Just a brief filler post ‘cause if I were to write a proper entry, it’ll end up tl;dr. Anyway, DtB 2 is slowly but surely shaping up to be one of my top favorites of Fall 2009. While the story still paddles around the mid shallow depths, it’s quite clear that it has just taken a deeper dive into more complex territories and that things may only get twisted from there. Furthermore, there are so many unexplained events in between the first and second season. It’s rare to come across a TV series that has a well written original plot nowadays but for DtB, prospects are already looking bright in these few early episodes. Story aside, BONES once again does not disappoint when it comes to delivering healthy doses of gripping animation. From the adrenaline-pumped human-scaled confrontations involving contractors to exploding tumbling train carriages, I like the fact that they do not hold back in showing us what an action-oriented series is supposed to look like. Music-wise, I do miss Kanno Youko but Hellsing’s Ishii Kouji is doing an equally commendable job on the OST. It’s definitely a different feel from Season 1 but the more I listen to his scores, the more I begin to think his take on the BGM is more befitting of the series’ atmosphere than Kanno’s repertoire.
Another plus point for this show? Suou. :)
After only 3 episodes, I already find her more interesting as a protagonist than Hei ever was. While the writers treaded on the conventional path of “girl suddenly sees her world crumble before her eyes”, they took the additional step of making it crueler for Suou by turning her into a contractor, an existence she currently loathes from the bottom of her heart after witnessing her family members and friends being taken away by the same kind of individuals she has become, although whether or not her transformation is a temporary issue remains to be seen. It’ll be interesting to see how her views of contractors will change as time goes by. And whilst touching on the subject of character portrayal, it’s still too early to say this but I think Suou is fast becoming my favorite Hanazawa Kana role. Excellent job on the VA so far!
This trio is LOLAWSM. Mina is ♥. Her remuneration is so…iffy ;3. I love how she goes the extra unneeded mile heh heh heh.
Suou is very enjoyable character. I guess the one who was close to her character was umm the Emiri Katou character. Twin tail pink hair. Problem with her was that she was little over the top XD!!
“it’s still too early to say this but I think Suou is fast becoming my favorite Hanazawa Kana role. Excellent job on the VA so far!”
I don’t care if it’s early, I’m claiming this as my favourite Hanazawa Kana role *O* she had me from episode 1.
And OMG She becomes Contractor :O!? [I'm capped so cannot download episode 3 unfortunately, sigh sigh sigh] very interesting twist of fate for Suou [even if it's temporary]. Hobo Hei kinda disappoints me :( He’s so emo like, lol. When I see him pick up the drinking bottle especially, I’m like “NO PUT THAT DOWN YOU’RE NOT LIKE THAT T_T WHERE’S YOUR CONFIDENCE?” Yin, come back. Bring Hei back to normal T __T.
I rather like the approach S2 is taking so far. It’s not the slated 2-3 eps like in S1, so I think it flows more and less confusing. S1, I mostly watched because it was a BONES production, really cool action/animation, and fantastic concept. But S2, it’ll actually be a full, and hopefully gripping story that will be solved by the end :]
Also, I am in LOVE with the OP – more song wise rather than animation. Although different to S1 yet again – probably due to no 2-3 ep restriction stuff, it lacks action and more focused on Suou. I find it sad every time you see Tanya and the rest of her friends at the beach and welcoming her to play. Everything’s changed now and things will never return back to normal. Same with Ga-Rei Zero – Paradise Lost.
Ah! Kiko! Yeah, she was fun! :)
One of the problems I had with the first season was that there were too many serious characters. It’s true that DtB wasn’t meant to be a comedy but I felt it would’ve have been a lot more enjoyable if there were more characters who were not so serious all the time. Thank goodness one of them was Mao. His new body is quite unexpected but amusing. I guess he needs to change his name now. :p
True. He’s so…angsty now. I find it uncomfortable to watch him, especially that one time when he spontaneously slapped Suou out of anger. It’s heartbreaking to watch her getting that kind of treatment after she lost nearly everything that night. :(
If you get the chance to watch episode 3, I think you might be in for a twisted surprise in a not so good way. :(
Yes, hopefully this time we’ll be getting a huge chunk of a continuous story. The 2 – 3 eps concept in S1 was quite tedious to keep up with. I didn’t follow S1 as regularly as I am following S2 now mainly due to how S1 has all these little arcs and I would delay watching whenever I felt the story wasn’t compelling enough to keep my interest. At least things got a lot better towards the second half when they introduced a group of new contractors to deal with Hei and his gang.
It’s sad how it all changed within the very short span of just 1 ep. I thought they would stay together as friends for maybe a few more episodes but based on the events that has happened so far, things look to be beyond repair.
Argh… I really, really need to go watch Fairy Tail – 2 now. I’ve been having problems getting the IEA ep for more than a week. Max download speed 3kbps really sucks. T_____T
“His new body is quite unexpected but amusing. I guess he needs to change his name now. :p”
I vote PECHA NIGOU!
“True. He’s so…angsty now.”
THAT’S the word I couldn’t think of at the time. VEry, very true :( Hopefully things will turn soon in his favour. My friend who loves Hei to bits hasn’t started S2, but she’ll be just as devastated as me xD
“If you get the chance to watch episode 3, I think you might be in for a twisted surprise in a not so good way. :(”
… D8 definitely do not like the sounds of that, lol.
“Max download speed 3kbps really sucks. T_____T”
3kb/s?! Yikes!! That’s worse than my capped net D: …. I hope you can get the episode soon Keiri :( it’ll definitely be worth it though :]!!
LOL! Sounds right! I’m curious as to what Hei will call him. Must be confusing to be addressed by two names. ^^;;;
It’s almost done! WOO HOO!! 1 more hour!
Gah, that’s what stinks about using torrents. I can’t get good seeders and peers for some trackers. Luckily I’m able to get the other stuff through direct download and friends.