Review of Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2
JJK Season 2 is the MAPPA's latest season for their shounen giant. If you were a fan of the first season, you will love the this one. If the first season was not your style, I wouldn't recommend continuing, as this season is only going to bring much more of what made the first so popular. Since this is a new season, I will not be going into spoilers here. Animation: Once again, MAPPA knocks it out of the ball park with some of the best animated fights I have ever had the pleasure of seeing. Definitive eye porn. It really sucks to know that the workloadand environment for these animators is unbearable. I hope they are able to be proud of the fantastic work they put together here.
Story:
Perhaps the biggest difference between this season and the last is story. Season 2 is where the show really starts to get into the meat and potatoes.
The first 5 episodes are dedicated to the Hidden Inventory mini-arc, and provides us some much needed backstory on Geto and Gojo's relationship. This is probably the slowest part of the season, but still very much needed.
The rest of the season is entirely focused on the Shibuya Incident arc, and this is where things really ramp up. This entire arc is essentially one huge fight scene, where all of our favorite Jujutsu sorcerers collide with Geto and his gang in the Shibuya district of Tokyo. The scale of this fight is MASSIVE, one of the largest I have ever seen in Shounen anime. The stakes are a lot higher here too, given that this entire fight is within a very densely populated area. If you are sensitive to death, I would actually advise against watching this, as a lot of people get caught up in these fights and do not make it. This season is a LOT darker than what I was expecting. I was honestly getting a little depressed at times watching the slaughter. To make it worse, every episode in this season ends on a cliff hanger. It actually gets annoying if you aren't able to binge watch it.
Overall though, the story was the biggest step-up this season had to offer, and it shows that JJK as a series has plenty more to bring to the table than just well animated fight scenes.
Characters:
There isn't too much to add here. If you loved the characters in season 1, you will love them here. There aren't that many new faces introduced, and most that are, are background characters at best. There is a new pair of sorcerers we get to meet, an older sister and a younger brother. They are a … interesting bunch, to say the least. Perhaps the biggest growth we see in character development is with Yuuji, who goes through some SHIT this season. We also get some much needed backstories, not only with Geto and Gojo (as mentioned before), but with Megumi and Nobara as well. One of my favorite moments in this entire season tho is when we finally get more bromance between Yuuji and Toudou.
Fights:
Its JJK, the fights are amazing, enough said. Especially in this season where the suspense is much greater than last time. Everyone is constantly at threat of death. The villains in this season always seem to have the upper edge, and our protagonists are only able to get by just barely, if at all. The hype when things do go well is INSANE, thankfully.
Overall:
JJK is an amazing follow-up to an already incredible shounen. Season 2 has cemented JJK's place as a shounen giant that will be remembered for a LONG time. Honestly, I enjoyed it just about the same as the first season.
Final Score:
96/100