Review of No Guns Life Season 2

Even though the first season of No Guns Life had a lot to give with it’s presentation it ended up tremendously average. It offered a cool setting with interesting themes and characters, but didn’t deliver it in an engaging way. It had at least some things to appreciate like the soundtrack, decent visuals and aforementioned setting, all of which are present here in a similar quality. The setting being the most prominent thing about the first season but needed a lot more focus on fleshing out the world and its inhabitants. It was a good enough foundation to improve from all things considered, which itnow thankfully did, but only to a certain degree.

Whereas the first season went all over the place in it’s narrative, here it’s more focused. Giving enough time to expand on the main leads. Mary got her own arc which focuses on her relationship with her long lost brother. Giving her otherwise rather dull character some extra flare. Juzo’s past is also explored more in depth which was one of the more intriguing mysteries of the first season. Even Tetsuro, who I thought was one of the weaker characters, has his own development starting to take root. And is overall not as useless this time around.

But while it is an improvement, it’s not with a big enough margin to make up for it’s flaws. Most of which were also present in the previous season. The exposition and dialogue in general felt forced and dumb downed. Likely making anyone watching feel like Einstein’s offspring in the process. It may not be as jarring for some as it was for me. But I feel like with a show that has so much potential for interesting and meaningful dialogue, it’s sad that they didn’t go that extra step.

Another issue that has stayed the same is that the characters remain static without experiencing any sort of character growth. They have been more fleshed out, no doubt. However, When their character arcs are finished, they return to their same old self without having changed much from it. They also barely push the story forward themselves. It’s usually the villains or random side characters that forces it to progress. It’s not an ideal approach to make compelling characters and as such they leave a lot to be desired.

But while it still contains a lot of the previous seasons' negatives, it improves on its strengths enough so fans of the first season should be satisfied. If you aren’t then this probably won't do anything to get your hopes up. The chances for a third season is also slim so that’s another catch. Go in with this in mind if you think it’s still worth a shot.