Isekai Maou to Shoukan Shoujo no Dorei Majutsu Ω

A somewhat different, yet a worthy sequel for Isekai Maou.

I see many people being disappointed by many things with this season. The lack of character development, or a not very deep story, but honestly that was never what Isekai Maou tried to be.

From S1 it was obvious that it puts the "Ecchi" aspect in the middle, along with Diablo being OP.

Now, what's different in S2 is that it feels like Diablo got somewhat of a nerf. It feels like it's harder for him now to beat his enemies compared to before, but on the other hand (and this is where I believe S2 shines) the ... Ecchi took a step up.

Random jiggle physics, random strips and lewd jokes are the things that make the show for me, and honestly? It was glorious.

We get introduced to a few more girls for Diablo's Harem, which I really liked. Yet, they didn't make Shera or Rem feel like they got gutted or anything in their roles.

An unfortunate thing that I do believe kind of sucks, is that the animation takes a hit just a few episodes in, and it becomes quite a slideshow, which is a shame.

The OP/ED took a huge step up this time as well. The OP and ED, by Serizawa Yu (Shera's VA) along with DJ KOO & MOTSU did a great job at making really catchy songs!

Overall, if you liked S1, you'd probably like S2 as well, as you already know what you're in for.

8/10

You expect a sequel to improve upon it's predecessor in all aspects, be it animation, characters, character development, plot etc. but this one manages to somehow bring down everything already established in S1.

The side characters in S1 are sidelined for newer and blander characters who get ditched immediately at the end. The old cast is so horribly cast aside that even if you remove them from the plot, nothing essentially changes. The new characters are not interesting in the sense that the entire second season feels like a filler season you'd see in Naruto or Bleach.

When it comes to power fantasy anime like ... this you expect the MC to overpower everything and introduce new magic but no such thing happens in S2 because this season managed to depower Diablo to such an extent that there are minor characters who wound him and are faster than him. Powerful villains are not a bad thing, however, the way they are used is quite underwhelming in this season. The final boss gets taken down by a single attack and it's called a Raid boss - the weakest raid boss but a FUCKING RAID BOSS OF LEVEL 200 WAS TAKEN DOWN BY A SINGLE ATTACK OF DIABLO OF LEVEL 150. That is only one of the hair-pulling things I encountered while watching it.

In the end, as compared to season 1, this season is essentially a filler which manages to accomplish nothing to build the world, introduce and kill off pointless characters, does not setup anything for a potential season 3, and destroys a whole season worth of character development of the original trio.

Skip it.

Oh God this was a train wreck.

Story:
The first season of Isekai Maou had actual stakes, characters I cared about and very timely ecchi scenes that didn't usually distract from the main plot but it feels like all of the good from season one was thrown out in season two for whatever reason. Going from saving Rem and trying to stop the demon lord from being revived to a stopping the corrupt church plot with nothing to get me invested in it. Why should I care about this? Because some hot nun who's completely insufferable to watch? yeah no thanks.

Art:
The art is what you would expect ... from a cheaply made sequel trying to squeeze as much cash as possible out of the franchise. Still images with blurs galore. The fight scenes are laughably badly animated almost to the point where they're better than any comedy the show could try to force out with the millionth breast bounce which is fitting since that's probably where most of the budget went.

Sound:
The sound is unremarkable, nothing stands out at all. Also the OP and ED are so bad that I skipped them every time.

Characters:
While the first season was a good blend of comedy, Ecchi and action season two has none of that. Diablo feels like he's actually regressed as a character this season, Rem and Shera are relegated to background characters with little to add to anything (aside from Shera's tits bouncing every time she moves) and the new characters they introduce are actual garbage. I swear I didn't think any character could be as insufferable to watch as Lumachina, every time she's on screen she's either crying, screwing things up, being used for fanservice or all three. The end of episode 8 cemented her as my least favorite character, the second any adversity comes her way she just starts crying. Discount Aqua was fine though.

Enjoyment
I did not enjoy this show. The plot was predictable, the fanservice was jarring, the characters sucked. Seems like every other male character besides Diablo and Emile are just bound to betray everyone at the drop of a hat. Would you believe I called Battuta being evil the second he appeared on screen? Frankly I felt like I forced myself to watch this show.

Overall
Personally I don't think this season should even exist. It only exists to attempt to squeeze out any little bit of money that could potentially be made. Coasting off the coattails of the first season all the while having none of the strengths the first season had. Making every good character a shell and making every new character completely insufferable.