changed into a serious sequence which kept me in excitement wanting to what will happen next.

Overall, I find this anime actually enjoyable if you have nothing to do. It's not bad but some may find it terrible because of the plot.

Story

At first when I heard about Fate/stay night, I thought it might of had been a type of psychological anime but I was wrong as I suddenly decided to watch through a number of recommendations. Basically I heard it had fighting involved so I thought it was a violent anime which just focuses on a character killing another but I was wrong once again, this anime met my expectations and in the end. It gets better towards the end as characters started to develop feelings for one another and trusts each other in the Holy Grail War, like how Rin and Shirou formed an alliance ... while Shirou and Saber started to accept each other. The story was touching in my opinion as the drama included in this anime was extremely well played by all the characters. Basically, the ending wasn't really good but I was still satisfied with how it all turned out, a very good anime in my opinion.

Art

The art and design in this anime is spectacular, everything in HD mode was nice, effects during fights and characters' expressions were just awesome.

Sound

Sound effects, voice acting and the music were perfect. I like the feeling you get from the voice actors when they're having different emotions. The opening and ending songs were nice too, very enjoyable in my opinion.

Character

I just do not know how to explain my love for the characters in this anime, they were played out well and each and every one of them had a specialty which I like. Especially the 4 main characters, Rin, Archer, Saber and Shirou.

Enjoyment

I enjoyed most of the parts through the entire anime which allowed me to finish within a few days which was counted fast for me as I usually like to watch animes slowly but this was exceptional, it was too nice till I had to finish it. Although there were some scenes which I find mildly disturbing, they are usually the ones which add to the intense of the anime which is what I actually really like.

Overall, I love this anime and I'm not sure what others might think about it, but this is one of the best in my opinion. A must-watch for those who are lovers of the supernatural and romance genres.