Isekai Shokudou 2

The Western Restaurant Nekoya is adored by its local Japanese clientele. The eatery's continued success can be attributed to its tasty western and Japanese dishes, as well as its cheerful head chef, "Master" Tenshu. In Japan, the restaurant appears to be closed on Saturdays, but in actuality, it is the one day that Nekoya transcends to the Other World and opens its doors to guests seeking foreign cuisine. From castles to forests, the "Restaurant to Another World"—as its patrons call it—travels far and wide.

Nekoya's diverse and bizarre clientele can expect to be greeted by one of two devoted waitresses—the courteous demon waitress Aletta, or the enigmatic and elven Kuro. As customers, both old and new, pile into the establishment with stories of their respective lands, Master and his staff ensure that everyone is in for a scrumptious adventure of a lifetime.

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Owner Main

Suwabe, Junichi Japanese

Aletta Main

Uesaka, Sumire Japanese

Kuro Main

Oonishi, Saori Japanese

Aka no Joou Supporting

Itou, Shizuka Japanese

Adelheid Supporting

Ueda, Reina Japanese

Samanark, Victoria Supporting

Tamura, Yukari Japanese

Fardania Supporting

Hikasa, Youko Japanese

Gaganpo Supporting

Yasumura, Makoto Japanese

Gold, Sarah Supporting

Yasuno, Kiyono Japanese

Seelemann, Heinrich Supporting

Sugita, Tomokazu Japanese

Cook, Justin Producer

Iizuka, Aya Producer

Kurosu, Nobuhiko Producer

Itou, Shousei Producer

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Dec 18, 2021

Lastwindstrider

Recommended

I'll be honest, this show symbolizes the start of my golden age which is in high school, sadly that was 4 years ago and this show is one of the only way to reminisce the very enjoyable past. Having a season 2 is a life saver during these pandemic as I perceive it as the second coming of good things ( IMO ). That's it, this show is very special to me thats why I will be a bit bias in rating it high with an overall of 9/10.

Story 7/10: Same as Aquatope, instead of treating this anime with a fully straightforward plot, you ... can treat it as one of those enjoyable morning shows in TV in which is not bad but not special either.

Art 7/10- Art has been upgraded compared to the prequel, what I noticed was the smoothness of the animation quality in this season so i gave it 7/10

Sound 10/10- Ever got hungry because the sound effects and music? yeah this is it, I gave it 10/10

Character 10/10- I gave the character dev a 10/10 because it gave everyone the chance to be shown in the spotlight of the First 10 mins and the last 10 mins of the episode.

Enjoyment 10/10- Stressed, Drained, No appetite? watch this to get your tummies growling for food and drained feeling washed away. 10/10

Overall 8/10- Solid series, has unlimited potential since the cuisine genre has astronomical ideas that can be made.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Dec 17, 2021

sixfourone

Recommended

Is Isekai Shokudou 2 worth watching?

If you’re a fan of the show’s prequel, you'll probably enjoy this show. Isekai Shokudou 2 can be watched without seeing the first season, but having watched its prequel gives more context about the things that are happening in this show. While it has an isekai element where customers are brought to another world, it’s a slice of life foremost. I definitely recommend watching both seasons, especially if you’re a fan of slice of life anime.

Story

Isekai Shokudou 2 follows an episodic formula just like the first season, with each episode introducing new characters and adding to the overall worldbuilding in ... the show. It doesn’t have any complicated plot and can be enjoyed by everyone. It’s a show that’s faithful to its premise. If you enjoyed the worldbuilding and character introductions in the first season, you’ll enjoy this one too.

Sound and Animation

The sound, especially the soundtracks, really fits in well with the overall feel of the show. The opening and ending songs are lighthearted; perfect for a slice of life anime. The studio also did great in handling the sound of little things like when someone bites into their food, or when the Master prepares food.

As for the animation, those who’ve watched the first season can tell that the art style changed in the second season due to the changing of the animation studio. While the first season is better in terms of lighting and background details, the second season did great in character interactions and food detail. Both seasons are great in their own ways.

Final comments

Overall, if you’re looking for a show to watch after a long day, then I definitely recommend this show. It’s a good slice of life anime that doesn’t have any complicated plot and that isn’t a bad thing. Just try eating first before watching an episode of this show.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Oct 27, 2021

Danmark_

Mixed Feelings

Preliminary (4/12 eps)

---*** CONTAINS SPOILERS ***---

Part of what made the first season pretty good entertainment, was getting to know the main characters and what led them to work at a restaurant as unique as Nekoya. I enjoyed seeing their love for the place grow as I got further into the season, but it settled down towards the end when the focus became more on the stories of the new customers that got introduced every episode, and less on everything else.

The second season continues this trend of introducing new characters every episode, and focusing the majority of the screentime on them, only to rinse and repeat with new ... ones the episode after, while every other character sort of gets left behind.

The main characters who we see every episode really get reduced to roughly the same lines every episode of just servicing whoever ends up entering through the door, and it is actually really frustrating.
With the format of storytelling this anime has, there simply just isn't any (and i mean that literally) room for character development, since every episode is roughly the same every time. The few stable customers from season 1 that still get screentime have also just ended up being screentime waste, making the same comments on their favourite dishes.

It's so difficult to get attached to or interested in any character or their story when you know they are not gonna be expanded upon in any meaningful way after that episode.

If you sit down with the intention of just relaxing and watching a bit of wholesomeness, this isn't a bad shout to get your fix for that. It's pretty innocent, non-offensive and relaxing, but not much beyond that. There is never any lasting conflict that the protagonists have to overcome, there is never any eccentric storywriting that breaks off from expectation, and if you want anything more than 20 minutes of harmless relaxation, this is just not for you.

The basis of the show is not bad at all, and I understand the purpose of it. It's not meant to be anything super serious, but it ends up just being very unsatisfying to watch after a while, because it never strays from the very strict format.

I'll be watching the entire show and any additional content they might release in the hopes of things changing, but I'm not optimistic.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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