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I've never written a review before. Never felt inclined to do so. This review is purely my opinion But I'm going to totally shit on this piece of shit anime because I truly hate it. Let me explain.

A few days ago I came home from work angry. You know those days where just everything and everybody at work sucks, and traffic is so horrible that it takes you 1,5h to get home instead of 30m, roads filled with those camper van people who drive 50 where the limit is 80 and no doubling is allowed. And out of sheer misery people start to honk their ... horns and finally start doubling anyway. Agitated, even after a nice shower I thought to myself: 'let's have us a nice anime to relax'. I had nothing else so I continued Jujutsu Kaisen from where I last left it. And I ended up going to bed way angrier and more agitated that I already was.

Don't get me wrong. I enjoyed season one, at least somewhat. It had a decent enough story, some nice characters and interactions (nothing more than you can expect from this genre but still, not too bad). More than enough good fights ... with some blood...yes, some humor, you know what I mean, right?
Something you could choose to watch even after a shit day and you're angry, but Non non biyori or Yuru Camp would actually have been a much wiser choice.

So I start watching somewhere where the subway scene starts. Of course, the audience must know that we're dealing with a bunch of real bad dudes so a couple of bystanders get dismembered and decapitated here and there, another few get headshotted with a ray of blood. Ok, we get it, they're bad dudes with evil plans who like killing innocent bystanders. It's come across, we get it.
Now go on with the story and the good fighting scenes, interesting characters blah blah you know.

But no... it turns into a gore blood bath where all that seems to matter anymore is showing the viewer how cool it is to explicitly show how innocent bystanders are brutally murdered in droves, as if it's the most normal thing to if you've decided that you're angry with society and blame all of your problems to others. And it never ends (at least not before I get totally disgusted with it and drop it).

My opinion is that if the makers think they have to resort to this kind of violence porn, it is because they think the story lacks dramatically in all other areas. It's just a sad and desperate attempt to hide their shame for what they think will otherwise be just a very average show that hasn't got the capability to surpass season 1. Well then, let's give them extreme violence and hope it keeps them engaged.
And when I think about it, I don't think that was necessarily the case. The story is OK, it decently continues the plot that formed in season 1, not that bad at all, at least not before the violence porn shit show starts. They could have shown the audience in a more subtle way that we're dealing with a bunch of powerful bad guys with some grotesque, totally insane plans. Like I said before, just show them killing a few bystanders brutally and explicitly once or twice and then restrain (I mean, let the audience know that they're doing it but don't show it explicitly and unnecessarily like the real high quality anime manage to do. Don't make it into a gore fest). But it just goes on and on and on. It's just not what I expected after what came before. And I definitely totally hate it.

What goes beyond me is that there are so many people who apparently highly enjoy this kind of crap that gives you nothing but bad vibes and robs you from all of your positive energy. Probably mostly adolescents of just folks with a really sick mind.

This season is just very low quality. Verdict: 3

In my opinion, this is a very interesting series and a world one loves to get lost in.

It is about a girl and a motorbike, traveling a world where travelers seem to be a rare phenomenon. She encounters the strangest people, customs and situations, not to mention the beautiful environments she finds herself in; who wouldn't dream about such a life?

First of all the main character, Kino. She is a frail little girl but has a great power and stillness over her. She is strong-willed and easily stays calm in any situation. She is in control but not by forcing things, her attitude is more ... like wait-and-see and go with the flow. Yet, she is very interested and asks lots of questions. She is open to anyone she meets, is kind-hearted and compassionate, but her experience with different kinds of people makes her careful. She's excellent in combat and if the situation asks for it, she doesn't hesitate to use her arms.

Hermes, her motorbike, speaks and is a great companion for Kino, as Kino is for him. He has a freshness over him and asks all kinds of questions like a curious child. When something is broken, he just tells Kino he needs that part repaired, which is very handy.

One of the peculiar things about this series is that it is filled with little details which, if you were to start thinking about it, you could not really wrap your mind around. For example the countries Kino and Hermes travel to, usually appear to consist of just one town and a bit of land surrounding it, while the whole feel to it when Kino and Hermes are there, would suggest that it was a vast country. Another example is that one country seems to exist in pre-industrial times, while a few countries further there is a highly advanced civilization. Then of course the speaking motorbike, that goes everywhere with Kino, even up the stairs into the bedroom.
All of this makes it a surreal world, but not too surreal. It's all just not really possible, but yet gets easily accepted and appreciated.

The series also makes the watcher think about the somewhat deeper subjects of life. One reason Kino travels is to gain a deeper understanding of life, people and herself. Human nature and the nature of the construct itself are touched. She meets people who see the world as a stage and the people as merely players and she meets an enlightened wise man, who later denies that he is.

Alltogether an unmissable gem for people who love an intelligent, cozy story on the many aspects of life!