Review of The Ancient Magus' Bride Season 2

I might've not been the biggest fan of the first season of the show, but I still felt that there was room to grow and hopefully utilize some of the underdeveloped aspects in a continuation of the story. Unfortunately, I didn’t really find that anything was improved or capitalized on from the first season, and in some cases, I even found there to be a downgrade. The show is still an energy-deficient mess with expressionless characters and uninspiring visuals, music, worldbuilding, and intrigues. In other words, I just find it very boring, and there really isn’t anything in the show that compels me tokeep watching anymore. The one aspect that I actually enjoyed from the first season was Chise’s and Elias’ relationship, but even that was given severely less focus this time around, choosing instead to indulge in magic studies (woo yay), which Chise’s already a master of since she’s a Sleigh Beggy or whatever.

I’ve gotten the notion that people like this show because of the “vibe” or because of how chill it is, but I don’t see it. To me, It’s simply devoid of anything interesting, and the only reason I’d keep watching it is if my completionist tendencies got the better of me.

4 / 10, it’s just boring. Sorry.