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Well, after i started in 2005 to watch this series, i finally finished it now. It's very solid with some unique aspects.

Story: 8/10
Well, you start with a nun, that also works as an exorcist at the Magdalene Order and her assistant, a demon called Chrno. In the beginning the story seems funny and has a comedic touch on it. however, as you progress with the show, Rosette gets more companies and you'll see more and more of the sad story, some nice flashbacks, interesting subplots and an unique ending.

Animation: 8/10
We are in the 1920s, so the people, clothing and scenerys are like then. The ... people wear hats and suits, the cars seem very old and the houses have this typical gothic-style, you know. The only thing, that disappointed me, were the main characters. Sometimes they just looked too shiny to be in the 1920s.

Sound: 7/10
The themes fitted in every situation, but it was nothing memorable. The OP was fine and ED just fitted too well. It was happy, but on the same time it was melancholic. Only Azmaria's singing was a bit annoying. Everytime she sang, her voice just seemed to change suddenly.

Character: 8/10
The characters are fine, like they are. Some of them are more, some are less deeper. However, almost every single character develops in it's own way. The canon pairings are fine and the characters don't overact. The twists of the characters were nice, though.

Enjoyment: 7/10
It was hard to go through the first episodes, but then, the story gets very enjoyable. In almost every episode you get answers and new questions. That works very fine, it's the same with the twists.

Overall: 8/10
It takes time for the story, but if you are over the first episodes, it gets only better.

Well, after I watched the first season enthusiastically, I was hoping to watch the second with even more enthusiasmus, but in the end I was quite disappointed with this season.

Story: 5/10
In the second season the origins of Yuji's Reiji Maigo are revealed and Bal Masque takes further steps to change the rule of the universe with the Reiji Maigo. (The reason for that is unknown.)
Well, this time the story was glib. Over the half of the series only dealt with the Love-Triangle from season 1 and the schoolform of Master Throne Hecate, Fumina Konoe. (Well, it actually isn't a spoiler. You can tell it with ... a brain of a six years old child, that Fumina Konoe is Hecate.). Though, the last part of the show was extremely rushed, especially in the last two episodes I got extremely disappointed because the second opening promised a lot of wonderful fights, but in the end you only got one really good fight. The end was almost the same as in season one, so nothing to wright hope about. Only some flashbacks and subplots were a bit interesting, but again nothing too amazing.

Animation: 9/10
The animations are well-made like in the first season. When you finally get some fight-scenes to watch, it's really worth the time you spent with the annoying filler. Silver fire looks like real silver and a tornado looks like you would be sucked in by it everytime you see it. The characters are good like always, same with the backgrounds.

Sound: 7/10
The soundtrack is nice, but for my taste, too many of the new themes are calm and happy. Instead of using new themes for sadness and like, they used the themes from season one. It's not a bad point, but it seems a bit unimaginative. :/
The seiyuus are good, especially Shana's expressions are well spoken, so there isn't a lot to discuss here.
Well, Mami Kawada again did a good job, but the OP & ED KOTOKO provided, didn't fit too well with the show. The lyrics were ok, but the sound and the vocal were a bit too sweet in my opinion.

Character: 7/10
Well, the characters develop a lot here. Shana and Kazumi aren't brawling like in season one anymore. They learn to accept each other and become friendly. Every single character developes in season two, even the supporter(there are some exceptions though). The annoying things here are the new characters. Especially Fumina Konoe is a waste of time. She simply is a poor copy of Hecate that simply disappears around halfway the show. The introduction of beautiful whim Pheles was also only for story purpose. In the opening she looked interesting, but she turned out to be only a hunter of her lover Johan. In almost every scene, she mentions her beloved Johan at least once. With time, this gets REALLY annoying.

Enjoyment: 5/10
I enjoyed the second season only partly, because of the quantity of fillers.
The fight scenes in the end were really good, but too short. Furthermore the OPs promised too much.

Overall: 7/10
Without the fillers and more story it would be more than mediocre. If you liked season one, you will like this season, too. (mostly in the second part.)