Review of 7 Seeds 2nd Season

Continuing off from S1, no manga knowledge... Art: 8 The quality remained steady compared to last season. Modern backgrounds, consistently distinct character models. Overall pleasant to look at and evokes a feeling of "beautiful blue earth" Sound: 7 The OST won't be remembered after the watch, but the opening theme was surprisingly pleasant. Overall an improvement from last season's OP and ED.Story: 6

The premise is still a simple post apocalytic survival tale, the plot complexity has not changed from S1. There are still no webs of subplots to be found. The awkward forced bits of the past that feel unnatural are still present. As such, three of the four categories I rate a story by are still unchanged. I am however now able to remark that completeness of effort gets a good score. There aren't really anything that gets started off that don't end or don't get wrapped up. I suppose one could nitpick and say that the success or failure of the characters at starting human civilization anew didn't end, but I think that bit was deliberate and I can forgive it. It might have meant to leave a bit of an open end, possibly for aesthetic or to allow for a season 3.

Characters: 9

This part improved the most out of everything from S1. Most of the characters received some kind of growth that was even more prominent here than last cour. Namely, Semimaru has entirely stopped bullying Natsu. Natsu has also opened up to the others and began making an active and notable effort to contributing and is less insecure about her own worth. Ango and Ryou both grow out of this one-track-elitist-survival-military-school mindset. This group was possibly the most enjoyable out of all of the characters to watch. Unfortunately, Hana remained pretty lacking in growth and even holds some traits of a mary sue, but in light of her taking up minimal screentime and the pleasantness of the other group of characters, I can overlook this.

Enjoyment: 8

A solid 8/10 here. Watching characters that start off flawed grow and mature is naturally very pleasant. The main things that reduce keep the show from hitting any higher tiers of enjoyment are its backstory flaws which, while some can probably ignore it, are still nonetheless, glaring.

Overall: 7

Due to the glaringly flawed backstory setup details and the fact that ultimately this show is not stand alone, but the 2nd cour of its S1, I must maintain a 7 rating. The show is fun to watch and interesting, but bits of the details that influence the actions of key characters remain hard to believe and forced. The plot simplicity and lack of any deep. higher priority societal lesson do bar this from passing 8, and an 8 would have been the highest this show could reach even if the backstory details had been fleshed out better to be more believable and less... exaggerated. Still, overall, a good watch.