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Sep 18, 2023 8:28 AM
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Pretty much the aftermath of the battle.

Obviously, they need more time to properly tell a narrative story and the finale doesn't conclude the entire series. However, it does reinforce the idea about the show since the start...Hyouma's willingness to do anything to protect Botan. Hyouma should relax a bit more like the other guys and girls though.

Still, I think his character improved this season. Not too much change but he realizes what he has to do in his role. Good to see Botan doing well in the finale.
Sep 18, 2023 8:28 AM
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Hyoma readies himself for the big bad: Tenjinku, and with his door pulls, unleashes his strongest power. But not even that fazes the lead paper umbrella tsukumogami, which after being surrounded by Representative Kadomori, the Warazamawashi make their escape at the expense of Hyoma being down for the count. All of the Nagatsuki Bridal Trousseau are back together including Kushige, and the crisis at the very least, it's over, though Hyoma;s grandfather Zohei tried for the longest time to avoid the confrontation, and going forward, it's a maelstrom of war for Botan Nagatsuki.

For now, Hyoma recovers while he's being watched by Botan all this time, while Representative Kadomori also recovers, with Tsubaki filling him in on the Warazamawashi and their exploits, especially Tenjinku who wore his brother's skin. But enough of that, it's the Kyoto Saenome celebratory bash where Hyoma is expected to accept the praise, though Kushige got that honour...and he talks, for good fortune for the year ahead. Sure, Botan had time off with her close friends, though they love to speculate about her and Hyoma's relationship, especially in the rain, sharing an umbrella together and witnessing a traditional wedding ceremony. It's up to them to keep up the good fight going forward.

Even after 2 seasons, I just still find this rather mediocre to decent. Doesn't really pique my interest to try reading the completed manga in pure Japanese. Hyoma may have improved much, but the anime sure didn't.
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Sep 18, 2023 10:11 AM
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I wish Hyouma had killed one of the Umbrella, maybe Shigure, with his new power. If he did it, I think it would be the perfect ending for this season.
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Sep 18, 2023 10:25 AM
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No direct confession but that “if you think I’d look good in one, why don’t we get a closer look” followed by Botan grabbing Hyoma hand was cute as hell. Wasn’t expecting her to be that bold. But with someone as dense as Hyoma she had to 😂

I need season 3 NOW. They ended this right as things really got going with the story. Hyoma new door pull power looked sick, being able to damage Tenjinku was impressive. When Kai and the others showed up as backup they quickly dipped lol. Didn’t want problems with the entire city. Even the umbrellas aren’t that strong.

Botan waiting by Hyoma side the whole time he was unconscious in hospital was so sweet. Their relationship has been the best part of this season. Taken massive strides forward together.

Holy shit Kushige talked! Really cool hearing his voice for the first time.

Seems like in addition to the Warazamawashi stuff, there’s also going to be drama between the 3 great houses in the future. The Yamichata couldn’t have been blind to what the bureau of traditional music were planning. If they are working with the umbrellas, what’s their endgame?

A lot of steps forward in this season. I think the story and character stuff was way better in this one. Action scenes and animation still meh, but I mean who cares when the story is this good. I think the pacing during the final fight was a little drawn out and I would’ve liked to have got thru a couple episodes faster, but overall I’m pleased with the end result here.

This was my favourite Monday seasonal and I’m going to miss it. Looking at the scoring for each episode it seems like I’m not alone in that department either so hopefully we get a renewal confirmation 🤞
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Sep 18, 2023 10:29 AM
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Hard to believe that the Hyoma back then was a bundle of hatred given how he is now. But conversely this shows how much meeting Botan has changed him. The consequences for this turn of events though sure are gonna be far reaching. Curious to see how Kushige would be able to fight now that he doesn't have to protect their home anymore. After this fight suffice to say that Botan now has much more people willing to protect her than before. Overall though a pretty solid finale that featured some nice action and lore expansion while having enough for another season.
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Sep 18, 2023 10:30 AM
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Lovely eps. Was nice to see how things played out. I do need another season, I feel we just getting started. Bridal unit watching them at end kawaii
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Sep 18, 2023 10:32 AM
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A whole lot of nothing :D
Sep 18, 2023 10:37 AM
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Botan intentionally didn't bring an umbrella because she thought it'd be inappropritate to bring a tool that symbolized the demon that kill Hyoma's siblings. But in the end an umbrella is just a tool, it can be used for good things and bad things, it can also be used for traditional marriage prop.
Sep 18, 2023 10:41 AM
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I knew this was gonna happen but still felt anticlimactic. Anyway whatever we got sort of epilogue type of episode for the finale which was nice. They sure are shipping them hard. Maybe someday they'll have their marriage like that.

Decent cour again, liked both cours of this anime and maybe hopefully we'll get more as I'd like to see how their story ends.
Sep 18, 2023 1:20 PM

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Finally this garbage ended. Unfortunately, there is probably more to come in the near future.
Sep 18, 2023 2:19 PM

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Isn't Hayato because he used the wrong pronoun. Dramatic.

