Saikyou no Ousama, Nidome no Jinsei wa Nani wo Suru? Season 2

haters gonna hate, but the story itself is a masterpiece, and the storytelling/adaptation is handled well

the animation has slightly more budget than season 1, there's more movement, though not enough to where I wouldn't still consider this to be "limited motion", especially when compared to state of the art animation as of 2026 (I'm thinking Solo Leveling / To Be Hero X / Arcane)

the art style remains consistent with season 1, it is a little childish and vibrant in feel, which works really well for this part of the story

my opinion from season 1 hasn't changed, if you're a person who wasn't spoiled by high ... budget productions and can watch a story for the story, this is still a 10/10

Okay, so I will be clear.

I liked the first season and I genuinely thought it was adapted well. Animations? Or rather lack of them... it wasn't my concern. I was always here for the story. I read the webcomic few times and I loved it. I anticipated the continuation and we finally got it and I will say it.

I am disappointed in first 6 episodes. I will continue to watch, obviously, but what this season showed is ruined dynamics between few characters, due to... fillers? Like, I don't even know why would a story that is at the beginning need fillers, but they added some ... stuff in first 4 episodes, which expanded it in a wrong way.

And I feel like the whole pacing is off, too. First few episodes being fillers, then next two episodes felt rushed. Like, what's going on? Adaptation starts to fall apart.

But I will say this. Please, read the webcomic. It's definitely written better. I know we are not in the big events yet, but there is multiple issues that this season has. Some stuff is revealed prematurely, some characters act like companions, which ruins the dynamics between them, pacing is off...

So if you want to know why we love The Beginning After The End, read either light novel or the webcomic. I will recommend webcomic to majority of people. I didn't read the light novel, but if you like this format, go check it out. You won't be disappointed. And the anime might actually ruin the experience for those who didn't yet know the series, so it's really better to read one of those before.

Everything is horrible. First, any anime that respects itself must follow the source material's story to the letter; if you change anything, it should be minimal and must not alter the substance or form in any way. You have to preserve the characters' emotions and what they intended to convey don't add comedy if the source didn't have it. That requires good direction and production, always looking after the storyboard, timing, and pacing.

Second, the word 'anime' is an abbreviation of the Japanese word 'animēshon,' which comes from the word 'animation.' Literally, ANIME means ANIMATION. You cannot call something anime when there is no movement, realism, ... or fluidity. Almost everything is still static images with effects, and the little movement they did add is CGI low quality, repetitive, clunky, robotic, and stiff 3D. They keep using camera pans and speed lines to hide the lack of frames; it's all just tricks that would only fool and impress children.

Third. NEVER censor ANYTHING just to lower a work's age rating and try to reach a larger audience. By doing that, you only make the people who wanted it for its raw, adult themes end up hating it. By removing the mature elements, you change what made it interesting. The 'new viewers' you wanted to attract end up being indifferent because that maturity and rawness were exactly what made it appealing in the first place. The work should have been rated 17+, but they softened it to make it more childish (13+). It’s a typical censorship mistake: not respecting the audience that made the work great. I assume this was done to please the CHINESE market and the distributors; it's easy to tell since one of the investors is the Chinese distributor Bilibili and the other is Crunchyroll.

That said, this is once again a clear example of everything you should do if you want to destroy an anime. It seems like they went out of their way to do everything wrong, as there’s no other explanation for failing at EVERYTHING.