![]() ![]() ![]() Amazingly, she has even less agency than Raphtalia and Filo and is even more desperate to please Naofumi. Naofumi, Raphtalia, and Filo add a new member to the wife squad, Rishia, a magic-user from a noble family. It fits the tone like a square peg and a round hole, but it’s a welcome distraction from the monotony and visual terrorism. Penkin carries the whole show on his back with another top-notch orchestral soundtrack. The only thing I can thank for the production is rehiring Kevin Penkin as a composer. I’m no doctor, but I’m pretty sure you’re eyes are not supposed to be different sizes. Their facial features appear distorted even during still shots, the anatomy seems bizarre. The longer the show goes on, the more the characters start to look like wax figurines melting in the Summer heat. To mask the lack of animation, the artists utilized bright lights and cheap visual effects the brown and green color grading is so over-done that it looks like someone smeared mud matter over every frame. For all the preamble, the war was about as exciting as watching paint dry. In traditional Shield Art Online fashion, Naofumi and his team of girls are too overpowered to lead a compelling boss fight, but the battle is dragged out over multiple episodes. Forgettable politicians and heroes from throughout the world come together to spout exposition. Four episodes of painfully bland exposition build-up to the fight it’s like witnessing a slow-motion trainwreck. The hideous CGI quality couldn’t even pass in 2000, let alone in 2022. The Godzilla-sized CGI tortoise is the first major fight of the season. They seem to have taken inspiration from The Promised Neverland’s second season by trying to torture unsuspecting fans. Shield Hero has never been an impressive spectacle, but Kinema Citrus hit a new low with this level of stiff animation, flaccid directing, and outright lazy artwork. The new enemy is a Guardian Beast, the Spirit Tortoise! This was awful when I tell you this arc was boring even by Shield Hero’s astronomically low standards. The “Waves” are still a threat to the kingdom of Melromarc the main goal no longer hinges on fighting other humans. The shield hero has already risen, gained redemption, got his revenge, and now people cheer for him and his overpowered crew like he’s another generic isekai protagonist. The Rising of the Shield Hero season two is a significant departure from the first that will disappoint fans, but I’m just here to say, “I told you so.” For starters, Shield Hero has abandoned its revenge fantasy premise. Then there are anime like Shield Hero’s second season that make you wish you were doing homework instead of watching it. Countless anime transport you into fantasy worlds filled with excitement and wonder, far from your dreary, everyday life. ![]()
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