Shakugan no Shana II (Second)

Denizens from the Crimson Realm continue to infiltrate Misaki City and steal life energy from humans. To combat this threat, Flame Hazes are tasked with saving humans from losing their existences. But while it is a Flame Haze's duty to protect humans, Shana—the "Flame-Haired Burning-Eyed Hunter"—seems to be focusing her attention on one human in particular: Yuuji Sakai, a teenage boy who was unwittingly dragged into the fight between Crimson Denizens and Flame Hazes. Since her first encounter with Yuuji, Shana has started to see him as more than just a friend. In fact, Yuuji wonders if Shana might have revealed her feelings to him once before, but it is difficult for him to confirm due to her hot-and-cold personality. Nonetheless, their days pass like any other, until a new transfer student arrives at their high school—one who bears a striking resemblance to an old enemy.

Yuuji and Shana have no time to dance around their feelings for each other; while their adversaries from the Bal Masqué organization plan their next attack, the two must keep their guard up as they explore the origin behind the coveted magical object within Yuuji's body, the "Midnight Lost Child."

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Shana Main

Kugimiya, Rie Japanese

Sakai, Yuuji Main

Hino, Satoshi Japanese

Yoshida, Kazumi Main

Kawasumi, Ayako Japanese

Carmel, Wilhelmina Supporting

Itou, Shizuka Japanese

Hecate Supporting

Noto, Mamiko Japanese

Daw, Margery Supporting

Nabatame, Hitomi Japanese

Sabrac Supporting

Kuroda, Takaya Japanese

Nbh'w, Khamsin Supporting

Minagawa, Junko Japanese

Alastor Supporting

Ebara, Masashi Japanese

Marchosias Supporting

Iwata, Mitsuo Japanese

Cook, Justin Producer

Nakayama, Nobuhiro Producer

Kawase, Kouhei Producer

Miki, Kazuma Producer

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Feb 13, 2024

MxS7HGS

Recommended

This sequel manages to maintain the positive impression left by its predecessor, despite featuring elements that would typically irk me.

Character development sees Shana and Yuji grappling with their feelings, while supporting characters like Margery Daw receive substantial backstory and growth. New additions like Fumina Konoe inject fresh dynamics into the ensemble, though the persistent love triangle subplot can feel tiresome.

Plot-wise, it takes its time to unfold, with a significant portion dedicated to slice-of-life high school antics before delving into the overarching narrative involving the Midnight Lost Child. While the focus shifts from battling crimson denizens to internal conflicts and character revelations, pacing issues and continuity ... lapses hinder the storytelling.

The animation quality holds up well for a 2007 anime, especially when viewed in HD. Although occasional dips in background image quality are noticeable, they don't detract significantly from the overall experience. Character designs, while somewhat generic, are executed competently, with notable effort put into outfit design. Surprisingly, fan service is kept to a minimum, defying expectations associated with the ecchi genre.

The soundtrack, particularly the opening theme "JOINT," impresses with its energetic J-rock/pop fusion. The music throughout the series is aptly utilized, complementing various scenes effectively.

Despite its flaws, Shakugan no Shana II offers an engaging continuation for fans of the first season, with expanded lore, character development, and a departure from conventional action tropes. While not without its shortcomings, it's a worthwhile watch for those invested in the series.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Jan 2, 2022

StupidPerson878

Mixed Feelings

Honestly this season is hot garbage compared with the other two it does everything wrong and only made me want to drop the anime. It does this by dropping all the action and only focusing on the love triangle between Yoshida, Shana and Yuiji which was beyond hard to watch. But at least near the end of the season you start to see more action and less Yoshida trying to steal Yuji.

Animation 7/10
The animation is pretty good its too bad it was wasted on slice of life drama anime for the first half.

Sound 9/10
Just as amazing as the last season.

Story 4/10
Honestly there is just to ... much to complain about as I have already said the main chunk of this season was just focused on Yoshida trying to get Yuiji to notice her in the worst way possible. I also specifically remember this seen where Yuijis mother passes out and Shana runs to her in worry while Yoshidas first thought was to make them food to eat... Anyway the show gets somewhat better around the middle of the anime but the final boss of the season is very forgettable. In my honest opinion I would just suggest you skip to season 3 as it is a lot better than this season where it felt like they just gave up.

Enjoyment 4/10
I could barely keep my self watching everything that I liked about the first season was not here. My enjoyment only kept going down as they introduced another love interest as if Yoshida wasn't already making me depressed enough.

Overall
If you are a big fan of Shana and want more content then go ahead and watch it but if you are expecting something amazing you need to set your expectations lower. This season is mostly just drama over who Yuiji is gonna pick which ends up irrelevant anyway and makes Shana's character go down the drain. Anyway if you still want more Shana but don't wanna watch this snooze fest then just watch the last two minutes of the last episode of season 2 as that's all you really need too know too watch season 3 as things will be explained.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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Jul 23, 2012

Xynatox

Not Recommended

The second season of SnS sucked.
I'm sorry but if you liked this you must be one of the popular girls at your middle school. The first half of this season has absolutely no real action and is complete drama. Now, something you have to understand is that I hate drama, and this got so bad, I read basic synopsis on all the episodes from 6-16 where the spoilers final died and was done. The ending to this season is also kind of a WTF and in my personal opinion should have ended there.
I wouldn't really waste my time with this season and just watch the ... first one and then ask a friend whose seen the anime or just look up a video bit of the ending, which, by the way, was really slapdash work.

Reviewer’s Rating: 3

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