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After watching the first five episodes, I must say that I really don't understand the extreme negative reactions presented in some of the other reviews. It is true that this show is in all ways inferior to the first season, but the first season was exemplary, and the second still seems quite good to me. I guess some people have a low tolerance for disapointment. While I don't like ArtLand's animation style or interpretation of the characters as much, I feel that doesn't detract from the greatness of the original, and the second season's story is still enjoyable in its own right.

The ... low point of the second season is the score, which is very inconsistent. The opening and the ending are actually quite good, and some of the background music is of similar orchestration and quality, but in some ways that makes the bad bits all the more jarring. It's not the sort of music that would feel out of place in some low-budget cyberpunk anime or late 90s video game, but it really doesn't fit with this series. Hopefully this will make ArtHouse's list of things to improve as the season progresses.