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While this anime had some interesting ideas and takes on the isekai genre, they ultimately fall flat and do not add anything interesting to the plot, characters, or animation on this second season. There is absolutely nothing left unique about this anime, and even the only gimmick the main character has is never expanded on or used in any meaningful or interesting way.

Character development is abysmal, even for your average isekai. The characters don't change, and if they do something, it's only for the plot to advance, not the other way around. This point is particularly jarring, as the setup is all there for multiple ... characters, but for some unknown reason, the anime never explores more than surface level issues for every single character in the story.

The story features terrible tone shifts and an aimless direction on what to show and how to do it. Sometimes the characters are making jokes when the context and situation is dire or very serious, and sometimes the story has no idea if it should be dramatic, tragic, funny, or serious. One episode might feature a character going through strong and sad emotions, and then the next couple of episodes never mention or acknowledge that the character ever went through such an emotional struggle.

The sound design and soundtrack are incredibly unremarkable and forgettable. One of the openings is somewhat catchy, but you are not going to remember any actual soundtracks that play during the episodes. The impact of weapons, spells or anything similar is also very weak and is only serviceable. The more you pay attention to it, the more you will notice this issue.

Animation should be at least engaging and fluid, especially with how many episodes of this season are just slides with characters talking and talking until the episode ends. Sadly, this is not the case at all. Rather than saving the budget for the fights, it seems like there is simply no budget at all. Even during the few short fight scenes, there are a lot of stills or they just switch to characters talking during the fight. The other trick that is widely used is how rather than show you the impact of an explosion or strong attack directly, the anime will show you instead how things around the fight (like trees, buildings, objects, etc) move around with very basic animations.

Finally, the biggest problem with this season (and the main reason why this is not recommended) is how boring it insists to be. There are plenty of other anime with a better pay off, better setting, better characters and better animation while still being an average isekai. While similar anime at least attempt to explore the same tired and tried tropes of isekai or even a subpar romance, the second season of Tsuki ga Michibiku Isekai Douchuu stubbornly refuses to try anything at all.

Even if you are still OK watching this season with everything I described, you may find that spending 10 hours to watch this was just not the best use of your time, especially if you were looking for a way to kill time while having fun; there is no fun to be found here.

Have you ever watched something that was so bad that it was still fun to watch because of how ridiculous the whole thing was? Yeah, this one is not it.
- The so called plot is so rushed that characters have to explain what is going on as soon as things happen with zero background or context.
- There are no characters; somehow this anime fails at having the most basic and generic characters you could possibly think of.
- The face of the characters is drawn off model several times during a single episode, and even as often ... as 3 times per scene.
- Characters in this show are so overpowered that they would make Kirito blush.

Go watch anything from your PTW list instead. You'll have a better time.

With a strong finale, viewers might be inclined to believe at first glance that this piece of media is up to par with the biggest legends of anime history. After all, the elements for a strong, emotional, and impactful narrative are there.

However, as soon as you start analyzing just a tiny bit of what you are presented with, you begin to realize the shallow and non-committal depth of the themes and their depictions in this season. Therefore, very basic questioning of actions or situations can lead to a feeling of confusion and even annoyance due to their lack of proper development and logical or emotional ... construction.
Many key scenes in this season are ungraciously interrupted by something or someone. As if the direction of this season was severely afraid of being depicted as "boring" or "not fun enough" to watch.
Humor is also used in a very crude and out-of-place way, almost insulting the viewer as someone who can't dwell on meaningful or difficult feelings.
But the biggest issue lies in the basically nonexistent and logic-averse character development. This makes the choices and emotions our main characters experience look impossibly perfect, at times stupid, detached from reality, and very disconnected from this season's hellish setting. Not only are these choices never challenged or questioned by anyone or anything in the story, but the story itself seems to bend to accommodate such decisions to make them work.

That being said, there are still plenty of things you may enjoy, like the direction of certain episodes, the visuals, the soundtrack, and the overall message this story tries to convey. If you are willing to ignore the inelegant writing, abysmal character development, and clear lack of direction for a lot of the 24 episodes, you may still find an enjoyable yet flawed experience watching this season.

Do you like harems? Do you love overpowered characters? Do you like girls that are not dense? Because that's all you are going to find here. This anime is generic as it can possibly can get, and the show it's aware of it. It never tries to be serious, because it wouldn't work. But don't get me wrong, this show is extremely enjoyable if you like harems.
The best way of describing this anime is like eating an ice cream. You know it's bad for you, you know it's all sugar, you know you'll end up wanting more once you finish it, yet you still ... eat it once in a while because it's so delicious. It's perfect for watching after a long day and you just don't want to deal with any drama, suffering or sadness. You just watch it and enjoy it.
Don't let other people tell you that watching this is a waste of time, in tastes nothing is written. After all, these are cartoons. You watch them for enjoyment.