“We’ve built a new directorial structure based on discussions with the staff to ensure Season 2 maintains and evolves the creative standards set in Season 1. With the foundation built by Keichiro Saito and the multi-talented Daiki Harashina, we will continue our creative journey alongside Tomoya Kitagawa, who helmed many of Season 1’s most memorable episodes.”
Anyone knows if season 2 will. Be more like the first cour of season 1 or the 2nd cour of season 1? I personally wasn't a fan of the 2nd cour as it felt like a completely different show that was very battle shounen-ish compared to the first half.
I'm going into this season blind, but I expect the first cour to be more slice of life with the second being more adventurous. Apples and oranges, but Mushokou Tensei follows a similar pattern.
That's part of what made it great for me. You can't have a show hype up this strong and feared character without showing them off a little bit. The second part was the climax of the buildup of the first. Can't wait to see what they have in store for season 2.
I liked the contrast between the two cours. Cour 1's quiet introspection shows life at Frieren's speed, cour 2 focuses on other characters to show life at humans' speed.
I love Frieren but I tend to agree. Not necessarily that I disliked cour 2, but in that I much preferred the quieter and more contemplative episodes over the shonen-y stuff. The whole exam arc for me was a bit too long.
My favorite episode remains the one where they clean up the beach.
I read the manga and if I remember correctly it does get a bit more chill for sometime? Not sure how far the second season will go but there is a point where it goes very action heavy and doesnt really stop, although even then you get some nice slice of life sprinkled here and there
The previous season covered chapters 1-60, so I'm going to guess that this season will cover chapters 61-119.
Mild manga spoilers
Season 2 should be more like the 2nd cour of season 1 in pacing and length of arcs, but I liked the material more to a lot more than the first-class mage exam arc.
Ending at chapter 119 because that's the end of an arc.