The end with the whole Bridal Trousseau spying from distance, feel less like a nice thing, and more out of fear.
Sep 18, 2023 2:55 PM
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Uncensored handholding WOW
Solid season 2 with important plot progress but i prefer season 1.
7/10
Sep 18, 2023 3:31 PM

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okay, S2 was slightly better than S1. will wait for S3? maybe.
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Sep 18, 2023 5:28 PM

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First of all I must say... I shouted loudly Laidaaa


And man, this anime was unexpected for me, I tought that could be another standard shounen without any original or with some super fast MC power up but no, this one had a amazing character development and everything with all the possible time, I really hope that this anime can have more seasons or at least I hope that we can receive more projects like this one, with time to make a good character development and with some interesting relationship being created every single moment.
Sep 18, 2023 6:15 PM

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i found s1 very mediocre but i liked it for the hyouma and botan interactions, those were fun. meanwhile, this season was mostly just fights with underwhelming animation, i was getting bored a lot. at least the last scene was nice but 4/10, s1 was better than this season.
Sep 18, 2023 6:25 PM

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Gawd - what a pathetic ending. They must have only had a buck and a half budget for the episode.

In any event, if there is a third season I won't bother with it. The writing is too stilted and clumsy and the animation is almost non-existent.
Sep 18, 2023 7:30 PM
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just like S1 it's a 10/10 another guilty pleasure of this season , the opening and ending were absolutely top tier bangers , I loved all the characters and I totally need a S3 announcement ASAP
Sep 18, 2023 8:16 PM

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Good ending but definitely not over with the Umbrella group still at large. Also as it was pointed out, the House that the Bureau of Traditional Music falls under has some explaining to do, and also watching the developing relationship between Botan and Hyoma (btw I like how Botan's school friends tease her about her relationship with Hyoma). On a side note I thought Hyoma had no chance in defeating the Umbrella tsukumogami guy that looked like his brother so I'm glad that that was ruled out.

Anyways, I liked this 2nd cour a bit more than the 1st one but with the above mentioned issues still open I hope a 2nd season is announced (or 3rd season if this is considered the 2nd). While the animation was average, the character designs were decent, and the storyline was pretty good. I give this an 8/10 as I did the 1st cour.
Sep 18, 2023 8:54 PM

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This episode was alright imo. Idk it just felt like maybe anticlimactic or slow to me. It's hard to describe but yeah. Main highlight of the episode was Kushige talking lol that really caught me off guard. Other than that though it just felt kinda boring

This season overall though, I'm not really sure to how feel about it. I think I liked the first season more, but idk I might need to sleep on it
Sep 18, 2023 9:35 PM
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The battle between hyouma and the paper umbrellas came to a halt and we also see botan's feelings increasing even more for hyouma.
Sep 19, 2023 1:54 AM

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New technique of Hyouma was cool. Looking at this finale episode, it would be too sudden if they conclude the fight here. The previous episodes drag it though. Looks like they have to take a break for now both sides. Some episodes were kinda slow but I did enjoy it, nonetheless. The relationship between Hyouma and Botan is getting stronger. Nice way to end this season with the two of them and everyone just watching them. I'm interested to see more of the story and how it will end.
Sep 19, 2023 1:56 AM
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I hope there's a season 2
Sep 19, 2023 9:00 AM

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A good story that was adapted and really worth watching, very enjoyable and interesting to watch.

One of the best anime this season guys. This is Malevolent Spirits: Mononogatari.
Sep 19, 2023 11:40 AM

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Mediocre ending but I guess it's okay
Sep 19, 2023 4:16 PM

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How is the romance in this so much better than in the exaggerated and superficial "romance" shows that we normally get? And it's not even in the stated genres, pretty crazy.
Sep 19, 2023 4:29 PM
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For the last 5 episodes I felt the lack of anything impactful really taking place outside of this one. There’s only so many times you can explain to me how Hyoma for the better has changed before it becomes repetitive. Having said that, ep12 wraps up what’s most likely the last season nicely. Now I wait for the manga translations if they ever catch up.
Sep 19, 2023 7:02 PM

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Was that an ending?
Sep 19, 2023 10:31 PM

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I hope there's a season 2
@CosmicAD this is season 2 lol hopefully S3 coming probably not tho
Sep 20, 2023 2:48 AM

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Was that an ending?
@WatchSymphogear It's about half-way through the original story.
Sep 20, 2023 2:49 AM

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just like S1 it's a 10/10 another guilty pleasure of this season , the opening and ending were absolutely top tier bangers , I loved all the characters and I totally need a S3 announcement ASAP
@PastalNightMare Why guilty? It actually felt like a proud pleasure compared to the superficial shows we get in abundance 😂. The characters here actually have substance.
Sep 20, 2023 4:23 AM
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clare- said:
@CosmicAD this is season 2 lol hopefully S3 coming probably not tho

what I thought this was cour 2 for season 1?
Sep 20, 2023 6:53 AM

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My gosh! I love this anime SO MUCH ♥♥♥
Sep 20, 2023 7:04 AM

