Review of Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid S

Easily the best anime I've seen recently. This show takes what's good from the first season and kicks it up a notch, especially in the art department. The frames are beautiful and detailed, and the expressions on each character are vibrant. Additionally the editing, timing of closeups, cutaways, and subtle movements of the character demonstrate the skill of the producers in telling an emotionally rich story without spelling everything out for the viewer. Also don't forget the excellent voice acting. I enjoyed every single episode of Kobayashi and co.'s adventure even more than the first season. This half of Dragon Maid focuses less on Tohru andKobayashi's romance than the first season, leaving us without a strong throughline of plot. Instead we get a wonderful collection of short stories, with some overlapping themes. This is a perfectly good way to tell a good story, but I personally prefer a more traditional structure. Without a central story to hold the season together, the romance got rushed a bit at the end (although it did end up in a wonderful place), but it never felt insincere. All said, I think Dragon Maid S is more interesting and more charming than its predecessor, which is saying quite a lot. Anyone with an inkling of interest in slice-of-life anime should watch both seasons of Dragon Maid.