Review of Banished From The Hero's Party, I Decided To Live A Quiet Life In The Countryside Season 2

Since there are enough reviews, I will address why the score is low for this very good anime. But before that, season 1 is a must watch. The main reason is that the anime is inconsistent with its theme. I assume most viewers are teenagers, which contributes to the issue since this anime doesn’t really aling with their perspective. I don’t mean it’s unsuitable, but I can’t see them enjoying it as they might lack the life experience necessary to connect with it. Heck, the main "villain" essentially represents them, so, naturally, there’s little joy in watching an anime that feels like a lecture. Regarding theinconsistency:

Nude Scenes:
In almost every episode, there are nude scenes. While explicit bits are not shown, it pushes the boundaries as far as possible.

Issue 1: Anyone who cannot stand censorship will feel irritated.
Issue 2: Anyone who doesn’t want to see nude scenes will feel irritated.
Issue 3: Those who fail to distinguish fiction from reality and equate nude flat-chested characters with encouraging exploitation will feel massively irritated.

Theme Mismatch:
The anime claims to focus on a slow life but regularly includes gruesome elements like humans being killed, decapitated heads, innocent monster slaughter just to level up, blood, and heartless murder and similar acts. It’s hard to reconcile such brutality with a show supposedly about "enjoying a quiet life with your lover".

The love aspect explores life after becoming lovers, a point where most stories end because audiences lose interest.
The action, on the other hand, is brief and followed by moralizing lectures, which alienates viewers passionate about combat-driven narratives.

Religious & duty VS own emotion & Free will... a theme that is essentially a repeat from season 1, but won' say more due to risk of spoiler

In summary, the extremes clash and undermine each other, leaving no aspect fully realized. Anyways, as a reminder, everything I’ve written here is to explain why the score is low, while trying to keep spoiler low. The anime is much more than this, but I wanted to clarify why a very good anime received such a low overall score. And hopefully, this prevents others from watching it if it’s not for them