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Watched both seasons back to back and sadly both suffer from poor animation in many scenes.
It was still enjoyable but it could have been much better.
6/10 for both seasons.
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Sep 20, 2023 8:00 AM
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shits not bad i just smoke too much n fall asleep n never try to understand what is going on
Sep 20, 2023 8:35 AM
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This anime suffers from trying to draw things out too much. You can't sit and wait for the thing which you know is going to happen for 6 episodes only to NOT have it happen - WAIT TILL S3 - and stay interested. The premise, the enemy, the relationships, etc. have stayed ENTIRELY the same since ep1. If you threw in some kind of new info that changed things, or additional chars that actually added something you didn't know then you could justify the lagging story. Sad truth is, though, the entire story is just a tease. It is setting up a "moment" viewers want, and then constantly denying them that gratification. Its gimmicky, its pathetic, and its a sign of writers and a studio who only care about money and not story or their fans. PLEASE STOP WATCHING THIS!
Sep 20, 2023 9:04 PM
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Finally this garbage ended. Unfortunately, there is probably more to come in the near future.

then don't watch dude...who is forcing you to watch garbage ?
Sep 21, 2023 11:52 AM

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-Saphiran- said:
Finally this garbage ended. Unfortunately, there is probably more to come in the near future.

then don't watch dude...who is forcing you to watch garbage ?
@Darklordx265 No one is. I watched 1st season and started this one expecting it to end the series. I didn't know about how much of manga 1st season adapted so... And since I don't drop anime, I had to finished it. Now, will I watch next season(s)? Probably not.
Sep 21, 2023 11:55 AM

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Decent season,only hand holding in romantic department but better something than nothing.The umbrella squad seems interesting and Hyoma finally found the one he was looking for,drama wise it was a good call to make him appear as his brothers,added more to the story.Hopefully there will be s3. 7/10 for me
Sep 21, 2023 12:24 PM
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Screw it all, This is a comment about the whole battle not just ep 12.

Fuk em...

Cringe.... cringe.... Cliche.... Cliche...

Just had to go Cliche...
I almost collapsed from cringe, during the battle, Hyoma is pretty weak, he had been fight zako(s) all this while.

He finally came face to face with his target (don't give me the whole growth bullshit) with his bro face he should have been more pissed (don't say he gave his word to protect) he's been on the paper umbrella case for quite a while, now he should have been more focused on Training, instead wasting time fighting zako(s).

Oh he finally used his own door big woohoo, that was anti climatic, I get it was not gonna change the tide of the fight (because that would have been a more terrible, lazy writing).

And he's gonna be the one to defeat the big bad in the end WTF (I don't know, I'm just talking from what I expect)

Him getting up after he was clearly down was the most annoying part of the fight.

Also based on the concluded battle it's obvious they can't do shit against the Warazamashiwa if they go all out, and they're partying (even if they should) there should have been a few of em at the party looking back at the battle with seriousness...

Hyouma screw his growth, they should have at least given a scene where he's back training....

Just oof
Sep 23, 2023 2:47 PM
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Sooooo glad this wasn't the end of this series. Someone gave me misinformation saying they were wrapping everything up and I despaired thinking it would end up as rushed garbo. I'm happy that was bad info, oh so happy.

But yeah these last two episodes kind of mirrored last season's. Have the action packed 2nd to last episode and saved the final one for some ship development lol. Overall this season was all around a step up from season 1.

Season 1 (6.5/10)
Season 2 (7.5/10)
Sep 29, 2023 11:59 AM

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Are they married in the manga?
Oct 9, 2023 6:41 AM

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Are they married in the manga?
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Oct 10, 2023 3:52 PM

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How is the romance in this so much better than in the exaggerated and superficial "romance" shows that we normally get? And it's not even in the stated genres, pretty crazy.
@Leonhart93

Because the author designed two characters that are made for each other. A lot of romances just create a bland self insert to be paired with the most popular girl in the school because that is the fantasy of the readers/watchers.
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@Leonhart93

Because the author designed two characters that are made for each other. A lot of romances just create a bland self insert to be paired with the most popular girl in the school because that is the fantasy of the readers/watchers.
@FlamingMangos Yes, and they must be insane to think that whatever they normally do is a more interesting and appealing picture of romance than what these main characters here have.
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@Leonhart93 Good to know, hope this gets more season.
Oct 13, 2023 10:56 AM

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@Leonhart93 Good to know, hope this gets more season.
@ArimaKana Yes, there is exactly enough for another 24 episodes. And the last segments are very epic, much more than the first season.
Oct 16, 2023 11:06 AM

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I actually like this show. It reminds me of the pre-2015 type anime which is rare nowadays. I find the story appealing and the characters interesting. Hopefully this gets a season 3 as I read somewhere the manga is finished.
Oct 16, 2023 10:48 PM

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So Kushige was Snake
Dec 19, 2023 6:15 AM

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Slightly more disappointing than the first season, due in part to it wasting so much time on reused flashback scenes and episodes dedicated to fights that ultimately felt pointless to the plot. Not to say it's terrible, but I wasn't immersed in the slightest with how stiff the execution of this anime was.


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