A Herbivorous Dragon of 5000 Years Gets Unfairly Villainized season 2 marks the return of one of my favorite Chinese productions, and since I am the only person I’ve ever seen talk about it I feel the need to promote it as much as I can because this show is pretty cool. Outside of Gintama, I can’t remember the last anime that got me to consistently laugh this much, with the dragon’s attempts at maintaining his false identity as an all-powerful monster reaching new levels of absurdity, and Reiko’s blind devotion combined with her short temper and overpowered abilities made her a hilarious counterpart tosaid dragon. I also ended up way more invested in the royal family struggle between Rosetta and Vanessa than I was expecting, with the latter’s well-meaning, yet ignorant gestures towards the former making for a compelling and dramatic rivalry.
Aside from the gags, it's also got an incredible sense for good action sequences, some of which were honestly better than a lot of the more action-centric stuff I watched this year in terms of flashiness and impact, lending to an incredibly well-rounded viewing experience. After a parade of mediocre “sure I guess I’ll finish this one” shows, the ease with which I was able to fully settle into this series and get into the groove of binging it reminded me what a good show is supposed to feel like, and with each episode being only 13 minutes long, you can easily breeze through this one in an evening and be left wanting even more screen time from these lovable goofballs.